Amy Longworth
Masthead




        Cover star


Cover                   Cover
lines   Model credit    lines



        Barcode/price
Masthead

 Main artist


   Page numbers
   and titles




   Sub-
   headings



 Advert
Pull quote   Title   Continues
                                         house style




  Direct address




Main artist image
Colour scheme:

                 Masthead design:
People who like
                Pop music




                                  16 – 25 year olds   Girls and boys


Interested in
celebrities                                              Enjoy going to
                                                         concerts
15 countries worldwide
38 million magazines per week
TV, radio, online and magazines
Appeals to mainstream audience
Gender


                                 Male
                                 Female
                                 Other




Majority of readers are female




                      House style follows

                                            Female artist
Age Range
                                                       Bright colours
            0-6 years
            7-10 years
            11-15 years
                                                            Easy navigation
            16-25 years
            26-40 years                                 Simple text
            41+ years


                                                      Advert appeals to
                                                      age range


                           Informal interview


                                Colloquial language


                                                Continuous house
                          Pull quotes           style
Popular artists




Competitions




                                 Direct address
Photoshop



                                 Editing images
Magnetic lasso tool
                          Crop

         Hue/saturation
Rule of thirds             Photography skills

                 Main vocal point
Blogger

          Slideshare
Success:
- Consistent house style
- Double page spread
- Front cover layout

Improvements:
- Contents page layout and
  design
- More images/different
  artists

Foundation Portfolio Evaluation

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Masthead Cover star Cover Cover lines Model credit lines Barcode/price
  • 3.
    Masthead Main artist Page numbers and titles Sub- headings Advert
  • 4.
    Pull quote Title Continues house style Direct address Main artist image
  • 5.
    Colour scheme: Masthead design:
  • 6.
    People who like Pop music 16 – 25 year olds Girls and boys Interested in celebrities Enjoy going to concerts
  • 7.
    15 countries worldwide 38million magazines per week TV, radio, online and magazines Appeals to mainstream audience
  • 8.
    Gender Male Female Other Majority of readers are female House style follows Female artist
  • 9.
    Age Range Bright colours 0-6 years 7-10 years 11-15 years Easy navigation 16-25 years 26-40 years Simple text 41+ years Advert appeals to age range Informal interview Colloquial language Continuous house Pull quotes style
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Photoshop Editing images Magnetic lasso tool Crop Hue/saturation
  • 12.
    Rule of thirds Photography skills Main vocal point
  • 13.
    Blogger Slideshare
  • 16.
    Success: - Consistent housestyle - Double page spread - Front cover layout Improvements: - Contents page layout and design - More images/different artists

Editor's Notes

  • #8 Bauer media because – One of UK’s biggest publishers and is Europe's largest privately owned publishing/broadcasting group.. Publish music magazines such as NME, broadcasts music channels such as 4music and Kiss.. All of which appeal to the same audience as my magazine. Also publish celeb gossip magazines such as Closer and Heat, ties in with my magazine because it contains celeb gossip as well as music.