Pop magazines use bright colors like pink and purple with busy cover pages containing large images of popular artists and simplistic language to attract teenage readers. Rock magazines feature darker colors and images of both current and past band members to engage all ages while being less eye-catching. Indie magazines have light, faded colors with small images of lesser known artists and minimal text aimed at a niche audience.

1. RESEARCHING GENRE

2. Pop magazines tend to be brightly coloured to attracted a viewers eye and
make it stand out on newsstands. Most pop magazines often use the colours
pink and purple to attract a more feminine audience. The cover page tends to
be busy and pack with sell lines and a large main image. The main imagine
tends to be of a current, popular artist that teenagers are more likely to listen
to. The language used is simplistic , so that it is available to younger readers.
POP

3. POP EXAMPLE

4. Rock magazines use darker colours suck as black and grey which reflect the
kind bands and artist they feature. Rock magazines are usually aimed at large
target audiences as people from all age groups are likely to read them. They
often feature a large main image of a member/members of a band, some who
aren’t current. This Keeps all members of their intended audience engaged.
Their dark colours make them less likely to stand out on a newsstand.
ROCK

5. ROCK EXAMPLES

6. Indie magazines feature main images of small/lesser know artists, although
sometimes a large popular one. The colours tend to be pastel or light and
faded. The cover pages have little to no sell lines on them. They are aimed
towards a smaller group of individuals and therefore don’t need to be bright
or standout.
INDIE

7. INDIE EXAMPLES

8. I am going to work within the indie-rock genre as I have friends whose looks
fit this style. I can access costumes and make-up that would allow me to create
an image that would fit with the genre. Its also a genre of music I enjoy
therefore I have a few ideas as to what it could look like and what it could
contain.
MY CHOICE OF GENRE