The document discusses plans for a student magazine focused on rock music. It will target readers aged 14-20 and take inspiration from magazines like Kerrang and Rock Sound. Key elements that will be included are: a cover featuring the main story, a contents page with editor details and issue overview, and a double-page article spread in a scrapbook-style layout. Color schemes and fonts are selected to match the rock genre. The proposed magazine name is "Crowd Surf" to capture readers' interest.

2. Culture – African,
Chinese, Indian,
Tribal etc.
Pop – Chart Music
Rock – Metal,
Punk Rock, Pop
Punk etc.
Hip Hop
Techno – DJ, Rave
Folk/Country
Reggae
Western
Jazz
Classical
Blues/Swing
Gospel/Religious

3. Magazine Genre
After looking at different publications and
magazines, I have decided that the main theme
of my magazine is going to be Rock Music. I
really like this genre of music, so I think that
my final product will be very detailed and have
a lot of stuff in that will appeal to the reader. I
have also been buying Rock magazines for
many years, so I know the kind of features that
are in them. I want aim my product to people
between the ages of 14-20, this will enable me
to make the content of my issue current and
more appealing to young people in this
generation. I have mainly being inspired by
Kerrang Magazine (Bauer Media Group) and
Rock Sound Magazine (Sonic Publishing). I
will be selecting a House Style that doesn’t
include many colours, I found that during my
research that Rock magazines do not use many
colours in an issue, but the colours used stand
out and look effective.

4. Bands In The Chosen Genre.
Blink 182
Fall Out Boy
System of a Down
The Foo Fighters
Slipknot
Bring Me The Horizon
Pierce the Veil
A Day To Remember

5. What I Want To Include In My Magazine - Layout
I am creating a cover page, a contents page and a double page spread. Here are
some of my ideas for the layout of each page.
Feature Image based
on main story in the
centre of the cover.
Puff offering
something to the
reader.
Main Headline with
small description
underneath based on
the main story.
Skyline across the
top talking about
another feature in
the magazine.
Section showing
the posters on
offer in the issue.
Background that
ties in with the
main image
(colour wise)
Several titles that
highlight other
stories in the
magazine.
A Masthead that stands
out just below the skyline.

6. Background – I really like
the idea of making each page
look like a page from a
notebook or scrapbook
(MCR Magazine – Hammer)
so I would like to look at
having my magazine look
very artistic and unique.
Text Layout – Like most of
the magazines I have
looked at, two coloured
fonts are used – one for the
main title of the story and
page number and the other
for the small description of
the article.
Featured Image – I am going
to put an image at the top of
my contents page that links to
my main article from the front
cover.
I really like the idea of having an over-view
Editor Description – Like Kerrang, I
am going to put a section on the
contents dedicated to the editor of the
magazine (me). This will include a
photo of me, a sub-heading and a
small paragraph.
House Style – All of my
writing will be in the same
font and the colour palette
will be limited but suited
to the target audience.
I am going to have a
couple of shapes on the
page with information
in, I am planning on
having one that tells
the reader about a
competition that is in
the issue. I will put the
page number on so
they know where to
look for the details.
I am planning to put
the issue number and
date of publication at
the top of the page
under the contents
heading, so the reader
knows if it is the most
recent edition of the
magazine.
I am going to have the word
‘Contents’ in the magazine
logo’s font in the top corner of
the page so the reader knows
this is the contents page.
of the issue on the contents page, so
I think I am going to include one on my
page. The over-view will mainly focus on
my main story but I will also cover topics
that are on the cover and mention the free
items that my publication is offering.

7. I will have a bold title at the top
of my page that is clear to the
reader and tells them the title of
my article. This title will not
necessarily say directly what the
text is about, but it will hopefully
draw the reader in because they
want to know what it is going on
about.
I am going to have a column
that provides the reader with
extra information regarding
the featured people in the
article. So for example, if I
am talking about how much
money someone makes, I
could have a section that
compares how much they
make to how much other
people make.
I will be putting photos in that I
have taken with a
watermark/copyright logo across the
bottom left corner of the picture
(example underneath).
Background – Following
the notebook/scrapbook
theme, the main
background will be
created to make the pages
look like they are from a
book.
I would like to include
quotes from different people
about my subject matter, and
I would like to add images of
things that are related to the
featured people, so if it is a
band, I could include
merchandise or album art
work.
My article will be
sectioned into equal
paragraphs that are not too
long, this will make it
easier to read because
there will not be a lot to
take in at one time. The
text will also be in the
same font, size and colour.
Underneath the bold title, I
will be putting a brief
summary of the article. This
will say more about it than
the headline, but it won’t
entirely give the story away,
so the reader will hopefully
be more interested.
My featured image will be
bigger than the other
pictures that will be
featured on my double page
spread. This will be the
most important image, and
it will stand out the most to
the reader.

8. Colour Scheme
With a magazine, it is very important that the colours used stand out to the reader and
match the genre of the publication. Below, I have come up with some colour schemes
for my issue. I have kept it limited to four colours, this is because I don’t want my
magazine to have too much colour in it, as this may put the reader off.
This is a simple colour scheme, this will
mean that the reader will not be distracted by
the colours.
I like these colours, but I think three is a bit
too distracting.
Like the scheme above, this one has three
colours, and despite them being fire colours,
I think the reader will be distracted.
I want both male and female to read my
magazine, so using Pink and Blue could make
it more appealing to both genders.

9. Colour Scheme 2 After looking more at Kerrang covers, I noticed
that there have been quite a few issues that use
the colours Black, White, Blue, Pink and
Yellow. I think that this colour scheme looks
very effective and as a result, I would like to add
an extra colour to my colour scheme. Because I
know it works, I would like to have Black,
White, Yellow, Pink and Blue. I did think that
three colours would be too busy, but it turns out
that I really like the look of it, so it is an
exception. The yellow is hardly used and
because it is only used in few areas on the
covers, it stands out and doesn’t clash with the
other colours. I am planning to have the
majority of colour as Pink and Blue, I will be
using the Black for my text, White for some
backgrounds, and Yellow for headlines, words
that I want to stand out and highlighted text. I
am confident that my newly formed colour
scheme will stand out and make my magazine
look appealing to the buyer.

10. Font
To make my magazine look neat and tidy, the majority of the text on each page will be in
the same font, size and colour. I have sampled with some fonts below which I think will
look good in my magazine. Every word is going to be in caps lock also, to make sure
every word is clear to the reader.
Arial
Bookman Old Style
Century
Ebrima
Georgia
Lucida Sans Unicode
MS Gothic
Nirmala UI
ARIAL
BOOKMAN OLD STYLE
CENTURY
EBRIMA
GEORGIA
LUCIDA SANS UNICODE
MS GOTHIC
NIRMAL UI
I personally feel that the Ebrima font looks the best, so this is the font that I will be using
in my magazine.

11. Page Layout
The MCR Hammer Magazine has inspired me
greatly on the layout front. I really like how
each page is styled like a scrapbook and I
would love to have a magazine based on this
layout. Obviously, my genre is Rock Music so
I couldn’t have flowery backgrounds and love
heart stickers, but I do believe I will be able to
come up with something that will not only suit
my target audience and genre, but will also
look very effective at the same time.
I found a double page blank sketchbook
on Google
Images:http://dotgrid.co/product/sketch
-book-a5-manilla/ and I think this is
how I want my double page spread
especially to be set out. The sketchbook
also ties in with my targeted audience,
because people who like Rock Music
are stereotyped as people who are very
creative and spend a lot of time drawing
and painting, so I think this page style
works very well.

12. Pinterest
On my Pinterest account, I have
created a board called ‘Media’ and
I have pinned some scrapbook
page ideas. This is giving me some
inspiration for the pages in my
magazine and it has been a great
help for me. I definitely will be
taking some ideas from what I
have found. Something that I
found that I like especially, is the
layout on the bottom left image, I
think that this style looks very
detailed and well thought through.
I would love to get this idea into
my magazine somehow. I also
really like the flags on the top left
image, I think they look really nice
and make the page look more
interactive.
http://uk.pinterest.com/emilymoorby/

13. Featured Images
Here are some examples of the kind of photos that I
would like to include in my magazine. I have got:
-Close Up (Image 1)
-Medium Close Up (Image 2)
-Long Shot (Image 3)
-Medium Long Shot (Image 4)
I will be taking my own photos for my magazine
and I am very excited to do this. I am planning on
adding a review to a show that I took some photos
at and I will use some of the images, I will be using
a model for my front cover image and I am planning
on making a music merchandise advertising poster
to put in my issue.

14. Name of Magazine - Ideas
As I want to make a
Rock Music
Magazine, I have
come up with some
ideas for a name
based on the genre. I
have checked that
there are no
magazines with the
same names as the
ones I have thought of
because this could
create a copyright
issue.

15. Name of Magazine - Development
Out of the ten names I thought of, I have picked my three favourite;
- Power Chord (a key element of Rock Music)
- Crowd Surf (an action often performed at a Music Show)
- Plectrum (used to play a guitar, can be called a Pick also)
Before I choose the name straight away, I am going to experiment with
different fonts to see which name looks the best in which font. This is not
only the name of my magazine, but it is the Masthead of the cover page, so
it is very important. There are a couple of factors to consider when coming
up with a magazine name, they are:
-The name has to be easy to remember so it sticks in people’s heads
- It can’t be too long, otherwise it will not fit across the top of the cover
- It needs to relate to the genre of the magazine
- The font needs to be bold in order to stand out
- It has to be read-able.
I am confident that the three I have picked suit all of these factors and I am
very excited to experiment with different fonts.

16. Idea 1 – Power Chord
Taken from http://www.urbanfonts.com
Above, I have experimented with five different fonts from UrbanFonts.Com. I have put
circles around the ones that I like the most. I chose the ones that I did because not only
do I like the look of them, I think they all match my music genre and target audience
(14-20). I also picked the sketchy one as an idea because I want my magazine layout to
be in the style of a notebook/scrapbook, so I felt this font suited my ideal style.

17. Idea 2 – Crowd Surf
Taken from http://www.dafont.com/
Out of the five fonts I selected, I only really like the last one. Like other magazines say,
they provide the reader will exclusive news about subjects, so using a ‘Top Secret
Stamp’ could imply that what is inside my magazine is topics that only I know about,
and this may draw readers in, because they want to know what I know about a band for
example.

18. Idea 3 - Plectrum
Taken from http://www.fontsquirrel.com/
I like the Black Casper font especially because I think it follows my scrapbook/notebook
theme as it looks like the letter have been taken out of a newspaper and glued down to
form a word. I also really like the Blackout font because it is very simple but very slick
and appealing at the same time.

19. I have selected my top three fonts from my experiment with the different styles. I
have also been thinking about the name of my magazine, and out of my three, I prefer
‘Crowd Surf’. I feel this way because, most people know what Crowd Surfing is, and
some people may not know what a Power Chord or Plectrum is. I also think Crowd
Surf sounds more interesting. So, below I have tried out the words ‘Crowd Surf’ in
the three favourite fonts that I selected.