The document provides details on the design and layout of a student's rock music magazine project. It includes descriptions of the cover page, contents page, and double page spread designed in InDesign. The student analyzed conventions from existing rock magazines and incorporated codes like bold colors and fonts. Feedback is also provided on the software tools used, including learning Photoshop for image editing, InDesign for layouts, and WordPress for blogging the project. The document reflects on improvements from the preliminary work and knowledge gained about magazine design conventions and software skills.

2. The image has eye The eyebrow
contact.
Mast head
Cover lines Prizes given
It is a medium shot
Main image Barcode includes
the date and prize.
Main cover line.

3. Review title
Titles
contents
News title
Images making the
page more
interesting and
Features also giving you
title sneak peaks of
what is going to be
in the magazine.
Text giving you
clues what will
be in the Page
magazine number in
the corner of
the page

4. Title includes Used a similar tone of colour.
Making this DPS not too Two columns which
different colour
colourful to look at makes it neat and not
and different
busy to look at
font making it
interesting for
the reader.
Text on
Main the
image. second
Large and page
attractive.
Page
number
pull out quote stands Header/footer. Giving
out from the rest of Smaller image giving
you details if you need
the text attracting more of a variety to
more information
readers attention. look at

5. • To develop my products. I had to think about
what kind of font, colour and how everything
would be displayed. Since my magazine was of a
rock genre I had to research rock magazines
and what kind of codes and conventions they
used. This helped and influenced me to create
my music magazine, by using similar codes and
conventions of a rock magazine. I also analyzed
magazines and how they displayed and
arranged everything. This all lead to me creating
my own magazine
• my magazine was mainly influenced by NME
magazines. I liked how they used red as there
title. They also use black and white and a
colour scheme. NME’s main cover line are
mostly large and bold in the centre.

6. • On my cover page I have used mostly all the conventions of a magazine. The conventions I
have challenged is my masthead. Most mastheads are bold and big. Mine is not bold, but it is
big enough that it stands out. Also the colour red has a great contrast from the background
making it stand out more. So even though its not bold I still think my masthead is effective
and would attract lots of readers.
• In my contents page I have made it simple and clear but I have made my colour scheme too
colourful and bold. you would normally not see this in a contents page. A contents page is
normally very simple with light colours. Even though mine is not like that. I think the contrast
between the colours is more exciting . The arrangement of the page is fun and interesting
with a few image to look at. I have not used any quotes, even though it’s a conventions I
didn’t think it was necessary, since I had more then enough information on this page.
• In my DPS I have used all the main conventions such as using a main image but also adding
smaller images giving more of a variety for the readers to look at, I also used header and
footer. Overall I don’t think I have challenged any conventions on this page.

7. • My magazine’s audience is from the age 17-24. this is showed throughout my cover, contents
page and double page spread.
• In my cover page I have used simple fonts making it seem more formal and readable for my
older readers. The red colour I have used gives it a hint its more informal and will catch the
attentions of my younger readers. My model is in the centre of the page. The has her hands
on her hip and eye contacts, with a faint smile on her face. She is dressed in black and has a
serene look to her face. The model is also pretty which will attract my male readers, maybe
even my female who would want to look like her. This image is simple but effective and
would attract all my readers.
• On my contents page its more fun and lively for my younger readers. The colours and fonts
are more bold and bright. My stories and featured would attract my older readers to read on
the images in my contents page would appeal to all my readers for the fashion and how they
are presented.
• In my double page spread I have used a brown tone. On my title I have used 4 different
colours and 3 different fonts, this Makes it more interesting to look at. My double page
spread would appeal to all my readers both male and female. It is not girly and not manly
either which is perfect for the two genders

9. I think Bauer would be the most suitable media institute to
distribute my rock magazine. I picked Bauer because it is one of
the largest distributional institutes and also Bauer seems to
produce more rock magazines then other institutions. This
means they have had more experiences with the rock genre and
will have more of a success distributing my rock magazine.

10. • My audience for my magazine is aged from 17-24. They are passionate
about rock music and loves to catch up with the latest updates and news.
My magazine will influence my readers on how they look and what kind of
music they will listen to. Rokk Musika also features all music artists.
• My magazine in not formal but it is still in good English which is easy to
understand, but is also intelligent vocabulary for my older readers.
• The price of my magazine is £2.80. This is a very reasonable price to pay.
Its not too cheap so you wouldn't think the magazine is of a bad quality
and it also not too expensive so my readers of a lower class so they can
afford it.

11. My magazine is new and exciting. I
features all rock music artists and
including new fresh ones people have
not heard before. The rocky feel of the
magazine will attracted readers. The
layout of the front cover is exciting and
the masthead Rokk Musika says it all. I
use colours suitable for a rock lovers such
has reds, blacks and mainly dark colours
with is still attractive.
Bold colours
Eye contact
Mid shot of the
Interesting model
storylines
Attractive model
Big masthead

12. The articles and stories included are easy to understand
and straight to the point. Rokk musika has
biographies, features, DPS’s, and other things which
would attract a rock music fan.
The images I have used are strong and eye catching, this
entices readers to want to know more about them and
read on. Also one of my models look like evanescence a
very popular rock band, which attract readers since she
is attractive.
This magazine also looks of a good quality.
I have used lots of
different colours and
font texts.

13. Creating my product, I used many software's
to complete it and make it look good.
Slide share is a website where you can
upload your work from the programme
PowerPoint. After doing this you can then
share you work on to any other
website/blog. I found this really easy to do
and useful for next time.
On Photoshop, this is where I
did all my image editing.
Word press is a blog where we uploaded Photoshop was confusing but
all our work we did for this project. I as you got use to it, it was
found this website quite easy to easier to understand. I learnt
understand. I learnt what a blog is and a lot from Photoshop such
how you upload things on to your blog. has how to add special
Word press was the second most thing I effects and using the tool bar
used in this project all to make the image more
appealing.

14. In design was the main programme I used most out of
this whole project. I didn’t know anything about this
programme, so to begin with I found it really
complicated to use, but as I got use to it I learnt tricks
and started to enjoy making my product. On In Design
I created my cover page, contents and double page
spread. Using this, I learnt how to position things to
make it look good. I have also learnt the meaning of
layers and how you can add effects on it. Overall I
found in design fun and I feel now I understand it.
I used power point when I did
my research. Using power
point was very easy since I had
used it before. PowerPoint
made my work look better and
was presented better.

16. •As you can see there is a big difference from my preliminary exercise to my
real one. During the process of creating my design I have learnt about all the
conventions of a magazine which I did not know in the beginning. I now
know how to layout a cover page, contents and a PDS also what need to be
on those pages.
• In my preliminary exercises I did not know how to use all the software's
properly. This exercise was for us to get use to the software. Now I feel I
know around all the programmes and software's we have used.
•The images I used I had to think about how they were going to be
interpreted into my magazine. I had to slot a time to take pictures.
•Overall I think my magazine has turned out really well. I have learnt a lot
from doing all of this and hope it will help me for future reference.