This document provides an overview of the codes and conventions used in Mixmag magazine. It summarizes that the front cover typically features a large masthead with the magazine title, date, a colorful main image to draw readers' attention, cover lines advertising stories inside, and standard elements like the barcode. The document also notes that the average Mixmag reader is a 26-year-old single male with disposable income interested in music, clubs, and going out.
Dazed & Confused and i-D magazines are analyzed in terms of their representation of gender, content, style, symbolism, cultural competence, and changes over time. Dazed experiments with androgynous representation using thin, makeup-less models. I-D represents women as more flirtatious and sexual. Both magazines cover fashion, music, art and culture but i-D focuses more on established artists. Dazed has a minimalist style while i-D keeps covers uncluttered. Symbolism in the magazines includes dark clothing in Dazed and phallic imagery in i-D. The magazines expect cultural knowledge of featured artists and assume multicultural audiences. Both magazines have evolved their styles since starting
Dazed is an independent magazine founded in 1991 that covers fashion, music, art and literature. It began as black and white posters before becoming a full magazine, and also publishes international editions. The magazine focuses on indie and alternative music as well as fashion from brands like Gucci and Chanel. It is published by British company Waddell Ltd and has a readership of late teens to early thirties that works in fashion or creative fields. The magazine's style uses loose kerning on the masthead and large central images to appeal to its young, artistic audience interested in cutting-edge trends.
The document analyzes repeated patterns and commonly used features across 8 front covers of Mixmag magazine. Some key findings include:
1) All covers follow conventions of magazine design with a dominant image, bright colors, sell lines, and males typically featured.
2) Individual artists are usually featured to represent the electronic dance music genres focused on by DJs.
3) Artists make eye contact with the audience on all covers to create a connection and sense that the magazine is for them.
4) Females are underrepresented and often depicted as masculine or as sex objects, reflecting the primarily male target audience.
AS Media Research Assignment- Research for Music MagazinesSundasBostan
The document discusses the codes and conventions of music magazines. It provides details on common elements found in music magazines such as the masthead, main image, strapline, coverlines, and barcode/dateline. It also discusses two major music magazine publishers - Bauer Media and IPC Media. Finally, it analyzes the front covers and contents pages of the magazines Q, NME, and Kerrang, highlighting their styles, target audiences, and other key aspects.
This is the magazine research for my construction of my magazine coursework. It shows the secondary research I carried out so that my magazine suits my target audience.
The document provides details about three case studies of magazines:
1) Festival Magazine was founded in 1978 and moved online-only in 2014. It targets young/middle-aged women and features celebrities.
2) Glamour magazine was founded in 1939 in the US and is owned by Conde Nast. It reaches over 14 million across social media and believes in empowering women.
3) Vogue is one of the world's most popular fashion magazines with over 220,000 in circulation. It covers fashion, beauty, culture and lifestyle. The covers often feature celebrities.
Zaid Masood is proposing a new hip hop and rap magazine called HTZ aimed at teenagers and people in their mid-twenties. HTZ will focus more on fashion than similar magazines like XXL and will be distributed in the UK to cover both American and British artists. The target audience listens to rap and hip hop music and is influenced by fashion trends. HTZ will be distributed through various online and physical channels and will be priced at £1.79 weekly or with a monthly subscription of £5.
The document analyzes magazine covers and their design elements. It discusses the logos, headlines, images, and other features of three different magazine covers. For the first magazine cover, it notes the placement of the logo, headline, main image, pull interviews, and teaser quote. For the second, it discusses the logo, headline featuring a band, main image, barcode placement, and buzz words. For the third, it examines the logo doubling as the headline, close-up main celebrity image, small splash, and lack of other typical elements possibly to hide the price. The document breaks down the media language techniques used across the different magazine covers.
Dazed & Confused and i-D magazines are analyzed in terms of their representation of gender, content, style, symbolism, cultural competence, and changes over time. Dazed experiments with androgynous representation using thin, makeup-less models. I-D represents women as more flirtatious and sexual. Both magazines cover fashion, music, art and culture but i-D focuses more on established artists. Dazed has a minimalist style while i-D keeps covers uncluttered. Symbolism in the magazines includes dark clothing in Dazed and phallic imagery in i-D. The magazines expect cultural knowledge of featured artists and assume multicultural audiences. Both magazines have evolved their styles since starting
Dazed is an independent magazine founded in 1991 that covers fashion, music, art and literature. It began as black and white posters before becoming a full magazine, and also publishes international editions. The magazine focuses on indie and alternative music as well as fashion from brands like Gucci and Chanel. It is published by British company Waddell Ltd and has a readership of late teens to early thirties that works in fashion or creative fields. The magazine's style uses loose kerning on the masthead and large central images to appeal to its young, artistic audience interested in cutting-edge trends.
The document analyzes repeated patterns and commonly used features across 8 front covers of Mixmag magazine. Some key findings include:
1) All covers follow conventions of magazine design with a dominant image, bright colors, sell lines, and males typically featured.
2) Individual artists are usually featured to represent the electronic dance music genres focused on by DJs.
3) Artists make eye contact with the audience on all covers to create a connection and sense that the magazine is for them.
4) Females are underrepresented and often depicted as masculine or as sex objects, reflecting the primarily male target audience.
AS Media Research Assignment- Research for Music MagazinesSundasBostan
The document discusses the codes and conventions of music magazines. It provides details on common elements found in music magazines such as the masthead, main image, strapline, coverlines, and barcode/dateline. It also discusses two major music magazine publishers - Bauer Media and IPC Media. Finally, it analyzes the front covers and contents pages of the magazines Q, NME, and Kerrang, highlighting their styles, target audiences, and other key aspects.
This is the magazine research for my construction of my magazine coursework. It shows the secondary research I carried out so that my magazine suits my target audience.
The document provides details about three case studies of magazines:
1) Festival Magazine was founded in 1978 and moved online-only in 2014. It targets young/middle-aged women and features celebrities.
2) Glamour magazine was founded in 1939 in the US and is owned by Conde Nast. It reaches over 14 million across social media and believes in empowering women.
3) Vogue is one of the world's most popular fashion magazines with over 220,000 in circulation. It covers fashion, beauty, culture and lifestyle. The covers often feature celebrities.
Zaid Masood is proposing a new hip hop and rap magazine called HTZ aimed at teenagers and people in their mid-twenties. HTZ will focus more on fashion than similar magazines like XXL and will be distributed in the UK to cover both American and British artists. The target audience listens to rap and hip hop music and is influenced by fashion trends. HTZ will be distributed through various online and physical channels and will be priced at £1.79 weekly or with a monthly subscription of £5.
The document analyzes magazine covers and their design elements. It discusses the logos, headlines, images, and other features of three different magazine covers. For the first magazine cover, it notes the placement of the logo, headline, main image, pull interviews, and teaser quote. For the second, it discusses the logo, headline featuring a band, main image, barcode placement, and buzz words. For the third, it examines the logo doubling as the headline, close-up main celebrity image, small splash, and lack of other typical elements possibly to hide the price. The document breaks down the media language techniques used across the different magazine covers.
The document provides details on the planning and design for a proposed new hip hop/rap music magazine. Key details include:
- The price will be £3.99 to be competitive with other magazines in the genre.
- The target audience will be 16-35 years old as the genre may contain explicit lyrics. Both male and female artists will be featured.
- It will be released monthly due to production costs and the difficulty of gathering enough new information for weekly issues.
- The color scheme and cover images are designed to match the luxury lifestyle associated with successful music artists.
- The document describes the target audience and design choices for a hip hop/rap magazine called "Dope Beatz".
- The target audience is ages 15+ of both genders. Artists featured represent a variety of ethnicities to avoid stereotypes.
- Language, colors, and fashion elements used attract the target audience and represent the hip hop/rap genre.
The document provides an analysis of the front cover of the Billboard magazine featuring Miley Cyrus. It examines various elements of the cover including the masthead, main headline and image, sub-headline, cover lines, and language used. The summary analyzes how Miley Cyrus is positioned as the dominant figure on the cover through the layout and emphasizes her importance in the music industry. It also briefly discusses the typical target audience and values promoted by Billboard magazine.
Dazed Magazine is a bi-monthly British style magazine founded in 1991 that covers topics like fashion, music, art and literature. The student analyzed Dazed Magazine's print cover layout, typography, language and images, finding that it uses bold colors and celebrity endorsement in a unique style. She also reviewed the magazine's website layout, navigation, language and multimedia content. While she aims to incorporate elements like bold imagery and simplicity, she will focus her own magazine more specifically on fashion, art and celebrities rather than politics.
Elle Magazine focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health and entertainment. It uses different color schemes for each issue with two main colors for text. Covers feature an upper body shot of the celebrity featured in the lead story. Headlines are about fashion, body and shopping. The website has the same headings and includes a photo of the current magazine cover.
Cosmopolitan focuses on sex, relationships and celebrities. It uses bright bold colors like red and pink with bold fonts. Covers always feature the celebrity and headlines are about sex, relationships and fashion. The website has a pink, black and white scheme with headings like sex, beauty, style and advice.
Vogue focuses on style. Covers
- The document discusses the target audience, distribution, and conventions of Joe Jackson's music magazine project.
- The target audience is described as late teens and people in their 20s, as represented by the models on the cover wearing trendy clothes.
- Distribution partners discussed include major retailers, IPC Media as a leading UK publisher, and similarities to the distribution of competitor magazine Vibe.
- Conventions from real magazines, such as prominent mastheads and cover styles, are used, while some aspects like banner placement are altered for effect.
The document discusses how Joe Jackson's music magazine represents and targets particular social groups. It aims its content and advertising primarily at teenagers and young adults in their late teens to early 20s. Images on the cover and throughout feature models of the same age range dressing in styles typical of that demographic. While mainly targeting males, the magazine's content can still be accessed and enjoyed by females as well. The magazine represents its target audience as being of a lower or working class through the styles of dress portrayed in hoodies and serious facial expressions.
Media publisher evaluation - Alanah Wright aq131905
This document provides information about Alanah Wright's media studies portfolio project creating a music magazine called "Instant". It discusses researching existing magazines like Billboard and Q to understand conventions. The target audience is identified as women ages 16-19 interested in indie/pop music and fashion/beauty. Market research was conducted through questionnaires to validate this target. The magazine will combine elements of music publications like Billboard and NME with those of fashion magazines like Cosmopolitan. It will be distributed through social media platforms and a website to promote the brand and drive subscriptions.
Free sheet newspapers make money through high advertisement costs. They are found freely distributed around busy areas like train stations in cities. Examples include Metro, London Evening Standard, and City A.M.
Red top tabloids have red mastheads and cover soft news and gossip about celebrities at an affordable price. Examples are The Sun.
Broadsheets are more serious newspapers that focus on in-depth hard news from around the world at a higher price point. Examples include The Guardian.
Free sheet newspapers make money through high advertisement costs. They are found freely distributed around busy areas like train stations in cities. Examples include Metro, London Evening Standard, and City A.M.
Red top tabloids have red mastheads and cover soft news and gossip about celebrities at an affordable price. Examples are The Sun.
Broadsheets are more serious newspapers that focus on in-depth hard news from around the world at a higher price point. Examples include The Guardian.
Free sheet newspapers make money through high advertisement costs. They are found freely distributed around busy areas like train stations in cities. Examples include Metro, London Evening Standard, and City A.M.
Red top tabloids have red mastheads and cover soft news and gossip about celebrities at an affordable price. Examples are The Sun.
Broadsheets are more serious newspapers that focus on in-depth hard news from around the world at a higher price point. Examples include The Guardian.
The i-D magazine masthead features an iconic "i-D" in orange font against a black background to represent a winking smiley face and appeal to a young audience. The cover features Rihanna winking seductively to similarly target younger readers. The color scheme of black, orange, and white creates intrigue while challenging conventions to position the magazine as unique. Through minimal text and big celebrity names from music, film and fashion, the magazine aims to attract a wide creative audience interested in lifestyle and culture.
Oshare No Onna is a Japanese womenswear brand that bridges East and West styles. For their debut in conventional retail, a collaboration with Topshop would be beneficial due to their similar values in targeting young, fashionable consumers on a budget. The proposed Oshare No Onna collection for Topshop's Spring/Summer 2019 focuses on British influences with Japanese details and affordable fabrics. It includes six looks combining prints, colors and materials inspired by the Union Jack flag and British icons.
The target audience for the EDM magazine is 18-30 year old white males and females from middle-class socioeconomic backgrounds. The magazine focuses on popular male EDM artists like Martin Garrix and Hardwell that are similar in age and appeal to the target demographic. While mainly appealing to males due to EDM events being stereotypically masculine, the magazine also aims to attract females through featuring attractive male artists on the cover and in photos. The low price of £1.50 and wide availability in stores makes the magazine accessible.
This document analyzes the front cover layout of the magazine "Top of the Pops". It discusses several elements of the cover including the masthead, main image, sell lines, fonts, and layout. The masthead uses stars and bold fonts to represent the magazine's focus on pop stars. The main image of Rita Ora presents her as cool and stylish to inspire young readers. The sell lines use informal language and focus on gossip about celebrities to attract teenage girls. Overall, the cover aims to appeal to its target audience through bright colors, multiple images, and gossip about popular artists.
This document summarizes the key elements and design features of the front covers of two music magazines - Q magazine and NME magazine. For Q magazine, the cover features Cheryl Cole in a seductive pose to attract male readers. It promotes new music acts and reviews to draw in new customers. The color scheme, layout, and use of names of famous artists are meant to appeal to a broad audience. For NME magazine, the cover features controversial artist Liam Gallagher to gain attention. His photo is in black and white while surrounding text is in red. It also lists other indie/rock bands to appeal to different ages of fans. Both magazines use their iconic mastheads and prominent text to maintain their brand identities.
This document analyzes the language used on the front cover of Vogue magazine. It notes the themes of gold, wealth and royalty represented by the images of Cara Delevingne dressed like a queen. These themes reinforce the main stories about fashion royalty and Cara Delevingne being crowned. The document also discusses how phrases like "Vogue insiders" and "Style secrets" aim to persuade readers to buy the magazine to learn insider fashion tips normally reserved for industry elites. Having Cara Delevingne's signature on the cover further shows Vogue's elite status.
This magazine cover follows several conventions of magazine design. It features a close-up main image of Beyoncé that takes up most of the cover to draw attention. The masthead "Billboard" is prominently displayed above her face in colored text. Cover lines around the image advertise the main stories inside, such as a quote from Beyoncé saying "I want to be an icon". Additional headlines, stories, and images are placed elsewhere on the cover following standard layouts to attract readers and showcase what they will find between the pages. The magazine aims to inform its target audience, primarily younger music fans, about current popular artists and music industry news through its visual design and short descriptive text.
Unit 51 lo4 assignment 2 started 6th novemberbtecmedia12
The document provides guidelines for designing a magazine cover and double-page spread that effectively meet the criteria of MIXMAG magazine. It discusses including proportional columns and margins, an appropriate masthead, clear pricing and bar codes, relevant cover lines, catchy headlines, page numbering, justified/centered text, use of bold/italic, and placement of images. The guidelines are intended to help the designer successfully replicate the style of MIXMAG and ensure the cover and spread are well-structured and visually engaging for the target audience.
The document provides a brief for students to work in groups to plan and research ideas for a new student magazine at their college, including tasks to analyze existing magazines, brainstorm content ideas, design a survey to collect audience feedback, analyze the results, and produce a proposal outlining the key aspects of their planned magazine. Students are assigned a budget of £5000 and must consider legal and ethical issues in their work.
This document discusses different file formats including raster files, vector files, and metafiles. Raster files use grids of pixels and are good for images, photos, and video. Vector files use mathematically-based lines and paths and retain clarity when zoomed in. Metafiles can contain both raster and vector files. The document provides examples of file formats and extensions the author used in their own work creating a magazine cover.
The document provides details on the planning and design for a proposed new hip hop/rap music magazine. Key details include:
- The price will be £3.99 to be competitive with other magazines in the genre.
- The target audience will be 16-35 years old as the genre may contain explicit lyrics. Both male and female artists will be featured.
- It will be released monthly due to production costs and the difficulty of gathering enough new information for weekly issues.
- The color scheme and cover images are designed to match the luxury lifestyle associated with successful music artists.
- The document describes the target audience and design choices for a hip hop/rap magazine called "Dope Beatz".
- The target audience is ages 15+ of both genders. Artists featured represent a variety of ethnicities to avoid stereotypes.
- Language, colors, and fashion elements used attract the target audience and represent the hip hop/rap genre.
The document provides an analysis of the front cover of the Billboard magazine featuring Miley Cyrus. It examines various elements of the cover including the masthead, main headline and image, sub-headline, cover lines, and language used. The summary analyzes how Miley Cyrus is positioned as the dominant figure on the cover through the layout and emphasizes her importance in the music industry. It also briefly discusses the typical target audience and values promoted by Billboard magazine.
Dazed Magazine is a bi-monthly British style magazine founded in 1991 that covers topics like fashion, music, art and literature. The student analyzed Dazed Magazine's print cover layout, typography, language and images, finding that it uses bold colors and celebrity endorsement in a unique style. She also reviewed the magazine's website layout, navigation, language and multimedia content. While she aims to incorporate elements like bold imagery and simplicity, she will focus her own magazine more specifically on fashion, art and celebrities rather than politics.
Elle Magazine focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health and entertainment. It uses different color schemes for each issue with two main colors for text. Covers feature an upper body shot of the celebrity featured in the lead story. Headlines are about fashion, body and shopping. The website has the same headings and includes a photo of the current magazine cover.
Cosmopolitan focuses on sex, relationships and celebrities. It uses bright bold colors like red and pink with bold fonts. Covers always feature the celebrity and headlines are about sex, relationships and fashion. The website has a pink, black and white scheme with headings like sex, beauty, style and advice.
Vogue focuses on style. Covers
- The document discusses the target audience, distribution, and conventions of Joe Jackson's music magazine project.
- The target audience is described as late teens and people in their 20s, as represented by the models on the cover wearing trendy clothes.
- Distribution partners discussed include major retailers, IPC Media as a leading UK publisher, and similarities to the distribution of competitor magazine Vibe.
- Conventions from real magazines, such as prominent mastheads and cover styles, are used, while some aspects like banner placement are altered for effect.
The document discusses how Joe Jackson's music magazine represents and targets particular social groups. It aims its content and advertising primarily at teenagers and young adults in their late teens to early 20s. Images on the cover and throughout feature models of the same age range dressing in styles typical of that demographic. While mainly targeting males, the magazine's content can still be accessed and enjoyed by females as well. The magazine represents its target audience as being of a lower or working class through the styles of dress portrayed in hoodies and serious facial expressions.
Media publisher evaluation - Alanah Wright aq131905
This document provides information about Alanah Wright's media studies portfolio project creating a music magazine called "Instant". It discusses researching existing magazines like Billboard and Q to understand conventions. The target audience is identified as women ages 16-19 interested in indie/pop music and fashion/beauty. Market research was conducted through questionnaires to validate this target. The magazine will combine elements of music publications like Billboard and NME with those of fashion magazines like Cosmopolitan. It will be distributed through social media platforms and a website to promote the brand and drive subscriptions.
Free sheet newspapers make money through high advertisement costs. They are found freely distributed around busy areas like train stations in cities. Examples include Metro, London Evening Standard, and City A.M.
Red top tabloids have red mastheads and cover soft news and gossip about celebrities at an affordable price. Examples are The Sun.
Broadsheets are more serious newspapers that focus on in-depth hard news from around the world at a higher price point. Examples include The Guardian.
Free sheet newspapers make money through high advertisement costs. They are found freely distributed around busy areas like train stations in cities. Examples include Metro, London Evening Standard, and City A.M.
Red top tabloids have red mastheads and cover soft news and gossip about celebrities at an affordable price. Examples are The Sun.
Broadsheets are more serious newspapers that focus on in-depth hard news from around the world at a higher price point. Examples include The Guardian.
Free sheet newspapers make money through high advertisement costs. They are found freely distributed around busy areas like train stations in cities. Examples include Metro, London Evening Standard, and City A.M.
Red top tabloids have red mastheads and cover soft news and gossip about celebrities at an affordable price. Examples are The Sun.
Broadsheets are more serious newspapers that focus on in-depth hard news from around the world at a higher price point. Examples include The Guardian.
The i-D magazine masthead features an iconic "i-D" in orange font against a black background to represent a winking smiley face and appeal to a young audience. The cover features Rihanna winking seductively to similarly target younger readers. The color scheme of black, orange, and white creates intrigue while challenging conventions to position the magazine as unique. Through minimal text and big celebrity names from music, film and fashion, the magazine aims to attract a wide creative audience interested in lifestyle and culture.
Oshare No Onna is a Japanese womenswear brand that bridges East and West styles. For their debut in conventional retail, a collaboration with Topshop would be beneficial due to their similar values in targeting young, fashionable consumers on a budget. The proposed Oshare No Onna collection for Topshop's Spring/Summer 2019 focuses on British influences with Japanese details and affordable fabrics. It includes six looks combining prints, colors and materials inspired by the Union Jack flag and British icons.
The target audience for the EDM magazine is 18-30 year old white males and females from middle-class socioeconomic backgrounds. The magazine focuses on popular male EDM artists like Martin Garrix and Hardwell that are similar in age and appeal to the target demographic. While mainly appealing to males due to EDM events being stereotypically masculine, the magazine also aims to attract females through featuring attractive male artists on the cover and in photos. The low price of £1.50 and wide availability in stores makes the magazine accessible.
This document analyzes the front cover layout of the magazine "Top of the Pops". It discusses several elements of the cover including the masthead, main image, sell lines, fonts, and layout. The masthead uses stars and bold fonts to represent the magazine's focus on pop stars. The main image of Rita Ora presents her as cool and stylish to inspire young readers. The sell lines use informal language and focus on gossip about celebrities to attract teenage girls. Overall, the cover aims to appeal to its target audience through bright colors, multiple images, and gossip about popular artists.
This document summarizes the key elements and design features of the front covers of two music magazines - Q magazine and NME magazine. For Q magazine, the cover features Cheryl Cole in a seductive pose to attract male readers. It promotes new music acts and reviews to draw in new customers. The color scheme, layout, and use of names of famous artists are meant to appeal to a broad audience. For NME magazine, the cover features controversial artist Liam Gallagher to gain attention. His photo is in black and white while surrounding text is in red. It also lists other indie/rock bands to appeal to different ages of fans. Both magazines use their iconic mastheads and prominent text to maintain their brand identities.
This document analyzes the language used on the front cover of Vogue magazine. It notes the themes of gold, wealth and royalty represented by the images of Cara Delevingne dressed like a queen. These themes reinforce the main stories about fashion royalty and Cara Delevingne being crowned. The document also discusses how phrases like "Vogue insiders" and "Style secrets" aim to persuade readers to buy the magazine to learn insider fashion tips normally reserved for industry elites. Having Cara Delevingne's signature on the cover further shows Vogue's elite status.
This magazine cover follows several conventions of magazine design. It features a close-up main image of Beyoncé that takes up most of the cover to draw attention. The masthead "Billboard" is prominently displayed above her face in colored text. Cover lines around the image advertise the main stories inside, such as a quote from Beyoncé saying "I want to be an icon". Additional headlines, stories, and images are placed elsewhere on the cover following standard layouts to attract readers and showcase what they will find between the pages. The magazine aims to inform its target audience, primarily younger music fans, about current popular artists and music industry news through its visual design and short descriptive text.
Unit 51 lo4 assignment 2 started 6th novemberbtecmedia12
The document provides guidelines for designing a magazine cover and double-page spread that effectively meet the criteria of MIXMAG magazine. It discusses including proportional columns and margins, an appropriate masthead, clear pricing and bar codes, relevant cover lines, catchy headlines, page numbering, justified/centered text, use of bold/italic, and placement of images. The guidelines are intended to help the designer successfully replicate the style of MIXMAG and ensure the cover and spread are well-structured and visually engaging for the target audience.
The document provides a brief for students to work in groups to plan and research ideas for a new student magazine at their college, including tasks to analyze existing magazines, brainstorm content ideas, design a survey to collect audience feedback, analyze the results, and produce a proposal outlining the key aspects of their planned magazine. Students are assigned a budget of £5000 and must consider legal and ethical issues in their work.
This document discusses different file formats including raster files, vector files, and metafiles. Raster files use grids of pixels and are good for images, photos, and video. Vector files use mathematically-based lines and paths and retain clarity when zoomed in. Metafiles can contain both raster and vector files. The document provides examples of file formats and extensions the author used in their own work creating a magazine cover.
The Sixth Form College in Solihull was founded in 1974 and currently has 2,200 students taking A-Level and BTEC courses. It has a diverse student body and historically high pass rates above the national average. The college has a structured leadership with a principal and vice principals overseeing subject divisions. Students are supported by a student council and staff who help with issues and organize enrichment activities. The college has modern facilities for different subjects including science labs, art rooms, and a library. Overall it provides a strong learning environment and continues to achieve high standards and student success.
The focus group was unsuccessful because the magazine team did not clearly establish their concept
or potential story ideas. They provided vague information to the focus group and did not explain
their ideas in enough detail. As a result, the focus group was unable to provide useful feedback on
what they liked or disliked. One successful question asked focus group members to rate potential
magazine names, which provided insight into preferences. However, most questions failed to get
clear answers because the magazine concept was not well defined. For future focus groups, the
team needs to have a clear concept and present their ideas in more detail to get meaningful
feedback.
This document discusses different types of graphic files and their formats and extensions. It explains that raster files are made up of pixels and can be edited in programs like Photoshop, while vector files use mathematical expressions and lines/curves to represent smooth images that can be resized without distortion. Metafiles can contain both raster and vector graphics. Common file extensions are .jpeg and .png for raster, .eps for vector, and .wmf for metafiles. The author provides examples of how they used different file types and extensions to create graphics for a magazine cover.
The documents summarize risk assessments for a student named Hashim Pervase conducting various tasks. Fires pose the highest risk rated A. Broken chairs and loose tables also pose risks rated B. Control measures aim to quickly report and isolate broken furniture. Further actions include following protocols and having first aid kits accessible. Collisions in markets could cause minor injury but are rated C with care taken to avoid accidents.
Unit 51 lo4_assignment2_conventions hahabtecmedia12
A risk assessment was conducted for students filming and taking photos in the college sports block. Hazards identified included blocking fire exits, being injured by sports equipment, and cuts from sharp equipment in a building site area. Control measures in place were not blocking exits, fencing off hazardous building areas, and avoiding walking in the path of sports activities. Further actions required contacting emergency services in the event of fires or accidents, and reporting any injuries to tutors and first aiders.
The document discusses several roles involved in producing a magazine:
- The layout and design manager oversees the design process, structures layouts, delegates tasks, and manages writers, photographers, and designers to meet deadlines.
- The senior photographer manages other photographers, takes photos, organizes shoots, and offers guidance while meeting deadlines.
- The news/features editor manages writers and photographers, oversees content and layout, commissions articles, and edits work to ensure high quality reporting.
The document discusses research conducted for the Mix Mag Project. It aimed to understand the codes and conventions of an existing Mix Mag magazine, including the positioning of elements like the cover image and headlines. Researching an existing magazine is considered secondary research. The research helped understand how to properly layout an original magazine. While initially difficult to analyze the codes and conventions, confidence in discussing them grew over time.
Adam Who? is a DJ and producer who will be featured on the cover and in a VIP copy of Mixmag magazine. The summary provides background on Adam Who?, including that he was born in Birmingham, England and grew up in a troubled home with parents in law enforcement who later died. He became involved in music through his cousin and is now a successful DJ and producer living in Birmingham. The document also summarizes Mixmag's target audience as predominantly male, aged 26, urban, and spending discretionary income on dance music and clubs. It concludes with an overview of typical design elements and conventions for Mixmag covers and pages.
The document discusses several job roles including layout and design manager, senior photographer, news/features editor, sports editor, entertainment editor, and marketing and advertising manager. For each role, it provides information on relevant qualifications, skills, responsibilities, and management duties. It also includes a section at the end where roles are allocated to group members along with justifications for why each person is suited to that particular role based on their skills, abilities, and suitability.
The group conducted research through questionnaires and a focus group to determine that their target audience for the student magazine was 16-17 year old college students. They decided the magazine would be called "Inbox" and feature a mix of light, entertainment stories alongside more serious topics related to education to appeal to both genders. The group also gathered feedback to help decide on design elements like color scheme and story formats for the magazine.
Mixmag and My Version are electronic dance music magazines that provide similar but distinct coverage. Both publications focus on DJ culture and underground dance music scenes worldwide. However, Mixmag tends to prioritize mainstream club hits and festivals, while My Version explores more underground and experimental electronic genres.
The document summarizes the results of a questionnaire given to students at a sixth form college. It includes graphs and explanations of the questions asked about gender, age, year of study, ethnicity, employment status, interests in sports articles, and preferred title for a new student magazine. The majority of participants were 17-year-old females in their second year of study who were not employed. They showed most interest in football/rugby articles and titles involving "The Sixth Page" or "Student Hub" for the magazine. This information will help focus the magazine's content and design.
The client provided feedback on the magazine created by the student. For the front cover, the client liked the festive Christmas theme but noted that some large spaces could have been filled. They also felt it was unusual to feature a group member on the cover rather than another student. The contents page was said to look more like a report and could be improved with more graphics. For the student's articles, continuity of the Christmas theme was lacking but layout and use of images was effective. Some photos needed improving. Overall, while many aspects met expectations, more could have been done to maintain the theme throughout and improve some visual elements.
The focus group was unsuccessful because the magazine team did not clearly establish their concept
or potential story ideas. They provided vague information to the focus group and did not explain
their ideas in enough detail. As a result, the focus group was unable to provide useful feedback on
what they liked or disliked. One successful question asked focus group members to rate potential
magazine names, which provided insight into preferences. However, the team still needs to present a
clearer concept in the future to get more meaningful feedback from their target audience.
The document contains information about several photos taken of model Charlotte Evans in different on-campus locations that the photographer intends to use for a magazine spread, cover, and to illustrate copyright issues around photo usage. The photos were all taken by the photographer so there are no copyright concerns. Permission or payment would be required to use photos taken by other photographers.
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The article discusses the lack of women in the engineering industry and efforts being made to address it. While progress has been made in improving gender ratios in the workplace overall, engineering still has a long way to go. However, the industry has been taking significant steps, such as the work of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WiSET), to rectify the situation and encourage more women to enter the field. WiSET has found that a lack of confidence due to few other female role models remains a challenge in attracting women to engineering careers.
This document outlines tasks for developing a student magazine, including:
1. Researching existing student magazines by analyzing covers and articles.
2. Brainstorming content ideas like events, news, and audience interests in groups.
3. Presenting content ideas to classmates for feedback.
4. Creating a questionnaire to gather information from the target audience about desired magazine content.
5. Distributing the questionnaire to students and analyzing the results to formulate a final magazine proposal.
The document analyzes the cover of a dance music magazine called Mixmag. It summarizes that the target audience is 16-20 year olds based on advertisements for summer events. The genre is dance/electronic music based on the typography and featured artist Disclosure. The main image is of Disclosure who look casually dressed, appealing to younger audiences. The main cover line of "Disclosure bringing the heat this summer" references summer and dancing, indicating the magazine targets those who enjoy dance music.
The document provides a biography of Adam Who, a 21-year-old musician from Birmingham, UK. It details his background growing up, passion for music and martial arts, musical career including releasing a single called "The Abyss", and aspirations to become as famous as Michael Jackson in the dance genre. It also profiles a typical reader of MIXMAG magazine as urban, single, mostly male aged 26 with a high disposable income who enjoys the latest music, fashion and technology. Finally, it outlines some codes and conventions for the magazine's front cover, contents page, and double page spreads including prominent images and text sizes.
The magazine follows several conventions in its layout and design. The masthead is placed in the top left corner, and uses bright colors like red to attract attention. Buzz words, the main image, splash text and articles, barcode, and "lure" text at the bottom all provide key information about the contents in conventional ways. The date helps readers identify the issue. The color scheme of red, white, and black is eye-catching and conventional for magazines.
The document analyzes the front covers of three different magazines - NME, Kerrang!, and Metal Hammer. For each magazine, it examines elements of the cover design including the masthead, header, images, text, and how they are arranged based on rules of thirds. It also provides details on the target demographics and profiles of typical readers for each magazine.
The document discusses codes and conventions of rap music magazines. It notes that the target audience is young males aged 16-24 who are inspired by themes of street life, money, and success. The magazines feature predominantly black male rappers depicted in ways that emphasize their toughness, wealth, and sexuality. Common magazine elements like consistent mastheads and cover lines are discussed, as well as topics typically addressed in rap lyrics like violence and objectification of women. Music videos are also said to exemplify conventions like flashy cars and revealing costumes for women.
The document discusses codes and conventions of rap music magazines. It notes that the target audience is young males aged 16-24 who are inspired by themes of street life, money, and success. The magazines feature predominantly black male rappers depicted in ways that emphasize their toughness, wealth, and sexuality. Common magazine elements like consistent mastheads and cover lines are discussed, as well as topics typically addressed in rap lyrics like violence and objectification of women. Music videos are also said to exemplify conventions like flashy cars and revealing costumes for women.
The magazine targets teenagers aged 13-18 who enjoy Dizzie Rascal's urban-rap music. It aims to appeal to youth with bubbly personalities who like to have fun. This is reflected through the magazine's bold red masthead logo, colorful design, and large text. The cover image features Dizzie Rascal kneeling with an exaggerated expression to depict his upbeat mood and the magazine's focus on positive music.
The document summarizes the codes and conventions used in magazine design. It discusses the typical placement of elements like the masthead, date, barcode, and lure and how they follow magazine conventions. Color schemes and buzz words are also discussed as conventions to attract audiences. The main image usually depicts the cover story but in this case shows a non-conventional long shot of Lana Del Rey.
The document summarizes the codes and conventions used in magazine design. It discusses elements like the masthead, main image, splash, barcode, lure, and date that typically appear on magazine covers and how they follow standard conventions. The color scheme and placement of these elements also adhere to customary magazine formats. Overall, the document outlines the typical structural components of magazines and how they are arranged consistently across publications.
The document discusses conventions of music magazines. It explains that magazines aim to make readers feel part of a community who share similar tastes and philosophies. Magazines influence readers' musical tastes and promote certain genres through their style and content. Features typically include articles, reviews, photos and posters to engage readers. Indie music magazines in particular focus on non-mainstream music and culture. Key conventions highlighted include use of imagery, logos and mastheads to reflect brand and genre, as well as features, covers and content tailored to the target audience.
The document analyzes the front covers of 10 different magazines. It discusses the masthead, barcode, main image, graphics, and skyline of each cover and how they follow magazine conventions or relate to the genre of music featured. Key elements like the masthead, barcode, and graphics are used across magazines to identify them as professionally made media and draw viewers in.
The document analyzes and compares the front covers of two music magazines - NME and Mixmag.
[1] NME targets a broad mainstream audience aged 16-25, with more male than female readers. Its cover uses red, black and white colors and features a famous artist in black and white. Mixmag specifically targets those interested in dance music aged 16+. Its cover uses black, white and gold colors and features a silhouette dancer.
[2] Both magazines use bold sans-serif fonts for their mastheads and cover lines to appear informal. NME's cover is more cluttered reflecting its broader coverage, while Mixmag only has a few stories to match its niche focus.
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This document outlines a publication plan for a proposed magazine called "West Coast Anthems". Key details include: the magazine will focus on rap music from the American West Coast and cost £2.50 monthly; it will target teenagers and young adults and position itself as the top rap magazine by compiling features of successful magazines; distribution will include retailers like supermarkets and bookstores as well as international companies; and regular content will include news, interviews and concert information alongside featured articles.
This document provides an analysis of Mixmag magazine conducted by a student. It includes summaries of Mixmag's target audience, content, form and style, and how it aligns with various communication theories. Mixmag targets 16-25 year olds interested in dance and club music. It covers upcoming festivals, reviews, interviews, charts and smaller artists. The magazine has a glossy paperback format of around 130 pages. It aims to inform and engage readers based on their interests in music and nightlife.
Mixmag is a print and online music magazine focused on electronic dance music. Its target audience is young adults aged 16-25 interested in music festivals, DJs, and club culture. The magazine covers news, interviews, reviews and promotions related to electronic music genres and the club scene. It aims to inform readers about upcoming music events and releases while promoting an exploration of electronic music trends.
Mixmag is a British dance music magazine launched in 1982 that covers electronic dance music events and culture. It styles itself as the world's largest dance music magazine, with a peak circulation of 70,000 readers during the rave era in the 1990s. The magazine was pivotal in promoting genres like acid house, trip hop, and superclubs during their emergence. It remains influential today through its monthly DJ mix CD covers and focus on breaking new dance music and club fashion trends.
This document provides details about planning a print-based music magazine called "Dope". Key points include:
- The magazine will focus on hip hop and rap artists, targeting 16-34 year olds, especially those of African American ethnicity.
- Inspiration is drawn from the existing magazine XXL, with a similar bold masthead design, layout focusing on artist photography, and color scheme of black, yellow and white.
- Draft designs include a hand-drawn front cover with the masthead "Dope" and artist image, and double page spreads showing interview formats with large drop capitals and photographs.
- Production details like a monthly frequency and £3.50 price point are considered based
This document summarizes the codes and conventions used in magazine front covers. It discusses elements like the masthead, main image, date, barcode, buzz words, and color scheme. The masthead is typically in the top left corner. The main image dominates the center of the page. Dates and barcodes provide identifying information. Buzz words are used to attract attention. Color schemes follow conventions to make the magazines eye-catching. The document also provides examples of how different magazines apply these typical design elements.
This document provides information about several British music magazines:
NME is a British music magazine established in 1949 that was the first to include a singles chart. It focused on genres like punk rock and covered bands through photoshoots and interviews. DIY is a magazine founded in 2002 that focuses on indie bands. It uses colorful imagery and montages of bands on its covers and contents pages. Mojo is a magazine established in 1993 that focuses on genres like indie and classic rock. It includes articles, interviews, and lists about influential musicians. The document also provides profiles of typical readers of each magazine and details about their circulation and coverage of genres.
This document provides an analysis of the British music publication NME (New Musical Express). Some key details include:
- NME started as a music newspaper in 1952 and transitioned to a magazine format in the 1980s.
- It was the first British paper to include a singles chart. In the 1970s it became the best-selling British music newspaper.
- Today it focuses on indie/rock genres and has an online presence with 5 million users per month.
- The typical readership is men aged 15-30 who enjoy those genres of music. Visual elements like imagery and a band index are used to attract this target audience.
This document is an edit decision list for a tattoo documentary. It provides over 50 entries detailing the scene, shot, take, timecodes, and proposed transitions for various shots including pans of a tattoo shop, close-ups of tattoos, interviews with tattoo artists, vox pops with people on the street being asked about tattoos, shots of tattoo designs on walls and in books, and stock footage of a tribal tattoo that is unsure where to place in the final cut. The list aims to storyboard the flow and transitions between shots to construct the documentary.
This document contains an edit design list for a tattoo documentary. It details the timing, scenes, shots, and transitions planned between 0 and 4 minutes and 44 seconds. Scenes include shots of tattoos on people, tattoo designs, a tattoo studio interior, and interviews with tattoo artists and customers. Transitions between shots include cuts, fades, speeding up/slowing down, and overlays. Stock footage of a tribal tattoo is also included but the placement is unclear.
The radio trail targets adults who enjoy comedy, with a deep male voice using an up-tempo, comedic tone that changes throughout the 40-second trailer. It includes laughing sound effects to convince listeners it will be funny, as well as upbeat background music, while blending voiceover, sound effects and dialogue from the show at similar sound levels without ambient noise. The conventions follow those of comedy TV trailers.
The document discusses the results of a questionnaire about the design of a magazine cover. All respondents agreed that the two-toned red and white bold text made the cover eye-catching. However, some noted that the white text did not balance well against the gray background in some areas. Positive feedback was received that the cover looked professionally designed and would make people want to purchase the magazine. The only negative comment was that the main image's face was covered.
This document provides an outline of research conducted for two student magazine projects and some combined units. It details that the Student Magazine Project includes secondary research from pages 2 to 11 and primary research from pages 12 to 17, while the Mix Mag Project incorporates secondary research from pages 2 to 8 and mixes primary and secondary research from pages 9 to 11 and primary research from pages 12 to 14. The combined units section integrates primary and secondary research from pages 2 to 6 and includes two specific units.
This document summarizes the results of research conducted for a student magazine project. Secondary research was used to analyze the codes and conventions of existing magazines. Primary research methods included creating questionnaires to understand student interests and holding a focus group. The focus group provided useful feedback, but could have been improved by asking more specific justification questions. Overall, the research gathered helpful insights to inform the creation of the student magazine.
This document discusses primary and secondary research methods used in an assignment to discuss and provide examples of different file formats. The author provided both textual explanations and visual examples from their own PowerPoint presentation as primary research, as well as an image from an internet search as secondary research. Both primary and secondary research methods were used to support the information through examples from the author's own work and online sources. The strengths included clear examples, but the information could have been more detailed.
This document provides a contents page outlining the sections and pages of a larger project or paper. It includes sections analyzing magazines like Mixmag and The National Student, risk assessments, discussions of journalistic obligations and ethics, research on student media companies, working on briefs, collecting client and reader feedback through questionnaires and focus groups, and developing graphics. The contents page gives an overview of the breadth of topics and analyses included in the full work.
This document contains 4 sections: 1) Feedback from a client on the front page and spread of magazine articles, counting as primary research. 2) A questionnaire distributed to college students to gain feedback on magazine work, collecting both qualitative and quantitative data. 3) An analysis of the questionnaire going into detail on the responses. 4) A class presentation introducing graphic media file types like raster and vector, using examples from students' own work.
This questionnaire is designed to gather market feedback on a magazine cover design and double page article layout. It asks respondents about their demographics, interests in dance music and clubbing, and their opinions on the quality of images, layout, readability of text, interest in buying the magazine, visual attractiveness, and whether it looks like a magazine that could be found on a newsagent shelf. Respondents are asked to rate various aspects on a yes/no scale and provide explanations for their responses.
The client provided feedback on the provisional magazine cover and double page spread created by the student. For the cover, the client said the theme, coverlines, and conventions were well done. However, for the double page spread, the client criticized the dark, unclear image and said the caption and focus needed improvement. The student acknowledged areas that need changing to better the work and meet industry standards, including redesigning or replacing the double page image.
Document 1 summarizes an analysis of the National Student magazine, looking at its front cover, conventions, layout, design and comparisons to other magazines.
Document 2 describes developing ideas, titles and color schemes for a student magazine, then creating and distributing a questionnaire to gain student audience feedback.
Document 3 analyzes the results of the questionnaire from Document 2, including both quantitative data from questions with set answers and qualitative data from open-ended questions collecting opinions.
The document requests a face-to-face interview without cameras to ask basic questions about views on the Birmingham markets, and asks if the recipient would be willing to participate. It also provides potential questions about whether the recipient visited German markets this year, how they would describe the experience, what their favorite part was, and what their least favorite part was.
The focus group provided feedback on potential stories for the student magazine:
- They liked the "Christmas switch on" and "stop smoking campaign" stories as they were relevant and timely topics.
- They disliked the "hard news" story as it was off topic and could worry or demotivate students.
- They felt stories about Christmas would give the magazine a positive, festive feeling that readers would enjoy.
- The focus group thought the Christmas-related stories and feature article would have the most positive impact on students.
The document is a questionnaire from a BTEC media class at The Sixth Form College, Solihull regarding a student magazine they are creating. It asks for demographic information and preferences on potential magazine titles, article topics, and events to cover to help determine what would appeal most to readers. Respondents are asked to choose options and provide explanations for their selections.
This document provides a grid sheet analysis of the front cover of the TNS magazine. It describes the key elements seen on the cover in detail, including the masthead, dateline, main image, colors, cover lines, left third, barcode, and selling line. The analysis notes how each element is designed and positioned on the cover, and how the choices relate to conventions and help attract readers, particularly students. Overall, the summary analyzes the cover design and highlights how it aims to appeal to its target audience.
This document summarizes 7 source documents related to analyzing the codes and conventions of Mixmag magazine. Document 1 describes an in-class analysis of Mixmag. Document 2 discusses further research on Mixmag conventions using a purchased copy and internet research. Document 3 reflects on additional Mixmag content analysis. Document 4 outlines creating a Mixmag reader profile through circulation data and secondary research. Document 5 presents a risk assessment for photographers. Documents 6-7 examine journalistic obligations covering criminal cases and print media topics like representation and credibility.
This presentation explores the obligations of journalists in print media. It covers key areas like being socially and culturally aware to avoid offending people, accurately representing groups, and treating sensitive topics like race, gender, and sexuality with care. Examples are provided about accurately reporting on cricket matches and handling controversial topics in a balanced way without stereotypes or intruding on privacy. Journalists must consider topics' denotations, connotations, credibility, and readability.
Jimmy Savile, a famous British DJ and television presenter, was accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children, adolescents, and young adults over four decades after his death in 2011. These allegations launched a large police investigation called Operation Yewtree that uncovered substantial evidence of widespread sexual abuse. As a journalist covering the case, reporting must be handled carefully to avoid defamation, ensure accuracy, protect victims' privacy, and follow other legal and ethical guidelines around interviewing children and reporting on crimes and criminal investigations.
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Unit 50 LO1
In this unit I will individually produce a double page and front cover feature spread article for
MIXMAG magazine. Within these various tasks we are asked to conduct research which will help us
develop our original ones. Within this report I will include a biography about Adam Who, Produce a
detailed profile of the Mix mag reader and then finally outline the codes and conventions of the Mix
mag magazine.
Biography:
Adam Who? Born Adam Ervine (21/9/1992) is a dance music artist hailing from
Birmingham, England. He was born to Leonard Ervine and Christie Monteiro and was
raised in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.
From a young age Adam Who? Was interested in music, more specifically garage
(having grown up in the 90’s) his favorite artists were Craig David and the Artful
Dodger. Adam’s Parents met at a Spandau Ballet Concert, and were keen music fans
themselves. With all these influences Adam started to play an electronic keyboard ages
5; and excelled at music early on. Adam was also a keen martial artist; he started
training at 14, and competed in mixed martial arts events. He competed in the infamous
Cage Rage at age 18 but was unsuccessful, it was later revealed that he developed
scoliosis; ending his martial arts career.
A relatively dark period of Adams life, he was distraught at the loss of his career; he was
set on becoming a UFC champion. However he did earn the respect of famous martial
artist and minor celebrity Alex Reid, who has given Adam tips of living in the limelight.
Adam lives with his parents who recently moved out of Balsall Heath into a much
greener Hall Green. Christie – Adams mother has said that Adam loves Italian food; and
he loves eating out.
Since his release of the Abyss; Adam has played remixes at the Custard Factory, as well
as playing his track underground to get some more income into his household. He is
currently planning collaboration with infamous rap group; Spark hill Rangers, hoping to
create a rap meets dance music track.
Adam who is often seen keeping in with the latest fashion, sporting casual and formal
wear. His single The Abyss had its rights bought by the Sixth Form College Solihull and
was used to create music videos.
As his martial arts career was ended abruptly, Adam often finds himself frustrated, as he
is no longer able to train like the athlete he once was. This has lead to anger problems,
and issues with the police.
The young artist holds high aspirations, he wants to be playing across all the hottest
clubs in Britain, as well as touring islands such as Ibiza, Gran Canaria and Tenerife. He
also wishes to play music at his mother’s homeland of Brazil, and make it big in the
states too.
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Profile of the Mixmag Reader:
Mixmag is a British Dance music and clubbing magazine; and is the largest selling Dance
magazine globally with sales of 20,053 in 2011 alone (Source: ABC). It launched in 1982
when dance music had just become a worldwide phenomenon; and the magazine looked
to capitalize on that. Soon after the magazine was started it was bought out by EMAP,
then later bought by Development Hell. Since 2009 Mixmag have released another
magazine, which is based in Brazil; it is very similar in style but appeals more to the
clubbing demand of South Americans.
Originally Mixmag wanted to ‘Focus the magazine very tightly on a young clubber, a
very committed hardcore nutter clubber…’ but after a long review of the audience
Mixmag ‘…thought that wasn’t necessarily the way to go’. Mixmag now appeals to a
wider audience, from the old hardcore, to more chilled out types of music, as well as the
alternatives we find today.
The modern magazines are stylish, they are written by well respected music writers,
and they articles feature new music and artists who are emerging on the dance music
stage. The variety of music stretches from Urban to House to Electronica, and the focus
isn’t just on music. There are guides to planning a night out in different cities, the best
clubs, the best festivals and concerts. There is a more sophisticated and sexy appeal to
the magazines, it draws in audiences through appeal.
The language within the magazine is well constructed, many of the writers are well
versed in journalism thus create almost broadsheet-news standard articles in terms of
language and structure.
The average age for a mixmag reader is 26 years old, with the majority of readers being
male – 72%. Readers would describe themselves as single and with a high disposable
income; we can see that we have a young affluent readership. 80% of readers claim this
is their only magazine; and the majority of readers spend little time watching TV. From
this we can evaluate that these readers are often out and about, spending their money,
and they want to know where the best places to spend it are.
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Codes and Conventions:
Front Cover (Using may 2009 example)
Masthead - The title mixmag is a brand; It also tells us what kind of category the magazine
would fit. The Masthead is a large white title, with a thick font; which contrasts with the
very colourful background. There is a distinctive font, with small patterns i.e. a swirl shaped
dot on the ‘I’. This is the same masthead that has appeared on every Mix mag magazine
cover, people associate the name mixmag with the genre of the magazine, which entails a
dance music and clubbing style magazine
Dateline - The date is in the bottom right corner, in smaller white text. It is out of the way,
allowing more information to grace the front cover. It tells you the date when it was
published date, month and year, monthly magazine, got to include it. It shows us when the
magazine was published so people have an option of which addition they want to buy.
Some subscribe to the magazine and pay monthly, they usually get it through the post, they
can easily check to see if the right issue has come through.Month and year of publication,
often with the price. Note that a monthly magazine usually hits the news-stands the month
before the cover date.
Main image -
The main image is very exciting; it does have an appeal seeming that a young attractive
female is one there. This in turn may provoke sales being that it is a largely male audience.
She is lying on a bed of grass; this ties in well with the magazine issue as festivals are a
prominent theme within articles.She is placed in the centre of the magazine with the focus
on her, this is because she is the artist being featured in the magazine. The text seems to fit
around her, being that she is the main feature of the front cover this would make sense.The
image stands out on a newsstand, because of a successful combination of both bright
clothing and bright make up. This collage of colours seizes the eyes of passers-by, only
playing into the heavy marketing strategy set forth by the company.
Model Credit - It is unusual for such a credit to appear on a magazine front cover, but it is
done when artists who aren’t as well known are featured. The photographer and model
credit is usually on the contents page, unless they have an article it isn’t mentioned later.
Cover Lines - This magazine edition was done in the peak of recession, thus a lot of articles
are promoting cheaper music concerts, tips on saving money at festivals etc. Cover lines are
contents on the page. Cover lines will let the reader know what is included within the
magazine; it will also help some people follow where certain information is that interests
them. A Mistake often made with cover lines is that they run over an image that has a lot of
colour changes, rendering the words difficult to read.
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Main Cover Line - The main talk is about festivals, as it was festival season that time of the
edition. It also features the cover artist who is performing at one of the festivals. The main
cover line ties in with the main theme of the magazine, which are festivals. The line
‘Festivals are go’ only emphasises the whole theme. The main cover line has to be relevant
with the other cover lines what I mean that the people reading this will have interest
throughout from start to end. If you ensure this then the reputation and popularity of the
magazine will rise. This in my eyes needs to be included because it promotes and catches
the audiences’ eye.
Left Third - Cover lines that are advertising a Free CD with the Mag, as well as talking about
fashion and music events. Leave a section for the cover lines; this might involve what is in
the magazine and other relevant information. This means that the lines are very square and
that neatens up the image. The cover lines within the left third are ‘bold’ this will interest
the reader and it will appeal to them more. In this magazine, the words overlap the image,
however they are a different colour to the woman, so it is not very difficult to read.
Bar Code - Barcodes are needed on most products; reason being is that they are required
for identifying cost upon the customers purchase. It is also used for identifying batches of a
product as well as shipments. Nowadays there are 3d barcodes which can be scanned by
android phones, a commonality with today’s youth. Barcodes are used for security tracking,
theft deterrence and an evident reduction in losses to the company. This is good if there is a
major theft of a product at transport, here we know we can stop the sale by putting a close
on all products with that certain barcode. Standard bar code used by retailers, displayed on
UK magazines since 1988.
The selling line is at the top, and it is the distinctive and familiar phrase ‘The world’s biggest
dance music and clubbing magazine’. It also provides customer reassurance that they are
purchasing this household name. It can also be seen as creating customer pride, how the
customer purchases the best magazine of that genre around. The trio ‘Fields, Fun, Filth’ is
used near the top of the mixmag page, describing the theme of that magazine edition. It is a
familiar set for festival goers, and they will understand what it means. The catch line is short
and sharp, it follows the magic three rule, and is also and alliteration which makes it all the
more memorable. They are all words people who go to festivals can relate too; and those
are the things people remember about music festivals.
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Double Page Spread: (Using October 2012 example)
Topics and Subjects discussed Firstly, the recently released album is discussed; this is a
textbook way to start a musician interview as you want to feed their ego by stating their
accomplishments. Secondly, the genre of music, and more importantly the evolution of their
genre of music are discussed; this gives somewhat of a summary of the artist. It allows the
readers who aren’t aware of whom this artist is, to understand the artist a little more. There
are often follow up questions in regards to performances, what type of music they would
perform at a concert. More often than not a few questions are asked, in regards to the type
of crowd, the city they performed and possibly about the tour. This opens up the artist’s
opinions and it gives a personal feel to what it’s like performing in front of a crowd, and
what it’s like. Sometimes, the interviewee may delve into the past of the artist, if they feel
it’s necessary and that it has greatly affected the career, sometimes they may talk about
their personal life. If musicians become public figures, it is imperative that some information
about their personal life is disclosed, but to set this up, there are often friendlier questions
beforehand. Closing questions seem to be directed at further ambition, coming events. It
has been proven that when presented with information, the first and last pieces of
information stick better in the memory, for this reason talk about the artist’s upcoming
events, or recently released albums, are placed at polar opposites of the article.
Images play a big part in the double page spread; There are two images in this double page
spread, the more prominent being the medium-close up picture of the artist featured, which
takes the entire right page. Because the artist is into dark trance music, the image itself is
set in a dark room, and the artist wears dark clothing, the only lighting is focused on the face
of the artist. This may be because in the article he is described as the ‘Unicorn Trance Slayer’
a type of music hated by true dance musicians. Thus he may be shown in some form of
divine light, as he is depicted as the saviour of dance music. The second, and smaller image,
is a thumbnail like photograph of a model featured in a music video by the artist. The model
is famous for her large assets, and they are displayed in the picture, the corresponding
paragraph also addresses the models appearance. As it is a point of contention the article
features her picture, also the picture itself is a snapshot from a music video recently
released by the artist which co-incidentally is talked about later in the article.
Colour Schemes Used, The Q&A page is a plain white, with black writing, his name is written
in red but, besides that it is a plain designed page. This is a very structures format and the
colour scheme is not really anything special. This may be because of the depth of lighting
and colour displayed in the right hand picture. The right page is very dark, predominantly
black, with a contrasting white for the quote taken from the article. And another light is
shone on the artist in the picture; this creates a contrast and may also play in with the
saviour image. A possible link may be the pure white colour used, also the word white crops
up again in regards to his teeth, so this may actually be linked, or be a theme.