media work

2.  Challenges
The key thing that makes my magazine diverse from other
magazines being distributed is the fact that not only do I focus
on well-established and current urban artists, but I also
highlight on some raw up and coming artists, both male and
female. This is rare feature in magazines as publishers think
they will sell more if they display and exploit well known
artists that their target audience are already familiar with.
With my magazine it has allowed customers to not only keep
track of their favourite artists, but they also give customers
the opportunities to give see who they should look out for in
the near future.

3. In addition, another difference from other magazines is that
for the double page spread, most articles relating to the cover
story use a simple Q&A whereas my article is more
journalistic, however still has some questions and answers. I
believe this makes my magazine very different from others as
they use one or the other when I use both.

4. Also, what I have noticed in other magazines is that their
masthead isn’t as large as mine and is usually always covered
by their cover star. However, my masthead is large and stands
out. In addition my cover is large, but it does not cover my
masthead to represent the fact that the cover star is not as
important as the magazine itself. This is because my cover star
is an up and coming artist and is not established enough to
have more importance than my masthead.

5. A major similarity within my magazine and well established
magazines is the colour scheme. A large amount of magazines
use the same colour scheme as I do. The only difference I
make my models consistently match the colour of their
clothes with the colour scheme of the magazine.
Another similarity is that the colours of the masthead is very
bright, vibrant and eye catching. I used this convention to
attract my audience.
Similarities

6. In addition, I also use similar features on the cover page such
as free bees. Many magazines present free hand outs in the
magazine to make readers want to buy the magazine so I
included a mix tape of my cover star giving readers some
insight on how the artist performs.