The document discusses planning for a magazine focused on hip hop music. The main image will be a black male with a serious expression looking at the camera, resembling emotions in hip hop music. Accessories like a gold chain will symbolize wealth in the genre. The background uses hip hop slang terms to engage the target audience. Currently the work is only in the planning stages but aims to be a level 3 or 4 response. The test mockup using grey, white, and black colors seems effective. To improve, the creator needs to add a main selling line and 1-2 more cover lines. Learning from the mockup design will be applied to the finished magazine to appeal to both the target hip hop audience and broader readers by

1. My magazine – research and planning
Explainwhyyouhave chosenyourmainimage,backgroundandothertextual
details.
Main image – the reasonI have chosena black male to be the mainimage is
because thatis the normin thisgenre of music,whichishiphop.A seriousface
lookingdownthe cameraisan ideaI have as I feel itwill intrigue mytarget
audience due tothe emotion shownwhichcouldresemblefeelingsshownby
manyhip hopartiststhroughtheirmusic.
I alsohave an ideaof a goldchainand aroundthe neckon mymainimage,and
maybe otheraccessoriestoo.The affectthiswill have isitwill resemble the
wealthartistsgainthroughhiphop,thiscouldalsorelate to a seriousbutcocky
expressiononthe mainimage’sface.
The backgroundis hiphopjargon,whichis usedtodraw inmy targetaudience
as theyare mostlikelygoingtoknowwhatthe wordsmean.Wordssuch as ‘trap’
are used.
What level wouldyourate yourcurrentpiece of work?
Currently,Ionlyhave planpiecesof work.However,whenmycomplete designiscomplete Ithinkit
will be a level 3/4response.
What workedwell/lookseffectiveinthisproduction?
Basingthisquestiononmyexample magazineimage made onPhotoshop –Ifeel the colourswork
verywell together.Iamyetto decide whichcoloursIwill be usinghoweverthe grey/white/black
affectseemstoworkwitha possibilityof a bold masthead.
What wouldyouneedtodo to improve thispiece?
I needtocome upwitha main sellingline and1/2more coverlines.
How will youapplyyourlearningfromthe mockmagazine designintothe finishedproduction?
I will use the knowledge Ihave learntthroughresearchtomake sure mymagazine appliestomy
target audience howevercanstill be available toabroaderaudience suchaspeople whodon’t
regularlylistentohiphopmusic.Iwill dothisbyincludingothercoverlinesthatrelate toboth hip
hopand otherareas of music/otherareasof currentnewsect.