NME, Q Magazine, and Mojo Magazine represent individuals, groups, genders, ages, and social issues in different ways based on their target demographics. NME targets a younger audience (15-25) so features younger cover stars and more images. Q and Mojo target an older audience (29+) so include both young and classic artists. All three magazines represent genders equally and avoid stereotypes to allow readers to form their own opinions. Technical elements like page count and house style vary between the magazines based on their weekly or monthly publication schedules and intended audiences.
This issue of Billboard magazine features Nicki Minaj on the cover. Her unconventional outdoor photo shoot and colorful style suggest she is an individual. The article title calls her the "First Lady of Hip-Hop." The cover uses bright colors and represents a summer feeling. Since Billboard does not advertise giveaways, it differs from more mainstream music magazines that clutter covers with multiple artist features.
This document discusses the representation and target audiences of three music magazines: Q, NME, and Rolling Stone. It finds that:
- All three magazines target 16-25 year old audiences, primarily men interested in indie/rock music.
- They aim to appeal to this audience by featuring popular artists on the front covers.
- Representation of the target audiences varies - Q and NME portray them as fun-loving and rebellious through images and language, while Rolling Stone aims for a slightly older, more politically engaged audience.
- However, some aspects could promote negative stereotypes, like violence, drug/alcohol use, or over-sexualization of women on covers. Co
Q magazine is published by Bauer Media Group, a large German publishing company that operates in 15 countries. Q was first published in 1986 and has since expanded into radio and television. Bauer Media uses cross-media promotion across its magazines, television, and radio properties to increase popularity and profits. It promotes Q and other brands across various television channels that it owns.
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.
This document analyzes and compares the front covers of music magazines NME and Q. It finds that both magazines target younger male audiences, as evidenced by the predominantly male artists featured on covers posed in a non-sexual manner. While some women are posed sexually, suggesting an intention to attract male readers. The lifestyles promoted involve indie rock themes like drug use. Over time, NME has simplified its covers to appeal more to male tastes. Both magazines feature some non-indie artists to broaden their audiences and sales.
This document provides annotations and analyses of the covers of several magazines across different genres:
1) The first magazine analyzed is a pop music magazine, with its central image being Brandon Flowers. Its target audience is females ages 14-20 and uses conventions like bright colors and Flowers' pose to appeal to this group.
2) The second is a rock magazine called NME, featuring the band Biffy Clyro. Its dark color scheme and bold font are typical of rock magazines and it aims to attract young male students ages 14-19.
3) The third magazine analyzed is about hip hop and its cover features icons of the genre holding gold weapons. It uses wealth and power as conventions to engage its target of
This document summarizes a magazine cover featuring Cheryl Cole. The summary includes:
1) Cheryl Cole is featured prominently on the cover to attract both male and female readers as she is widely recognized and seen as attractive.
2) The cover promotes a countdown of new music acts to draw in readers interested in discovering new music.
3) Cheryl Cole's influence in the music and modeling industries means readers will want to read about her in the magazine.
The document provides an analysis of the conventions used in the front cover of NME magazine. It notes that the main central image featuring The Arctic Monkeys will attract the target audience of 14-20 year olds. It also comments that the masthead is placed originally not in the center of the page. The document then gives background information on NME, noting it focuses on indie rock stars and has a weekly circulation. It discusses how the target audience can build personal relationships with stars featured (Katz) and want to emulate them socially (Maslow). Finally, it states the unique selling point is the main central image as this is what first attracts attention of potential buyers.
This issue of Billboard magazine features Nicki Minaj on the cover. Her unconventional outdoor photo shoot and colorful style suggest she is an individual. The article title calls her the "First Lady of Hip-Hop." The cover uses bright colors and represents a summer feeling. Since Billboard does not advertise giveaways, it differs from more mainstream music magazines that clutter covers with multiple artist features.
This document discusses the representation and target audiences of three music magazines: Q, NME, and Rolling Stone. It finds that:
- All three magazines target 16-25 year old audiences, primarily men interested in indie/rock music.
- They aim to appeal to this audience by featuring popular artists on the front covers.
- Representation of the target audiences varies - Q and NME portray them as fun-loving and rebellious through images and language, while Rolling Stone aims for a slightly older, more politically engaged audience.
- However, some aspects could promote negative stereotypes, like violence, drug/alcohol use, or over-sexualization of women on covers. Co
Q magazine is published by Bauer Media Group, a large German publishing company that operates in 15 countries. Q was first published in 1986 and has since expanded into radio and television. Bauer Media uses cross-media promotion across its magazines, television, and radio properties to increase popularity and profits. It promotes Q and other brands across various television channels that it owns.
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.
This document analyzes and compares the front covers of music magazines NME and Q. It finds that both magazines target younger male audiences, as evidenced by the predominantly male artists featured on covers posed in a non-sexual manner. While some women are posed sexually, suggesting an intention to attract male readers. The lifestyles promoted involve indie rock themes like drug use. Over time, NME has simplified its covers to appeal more to male tastes. Both magazines feature some non-indie artists to broaden their audiences and sales.
This document provides annotations and analyses of the covers of several magazines across different genres:
1) The first magazine analyzed is a pop music magazine, with its central image being Brandon Flowers. Its target audience is females ages 14-20 and uses conventions like bright colors and Flowers' pose to appeal to this group.
2) The second is a rock magazine called NME, featuring the band Biffy Clyro. Its dark color scheme and bold font are typical of rock magazines and it aims to attract young male students ages 14-19.
3) The third magazine analyzed is about hip hop and its cover features icons of the genre holding gold weapons. It uses wealth and power as conventions to engage its target of
This document summarizes a magazine cover featuring Cheryl Cole. The summary includes:
1) Cheryl Cole is featured prominently on the cover to attract both male and female readers as she is widely recognized and seen as attractive.
2) The cover promotes a countdown of new music acts to draw in readers interested in discovering new music.
3) Cheryl Cole's influence in the music and modeling industries means readers will want to read about her in the magazine.
The document provides an analysis of the conventions used in the front cover of NME magazine. It notes that the main central image featuring The Arctic Monkeys will attract the target audience of 14-20 year olds. It also comments that the masthead is placed originally not in the center of the page. The document then gives background information on NME, noting it focuses on indie rock stars and has a weekly circulation. It discusses how the target audience can build personal relationships with stars featured (Katz) and want to emulate them socially (Maslow). Finally, it states the unique selling point is the main central image as this is what first attracts attention of potential buyers.
This document discusses planning for a media coursework project involving creating a pop/R&B magazine. It provides background on why the genre was chosen and discusses conventions of pop magazines, including common target audiences and longevity in the market. Example magazines in the genre are also listed and described briefly.
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.
Each front cover of "We Love Pop" magazine follows conventions to attract pop fans and make them want to buy the magazine. They all feature the signature masthead in the same font and position. Repeated patterns include using bright, florescent colors and having the artist make direct address to the viewer. The layouts and amount of images and text varies between covers but maintains a familiar brand identity.
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 magazine cover targets rock music fans. The large header says "rock" and features bright colors to attract readers. It promotes articles on popular rock bands like 5 Seconds of Summer and Black Veil Brides to draw in their fans. Buzzwords and "exclusive" stories aim to position the magazine as the primary source of news on these bands.
The document summarizes feedback received from an audience on a music magazine called "SAMPLE" created by the author. The feedback indicates that the target audience of 16-18 year olds, particularly females, found the magazine appealing. Aspects like the cover image and organized contents page were well received, while some improvements were noted around readability of artist names and use of boxes. The laidback style of interviews and mix of genres in features and artists were identified accurately.
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This document discusses the layout and design conventions used in magazine double page spreads. It provides details on the structure, including ordered columns, informal tone, capitalized headings, and adherence to a consistent color scheme. Large images of artists are featured to engage readers and represent the subject's personality. Introductory paragraphs and pull quotes are used to grab attention and tease exciting interview content. Page numbers and social media links are also typical magazine elements.
Maryasiye Kircin conducted primary research through a Survey Monkey questionnaire to inform the development of their proposed music magazine, PULSE. The questionnaire received responses from 10 people across various age ranges from under 13 to over 26. The results showed that the majority of respondents would expect to see images of artists on the cover of a hip-hop/rap magazine and find interviews and gossip to be the most important interior content. Respondents also indicated that promotions for concert tickets and YouTube/TV advertisements would be most appealing. Considering these findings, Maryasiye plans to feature a unique artist on the cover of PULSE along with descriptive copy, and include competitions and promotions in the magazine.
This document discusses music magazines. It defines a music magazine as focusing on a specific music genre through stories, advertisements, and entertainment. Content typically includes text articles, interviews, images of artists and events relating to the genre. General characteristics of music magazines are a masthead, straplines describing the content, and cover images representing the genre. These features help attract audiences and distinguish each magazine.
The document analyzes representations of ethnicity, gender, class, and age in a hypothetical pop music magazine. It finds that ethnic minorities, particularly black artists, are underrepresented. Men are portrayed as dominant while women are sexualized. The magazine primarily represents the middle class through images of wealth and success. Though the target audience is students aged 13-18, the magazine presents an aspirational lifestyle beyond their social class to fulfill dreams.
The magazine cover uses bright pink and black colors to appeal to teenagers interested in pop/indie music. A photo of the indie band Foals is featured, with the band having serious expressions, suggesting they are talented but understated. The bold, colorful fonts are eye-catching to the target audience.
The document discusses research conducted for a student's music magazine coursework project on hip hop genres. It includes an analysis of an existing hip hop magazine called Vibe and a questionnaire distributed to students aged 14-20 about their music preferences and what they want in a magazine. The summary highlights that most respondents listened to hip hop and R&B, preferred gossip features, and were willing to spend £1-2 on a magazine.
This document analyzes conventions used in music magazines like NME to engage audiences. It discusses how a central image with "star appeal" draws readers in by featuring their favorite celebrities. The target audience for NME is described as 14-20 year olds interested in bands featured, like Arctic Monkeys. Readers form personal relationships with stars and seek to emulate them. Key conventions that draw audiences in include prominent mastheads and central images that showcase exclusive stories inside. However, NME is also described as original without replicating other magazines. The document examines publisher details and genres of music different magazines cover to attract target demographics.
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The document analyzes the layout and design conventions used in the contents pages of music magazines like Q and NME. It discusses elements like the title, page numbers, headings, summaries, photographs and other common features. The goal is to attract and engage readers by presenting key information in a clear and visually appealing format that follows the magazine's house style and target audience. Elements like the prominent placement of the main image, use of colors and fonts, and clear organization of content are aimed at making the contents page easy to navigate and enticing readers to want to learn more by reading the articles.
This magazine cover features Justin Bieber dressed in a rock and roll style to appeal to both his fans and non-fans by showing he enjoys more than just singing for teen girls. The word "super" emphasizes how amazing he is. Little text is included so readers are enticed to buy the magazine to learn more. The cover uses red, black and white colors and features Justin in a medium shot that makes him look tough.
This document contains summaries of magazine covers that analyze various design elements used to convey the genre and target audience. Elements like mastheads, colors, models, and cover lines are examined across examples of pop, rock, jazz, and rap magazines. Similar design choices are seen within each genre, while choices differ across genres. For instance, pop magazines tend to use bright colors and younger models while jazz magazines use muted colors and target older audiences.
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This document provides details on Lucas Kirkland's planning and research for a music magazine front cover project. It includes step-by-step descriptions and images of Lucas' process for designing the front cover, including adding graphics, images, and text. It also includes research Lucas conducted on music magazine genres, established magazines, target audiences, and publisher Bauer Media. The document serves to outline Lucas' preliminary work and planning for his music magazine cover portfolio piece.
The document provides details on the design and layout of a music magazine cover focusing on the band Oasis. Key points include:
- The cover uses a clear color scheme of black, red, and white with a large pull quote about Oasis on the left side.
- The main photo in the center shows band member Liam Gallagher staring directly at the camera to catch the reader's eye.
- Additional stories are listed down the right side to attract readers interested in other artists.
- Collectors stickers are included to encourage fans to purchase both magazine covers.
- Overall the layout maintains a consistent font, color scheme, and organization to appear polished and professional.
This document discusses the topic of censorship and whether it is a good or bad idea. It presents arguments on both sides of the debate. It discusses censorship of different types of media like films, books, the internet and how they are censored to different degrees. It also discusses age restrictions and ratings for different media and whether all media should be treated equally in terms of censorship. The document considers many examples related to censorship and asks questions about where the line should be drawn on censorship and who should have control over censorship decisions.
The document discusses various camera techniques including aperture, shutter speed, ISO settings, and white balance. It provides detailed explanations of how each setting works and its effects on the photograph. Aperture controls depth of field, with smaller apertures increasing depth of field. Shutter speed determines how movement is captured, with faster speeds freezing action and slower speeds showing movement trails. ISO makes the sensor more or less sensitive to light, with higher ISOs increasing noise. White balance alters color tones to match lighting conditions. Examples are given showing the visual impact of different settings.
The document describes the steps taken to create a page layout in Adobe InDesign. It discusses placing an image, adding text boxes, using the text wrap tool to fit text around the image, rearranging text between boxes to establish a pattern, adding a 3x3 grid layout with 5mm gutters, including a drop capital by adjusting paragraph settings, and adding a title using the text tool. The final layout utilized grids and guidelines to clearly present an article.
This document discusses ideas and concepts for developing the design of an energy drink brand. It begins by outlining 4 initial ideas, including targeting older demographics, females, extra strength drinks, and younger audiences. It then provides details on potential names, images, audiences, concepts, colors, fonts and copywriting for advertising. Several mind maps are included showing additional name and branding ideas. The document concludes by presenting experiments with different font styles, effects, and color schemes to find an eye-catching and readable design. The focus is on contrasting colors like black to make the branding stand out on store shelves.
This document discusses planning for a media coursework project involving creating a pop/R&B magazine. It provides background on why the genre was chosen and discusses conventions of pop magazines, including common target audiences and longevity in the market. Example magazines in the genre are also listed and described briefly.
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.
Each front cover of "We Love Pop" magazine follows conventions to attract pop fans and make them want to buy the magazine. They all feature the signature masthead in the same font and position. Repeated patterns include using bright, florescent colors and having the artist make direct address to the viewer. The layouts and amount of images and text varies between covers but maintains a familiar brand identity.
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 magazine cover targets rock music fans. The large header says "rock" and features bright colors to attract readers. It promotes articles on popular rock bands like 5 Seconds of Summer and Black Veil Brides to draw in their fans. Buzzwords and "exclusive" stories aim to position the magazine as the primary source of news on these bands.
The document summarizes feedback received from an audience on a music magazine called "SAMPLE" created by the author. The feedback indicates that the target audience of 16-18 year olds, particularly females, found the magazine appealing. Aspects like the cover image and organized contents page were well received, while some improvements were noted around readability of artist names and use of boxes. The laidback style of interviews and mix of genres in features and artists were identified accurately.
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This document discusses the layout and design conventions used in magazine double page spreads. It provides details on the structure, including ordered columns, informal tone, capitalized headings, and adherence to a consistent color scheme. Large images of artists are featured to engage readers and represent the subject's personality. Introductory paragraphs and pull quotes are used to grab attention and tease exciting interview content. Page numbers and social media links are also typical magazine elements.
Maryasiye Kircin conducted primary research through a Survey Monkey questionnaire to inform the development of their proposed music magazine, PULSE. The questionnaire received responses from 10 people across various age ranges from under 13 to over 26. The results showed that the majority of respondents would expect to see images of artists on the cover of a hip-hop/rap magazine and find interviews and gossip to be the most important interior content. Respondents also indicated that promotions for concert tickets and YouTube/TV advertisements would be most appealing. Considering these findings, Maryasiye plans to feature a unique artist on the cover of PULSE along with descriptive copy, and include competitions and promotions in the magazine.
This document discusses music magazines. It defines a music magazine as focusing on a specific music genre through stories, advertisements, and entertainment. Content typically includes text articles, interviews, images of artists and events relating to the genre. General characteristics of music magazines are a masthead, straplines describing the content, and cover images representing the genre. These features help attract audiences and distinguish each magazine.
The document analyzes representations of ethnicity, gender, class, and age in a hypothetical pop music magazine. It finds that ethnic minorities, particularly black artists, are underrepresented. Men are portrayed as dominant while women are sexualized. The magazine primarily represents the middle class through images of wealth and success. Though the target audience is students aged 13-18, the magazine presents an aspirational lifestyle beyond their social class to fulfill dreams.
The magazine cover uses bright pink and black colors to appeal to teenagers interested in pop/indie music. A photo of the indie band Foals is featured, with the band having serious expressions, suggesting they are talented but understated. The bold, colorful fonts are eye-catching to the target audience.
The document discusses research conducted for a student's music magazine coursework project on hip hop genres. It includes an analysis of an existing hip hop magazine called Vibe and a questionnaire distributed to students aged 14-20 about their music preferences and what they want in a magazine. The summary highlights that most respondents listened to hip hop and R&B, preferred gossip features, and were willing to spend £1-2 on a magazine.
This document analyzes conventions used in music magazines like NME to engage audiences. It discusses how a central image with "star appeal" draws readers in by featuring their favorite celebrities. The target audience for NME is described as 14-20 year olds interested in bands featured, like Arctic Monkeys. Readers form personal relationships with stars and seek to emulate them. Key conventions that draw audiences in include prominent mastheads and central images that showcase exclusive stories inside. However, NME is also described as original without replicating other magazines. The document examines publisher details and genres of music different magazines cover to attract target demographics.
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The document analyzes the layout and design conventions used in the contents pages of music magazines like Q and NME. It discusses elements like the title, page numbers, headings, summaries, photographs and other common features. The goal is to attract and engage readers by presenting key information in a clear and visually appealing format that follows the magazine's house style and target audience. Elements like the prominent placement of the main image, use of colors and fonts, and clear organization of content are aimed at making the contents page easy to navigate and enticing readers to want to learn more by reading the articles.
This magazine cover features Justin Bieber dressed in a rock and roll style to appeal to both his fans and non-fans by showing he enjoys more than just singing for teen girls. The word "super" emphasizes how amazing he is. Little text is included so readers are enticed to buy the magazine to learn more. The cover uses red, black and white colors and features Justin in a medium shot that makes him look tough.
This document contains summaries of magazine covers that analyze various design elements used to convey the genre and target audience. Elements like mastheads, colors, models, and cover lines are examined across examples of pop, rock, jazz, and rap magazines. Similar design choices are seen within each genre, while choices differ across genres. For instance, pop magazines tend to use bright colors and younger models while jazz magazines use muted colors and target older audiences.
Preliminary task and planning & research lkirkland123
This document provides details on Lucas Kirkland's planning and research for a music magazine front cover project. It includes step-by-step descriptions and images of Lucas' process for designing the front cover, including adding graphics, images, and text. It also includes research Lucas conducted on music magazine genres, established magazines, target audiences, and publisher Bauer Media. The document serves to outline Lucas' preliminary work and planning for his music magazine cover portfolio piece.
The document provides details on the design and layout of a music magazine cover focusing on the band Oasis. Key points include:
- The cover uses a clear color scheme of black, red, and white with a large pull quote about Oasis on the left side.
- The main photo in the center shows band member Liam Gallagher staring directly at the camera to catch the reader's eye.
- Additional stories are listed down the right side to attract readers interested in other artists.
- Collectors stickers are included to encourage fans to purchase both magazine covers.
- Overall the layout maintains a consistent font, color scheme, and organization to appear polished and professional.
This document discusses the topic of censorship and whether it is a good or bad idea. It presents arguments on both sides of the debate. It discusses censorship of different types of media like films, books, the internet and how they are censored to different degrees. It also discusses age restrictions and ratings for different media and whether all media should be treated equally in terms of censorship. The document considers many examples related to censorship and asks questions about where the line should be drawn on censorship and who should have control over censorship decisions.
The document discusses various camera techniques including aperture, shutter speed, ISO settings, and white balance. It provides detailed explanations of how each setting works and its effects on the photograph. Aperture controls depth of field, with smaller apertures increasing depth of field. Shutter speed determines how movement is captured, with faster speeds freezing action and slower speeds showing movement trails. ISO makes the sensor more or less sensitive to light, with higher ISOs increasing noise. White balance alters color tones to match lighting conditions. Examples are given showing the visual impact of different settings.
The document describes the steps taken to create a page layout in Adobe InDesign. It discusses placing an image, adding text boxes, using the text wrap tool to fit text around the image, rearranging text between boxes to establish a pattern, adding a 3x3 grid layout with 5mm gutters, including a drop capital by adjusting paragraph settings, and adding a title using the text tool. The final layout utilized grids and guidelines to clearly present an article.
This document discusses ideas and concepts for developing the design of an energy drink brand. It begins by outlining 4 initial ideas, including targeting older demographics, females, extra strength drinks, and younger audiences. It then provides details on potential names, images, audiences, concepts, colors, fonts and copywriting for advertising. Several mind maps are included showing additional name and branding ideas. The document concludes by presenting experiments with different font styles, effects, and color schemes to find an eye-catching and readable design. The focus is on contrasting colors like black to make the branding stand out on store shelves.
This document discusses responsible journalism and summarizes the NUJ (National Union of Journalists) Codes of Practice. It analyzes examples where some media outlets have failed to adhere to the codes when reporting on groups like asylum seekers and benefit claimers. The codes aim to ensure reporting is fair, accurate, and avoids intrusion into private lives. However, some tabloids have published biased or inaccurate stories without facts, misrepresenting groups and breaking the codes. If journalists follow the guidance, it can help produce balanced coverage that considers social and cultural issues.
The document discusses various camera techniques for controlling depth of field, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, and post-processing options.
It explains that aperture controls depth of field, with smaller apertures increasing depth of field for landscapes. Shutter speed "freezes" or blurs movement depending on speed. Higher ISO makes the sensor more sensitive to light but adds noise. White balance alters color temperature. Post-processing allows adjusting levels, cropping, dodging and burning, and color.
This document provides information about two photographers - Henri Cartier-Bresson and Adrian Dennis. It discusses Cartier-Bresson's background and style, noting he was a pioneering photojournalist known for candid shots in black and white. It then analyzes one of Cartier-Bresson's landscape photographs that differs from his typical documentary work. The document also provides biographical information about Adrian Dennis and analyzes one of his photographs of Andy Murray celebrating a Wimbledon victory, discussing the photographic techniques used.
The document provides a critical analysis of four existing vegetarian recipe cards:
- Recipe 1's photography is cropped rather than cut properly, and its font is dull and wouldn't stand out in a book. However, it looks professional.
- Recipe 2 lacks a photo, so viewers won't know what the finished recipe looks like, making it less appealing.
- Recipe 3 has striking blue and yellow colors but would benefit from a photo.
- Recipe 4 frames its high-quality central photo with dark borders, making it the main focus.
The document discusses a music magazine. It analyzes the target audience as mature music fans ages 21+, interested in a variety of genres. Examples on the cover suggest interests in live music, albums, and celebrity interviews. Genre conventions include featuring Madonna, appealing to mature audiences. The magazine uses simple sophisticated colors like red, black, and white for its house style.
This document summarizes and compares the representation of audiences in three music magazines: Q, NME, and Rolling Stone.
It finds that Q and NME portray their target audiences (ages 16-25) in a positive light as independent, adventurous music fans who enjoy concerts and festivals. However, their covers sometimes use harsh language that could present audiences negatively. Rolling Stone incorporates both music and politics for its somewhat older audience.
Culturally, the magazines differ based on being published in the UK or US - NME and Q mention UK bands and festivals while avoiding references to drugs found in Rolling Stone. Stylistically, all use red and feature popular artists, but conventions like pull quotes, images
The document analyzes 7 front covers of the music magazine NME to identify shared design conventions. It finds that all covers feature a dominant central image of 1-2 indie rock artists, with additional text elements like headlines and the bold masthead in consistent locations. The covers also share similar color schemes, artist poses and styles that portray an "uninterested" and "laid back" attitude typical of the indie rock genre. By maintaining these repeated visual elements, NME establishes a recognizable brand identity that helps the magazine succeed with its target audience.
This document summarizes and analyzes the representation and codes/conventions used in three music magazines: Q, NME, and Rolling Stone. It discusses their target audiences, how they positively and negatively portray those audiences, social issues addressed, cultural differences between magazines, and common magazine design elements. The key points are:
- The magazines primarily target 16-25 year old men interested in indie music. Women read them too but in smaller numbers.
- They portray the audience as independent and adventurous but also sometimes rebellious or violent depending on the magazine and content.
- Social issues addressed include drugs/alcohol and controversies like putting terrorists on covers.
- Cultural differences exist between
All three magazines - Q, NME, and Rolling Stone - target a similar audience of 16-25 year old men interested in indie music. They use popular artists on the covers to appeal to this audience. Culturally, the magazines differ based on being published in the UK or US - UK magazines use more risque language while US magazines sexualize women on covers. The magazines can positively represent their audience as adventurous music fans or negatively as rebellious and violent. They address social issues like drugs and controversies like portraying terrorists.
The document outlines plans for a magazine project about the downsides of the music industry. It discusses potential topics of focus like the challenges independent artists and women face. It also lists possible interview subjects such as former record label employees. The document considers opportunities like learning new skills but also limitations such as difficulty contacting interview subjects. It proposes creating a magazine exploring artists who have experienced commercial success and failure and addressing issues like restrictive contracts. The final section provides context on fanzines, noting their creative freedom relative to professional magazines.
The student analyzed existing music magazines to inform the design of their own music magazine. They researched Q Magazine due to its wide genre appeal. For their magazine, they planned covers, contents pages, and article layouts following conventions like central images, title blocks, puffs, and buzz words. They designed elements in Photoshop and Illustrator. Their magazine targeted 16-23 year olds interested in rock music. They would likely publish with Bauer due to its rock magazines. Images and topics would appeal to the target audience. The process improved their understanding of magazine design and technologies.
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The document discusses how a music magazine represents various social groups in terms of gender, age, class, ethnicity, and social groups. Regarding gender, the magazine features both male and female models portrayed equally. The target age group is 17-26 years old. A variety of social classes and ethnicities are featured to be multicultural, focusing on the music talents rather than attributes. The key social group represented is indie through the lifestyle, fashion, photography and music featured.
The document discusses the creation of a music magazine aimed at teenagers. Key points:
- The magazine challenges conventions by including both established artists and originally created artists.
- The target audience is teenagers aged 14-17, aimed particularly at teenage girls. Bright colors and a teen pop/R&B genre were used to attract this audience.
- Photoshop and InDesign were used to edit images and layout the magazine professionally. Various tools were used to perfect images for the cover and articles.
- The magazine would be well-suited for distribution by BBC Magazines due to its similar genre and target audience to their existing magazines.
- Pop magazines like We Love Pop and Top of the Pops target young girls ages 8-14 and feature popular artists and celebrities to promote fashion, beauty, and lifestyle topics relevant to their audience.
- The magazine covers follow conventions like prominent images and mastheads in bright colors complementing the main image to draw readers' eyes and sell lines to intrigue readers to purchase. Language is simplified and uses terms like "omg" to connect with readers.
- Features typically include fashion advice, celebrity gossip, competitions, and free gifts like posters to attract young readers and decorate their rooms, following the interests of their target audience. The magazines aim to inspire girls through the lifestyles of celebrities and support identification with
The document provides an analysis of magazine covers and design elements. It discusses techniques used in existing magazine covers that could be applied to the student's own music magazine cover design. These include limited color schemes, positioning of mastheads, use of artist photos, and themes that appeal to target audiences. The student considers fonts, picture editing, representation of social groups, and potential media institutions for distribution.
The document summarizes the contents and design elements of the magazine "Q". It discusses the front cover which features Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and Dave Grohl. The magazine's color scheme of red, black, and white is noted. The target market is described as mostly male, aged 22-32, of higher social classes and living in urban areas.
The document summarizes the process of evaluating existing magazines to help design a new music magazine. Key points analyzed include covers, color schemes, fonts, photo editing, conventions, target audiences, and potential distributors. Existing magazines provided inspiration on techniques like limited color palettes, prominent mastheads, and featuring artists to represent the genre. The goal was to create an eye-catching cover that established the magazine while appealing to both male and female readers across various music interests and ages.
Pop music magazines use certain visual elements and conventions to attract and appeal to their target audiences. These include using bright colors that represent the artists featured on the cover, bold fonts and bubble writing that look friendly. Buzzwords like "new pics" and "exclusive" entice readers to learn more. Cover lines provide insights into articles and usually feature images of pop bands/musicians. Younger audiences are drawn to images of their favorite stars and look to celebrities for fashion trends to emulate. The magazines portray a lifestyle and fashion sense targeted towards younger generations.
This magazine cover targets teenage girls and young women. The main image features two smiling members of the boy band Union J, appealing to fans of mainstream pop music. Smaller images promote celebrities like Rita Ora and One Direction that would be attractive to the target audience. Sell lines advertise content on fashion, beauty, and celebrities. A quiz and posters of One Direction aim to engage readers and encourage purchases. The masthead, price, and bubbly font create an upbeat, feminine style appropriate for the young female target market.
The document discusses several music magazines including NME, Kerrang, and Rolling Stone. It analyzes aspects of their covers like logos, color schemes, featured artists, and techniques used to attract readers. NME stands for "new musical express" and features younger indie bands. Kerrang features Black Sabbath and offers a free poster. Rolling Stone focuses on rock artists like Slash and uses large images and headlines in capital letters to draw attention. The magazines aim to appeal to fans of different genres through their cover designs.
Mojo Magazine is a classic rock magazine published by Bauer that focuses on reporting news and reviews related to classic rock music. It aims to appeal to fans of classic rock bands like The Beatles and Bob Dylan through its coverage of iconic artists and genres. The magazine maintains a large readership through its straightforward reporting style and avoidance of flashy modern design. It also provides additional content through a website that allows readers to engage in online discussions and share their passion for classic rock.
Luke Thomas has created a music magazine called Alva aimed at young adults aged 15-25. The magazine uses conventions of existing music magazines like logos, barcodes and mastheads to appear professional. However, it also has unconventional features like colorful comic book styling and scribbled backgrounds. The target audience is represented through simple writing, minimal text, and images of young people. The magazine would likely be distributed by an established company like Bauer or IPC Media to reach a wide national audience.
Luke Thomas has created a music magazine called Alva aimed at young adults aged 15-25 who enjoy punk, indie, and rock music. To attract this audience, the magazine uses conventions like barcodes and mastheads but also unconventional features like colorful comic book-inspired designs. It represents its target audience by using simple writing and images of young people. The magazine would likely be distributed by an established company like Bauer or IPC Media to reach a wide national audience. Through constructing this magazine on Photoshop, Luke has learned how to make the design look more polished and professional.
Luke Thomas has created a music magazine called Alva aimed at young adults aged 15-25. The magazine uses conventions of existing music magazines like logos, pricing, and article formats to appear professional. However, it also has unconventional features like colorful comic book-inspired design and unique backgrounds. The magazine represents punk, indie, and rock music cultures through imagery, themes, and an interview subject. As an independent project, the magazine would need to be distributed by an established company like Bauer Media or IPC Media to reach a wide audience nationally.
Pitching is an important skill for entrepreneurs. To create an effective pitch, focus on clearly explaining your product or service, how it benefits customers, and how it will generate revenue. Keep the pitch concise by highlighting only the most important details in 3 minutes or less to engage potential investors or partners.
Pitch is a short summary of an idea or product in order to interest investors or customers. It should be brief and highlight the problem, solution, and call to action in 3 sentences or less. The document provides the name "Pitch" and "Task 10" as the title with "Patrick Gouldsbrough" likely being the author or presenter.
Here is a comparison of the original intentions versus the resulting outcomes for the key elements of this project:
Logo Design:
- Original intention was for a literal design featuring litter in the shape of a surfer to directly represent Surfers Against Sewage.
- Resulting outcome was a more abstract wave design using contrasting colors to make it eye-catching while positively representing surfing.
Poster:
- Originally wanted to use only positive imagery to promote SAS in a positive light
- Realized negative imagery works better to grab attention and elicit an emotional response, so resulting poster used slogans and listing of threatened beaches.
Merchandise:
- Initially wanted to directly adapt unused logo designs onto products
This document discusses case studies of Greenpeace and the NHS and their social media campaigns. For Greenpeace, the purposes of their campaigns are to raise awareness of environmental issues like global warming, change attitudes towards pollution, and challenge agendas that don't prioritize protecting the planet. Their techniques use bold colors and fonts to emphasize key messages and graphic images to depict potential consequences of inaction. For the NHS, the purposes of their anti-smoking campaigns are to change public attitudes towards smoking and raise awareness of health risks, like the link between smoking and cancer. Both campaigns aim to educate the public and encourage behavior change on important social issues.
This document summarizes a case study about a campaign by the University of Kent to promote careers in media for ethnic minority students. The purposes of the campaign are to bring about national change by increasing diversity in UK media, change attitudes about racial inequality in employment, raise awareness of the lack of representation of ethnic minorities in media jobs, and create more access and opportunities for non-traditional groups. The campaign aims to both inform ethnic minority students about career opportunities and educate non-ethnic groups about the inequality faced by ethnic minorities in media industries. Key techniques used in the campaign materials include using bold text to clearly communicate the purpose upfront and providing information and resources to build relationships with target audiences.
The document discusses the evaluation of various logo, membership form, merchandise, and poster designs created for Surfers Against Sewage. For the logo design, the author notes that their initial design featuring litter in the shape of a surfer fulfilled the purpose but was not eye-catching enough. Their subsequent surf-themed logo was more positive and customizable. For the membership form, the author's initial leaflet design fulfilled the content purpose but had layout issues. They improved it by changing to a booklet format. Some merchandise designs like a cushion were not effective. The author realized posters needed negative imagery to stand out, against their initial goal of positive imagery.
The document discusses final designs for Task 8. It was authored by Patrick Gouldsbrough and appears to pertain to a design project involving multiple tasks. The brief title and author name provide limited contextual information about the specific contents or purpose of the document.
The document outlines plans for a poster design. It discusses choosing simple sans serif fonts for readability. Potential color choices are considered, including lighter blues that appeal to all demographics or incorporating the logo's blue. Text amount is debated - too much bores readers but some information is needed to explain the charity's work and goals. Mockups show main copy over or within the logo with social media/website details. The final design may differ from these initial concepts.
The document discusses the development of a campaign poster for a client. It considers whether to use positive or negative themes, and decides on positive themes to appeal to a wider audience. Font, color, and image choices are explored to target multiple demographics and present a cohesive product range. Various fonts, colors, and images are considered before narrowing options down based on testing designs and ensuring appeal across age, gender, and social groups.
The document discusses potential merchandise ideas for an environmental charity called SAS. It analyzes t-shirts, bags, posters, coffee cups, phone cases, and towels as potential merchandise options. T-shirts are identified as a popular, profitable option while bags would be more difficult to mass produce. Posters are suggested as an inexpensive impulse purchase. Coffee cups could sell through convenience rather than impulse. Phone cases are deemed inappropriate due to environmental concerns. Towels may not have high enough demand compared to other options. The document also notes some existing logo and design ideas that could be applied to merchandise, as well as other potential product types not featured on the mood board.
The document discusses the design of a membership form for a charity called SAS that works to reduce beach litter. It will include imagery to appeal to a mass market, short statistics and social media comments to encourage membership, enticing offers for new and existing members, direct debit information and payment methods to allow donations, and the charity's tagline and logo to increase familiarity. The goal is to promote the charity and increase its followers and popularity through an effective membership form and rebranding.
The document discusses final designs for Task 8. It was authored by Patrick Gouldsbrough and appears to pertain to a design project involving multiple tasks. The document title and author provide high-level context but no other details about the specific designs or task are included in the short document.
This document contains a SWOT analysis for a proposed new MP3 player that allows streaming music from Spotify. Some strengths identified include the innovative streaming feature, ability to undercut Apple's prices, and potential to break into the market. Weaknesses include potential issues streaming without internet and lack of brand recognition. Opportunities lie in partnerships, future product iterations, and resurrecting the MP3 format. Threats include over-reliance on Spotify, technical issues, inability to compete with Apple, and unresolved issues from past MP3 players like battery life.
The document discusses creating mood boards for different target demographics of a product range for Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). It analyzes including social media posts to appeal to younger audiences, using bright colors and professional/amateur surfers to inspire women, and focusing on challenges and competition to attract men. Color schemes and fonts are selected accordingly - bright for youth, pastel for women, and darker tones for men. Images of clean beaches and SAS advocacy are included to showcase the charity's goals and impact. The document emphasizes using clear, readable fonts and experimenting with combinations of imagery, colors and styles to determine the most effective design.
The document discusses ideas for promotional posters for Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), a charity that campaigns against ocean pollution. It considers whether the posters should use positive or negative imagery. It also discusses whether the layout should be busy or clear, and what type of fonts would be most effective. While negative imagery and bold fonts have traditionally worked well for SAS, the document notes that a fresh approach using positive messaging or a clearer layout could help SAS expand its reach and impact. Any design choices would need to be carefully considered to avoid losing recognition or interest from the target audience.
This document discusses several posters and logos created by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) to raise awareness about the dangers of littering and dumping waste in oceans and waterways.
The first poster uses imagery of a plastic bag shaped like a shark to personify the threat of litter to surfers. It aims to build relationships and raise awareness among the general public. Another poster employs dark colors and negative imagery like a piece of litter shaped like a noose to strongly impact viewers.
The document analyzes the visual design elements, intended messages, and effectiveness of SAS's branding over time as the organization worked to establish recognition and expand from a local to national initiative on a limited budget. It provides suggestions for experiment
This document summarizes a case study about a campaign by the University of Kent to promote careers in media for ethnic minority students. The purposes of the campaign are to bring about national change by increasing diversity in UK media, change attitudes about racial inequality in employment, raise awareness of the lack of representation of ethnic minorities in media jobs, and create more access and opportunities for non-traditional groups. The campaign aims to both inform ethnic minority students about career opportunities and educate non-ethnic groups about the inequality faced by ethnic minorities in media industries. Key techniques used in the campaign materials include using bold text to clearly communicate the purpose upfront and providing information and resources to build relationships with target audiences.
James Argent is a 55-year-old rock artist launching his first solo album "In the Wind" after previously being in the band Masonic Temple. The objectives for the album are to establish Argent as a solo artist with his own fanbase rather than being associated with his previous band, regain some fans of Masonic Temple who may have been divided after the band split, and sell 200,000 copies of the album within 3 months. The target audience includes previous Masonic Temple fans aged 50-55 as well as new, younger fans attracted by the album's soft rock and alternative genres. Publicity for the album would focus on magazines like MOJO and Q, TV shows on mainstream channels, and radio stations like Radio 2
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This SWOT analysis examines a proposed new MP3 player that would stream music from Spotify. Strengths include the innovative streaming feature, ability to undercut Apple's prices, and potential to break into the market. Weaknesses are lack of offline functionality, potential need for dual storage of personal music, and lack of advanced features. Opportunities exist to compete with Apple on price and emulate Spotify's success, while threats include increased royalty demands and hacking risks from internet reliance.
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3. Representation of individuals and groups
The music genre of magazine portray
individuals and groups very differently to
the other genres available. This particular
genre will not alter or edit the interviews
from people featured in the magazine,
therefore, creating a near true
representation of that particular
person/group. A few examples include
NME’s portrayal of The Stone Roses, where
they report the band saying: “We’re not
worried about coming over as pretentious
or anything. We’re not arsed what we
come over like. So f***ing what?”. This
representation of the band is a true one,
while, very unconventional for magazines,
not portraying a certain person/group in a
positive or negative way. This is done by
NME not commenting on the language the
band use, instead, reporting that the band
are “not the door kicking type”. So, despite
the bad language, if anything, the band are
been portrayed in a positive way by NME.
However, this example is just what the
media producer wants you to see. It may
only paint half a picture, so the
representation of the individual/group
may be a false one. Also, as the key feature
of representation states, no
group/individual ever gives a true
representation of themselves, just a
version. This maybe relevant to this
example and other examples such as the
Arctic Monkeys in Q magazine.
The Sheffield bands front man, Alex Turner,
featured the lines “It’s always been an act
one way or another. I defy anyone to walk
out on the f***ing pyramid stage and just,
like, be yourself” shortly after his bands
Glastonbury appearance. Usually, in media
texts, the group or individual would have
been slated for using such language.
However, music genre magazines don’t
represent bands in a bad light, due to them
wanting the consumer to make their own
mind up about ho0w the individual or group
represented themselves. However, the key
feature of representation may apply to this
example also.
The only part where the music genre of
magazine will communicate a positive or
negative representation of people is the
review section. This features the media
producers critical analysis of the CD that the
musician has made.
An example of a negative representation in
music magazines is from MOJO (bottom left).
The media producer describes a few tracks
on this particular album as “teeth grindingly
irritating” which portrays this certain group
in a negative way.
However, a positive review from a music
magazine (Q magazine bottom right) uses
words such as “enchanting”, which is a very
different representation compared to the
first one. These words alone, without the
review, allow the audience to differentiate
4. Gender representations
In music genre magazines, the cover stars reflect the target
audience, a male dominated viewership. Not many women are
featured on the covers of the magazines, which includes NME,
Mojo and Q. However, the magazines are still trying to entice the
few women consumers that they have. They will traditionally do
this by using stereotypically colourful and vibrant colours, as well
as a stylish font, when these female cover stars are featured. NME
has the most gender equal viewership figures out the three
products, so will have more female enticing features, which may
include cover stars, articles, colour schemes and house styles.
Where as Q and Mojo are very similar with gender viewership, so
keep their features and technique very male orientated. The
colours on the cover and throughout the magazine are restrained
and the cover stars are usually male. This features will appeal to
the correct target audience of males.
Unlike the majority of other media genre products, when women
are featured, they are not portrayed as sex symbols. Instead, the
females inside the magazine and the covers and represented the
same as the males, in a near true representation of themselves.
This is unusual because the editors of NME, Q and Mojo are male.
If the product is made by males, for males, the females are
traditionally portrayed as sex symbols, which magazines such as
Nuts and FHM do.
Like the individual/group examples on the other page however,
this ‘near true’ representation may still be a version of the
group/individual, due to the media producer giving you what they
want you to see, which may not be a true representation of the
group/individual, regardless of gender or age. This therefore
concludes that both genders are represented the same in the
media genre magazines, in a ‘near true’ representation of
themselves, even if it is a version of them to some extent.
The pink colour of
the titles are
orientated toward
a female audience,
while linking with
the gender of the
cover star to
suggest a
stereotypical
connection. Lana
Del Ray, the cover
star, has not been
portrayed as a sex
symbol, like
explained on the
left. However, the
layout or house
style hardly
changed and the
rarity of a female
cover star in Q
enables the male
dominated
viewership to show
in the construction
of the magazine.
NME, the most
gender equal
magazine, also
features woman
in a nonobjectifying way.
The media
producer, who
features women a
lot due to their
high women
viewership
figures, also
change their
colour and style
to suit a female
reader. This is
why NME is one
of the most
popular music
magazines, it
alters to fit the
need of the
audience, while
appealing to all
audience types.
While the colours
of the title and
logo are
restrained, the
images colour has
been lightened.
Traditionally,
Mojo have dark or
black and white
images on the
covers of their
magazines.
However, due to a
woman been on
the cover, the
media producer
has decided to
alter the cover to
make it more
female friendly.
Like Q magazine
though, the
layout hasn’t
changed due to
the rarity of a
female cover star.
5. NME – A young cover star for a young demographic
target audience
Age Representation
All three media products appeal to their target
audiences in terms of age. However, the difference in
age demographics they are trying to appeal to, allow
the covers and content to differ. NME are trying to
appeal to a younger audience (15-25) where as Q and
Mojo try and entice an average age audience of 29.
This therefore follows that NME will feature younger
cover stars, similar in age to the target audience, to try
and appeal to the consumer. Music genre magazines,
like any other will not be negative about their cover
stars, but at the same time, aren’t too positive. This is
due to the media producer wanting the consumer to
make their mind up about how the feature stars have
represented themselves.
Mojo and Q – variation of cover stars, but also a
classic band/artist featured as well as the cover
star.
This is regardless of age, the magazines will allow the audience
to decide on the way artist represent themselves. On the other
hand, both Q and NME magazine are negative towards younger
bands, compared to the older, more experienced bands. Both
media producers were negative towards The 1975, an up and
coming band, because they were apparently “overplayed”.
Mojo and Q have variation in their features, which always
contains a classic band special feature, which is due to the older
demographic the two media producers are trying to appeal to.
Where as NME don’t represent other age groups because of the
very young audience they look to entice every week with their
media product. Apart from portraying the classic bands as
“more experienced” and “professional” the representations in
music genre magazines stay relatively the same, positive, with
occasional negativity, age of these artists is irrelevant.
6. Representation of social issues
Music genre magazines don’t have many social issues
within them, but do however have a few. For example,
Q magazine, due to their old band/artists inclusion, talk
about the struggles of specific groups and individuals. A
specific example is in the December 2013 issue, which
features a section on Sonny and Cher. This article talks
about Sonny been branded negatively in the USA for
the way he dressed and acted. This is the only social
issue of late that's been covered in the music genre
magazines. This is down to the fact that this genre of
magazines would rather talk about the positives of
music and different musical groups because they’re
trying to promote this picture to the consumer, not one
of a negative music industry.
Old cover stars
Young cover stars
A social issue about Sonny that was discussed by Cher in her ‘10
commandments’ article
Presence
Absence
• Q and Mojo magazines inclusion
of old bands appeal to the age
demographic they intended to
entice. Manic Street Preachers,
Fleetwood Mac and Bob Dylan as
a few examples. NME stick to
young bands/artists because of it’s
15-25 age demographic target
audience.
• Young cover stars for Q and
Mojo due to the older
demographic they are
looking to appeal to every
issue. NME are the opposite,
they include lots of young
cover stars.
Male dominated cover stars,
which appeal to the male
dominated viewership. This
applies to all 3 media products,
but NME include more women
because, as previously
mentioned, it’s the most gender
neutral out the three.
• Female cover and feature
stars because the minority of
viewers are females in the
music genre of magazines.
•
Mojo and Q
Male dominated
cover stars
Mojo, Q and NME
NME
*This doesn’t mean this always happens, media producers may rely on
unconventional and unusual techniques to sell the product. Which will
include female cover stars and young cover stars in Q and Mojo, while
NME will feature an ageing or old band inside or on the cover.
7. Stereotypes
This genre of magazine don’t use
stereotypes whatsoever in their products.
This is because, as previously mentioned,
they want the consumer to decide on
positive and negative representations,
which stereotypes won’t help with.
Instead, they use facts and opinions in
their products to try and get the consumer
to believe in their credibility and good
name to sell their future product.
Magazines that use stereotypes like gossip
magazines such as Chat and Heat will use
and rely on them to sell products, while
not having loyal readers every issue, so
having to use these stereotypes to
generate revenue.
Symbolic codes
Every media product uses symbolic codes,
including all three music magazines. This is
to represent a certain group/individual in a
certain light. There are many examples in
each issue of these 3 music magazines.
However one specific example is that of Q
magazines. In the current issue, they dress
Jake Bugg in all black, which can be
connoted in many different ways. One of
the ways that Jake Bugg can be
represented through the use of this
signage is: he’s a mystery man, who keeps
himself to himself. Another connotation
could be that he is a dark horse of the
music industry. Many other meanings can
be taken from this example and each
consumer will see this and represent Jake
Bugg differently to one another.
An example of where symbolic codes are
used on the front cover is Mojo magazine in
December 2011. The cover depicts the band
The Who, with a badge just above the title.
This badge, which is featured on their
greatest hits album connotes the mod
movement in the 1960’s, which the band
may have been part of. From this the
consumer can clearly link the band to this
social group due to it been connected to the
band on more than one occasion.
Cultural competence
Titles from all 3 media products will
sometimes alter to fit the writing of the
artist, either used on a CD cover or the band
logo. However, as the definition of cultural
competence states, only someone who is
interested in the particular genre will
understand the link. Anyone outside the
music genre or not interested in music would
not understand the reference, like explained
in task 5, which explains different cultures
won’t understand the other, the same
applies here.
8. Technical codes
These codes are the only things that majorly differ between these three magazines. The size of the magazine is relatively similar with Mojo and
Q magazines, 140 pages is usually the norm. However, NME has considerably less pages than these two. This is due to the weekly sale of the
media product on the market. Therefore, the producers would be struggling if they put out a 140 page magazine each week, in terms of time
and money. However, on the whole, in terms of the number of pages, this genre of magazine is the same (week or month basis does make the
products different).
The text to image ratio is also a key difference in the technical codes. Again, Q and Mojo are similar with the amount of text on a page
outweighing the amount of images, which can also be said about the cover. Obviously, on certain pages will be unconventional and have more
images to text, but as an overall product, this convention is in place. NME magazine instead outweigh text with images in their product, which
starts on the front cover and carries on throughout. The one image on the front of Q and Mojo is instead replaced by various images on the
cover. This convention might have been put in place due to the younger audience been targeted by NME, which are more enticed to a product
if the images outweigh the text. Where as the 29 year old target audience of Mojo and Q like to read more text and prefer the pictures to just
accompany the text, not replace it. Demographics aside, the genre of magazine in entirety is very similar in this technical code. NME is the only
music magazine who’s images outweigh the text, so, it can be agreed that this feature is similar for products of this genre.
Adverts is another technical code that magazines have, one which is also different in these 3 magazines in the genre as well. NME tends to
have more adverts than the other two. This is because of the weekly sale of the product, but also, the target demographic. Younger audiences
want a new product, according to the psychographic table where young people are categorised as aspirers, who want to try something new.
The type of adverts in the magazines also differ. NME have more CD, trendy clothes and gig advertisements, Q and Mojo tend to advertise
aftershave, suits and formal wear. These difference reflect the two target demographics that the products are aimed at.
Mojo
Text outweighs images
NME
Q
Images outweigh text
Text outweighs images
9. Q magazine
The magazine, as you can see from the
pictures, doesn’t really differ in house
style from issue to issue. The positioning
of the logo, the text outweighing the
images on the cover, the colours of the
logo, they never change. This creates a
personal relationship with the consumer,
while creating familiarity with the
customer. What this does for the
magazine is allows the audience to
identify their magazine without reading
any of the cover, the consumer will
already have got accustom to the house
style.
NME magazine
NME differs issue to issue, the positioning of
the logo stays the same, apart from that,
everything is different. The number of
images on the cover, the colour scheme, the
text layouts, it’s all different from week to
week. This might be due to the weekly issue
of NME, the producer may just be trying to
keep it fresh, but it has a negative effect on
the magazine. NME readers will not have
that same personal relationship with the
product, like Q. The audience won’t be able
to differentiate between this magazine and
other, the text and house style is too similar
to others in the market. This may tell you a
bit about why Q outsells NME.
Mojo magazine
Mojo magazine, like Q magazine has created
a personal relationship with the audience
through familiarity of a product. Mojo sticks
with the same logo position, similar house
style and colour scheme and similar
retrained colours on the pictures. These
features will intertwine with the credible
name of Mojo and sell products every
month. Like Q magazine, buyers of Mojo
won’t have to look at any text on the cover
and they can identify that the product is
Mojo, due to the similar colours every issue.
10. Q
Changes over time
All magazines change over
time to move with the
times, while also moving
with the target
demographic. The
audience of magazines
change, sometimes this
involves class, gender and
age. Media producers
have to act accordingly on
adverts, colour schemes,
layout and house style.
NME
The images used to
outweigh the text on
the cover, now it’s the
other way on. This is
to move with the
older audience Q
magazine have
acquired over time.
Brighter colours were
added, due to Q
magazine having an
older audience than
currently, at one time.
The colour is the
most notable change
to NME, which has
been changed to
appeal to the ever
younger demographic
NME are trying to
entice. The cover
stars have always
been young and
therefore has always
been a young persons
music magazine.
Mojo
Then
Now
Same as NME, the
young cover stars have
always been featured,
but Mojo used to be for
an older audience, so
the colour was the main
change. Brighter colours
were added to the
magazine over time,
which gave it a younger
feel and the product will
now appeal to a
younger audience.