2. Understanding Conventions
I will now be commenting on the layout of my
cover page, and where I drew inspiration from
to create it the way I have done. I will also be
commenting on how the presentation and
layout of my magazine fulfils the needs of my
genre.
3. Understanding Conventions
For our research and planning period, I had taken a look at various existing magazines for
me to take inspiration from and use some of the characteristics from these magazines
with some ideas of my own to create a unique magazine cover of my own. The existing
magazines which I took a look out, were the magazines which stood out to me and had
used simple but effective tools to make it most eye-catching. A good magazine can be
recognised by the layout of things throughout the magazine, so the first thing I decided
was that I would create a good layout across my cover, contents and double page spread.
Earlier in the research and planning period I had taken a look at some existing magazine
covers. When I was reviewing the Vibe,Q, Clash and Billboard’s magazine covers I
noticed that they didn’t have borders, initially I thought that having a border around my
cover would make my cover look better, but when I looked at these again, I decided I
would not have a border. By looking at these covers I drew inspiration in terms of what
would be my colour scheme for my whole magazine. When I had a look at Q magazine
the red and black colour scheme caught my eye straight away so I decided this would be
the colour scheme of my magazine.
Before creating my magazine I had made a plan which I would follow throughout when
creating it through Adobe Photoshop. On most of the magazine covers I reviewed, I saw
that the main focus of the cover was the image and most of these covers had a quote next
to the image, so I used this as an inspiration for my cover, as it would entice people to buy
the magazine to see what the artist is talking about, and why they have said this. I then
added a quote so it would firstly make the overall look of my cover better and also it would
make the reader more interested in buying it. When reviewing Vibe magazine I saw that it
4. Understanding Conventions
When doing research into contents page ‘Vibe’
magazine was very influential in terms of me choosing
the layout of my contents page. When I had a look at
other contents page from other magazine’s they all
looked similar and I did not want standard conventions
so I used ideas from the ‘Vibe’ magazine, in terms of the
simpleness and the positioning and layout of the actual
contents on the page. I then took these ideas and
manipulated the layout slightly. There is a caption on the
‘Vibe’ contents page next to the image on the top left of
the page, I took this idea and used it in my own so it can
catch the readers attention, just as the ‘Vibe’ contents
page caught my attention.
5. Understanding Conventions
The design and style of my magazine includes the style
of my title and the props in which my artist is wearing.
Because I want my genre to be recognised as Bhangra I
have designed my title, which in itself gives away the
genre, in a fancy way, along with the clothing of my artist
which is asian type of clothing. My sub articles on the
page also heavily influence my genre as they are related
to the genre itself. On my contents I have added my logo
which again represents my genre as it is fancy, and
again the sub headings are all related to my genre. In
terms of my double page spread fitting in with my genre,
I had my artist dressed up with asian clothing which
fulfilled the needs of my genre.
6. Understanding Conventions
The design and style of my magazine includes the style
of my title and the props in which my artist is wearing.
Because I want my genre to be recognised as Bhangra I
have designed my title, which in itself gives away the
genre, in a fancy way, along with the clothing of my artist
which is asian type of clothing. My sub articles on the
page also heavily influence my genre as they are related
to the genre itself. On my contents I have added my logo
which again represents my genre as it is fancy, and
again the sub headings are all related to my genre. In
terms of my double page spread fitting in with my genre,
I had my artist dressed up with asian clothing which
fulfilled the needs of my genre.
