This is the evaluation for my indie rock music magazine, Vinyl.

1. Evaluation
Izzy Morris

2. In what ways does my magazine
use, develop or challenge forms
and conventions of real music
magazines?
1.Front Cover

3. Masthead
• The conventional house colours of a popular magazazine usually are red, white and black and there masthead is
commonly white as it is easy to read and contrasts to background colours e.g. black. Whereas my magazine breaks
conventions as I have decided to use the house colours orange, black and white as I wanted my magazine to come
across as being retro, this retro look then links in with the fact that my magazine is called Vinyl.
• I have placed the masthead, ‘Vinyl’ at the top of the page, below the white strip of information, flush left. I have made
the masthead orange and kept everything that colour, the exact same orange as the masthead. I decided to add a
black outline to the word vinyl and add a round edge to it to create a three dimensional look to it as though it is
coming out of the page.
• Whereas most popular magazines keep their masthead flat and one colour, I have decided to add a rounded effect to
the word vinyl as in my opinion it helps to make the masthead stand out and the rounded affect makes it look three
dimensional so it looks like it is coming out of the page. I have also added a black border to the word vinyl to highlight
it’s importance and allow it to easily be read by a reader from a distance.
• A lot of popular magazines slightly cover their masthead with the head of the musician in their feature article
photograph, here I have decided to do the exact same as the ‘L’ in vinyl has been slightly covered by the models head
in my feature article photograph. I have done this so that the reader will believe it is a popular magazine as it highlights
that you can tell my magazine in a shop due to my house colours and style not only the masthead.

4. Feature Article Photograph
• I chose to include a natural looking feature article photograph
whereby my model has her body facing forward yet she is
looking off into the distance as I wanted to highlight to the
reader that she is an upcoming artist and she is symbolically
looking into the future of her success.
• I have also decided to make my feature article photograph black
and white again to link with the retro theme and the house style
of the magazine. I also feel that the black and white style of the
photo, symbolically highlights the fact that we have stopped the
artist in her tracks to interview her. It also helps to make the
magazine look professional.
• Mojo have edited the background of their feature article
photograph to black which is a common technique used by
professional magazines, whereas I have used the original
background to my feature article photograph as I wanted to
incorporate a natural and retro look to my magazine so also made
the photo black and white.
• Most popular music magazines on the market include a feature
article photograph whereby the artist/musician is facing forward
as though they are looking at the reader, whereas I have
challenged the conventions by using a picture of my model
looking away from the camera into the distance but with her body
facing forward.

5. Plugs
• Most popular music magazines place their plugs both flush left and right on the page, this
makes the magazine’s cover look professional and balances out the amount of
information included on the page for readers to look at before they buy the magazine.
However, I have gone against conventions and placed the plugs flush left of the page, I
have done this because my model in my feature article photograph is looking towards the
right hand side of the page and so I didn’t want to block the area in which she is looking
towards.
• Popular magazines use colours and font sizes so that the reader can identify which
information is the most important. Focusing on this, I have made the titles for the articles
orange (the same as the mast head) and given them a larger font so that they stand out
on the front cover for the reader to see. In comparison to the titles of the articles, I have
also included information about each, below the title. This information is written in a
smaller, white font so that if the reader is interested they can look closer at the magazine
and read the information given.
• I have also gone with conventions and aligned my text to the left of the text box as most
magazines do this and the way in which the text is aligned is only really different when it
comes to the cover lines.

6. Cover Lines
• I have included the words ‘exclusive interview’ beside my
cover line which is relatively common within a magazines
front cover. However, I have placed the two words along the
side of the model included in my feature article photograph.
I have done this to give my magazine a quirky and artistic
look, also it helps to make the model in my feature article
photograph look three dimensional on the page and does
not obstruct the models face or viewing area.
• Like most popular music magazines, I have made the
musicians name a large white font so that it stands out from
the page, also to help it stand out from the black and white
feature article photograph I have placed an orange square
background behind the name ‘sky’.

7. In what ways does my magazine
use, develop or challenge forms
and conventions of real music
magazines?
2. Contents page

8. Feature Article Photograph
• Most popular music magazines use a still image of a musician posing
to place in the background of their contents page, yet I decided to
break conventions and use a picture of the main singer, live on stage
from one of the bands that I have said to be an article about within my
magazine. Also the puff which is included on the front cover below the
mast head reads ‘where music comes alive’ and so I want to highlight
to the reader that we include several gig reviews within the magazine.
I also felt that this black and white, moving image of the singer playing
the guitar would help to create the retro vibe which I’d like my
magazine to have.
• This mid long shot of the singer was used as I wanted for the reader
to feel comfortable reading vinyl and not be intimidated, as this
magazine is for music lovers and chasers.

9. Contents Title
• Like most music magazines I have included the issue number and date of issue so that the reader can know exactly
what issue they are reading and whether it’s the newest issue.
• Most music magazines title their contents page with either the magazines name, contents, what's new, Inside this
weeks issue etc. I decided to place the word ‘contents’ in large black writing with the issue number and date in a
smaller font just underneath the title ‘contents. I used the word ‘contents’ as it is obvious to the reader what the page
includes.
• So that the word contents, the issue number and the date were visible for the reader over the black and white feature
article photograph, I decided to place a white square top, flush left of the page containing all the information. This
helps it to stand out from the page.

10. Cover story in comparison to
other articles
• Like most music magazines, I have made the musicians name and the page number
bold and a large font in comparison to the other article titles on the contents page.
This is so that the cover story stands out on the page for the reader to identify easily
which page number is for the cover story. Also to highlight further which is the cover
story, I have included the words ‘cover story’ beside the musicians name.
• I have followed the conventions of most popular music magazines and included a
section of information underneath each article heading to give the reader some
information before reading the article.
• Many popular music magazines use a grid like style to organise their contents page, I
have done something similar yet in a way that fits with the style of my magazine and
so that the information doesn’t block the feature article photograph. To create order
and organisation within the information included in the contents page, I have used
white lines to highlight each article. It also helps my magazine to look professional.
• Usually real music magazines place the information on the contents page on a plain
colour background and place a picture down for each article, yet because I have used
a picture as the background of my contents page, I then have to prevent the
information on the contents page from being lost in the background. To prevent this
and to allow the writing to be visible to the reader over the background, I have
included a slightly transparent strip of black. This also gives the contents page a
sophisticated look of depth as you can still see the image underneath.

11. In what ways does my
magazine use, develop or
challenge forms and
conventions of real music
magazines?
3.Double Page Spread

12. Masthead and Running head
• I have followed conventions as for the masthead of my double page spread I have placed the musicians name ‘Sky’ at
the top, middle of the first page. I have made the mastheads font white and larger than the rest of the text on the two
pages. This is so that it stands out to the reader allowing them to distinguish that this is the cover story/main article.
• I placed the running head below the masthead, smaller than the masthead yet still using the same font and colour.
Unlike some real music magazines I have not included the writer of the articles name but have shown the reader the
type of person ‘Sky’ is, which hopefully gets the readers attention as it makes you question what has caused ‘Sky’ to
stand up to the world.

13. Layout & colour scheme
• I have followed conventions by keeping with the house
colours orange, black and white throughout my magazine
and onto the double page spread as it reminds the reader
what they are reading.
• I have placed the masthead, running head and the actual
article itself on the first page of the double page spread
whilst having the feature article photograph on the second
page of the double page spread again this follows most
popular magazines conventions.
• Many popular music magazines use a different colour font for
the questions asked compared to the musicians answers in
an interview. I have followed these conventions and used the
orange from my masthead on the front cover for the
questions asked my vinyl and kept the musicians answers
white.
• I have given the top of the double page spread a boarder of
vinyl records, placing an orange disc in the centre of the
record with the musicians name ‘sky’ and the album title ‘on
top of the world’ written over the orange circles. I did this to
not only link with the retro theme of my magazine and the fact
that it is called vinyl but also because I wanted to show the
reader the musicians success and give the article a personal
feel to it.

14. Feature article photograph
• When researching real music magazine double page spreads I noticed
that most of them use a long shot of the musician that the article is about,
this is so that it makes the reader see a full view of the person. Although I
have used a long shot of my model, I have challenged conventions
slightly as I have taken the picture slightly above the model. I did this
because I want for the reader to feel comfortable when reading my
magazine, as by having the slight tilt downward to the model it doesn’t
make the reader feel intimidated it makes them feel comfortable and at an
equal with the musician.
• Like the rest of my magazine, I have made the feature article photograph
of my double page spread black and white as it fits in with the retro
theme that I wanted ‘Vinyl’ to portray but also I feel it highlights that we
have stopped the musician in her tracks to interview her.
• I have made it so my model is staring into the camera as again I wanted
the reader to feel as though they are in a conversation with the musician.
Also due to the camera being at a tilt, it looks as though the model is
looking up slightly into the camera backing up that the reader does not
feel intimidated.
• I have also followed conventions by adding a pull quote over my feature
article photograph.

15. Main Article
• I have followed conventions with my article as I have begun my article
with a stand first to highlight to the reader where the article begins.
• I have placed an orange line down the middle of my article to separate
the main article text which is flush left of the page with the interview
which is flush right of the page.
• Many popular music magazines use a different colour font for the
questions asked compared to the musicians answers in an interview. I
have followed these conventions and used the orange from my
masthead on the front cover for the questions asked my vinyl and kept
the musicians answers white.

16. How does my magazine represent
particular social groups?

17. Feature Article Photograph -
Front Cover
• By using a female model in the feature article I wanted to
highlight that my magazine is a modernised retro styled
magazine, as the retro style comes from the 50s, a time
when women were not seen as powerful and were not given
a say, and due to the change in this century I wanted to
highlight how powerful women are .
• Also by having a young female model/musician as the feature article
photograph, it highlights independence within the music industry and it
shows that even though the magazine is of the indie rock genre you
don’t have to be in a band to be able to create indie music. And so this
shows that it is not impossible to become an independent indie
musician.

18. Feature Article Photograph -
Contents Page
The feature article photograph which I have used for the
background of my content page is of an American musician
which helps to reach out to many different social groups as
it makes my magazine interesting in more countries than
just the UK.
Although this musician is the lead in a band (Pokey
LaFarge) I have only included the main singer as the
background of the contents page as again I want to highlight
musicians independence throughout my magazine.

19. Feature Article Photograph -
Double Page Spread
The feature article photograph which I have used for my double page
spread is of a young, independent female musician. She has her hands in
her pockets and is facing the camera yet looking off into the distance
slightly, this shows that she is just an ordinary teenage girl with ambitions
like us all and reminds us that it is not impossible to live your dreams.
By seeing an independent young female musician in a indie rock magazine
will help teenage girls to feel comfortable and confident in doing what they
love and in turn help them chase their dreams.

20. • Due to my magazines retro look (using the house colours orange, black and white),
the genre of music that my magazine involves which is ‘indie rock’ and the way in
which I have laid out information throughout my magazine combined with the style of
writing used and article topics included (such as, gig reviews) I would say that Vinyl
reaches out to men and women that follow the less mainstream music scene in their
early twenties to thirties .
• I feel my magazine reaches out to a chilled out yet an indie rock
loving audience as the continuous black and white pictures
included within my magazine are a lot more artistic and eye
capturing than those of a lot of popular music magazines. I have
tried to create Vinyl to be a music magazine surrounding the topic
of the art of music and how music can build you as a person
instead of just the music itself. I wanted Vinyl to reach out to a
passionate audience, an audience that both look beyond the
words sung , too the instruments being played beautifully yet also
feel the capturing words being sung by our loved musicians. I
wanted for my magazine, Vinyl to capture the simplistic beauty
which music holds. I believe the audience of Vinyl listen to music
that they can use as a soundtrack to their own lives, music sung
by musicians and artists that may not be well known for their fame,
but are well known for the music they make. Due to this, I believe
the audience of my magazine are in their twenties into their thirties
yet also maybe men and women in their forties.
Who would be the audience for
my magazine?

21. What kind of media
institution might distribute
my magazine and why?

22. Bauer Media Group
• Bauer are Europe’s largest privately owned publishing Group. The
Group is a worldwide media empire offering over 300 magazines in
15 countries, as well as online, TV and radio stations. Bauer say that
their strategy is to connect audiences with excellent content
through their broad multi-touch point brand platforms, wherever
and whenever and however they want. Therefore, knowing how
popular magazines like Q and Mojo are I believe my magazine will be
able to sell easily to the right audience. Also due to Bauer working
online, on the TV and on the radio this provides my magazine with a
good source of advertisement.
• Bauer are known for publishing music magazines such as Q, Mojo, Kerrang and planet
rock. Each of these magazines are very different from each other but also all of the m
are targeted to people with a high interest in music yet not mainstream and that is one of
the reasons why I feel that ‘Vinyl’ will fit in well.
• Due to my magazine being a lot like Mojo, taking on a similar retro theme I feel that Bauer
media group would be a most suited distribution company for my magazine.

23. How did I attract/address my
audience?

24. Puff
The puff I have included below the masthead of my magazine,
‘Vinyl’ reads ‘Where music comes alive’ this helps to highlight to
the audience how vinyl in a music magazine based around gig
reviews and new, upcoming artists. The word ‘alive’ is used both
to highlight the fact that the gigs which Vinyl review are live on
stage and also to highlight that the upcoming artists come alive
as they are new to the music scene as though the music and the
art that they produce is coming alive.
Due to my magazine including the puff, ‘where music comes
alive’ it will attract my audience to become interested in what my
magazine includes. This is because my audience are interested
in upcoming artists and live gigs as they like to feel the music and
not just listen to it on modern devices such as their phones.

25. Feature Article Photograph
Front cover Contents page Double page spread
The photograph I have used for the
front cover of my magazine will
attract the audience of Vinyl as its
black and white style combined with
my model/musician standing face on
yet looking off into the distance
creates the artistic view of music and
the music scene giving my magazine
a sophisticated look.
The photograph which I have included
within the background of my contents
page advertises the live gig reviews
which are included within my magazine,
which again attracts my audience to read
about the musician/band due to the
artistic and live shot which I have taken
the picture from.
The photograph which I have included
within the double page spread will
attract my audience as it highlights to
the reader how the musician looks and
stands just like any other human being
making them feel comfortable reading
the article and not intimidated.

26. Primary Research
• 52% of people said they would like
the genre of my music magazine to
be Indie and so went with this to
gain the majority of audiences.
• To make sure I attract my
audience to my magazine
‘Vinyl’, I made sure I included
exactly what they will want to
read and so I ended up
including band interviews,
album reviews and upcoming
artists within my magazine to
ensure I reach out to as many
audiences as possible.
• As 52% of people agreed that my magazine should
be of a formal and organised layout, I took this on
board and created an organised yet arty layout,
making sure every bit of information is in line.

27. Colour Scheme
• The house colours that I have used throughout my magazine, being orange,
black and white are relatively unisex colours and so can catch the eye of
both men and women. Yet the bright orange stands out to the reader
highlighting important information within the magazine.
• When asking my audience which colours they would prefer to see together
throughout my magazine ‘Vinyl’, 56% said black, white and orange in
comparison to black , white and turquoise and black white and hot pink and
so I went with the majority and chose black white and orange.

28. What have I learnt about
technologies from the process
of constructing my magazine?
1. Front cover

29. Front Cover –
Draft to product
The masthead on my music magazine is the exact
same masthead I drew on my draft apart from I
then altered the style of the masthead on the cover
of my music magazine, making it more three
dimensional.
On my draft I drew a band as the feature article
photograph on the front cover as I originally was
going to have a band as the cover story but then
decided against that as I wanted to show indie
music from a different perspective so ended up
using a mid shot of a female model as the feature
article photograph.
In the draft of my music magazine front cover, I
have shown the text to be flush right of the page,
yet I ended up doing the opposite and having the
text flush left of the page as I didn’t want to block
the model’s viewing space.

30. Contents Page – Draft to
product
I was originally going to copy the NME
style layout for my contents page yet felt
it didn’t suit the retro theme of my
magazine as much, so I decided to
create a more slick contents page of a
lot of order and organisation keeping the
house colours orange, black and white
throughout.
I have only used one photograph as the
feature article photograph to my
contents page whereas in my draft I
have drawn that I was going to have a
photo for the cover story and four
photographs for other, smaller articles.

31. Double Page Spread –
Draft to product
• I have kept the feature article
photograph on the second page of my
double page shown in the draft and
also I have kept the pull quote flush
right in the bottom hand corner of the
second page also exactly the same as in
my draft.
• One of the changes that I have made to
my draft of my double page spread is
that I have created a boarder of records
which I didn’t include within my draft.
• In my draft of my double page spread I have shown a divide between two half's of the article, and I have carried this
on into the final product and split the page in half with the interview on one half and the main article on the other.

32. Masthead
Step 1.
I used a font creator
on the internet to
create the outline of
my masthead. After
opening the image in
the correct Photoshop
(Pse) I then changed
the colour to the
intended orange.
Step 2.
When observing my
magazine front cover, I
felt as though the
masthead did not
stand out enough so I
decided to add a
rounded edge effect
and a boarder to the
word ‘Vinyl’. To do this
firstly I right clicked on
the image and clicked
‘Edit Layer Style’.
Step 3.
After clicking on ‘Edit style
Layer’, ‘Style Settings’ then
appeared. To ensure my
masthead contained some
depth I added a size 13 px
bevel .
Step 4.
Then, after adding a bevel
affect onto my masthead I
finally added a stroke which
gave my masthead a black
boarder helping it to stand
out off of the black and
white page.

33. Feature Article Photograph
Step 1.
When creating my feature article
photograph I firstly uploaded the
requested image on Photoshop.
I then felt that due to the feature
article photograph being black
and white, I didn’t feel as though
it stood out enough from the
page from behind the text and
so I decided to go with
conventions and place the
models forehead slightly over
the masthead.
Step 2.
To do this I first selected the lasso tool from
the side, tool bar and traced around my
models head using the tool. (making sure
you cut around the exact length of the head
that will be covering the masthead).
Step 3.
I then created a copy of the outline of the
top of my models head and this was shown
in the layer bar to the right of the page. All I
had to do then was drag the copied layer
above the original and the masthead.
Final product.

34. Cover Line
Step 1.
To begin with, I didn’t feel that my
cover line on the front page of my
magazine really stood out as much
as id hoped for, and so to alter this
I decided to add a black boarder to
the orange box behind the name
‘Sky’.
Step 2.
To do this firstly I right clicked on
the image and clicked ‘Edit Layer
Style’.
Step 3.
After clicking on ‘Edit style Layer’,
‘Style Settings’ then appeared. To
ensure my masthead contained
some depth I added a size 13 px
bevel .

35. What have I learnt about
technologies from the process
of constructing my magazine?
2. Contents page

36. Feature article photograph
Step 1.
Due to the fact that I wanted the
information to be flush left on the
contents page, I firstly had to flip the
image horizontally so that the musician
was visible on the page. To do this, I
selected image (located in the top tool
bar) and then rotate and flip
horizontally.
Step 2.
I then had to crop the image so that it
would fit the exact size of the magazine
contents page. To do this I first had to
look for the cropping logo/image on the
tool bar to the left of the page, then
after selecting this I selected ‘crop tool’
and cropped the image removing the
other band member in the image.
Step 3.
Finally I fitted the image to
the page making sure it fit
exactly to the background
of the contents page.

37. Heading
Step 1.
When I first made the
heading for the contents
page I placed the text
straight over the
background compared to
the rest of the information
on the page which I had
placed over a black
rectangle box which I
then made slightly
transparent . But when
looking at the contents
page from a distance , I
didn’t feel the heading
stood out enough to the
reader and so I decided
to add a rectangle box to
place the heading over.
Step 2.
To do this I first selected the
rectangle tool from the tool
bar to the left of the page.
Step 3.
I then dragged my curser over
to the colour chart and
selected white for the
rectangle, box’s colour and
black for the text (heading).
Step 4.
Then the final stage to
perfecting the heading
was making sure the
text fit in the box and
aligning the heading
box with the box full of
contents information.

38. Layout (information)
Step 1.
Due to the feature article
photograph used as the
background of my
magazines contents page
being black and white, I
needed some way of the
text on the contents page
from standing out from
the background as the
text I wanted to use was
white.
Step 2.
I decided that if I want the
text to stand out from the
background yet still keep the
text and the image the same
colour then I should place
the text on top of a black
rectangle box, yet change
the opacity of the black box.
Firstly I selected the
rectangle tool in the tool bar
to the left of the page.
Step 3.
After lining the text up in
the black rectangle box I
noticed that now you
couldn’t see half of the
photograph in the
background of the
contents page.
Step 4.
This is where I changed
the opacity of the black
rectangle box so that the
background image to the
contents page was still
visible through the text
and the box. To do this I
dragged my curser over to
the layers section the right
f the page and brought it
down to 73%.

39. What have I learnt about
technologies from the
process of constructing my
magazine?
3. Double page
spread

40. Feature article photograph
Step 1.
When I first put my double page
spread together the records didn’t
run all the way along the top of the
page, but then when the two pages
were together, they didn’t look
balanced so I decide to carry the
records along to the second page
and over the feature article
photograph. Although this looked a
lot more pleasing on the eye, it
meant that the records were now
running over the face of the
model/musician in the feature article
photograph.
Step 2.
To fix this problem I
decided I needed to keep
the feature article where it
is yet have the models face
sit over the records, this
also then allowed for the
double page spread to look
more three dimensional.
Firstly, I selected the lasso
tool which is located in the
tool bar to the left of the
page. Using the lasso tool,
I then cut round the models
face to ensure the copy
would then sit over the
records.
Step 4.
The last step was
to ensure that the
new copy of the
models head sat
at the front of
everything on the
page.
Step 3.
After using the lasso tool to cut
around the models head I then
had to make a copy of the cut
head and make the copy a new
layer. After making it a new
layer, it then appeared in the
‘layers’ box to the right hand
side of the page. I then had to
drag the copy above the
pictures layer and also the
records layer.

41. Masthead
Step 1.
When I first made the masthead for my
double page spread, it was hidden
behind the records which bordered
along the two pages. And so to prevent
them from blocking the masthead I
needed to bring the masthead to the
front of the page and send the records
to the back.
Step 2.
All I needed to do to accomplish
this was move the curser over the
masthead and right click on the
text box (including the text) then I
clicked on ‘Bring Forward’ which
caused the text to be sent to the
front.
Step 3.
The result of doing this is hen
shown as the mast head jumps to
the front of the page and sits
perfectly on top of/in front of the
boarder of records.

42. Main article
To create the article included within my
double page spread all I did was use the
line tool left of the page and place a thin
orange line down the middle of the page
to separate the article from the
interview. I changed the text colour of
the questions asked in the interview to
orange using the colour chart at the top
of the page. And the rest of the article
text I kept white, so that it could stand
out from the black background yet the
reader good differentiate the article from
the interview and the questions in the
interview from the answers.

43. Design - How I made the
boarder of vinyl records
Step 1.
I opened up a picture of
one of my own records
that I had taken, into the
Photoshop software.
Step 2.
I then selected the ellipse tool to the
left hand side of the page and created
a circle the same size as the circle on
the record itself. I then used the colour
chart to change the colour of the circle
to orange.
Step 3.
Finally, I place a text box
within the orange circle
and wrote the musicians
name and the album
name in a black font.

44. Looking back at my
preliminary task, what do I
feel I have learnt in the
progression from it to the
full magazine?
1. Front Cover

45. Mast head comparison
When creating the masthead for my music magazine, I searched on the
internet text styles to find the perfect font for the masthead of Vinyl.
Whereas for the masthead of my school magazine I only used an ordinary
font from the list of fonts provided within Photoshop.
When in came to making the masthead for my music magazine I edited the
style of the masthead by clicking on style settings and selecting add bevel
and add stroke. Whereas, I did not change or add an effect to the style for
the masthead on my school magazine, and you can see in comparison how
flat the masthead on my school magazine looks.
For my music magazine, I made sure that my masthead was visible to all
readers even at a distance, and so to do this you can see I made the colour
orange, as in comparison to the black and white, orange is very eye
catching and also it stands out from the page and off of the background.
Whereas for the masthead on my school magazine I only made black which
makes it really difficult to read over the background and because of this,
strains your eyes so is not practical.

46. Feature Article Photograph
Comparison
The feature article photograph that I
have used for my music magazine is
a mid shot of the model/musician
whereas the feature article
photograph which I used for my
school magazine was a close up of
the model’s face.
I added a black and white effect to
the feature article photograph which I
used on the front cover of my music
magazine whereas I kept the original
colours of the feature article
photograph used in my school
magazine. It’s more conventional to
have a mid shot of a model than a
close up as it allows the reader to not
feel as intimidated and also helps
them to understand the musician on
a more personal level.

47. Plug Comparison
The plugs included on the front cover of my
music magazine stick to orange and white
(orange, black and white are the house
colours) and the article titles are in orange with
the artists included within the article written in
white. Whereas, on the cover of my school
magazine, I have not stuck to three colours, I
have not given the magazine a house style
which not only means my school magazine
lacks a professional look or sense of sticking
to any conventions but also the bright colours
used for the plugs prevents the readers from
being about to read what it says on the page
as the background is also coloured.
The plugs on the front cover of my music
magazine are also straight on the page,
making it look organised and professional
whereas, in my school magazine the plugs
are slanted which makes the magazine look
messy and unprofessional.

48. Looking back at my
preliminary task, what do I
feel I have learnt in the
progression from it to the
full magazine?
1. Contents Page

49. Contents Title
For the title on the contents page of my school magazine, I have used a childish yet funky font as I felt that it would appeal
more to the young audience that will purchase the magazine. Whereas for the font used as the contents title pf my music
magazine, I chose to use a thin type writer looking font as it helps to make the magazine look professional and appealing
for an older audience (my target audience) .
For the title too the contents page of my school magazine I had the words ‘What’s inside…’ written at the top left hand side
of the picture. Whereas for the title to my music magazine’s contents page, I had the word ‘contents’ written at the top flush
left of the page including the issue number of the magazine and the date to make it easy for the reader to identify whether
they are reading the correct issue and whether the information is up to date but it also helps to make the magazine look
professional and organised.
For the title on the contents page of my school magazine, the text is placed at the top of the page flush left yet it takes up
more than half of the top of the page. Whereas for the title on my music magazine contents page, I have placed the title
and issue number and date all in a neat box flush left of the page to make it look professional and visible giving the page
room for other information.
- SCHOOL MAGAZINE
MUSIC MAGAZINE -

50. Text
Throughout my school magazine I have not
stuck to a continuous house style like I have in
my music magazine. For example, the writing
on the contents page of my music magazine is
a combination of black, white and orange
(house colours) whereas in my school
magazine the writing is all different colours
which is much less professional and much
harder to read.
The writing which I have used for both my
music magazine contents page and my school
magazine contents page have been kept the
same as their titles. For example, the text used
in my school magazine is large and childish
looking yet funky whereas the text on y music
magazine contents page is a classy, type writer
style making it look more professional.

51. Feature Article Photograph
The photograph I have used for the contents
page of Vinyl was taken at a live concert and
so it is a moving picture of the singer playing
the guitar. When comparing this to the
picture I used for my school magazine you
will notice that it is a still image of the model
and also it is a close up of her face which
makes it quite intimidating for the reader and
goes against conventions.
For the image used on the contents page of
vinyl, I have put it a black and white filter
over it as the black and white connotes that
we have stopped him in time to question him
in an interview which is present in the
magazine. The black and white also looks
rather professional and fits in with the
magazines indie rock genre and the house
colours which are black, white and orange, it
creates a blank canvas for the information to
be visible over the top of the image.