2. ‘Prime of Sound’ is a magazine aimed for teenagers and young adults.
The main aim of the magazine is to keep fans updated about what
is new within Rock and Pop music and bands.
I chose these genre for my magazine because I found that Rock and
Pop are the most popular genres of magazines through
SurveyMonkey, this means that the magazine will cover the two
most popular genre and manage to release details of spectators
favourite type of music and can make the magazine much more
popular.
I will be releasing my magazine monthly, this is because it will allow
the publishers of the magazine too put in a much larger range of
information within the magazine – as apposed to trying to fill a
weekly edition. This will also give more time for the magazine to be
written and published better without rushing too much for the
deadline. The price of my magazine will be £1.99 per magazine.
3. I chose these genre for my magazine because I
found that Rock and Pop are the most popular
genres of magazines through SurveyMonkey,
this means that the magazine will cover the two
most popular genre and manage to release
details of spectators favourite type of music and
can make the magazine much more popular.
4. Pump it up
I thought of this
magazine name because
of the saying ‘Pump up
the Volume’. I thought
this would emphasize to
the viewers that this
magazine is more to
teenagers
Different Names for the
Magazine
Sound beat
Sound beat could be used as
a title because it is relevant
tot the type of magazine I am
creating. It would appeal to
the target audience because
it is relevant to the genre of
the magazine to make it
easier to notice what the
magazine is about just by the
front cover masthead
Rhythm
I thought of this title for the
magazine because this magazine
features R&B music, along with
pop. This would appeal to the
target audience because the
name is relative to the genre of
the magazine so the audience
know what the magazine is
about, not basing it on the front
pictures all the time.
Volume
I chose Volume as my title of
my magazine because it is
relevant to the genre, it is
easy to remember for the
target audience, it can stand
out and it can be easy to use a
slogan (e.g. Pump up the
VOLUME!)
V
I thought of this magazine name
related to the magazine ‘Q’, I chose
‘V’ because ‘V’ could stand for
volume. This would illustrate to the
target audience this magazine is
mainly for teenagers but still for
young adults
Prime of Sound
I thought of this title for
the magazine because it
makes the magazine sound
important and powerful.
This would make the
viewer think this magazine
is the true nature of the
music they are passionate
about and the chief of the
music magazine
Sound Wave
I thought of Sound Wave because
it clearly connotes in its title what
it is about. This would appeal to
the target audience because it is a
simple title of which can easily be
remembered and probably stand
out as a magazine masthead
Super-Sound
I thought of Super-Sound
because it connotes to the
target audience what this
magazine is based on. This
would appeal to the target
audience because its
simple and to the point
5. Different Colours for the
Magazine
Red – (Prime of Sound)
I like the colour red for
the magazine because
again it is eye-catching
to help get new
viewers or to make it
easy for the viewers to
find it more easier.
Blue
I thought of the colour
blue for my main colour
because it relates to
teenagers more than
adults but it can relate to
boys more than girls
Green
Green may be a good colour
for my magazine because it
is different to many colours
other magazines have.
However it may not be eye-
catching for viewers
Orange
I like the colour orange for my magazine colour because it is
different to many magazines, because they choose eye-
catching colours or black and white –this also makes it easy
for the viewer to easily spot the magazine as they shall know
Purple
Purple may be a good
colour because its bright
and catches the eye of the
viewer but, it may show it
could appeal more to girls
than boys
Yellow
I like the colour
yellow because it
can easily catches
the eye of the
viewer. I also like
this colour because
it appeals to
teenagers and
young adult (my
target audience)
6. For my magazine I looked
on DaFont.com to see
which font I could use for
my magazine masthead. In
the end I narrowed it
down to these final six
font (left). I used
Photoshop to colour
them, and in the end, I
used the ‘Full House’ font
(circled).
7.
8. In the end I have chosen to have ‘Prime of Sound’
as my magazine name. This is because it makes the
magazine sound important and powerful. The word
“Prime” connotes something major and key
therefore highlighting the importance of the
magazine.
This would make the viewer think this magazine is
the true nature of the music they are passionate
about and the chief of the music magazine.
9. Here is my magazine flat plan. Within
it, it connotes what will be included in
the magazine. Throughout the
magazine I have tried to make sure
the magazine can keep to the subject
of music. It involves articles, Top of
the Charts, Upcoming Gigs and much
more. What I find important within
the flat plan is on page 1, it will have
the picture of next months magazine,
this will illustrate to the reader what
to look for in the shops for the next
issue of ‘Prime of Sound’.
10. I have chosen to have the
measurements of my
magazine as 28.5 cm high
and 21 cm wide. This is
the same as Q Magazine
as well, but I feel that this
was the right size to have
for my magazine because
it is not oversized, and not
too small as a monthly
magazine.
28.5cm
21 cm
11. My magazine will be distributed as a hard copy.
I will be selling my magazine in different types of
stores such as WHSmith, TESCO, Sainsbury's etc.
12. I have chosen to compete with Q Magazine,
which was my magazine of inspiration. This is
because I feel that my magazine will manage to
fill in all the faults that Q Magazine has in order
to make my magazine better – seeming as Q
Magazine is the number 1 sold magazine of the
year.
13. I used a website to help
calculate how much it
would cost for ‘Prime of
Sound’ magazine to be
printed. It came out as
£8710, so if I charge the
customers £1.50 for the
magazine, I can make the
money back and also
make a profit.
14. Computer x10 Dell Desktop PC Computer Set - 17" Flat LCD Monitor - Optiplex Series Desktop - 1GB - 80GB - Wireless
Internet Ready WIFI - Keyboard - Mouse - Power cord - Windows XP Pro SP3 Pre-installed
£55.49 x 10 = £554.90
Camera x5 Nikon Coolpix L330 Compact Digital Camera - Black (20.2MP, 26x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD
£92.89 x 5 = £464.45
Printer x3 Epson Expression Home XP-322 All-in-One Printer with WiFi/Epson Connect (Print/Scan/Copy)
£49.00 x 3 = £147.00
Tripod x3 Hama Star 61 Tripod
£14.00 x 3 = £42.00
Photoshop x10 for 3 months £38.73
Desk x10 Home office Desk with 4 drawers 1 Shelf - Color: Beech Effect
£64.99 x 10 = £649.90
Desk Seats x10 Outdoortips Adjustable Fabric Mesh Seat Backrest Executive Office Computer Desk Chair
£35.99 x 10 = £359.90
Paper 5 Star Premier A4 Copier Paper Smooth Ream-Wrapped 80gsm High White - 5 x 500 Sheets
£14.49
Printer Ink 20 inks, Compatible Printer Inks Cartridges
£8.99
Pens Staedtler Stick 430 F-9CP5 Ballpoint Pen Fine Ballpoint Pen Fine - Black (Pack of 50)
£9.33
Property office space for 3
months
CO-WORK CANNON STREET
£749
Water machine BRITA XXL Optimax Cool Water Filter, 8.5 L – White
£26.18
15. Printing Cost: £8,710 for 60 pages
Overall cost of Office supplies: £3,064.87
£8,710 + £3,064.87 = £11,774.87
Selling Magazine for: £1.50
I will produce 5,000 copies of the magazine
5,000 x 1.50 = 7,500
Photography Studio Rent Cost
Cost: £115 – Half a day
7,500 – 115 = £7,385
11,774.87 - 7,385 = £4,389.87
£6 per hour salary – 20 hours a week = £120 per week
X4 workers = £480 lost
£4,389.87 – £480 = £3,909.87
Marketing Cost = Below the market advertisement = free
Advertisement income = £50 per advertisement of the month = x4 companies
200 + 3,909.87 = 4,109.87
If I manage to make approximately £4,109.87
16. Here is my production
plan for ‘Prime of
Sound’. All workers must
follow exactly what is on
this plan in order to get
the magazine up and
ready for the release
date
17. Before taking my pictures, I needed a good idea of what I needed for
the two pictures I will be taking for the Front Cover and the Double
page spread and whether I will use props within my pictures.
At first I had the idea of having the model looking sad for the front
cover, because within the article, it was about the artist going through
a tough time in their career so I thought having the model look sad, it
would become more eye-catching for the spectators to find out why
the artist is so upset.
In the end I decided that I will have two pictures of the artist
modelling. This is because it allows the spectator to see their artist
looking their best for the magazine which can connote how my
magazine is a professional magazine. I took both pictures in the
corridor because it has a plain background. I also included no props for
the picture, this is because then I can get 100% focus on the artist only
and is cheaper to fund.
18.
19. Here is the pictures that I took for the
front cover and DPS of my magazine. For
this I wanted a close up for both images.
This is because it makes the artist look as
the main idea without distracting the
readers from what the main attraction is.
I feel that this also helps the magazine to
look more professional because of what
the magazine will include.
20. My hand drawn draft is going
to be helpful whilst making my
magazine front cover (and
magazine itself) because it
clearly illustrates where
certain parts of the magazine
should be and final ideas on
how the front page will be laid
out, also the hand drawn draft
gives out certain features (for
example colour) which I can
use to add to the magazine
itself which can make it seem
more better to the target
audience.
21. Masthead
Other artists that
have been
interviewed for this
issue of the
magazine
New issue
Name of
the main
artist
Main Headline
Coverline/Artist’s
quote in interview
Logos of the
social sites this
magazine is
connected to
Barcode
Magazine Promotion
Price
22. Information Bar
Website URL
Page Number
Page Number
Main Article
Picture of the artist
Photographer & Editor
Artist Name
Logo of Magazine
23. Main Headline
The connotations of having the first
word of the main headline of the
artist helps the reader to know who
the artist is. The denotation of
having the name in the same colour
as the magazine logo colour
emphasizes she is important in this
copy of the magazine and the main
focus of the issue
Main Image
Having the main image of the artist
fill up two thirds of the front cover
helps emphasize that they are the
main story of the issue of the
magazine.
Cover Lines
Having the cover lines in red
and black denotes how this
part of the magazine, but is not
the main subject of the
interview for the main artist.
The connotations of having in
black and red emphasizes this,
as otherwise it would be in
white to match the main
headline.
Background
The denotation of having the
background plain white
emphasizes more to the Artist
to make them main focus of
the magazine so the viewers
will not be distracted by a
fancy background. This also
manages to keep the magazine
original and neat.
Flasher
The denotation of using ‘1st Issue’
across the side of page helps to
illustrate the success of the
magazine, also having it in gold
illustrates the golden moment for
‘Prime of Sound’ an emphasises
the celebration.
24. House Style
For the house style, I have tried to
keep the contents page as original as
I can compared to the front cover. By
doing this, it illustrates consistency
for any spectators which emphasizes
my magazines professionalism.
Having the numbers in red keeps the
page eye-catching and easier for
viewers to find the page they are
looking for.
Headings
All of the headings in the contents page
are in bold. This connotes importance of
the two titles and makes the headings
more eye-catching for viewers.
Layout
The contents page is layout neatly.
The writing manages to fill two thirds
of the page with relevant
information – colourfully and boldly.
The main picture fills out the last
part of the page, this helps to
connote the main focus the issue of
the magazine has covered to keep
the audience informed that there is
still some more information to come.
Main Image
The main image of my magazine’s contents
page is of the main band featured in the
magazine. This is used to connote how the
band is still the main subject of the issues
magazine, and yet there are still for
information on other subjects in the
magazine with smaller images in the
bottom right.
25. Main Image
On the left, the
picture of the
main artist fills
out the entire
page. This
illustrates how
they are the
main attraction
of the issue of
the magazine.
Masthead
This double page
spread does not
have an official
Masthead apart
from using the
artist’s name in
the top right hand
corner. Within
the masthead, the
name is all in
caps, this is
because the it
manages to stand
out the name
better.
Layout
The layout is conveyed with having the artist on the left and the article on the right. Having
the picture of the artist on the left, filling the entire page, illustrates how they are the main
focus of the magazine. Having the article on the right in three columns helps emphasize how
into detail Q magazine has gone for into this interview.
26. As my magazine’s target audience is for around
the age group of teenagers, I have decided to
start off my marketing as below the line
marketing. This means I will be using social
media in order to get the word across better
about my magazine – and the more popular my
magazine can get, the more I can start to think I
can put my magazine within above the line
marketing.
27. Here are the Facebook and Twitter sites
that I had created to advertise via the
internet as my below the line marketing
28. I have chosen Bauer Media Group to be the publishers for ‘Prime of Sound’.
This is because Bauer publish ‘Q’ meaning they have a good idea of how to
publish a rock and pop magazine. Bauer also has good experience of what
is needed to publish ‘Q’ as they have managed to make ‘Q’ the number 1
popular music magazine of the year.
29. Here is my front cover for Prime of Sound. I
feel that this Front Cover is that it is filled
up with information that this magazine
issue is including. It is bright, eye-catching
and relevant to the themes and colour. This
is important because it briefly connotes to
the spectator what this magazine does and
what the magazine is about with keeping
up the appearance. What I also like about
this magazine is the fact that I have
included the logos of Facebook, twitter and
Instagram. This will connote to the readers
that this magazine uses Social Media to
market the magazine, and they can get
involved more with the magazine and also
can get the target audience involved
30. Here is my Double Page Spread (DPS) for
‘Prime of Sound’. Within it is the main
article of the artist that Prime of Sound
had interviewed for. As a review, I felt
like this DPS was kept neat and tidy, this
will give the impression of
professionalism to the spectators. It also
keeps up to the colour and theme to the
magazine – this helps to keep the readers
in the mind that they are reading Prime
of Sound. This is important because it
makes the magazine different, and
therefore their own.
31. If all can go well and to plan within the first year, then my
magazine will make approximately £4,100
The individual people will pay a small amount of £18 in order to
get every issue of my magazine of the year/£1.50 per issue they
will buy
