2. Audience The audience for people reading my magazine would be: Between the ages of 12 to 30 as they are the type of people that would be interested in modern rock People that are interested in the rock genre as my magazine is all about rock People that like to go to concerts as my magazine mentions who are on tour and when
3. First draftFront cover I placed the masthead at the top like normal magazines, however, I have placed the issue number above the title. This is because I feel that it fits in with the title better when its above. On the real photograph, the male did not actually lick the guitar, however I smudged the tongue to make it unnaturally large. This shows a uniqueness to the band and persuades the reader to see what the long tongue is about. The green text I used shows up well with the dark background and matches the males coat. I moved the image to the right so the headlines did not clash with the characters. The barcode is on the bottom of the page, like most magazines do. I also put the date and price with the barcode instead of in the masthead as this is allows the reader to see the front cover without seeing the price first.
4. ImprovementsFront cover The changes I was told to make to improve the magazine are as follows: To make the headlines more jumbled up so the top headline looks more in place. Change the date and price so they look more visible. There is a border on the magazine so it looks more realistic as a magazine
5. First draftContents page The word “contents” matches the same house style as the front cover. This boosts realism and recognition that it is a part of Rock Bottom if taken as an extract. The font used on this page is the same font as the font page. I like it because it looks slightly handwritten and easy to read. I used pictures at the bottom of the page for the reader to preview what the magazine has to offer. Many magazines often do this technique. The background picture is a picture of a fan at a gig. It shows the type of person that would buy the magazine.
6. ImprovementsContents page The contents is squashed in so it does not cover the males face. However the text is still readable. The word “Contents” is higher up so it seems that more space is used. The pictures at the bottom are bigger to fill in more space and is easier to see. I used mashed Postashio for one of my photographs so they get promoted more Again a border is used for realism
7. First draftDouble page spread The title at the top is a different style to the rest of the magazine. This is because it has to match the style of the band for the reader to instantly know who the band are. For the picture of the band performing, I had to take 4 different photographs and blend them together. I have used quotes from the interview at the top of the page to catch the readers attention and encourage then to read more. The colour scheme I have used for the band is yellow. This is because I bashed the band name on an Italian mix on the dish mashed potato
8. ImprovementsDouble page spread The writing was overlapping the objects, therefore making it difficult to read, so I have shaped the text around the objects so the objects stand out and the text is easy to read. The quote on the first page is too low so I have moved it, along with the text I have put page numbers on so the reader can easily navigate through the magazine The tour dates are on the bottom as a space filler and to promote the band
18. Technologies learned I have learnt how to use Photoshop to cut out the objects that I wanted using the magnetic lasso tool. I have also learned how to use the transparency tool to colour in people while still seeing them. As I have never used a blog before, I have learnt to blog using the website www.blogger .com Other technologies I have used are using Fireworks and its tools, like its magic wand and crop and using a camera.
19. Target audience The typical person that would buy my magazine would : Be between the ages of 15 to 25 Have an interest in the rock genre Be someone that attends a lot of rock concerts and buys a lot of rock CD’s Be someone that would rebel against certain rules and possibly follow devil worship.
20. Improvements If I had to do this again I would Research into magazines so I know what would be the typical layout for a magazine Learn how to edit better so I can make my magazine look more realistic Take more photographs so I have a better range of photographs
