Planning: Hand Drawn Contents Page Draft

Planning: Hand Drawn Front Cover Draft

Planning: Photo Shoot 3

Research: Target Audience 3 - Flickr Photographs

The comment that has been posted on this photograph really helped my decision making, as I was torn between this image and the image located to the right. In addition the comment made influenced me into choosing it as she looks happier and relaxed, this is what I intended on doing, therefore being a better photograph for my double page spread. Also with this image I find that is a wider shot, therefore I will have space to apply features.

Link to my flickr page

https://www.flickr.com/photos/143579224@N05/with/31379502952/

Research: Contents Page 5 - The Fly (Indie)

Research: Double Page Spread 4 - Kerrang! (Indie)

How this has influenced my planning and creativity

• I like the use of graphics in the magazine as this creates quite a personal feel.
• I like where the pull quote is located as this draws attention to the text also.
• The use of box outs is intriguing as there used a lot to attract the readers attention.

Words Describing my Target Audience

This is a word cloud that I have created to represent my target audience. I have considered age, gender, class, race and ethnicity. As a result of doing this I will know what to include in my contents.

Research: Target Audience Profiling

Rhea Green's Slidely by Slidely Slideshow

I created this slidely to portray who my target audience are and to show you there life styles, furthermore, how it links to my music genre.

My goal is to make my magazine for females as there are little indie magazines for women. In order of doing this my magazine will have to have 'girly' features such as flowers. In addition to this my star will be female and will be located on the front cover and double page spread. My star will be represented as a strong independent women as this represents society nowadays. The angle being used will be taken from eye level to avoid my model looking vulnerable or powerful.

My target audience will be the adolescence therefore in my magazine I aim to please them rather than the older generation. To do this I will add social media as the younger generation is based upon this. Furthermore the photographs will be bright and many of them will be concerts and gigs. Through my research I found that magazines targeted at the young have large page numbers as they don't have time to read or are to lazy to.

Target Audience Demographics (Blumler and Katz)

• 17 - 30 year olds
• Female
• Lower - Middle
• Britain
• Any Religion
• 'Tribe Wired' people of which have access to social media or technology
• 'Fun/Atics'
• 'Mainstreamers'
• 'Reformers'
• 'The Individual'
• Diversion

Target Audience (Denis McQuail)

• Entertainment
• Information
• Learning
• Personal Identity

Research: Identifying Target Audiences

This front cover aims at a target audience of 15-25 year olds and the class would be lower to middle class. I know this as the older generation would not approve of the photograph. The gender would be male and female but mainly male because she is naked and pulling a seductive pose, therefore the magazine have used her for the 'pleasure of men', which is Laura Mulvey's theory. In addition this magazine would purely be for entertainment and diversion. The fonts used are both serif and sans serif therefore being more lively and outgoing this would be more appropriate for adolescence. Cover lines that are used appeal to the young as the relate to what some young people may experience.






This front cover aims at a target audience of 30-60 years due to the fact that most of the younger generation do not listen to this music genre. The class would certainly be upper class because classical music is normally associated with wealth. The gender would be both male and female as both genders will listen to this type of music. This magazine would be used for information, personal identityand entertainment. This magazine is aimed at aspirers, succeeders and the individual.






This magazine front cover aims at a target audience of 30-50 years due to the fact that most of the younger generation do not listen to this genre of music. The class would be middle class. The gender would be both male and female as the features cater to both. the geographical area would mainly be the Westerns as country music is more popular there. The magazine would be used for information, learning and entertainment. In addition this magazine is aimed at aspirers and reformers.

Planning: Star Image

My star will be named Adeline Oakes which is inspired by the artist Elloitt Smiths song title and her last name Oakes is named after a tree as indies are nature lovers. I am aiming to achieve representations of an cheeky but powerful ora for my star as this links to the genre of my magazine. She will be a strong independent young woman who rose to fame through a struggling childhood. My star grew up with only a sister and a mother who was disabled and her only escape was music. My star will be a female artist as the indie scene is male orientated, therefore there will be a gap in the market for this.

I intend for my star to be photographed in a woodland area as this links to my genre because indies are nature lovers, therefore being an ideal place. I also want to break conventions as indie music magazines are usually studio shots therefore being more interesting and intriguing. My star will wear glasses and have unbrushed hair as for a female this is common for indies. In addition she will wear quite alternative and bright clothing as she wants to stand out from the crowd.

Planning: Selection & Rejection - Contents Page

I think that these 2 would both be most appropriate for my contents as they are both bright. Furthermore I especially like the poses as they both represent something different.

I shall in the end crop out the background to attain an all white background.

All of these concert photographs will be placed on my contents page as they are all different yet the same because they are concerts. The bands that played were also indie bands which adheres to my genre.

Planning: Selection & Rejection - Front Cover

These photographs would not suit the front cover as they do not stand out enough therefore the magazine would not sell. Also in one photograph the model isn't looking into the camera this massively breaks conventions.

Research: Double Page Spread 3 (Indie)

How this has influenced my planning and creativity

• I will consider using synergy to link my image to the headline using similar colours.
• I like how the publisher has used a shadow underneath the lettering to give a three dimensional effect.
• I like how the photographer's name has been placed on the article as many articles don't do this.

Research: Star Image

Planning: Photo Shoot 2

Planning: Artists Name

I will create a name for my star based on the genre, Indie;

April Jones
Charlie Dale - Charlie is a name inspired by The Lumineers song.
Ivy Andrews
Adeline Oakes - Adeline is a name inspired by the indie artist Elliott Smith's song title.

Research: Consolidating My Research - Double Page Spreads

In the first magazine double page spread I analysed I like how the publisher has scratched away at the headline as this creates an urban and edgy vibe. Furthermore I like the drop capital that they have also used as this draws in attention by the reader as it intends to do, I will consider using a drop capital in my music magazine. In addition the way the publisher has edited the photograph is very distinct as it's in sepia, I will also consider editing my photograph but maybe in a different way.

Another double page spread that I analysed had a variety of parts that I really liked. I will use in my music magazine synergy as this links the magazine together. I especially like how the publisher has added shadows underneath the lettering in the headline as this creates a three dimensional effect. I will take into consideration of placing the photographers name somewhere on the article as I think this is different.

The third magazine I annotated was personally my favourite as the editor has placed a target in the background of the article as this is symbolic. In addition I will also consider to place the page numbers onto an image as this relates to the genre. I will create synergy by linking colours together throughout the magazine.

Initial Genre Choice

My initial genre choice will be Indie as I particularly love indie music. In addition I will enjoy the research of this genre due to liking the genre. I also chose this genre as I will enjoy creating an indie appearance as they tend to be quite quirky and very outgoing.

Research: Consolidating My Research - Contents Pages

In the first contents page that I analysed I especially like how Q have created a section saying 'the Q review', this appeals to me because it's very unique. Furthermore some of the images placed on the contents page are in a collage, this will be useful for me because it aims at the target audience I desire. In addition the bright puffs are intriguing as also it aims at my target audience, therefore I'll take this into consideration when designing my contents page.

In my second analysis I like the range of fonts that have been used as this engages with the reader and aims at the target audience. Another part of the contents I like is the layout as it's in the form of a collage, similar to 'Q's' contents, therefore showing that they may both aim at the same target audience. I will defiantley add my masthead from the front cover onto the contents page as this creates a house style and also synergy.

In the final analysis of a contents page I liked how the publisher had used a black and white theme throughout the contents page as synergy has been created. Furthermore I especially like how the numbering has been placed upon images as this is different yet very appealing. In addition I like the fonts that have been used as they emphasise certain parts.

Research: Consolidating My Research - Front Covers

In my first magazine I liked how the publisher had used puffs in bright colours to stand out as this would draw attention to my magazine. Another thing I like in the magazine is how the banner has been used in gold to give the magazine a classier look, I will consider doing this in my music magazine. The pull out is also another part of the magazine I like because it is very different and unique.

I looked at another magazine which was a country genre this was different to the other magazine as it isn't cluttered therefore the eye is not distracted. I may consider using a box-out behind tag words as this emphasises the word. Another thing I will take into consideration is covering the masthead with the models head to make the magazine look recognisable.

I will make my model look straight down the camera as this will engage with the reader and adhere to conventions. I will definately include a pull quote because this gives an insight into the magazine article.

Another magazine I looked at was an Indie magazine, this included an opaque banner, I like this because it is very unique. I like the bright colours that have been used on the front cover because they stand out to the audience. I will consider using buzz words on the front cover because this is very enticing and appealing.