Evaluation

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of a real media product?

My final three media products all follow the forms and conventions of
real media products in numerous ways. My front cover has many
conventions of a real media product, the first being the pug on the left hand side of the magazine, I created this pug as it shows that it is something interesting and different from the other cover lines on the page. It advertising festivals that my particular audience would be interested in and draws their attention to it when first looking at the magazine on the shelf. 

Like most other media products I have placed a bar code on the
cover of my magazine, this makes the front cover realistic and
would look correct when placed on a shelf in a retail store.
Although I have not placed the price around the bar code
however not all magazines place the price of the magazine on the bar code and therefore I am not challenging the conventions of a media product. I have placed the price of the magazine below the magazines name this is also common among magazines. Also following forms and conventions I have placed the Magazines name 'Starstruck' underneath the models head, this is so writing doesn't cover the image and look silly, by doing this is looks professional and follows other magazines.

I have used a full body shot of a young teenage girl for the cover of my magazine, I decided to use this type of model as it relates to who I am aiming it at. My audience is 17 + teenage girls and therefore they are likely to buy a magazine with someone that they look like or someone they inspire to be. I have dressed the model in fashionable clothing which is a trait my target audience would be looking for in a music magazine as they can relate to her sense of style.

When i began creating my contents page I looked back at my analysis of real music magazines. They all kept similar colours through the magazine and I decided to use this idea. Like my title on the cover I used the same colour for the word 'Contents', by doing this my audience can associate it with Starstruck magazine thus my music magazine began to have a house style. My contents page had information about what is going to be inside the magazine, the information and page numbers where placed in columns which again follows the conventions of an average music magazines contents page. This also makes it easier for the reader to find what they are looking for as well as the page numbers be over certain images.

I decided not to challenge the conventions in my media products as I felt this would put off my target audience. They are used to buying magazines that look like this and therefore they would want to buy magazine similar to the ones they buy already.

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I have used certain colours, fonts, locations and clothing to represent a
particular social group. The social group I have aimed my magazine at is in my audience analysis, teenage girls are the social group I intended to represent in my music magazine. The model on the cover is a stylish young female musician wearing high street clothing that would appeal to my target audience. The audience would buy the magazine as they aspire to be the musician and look like her or they already have a similar style to the model and can relate to her. Also the cover lines on my front cover include well known pop bands such as the Saturdays, that would interest my readers and make them buy the magazine. I have used the colour pink throughout my media products as this would be my target audiences preference, the colour is associated with girly girls which my magazine is aimed at and therefore this represents this particular social group.

3. What kind of Media institution might distribute your media product and why?

There is two magazine publishers that would publish my music magazine, the first being IPC media (http://www.ipcmedia.com/). They produce over 85 iconic media brands reaching almost two thirds of UK women. They produce a range of magazines from sport to music, however they don't have a pop music magazine that they publish, this would make it an ideal publisher to publish my magazine. They would create a new audience for their brand and can offer even more different types of magazine to their audiences. My target audience would be already my magazines from this company such as Look and Marie Claire as they are fashion magazines that see extremely well to my target audience. ICP media also publishes the well known music magazine NME which is extremely successful indie magazine and therefore by publishing my magazine it wouldn't cause any disruption in ICP medias sales and therefore they could publish my pop magazine. The second publisher I found that is likely to publish my media products is Bauer London Lifestyle Ltd. Like ICP media they publish a range of magazines from fashion to music, such as Heat and Q magazine. They are Europe's largest privately owned publishing group and are also connected with the TV and radio. The only reason that they wouldn't agree to publishing my magazine as they already produce Q, MOJO and Kerrang which are three large music magazines although none of them are dedicated to just pop which makes my magazine separate from them. I think my magazine could be distributed in large and small supermarkets such as Tesco and the Co-Operative. These stores sell a range of magazines and these are the stores where my target audience are likely to shop and purchase there magazines.

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

My target audience for my media product would be similar to Megan (see audience analysis) who is 18 and listens to music in the charts and has a great sense of style. Artists that my audience would listen to include Lady GaGa, Pixie Lott, Florence and the Machine and many more. The audience for my magazine will be interested in hanging out with friends on weekends in the sunshine listening to pop music in the charts as well as attending the best festivals there is on offer such as Glastonbury and V festival.

5. How did your attract/address your audience?

To attract my audience I had to have a unique selling point, my unique selling point was an exclusive interview with a new pop sensation. It was he first ever interview the artist had published in a music magazine, this would mean that more people are likely to purchase the magazine as it has something no other magazine has in this particular issue. The exclusive interview is in a simple font but is larger than the other cover lines showing the audience that this is important and draws their eye to it immediately. My cover also looks like my target audience and this makes it seem friendly and inviting them in to buy to my target audience. I have styled my artist to look like a celebrity as on every magazine cover there is a picture of a celebrity which helps to sell the magazine when it is displayed on the shelves where it is distributed. The language I have used in my media products is fairly simple as my target audience are not interested in complex writing styles, this therefore makes it appeal to them as it is quick and easy to see what the magazine is all about.

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

To create my three media products I used adobe Photoshop, I had used this technology previous to this task although my skills progressed further when using it to produce my three pieces. I created my products on a Mac computer which I hadn't had much experience with, the software on these computers were different from previous computers I had used and therefore I had to learn to use them. To take my photos I used my camera which is an Olympus AF 5X optical zoom and is an 8.0 mega pixel camera. I have different settings on my camera such as an outdoor setting, when i took photos of my models outside i used this setting to make the quality of the picture much better. I took over 100 photos using different angles, Locations, clothing and lighting so that I had a range of photos I could use. Before I took my photos I planned out what i would like them to turn out like, this helped me as i didn't rush to chose my locations. The image I used on the cover originally had a skirting board at the bottom to erase this i used the eye dropper tool to pick the colour of the wall out and used the paintbrush to blend it in to the wall to make it appeal as though it was a plain wall. I did this so it looked professional in a studio as most covers of magazines wouldn't have this feature. The task that took the longest was using the lasso tool to cut out the model to place her on top of the magazine's name, I had to make sure it looked correct and that the audience would still be able to make out the name of the magazine. One tool that i thought was amazing within photoshop was the burn tool, it allowed me to darker the image on my double page spread which made the artist stand out more on the page with her bright red lipstick. I also used http://www.blogspot.com/ to post the steps of how I created my final three media products, I found this very simple to use although I hadn't used this website in particular before I have used similar sites to this and this made it simple to learn to use.

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Looking back at my preliminary task there is a dramatic improvement between it and my final media products that I have produced. My music magazine looks professional and of a higher standard than my preliminary task which didn't have many conventions of a magazine. I think the help of analysing music magazines and looking at the forms and conventions it allowed me to place things in a more organised way to look professional. I knew where particular things should be places such as cover lines and the bar code. I think the locations of where i took my preliminary magazine made it look how it looks, By finding interesting locations other than a plain wall made my final products interesting to look at whereas in my premliminary task all the photos had simple backgrounds.

Final pieces Front Cover:



















Contents page

Double Page Spread

Analysis of preliminary work

For my Preliminary work I had to create a front page and a contents page for a school magazine. It is intended to show how my skills in photo shop will develop over time when it comes to creating my own music magazine. To create my school magazine I needed initial ideas to help me plan and design what the school magazine would look like, I began brainstorming ideas for the title and storylines, by doing this it saved a lot of time when it came to create the school magazine as I could refer to my designs. I also created draft title pages and contents pages showing a rough idea were I was going to place pieces of text and pictures. I then took numerous pictures around the school that worked with my chosen storylines. I used a medium close up of the model for the front cover which was required and took photos of other students in different locations around school for numerous stories I had created and placed them on the contents page and front cover.

Front cover for preliminary task


I took a picture of a student on a blank wall and using the lasso tool i cut around the image. I had not had much practice with this tool on photoshop and therefore the picture was not seperated from the background very neatly. The photo has a jaggered edge and looks unprofessional by doing this task it has taught me how to use the lasso tool to get a more desired professional finish to an image and this will be shown in my music magazine. Although i have used a pug like many typical magazines, many of them do not use them for the price of the magazine, I have learnt this through the research i have taken out for my music magazine. Also the main headline gives the indication of the title of the magazine and could have been positioned better. Overall this task has helped me undersetand photo shop elements and my new skills will be put to use when creating my music magazine.

Contents page for preliminary

I used the same colour font on the contents as the front cover of the school magazine to keep a house style throughout. Alhtough the light lilac and purple don't work very well together and this shows me not to use similar font colours on similar coloured backgrounds when it comes to creatin my music magazine. After looking at typical magazines most of them do not have the page number written in words across the images but in digits, i will use this idea when creating my music magazine to make it look professional as well as typical of all magazines. I learnt how to crop and resize photos in this task which will also be helpful when using photoshop again.

Analysis of contents page:

Stage one:

I started my contents page with the aim of using numerous photos within the page itself. I carried out the colour theme and font from the front cover to give the magazine a house style and make it easily recognisable to the target audience, this also makes the magazine appear professional to the customer. In this stage of my contents page I began adding in the articles that would 'appear' in my magazine again this is used in every magazine to interest the reader as they can see what the magazine has to offer. In my initial ideas i liked the idea of a line at the bottom of the page to give the magazine an edge to it. I did this my using the rectangle tool and selected the colour black. Finally i added the page number and the magazines website, again this is like many music magazines I have analysed.

Stage two:

I started to add in the photos to the contents and arrange them so they worked well with each other rather than just placed anywhere on the page. I resized the photos and then rotated them using the mouse on the image. This made the page look much more presentable and made all the photos fit well on to the page. Like many music magazines such as Q, I placed the page number over the photos referring to the page the article about this image was on. I have used the images that I analysed earlier on my blog, I decided that i would use all of them as contents pages tend to use numerous photos to interest the target audience with interesting pictures. In my questionnaire my target audience liked to look at pictures and this will be a good selling point of the magazine.

Stage three:

I began adding more images that I have taken of a different girl band so the magazine did not look like it only contained an article about one artist. As before I added the page number over the top of the image layer using the text tool, i used the same colour as before using the eye dropper tool so it worked well together. I made my front cover into a JPEG image and then resized the image making sure the image was not stretched. I then wrote about how the target audience can subscribe to the magazine, this will boost the magazines image and makes it look like a real magazine on the shelf.

Stage four, Final stage:

I decided that the titles on the contents page need to stand out againts the other pink text. I used the rectangle tool and drew black lines underneath them just like at the bottom of the page. This made the titles bold and the customer will find it easier to locate certain articles in the magazine. I also included a picture I had taken on a media trip to New York, it related to a storyline under regulars and worked well and therefore i decided to include it. I added more storylines onto the contents which filled any unwanted white space and completed my contents page.

Possible photos for contents page:
Photo one:


I like the idea of the artist sitting down in this image as it corresponds to the headline of an exclusive interview. It looks as though she is being photographed during an interview and would be suitable for a contents page. The colour of the background and the outfit colour work well together and will brighten up the page and show the artist in a different outfit.










Photo two:

I like this photo as it is very clear as well as being very friendly and welcoming to the magazine. I like that the model's hair has been rolled to give it volume and makes it a feature of the photo, this will attract the target audience as they are interested in how their idols dress.

Photo three:

I took this photo of friends whilst on a media trip to New York, I liked the style of the image and the pretty scenery. This will be effective with a story line about New York which is mad about music and partying. Many of my target audience will be interesting in New York as there is plenty of shopping and different scenes of music.

Photo four:

I needed a picture of a girl band in order to attract my target audience. My audience are interested in well known girl bands such as The Saturdays and Girls Aloud, by including this image the target audience can relate to the image and will interest them in listening to a new pop girl band.

Analysis of double page spread:

Stage one:

The original image i wanted to use for the double page spread was in colour, I wanted the picture to be in black and white with aspects of colour showing through. To do this I duplicated the layer and placed it over the top of the original image. I then used the toolbar in photoshop to take the colour out of the photo. I then used the eraser on the models eyes and lips to bring colour from the image beneath. I found the centre of the page and used the rectangle tool to show this. This prevented me from typing text that went over one half of the page. This is because of the layout of the magazine, if it was printed the centre of the page would be folded in to secure the magazine together and therefore the text would be folded into the middle and would be unreadable. As the image was smaller than the width of the page rather than stretching the image and disorientating it, I copied and cut out a part of the image and duplicated the layer three times to make the image appear bigger and fill the whole double page spread.

Stage two:

As the image was still quite light i used the burn tool to darker the image which highlighted the models face and make her stand out showing the reader who the interview is about. I changed the writing font and colour for the headline at the top of the page. I think this looks better than stage one as the colours work well with the dark background. Like the contents page i used the rectangle tool to draw a line across the bottom of the page with the magazines website and page number underneath, this makes the magazine have a professional feel to it and it is also an idea I had in my sketches. I found a picture of a film strip, i cut the film strip out and copied and pasted it into the double page spread. I resized and reshaped the image so it looked like it was ment to be there. I later added numerous pictures of the model to the film strip. I liked that it made the images placed in it, seem in place rather than just placed anywhere on the background. 

Stage three:

Stage four:

Stage five, Final product: 

Possible photos for the double page spread


I like the outfit the artist is wearing in this image is reminds me of Cheryl Coles look in Q magazine. As the photo has been taken landscape it can go over both pages as far as i would like without disorting the image. I like the pose the model has done here as it makes the artist promonent and invites the audience in. Again the singer has eye contact with the reader which engages the reader with the artist.




Possible photo two:

I changed the artists outfit and location so there are many different photos the reader can look at and they wont get bored of looking at the same pose and background. I like the fact the expression in this photo is happy and shows the reader the artists personality and my target audience can feel they are getting to know the upcoming star from my magazine. The laid back outfit shows my target audience that you can look good in anything and as my target audince would be interested in fashion this will help the magazine sell.

Possible photo three:

Like my front cover this pose is unsual and makes it more interesting to look at. It gives the magazine a seductive vibe and will interest a male audience as well. The image gives the feel of a singer which is what i intended to happen and this is portrayed to the reader. Although hair has blown across the models face it gives a nice affect, this photo could be used as a smaller image on the double page spread as well as another images. The outfit fits in well with the dark woods in the background making the artist work well with the scenery. The angle could have been better as we are looking down on the artist making her seem inferior however by the powerful pose struck we know she is important.

Possile photo four:

I liked this image as it seem to draw attention to the model immediately because of her intense eye contact. Also the lighting is on her face which is lights it up again jumping out at the reader. The downside to the image is the mouth expression as it looks sad, however using different facial expressions could work well together when placed on the double page spread.

Possible photo five:

This photo is very similar to photo three, however her hair is away from her face making the image happier relating better to a pop magazine. Also the angle looking down on her is not as harsh and would be the better of the two photos to use on the double page spread.

Analysis of front cover:

Stage one:

This is the image I have decided to use for my front cover with the help of opnions from my target audience and my teachers. I found it gave a pop feel and it has enough space for coverlines and the title of the magazine around the artist. I will need to brighten and enlarge the image so it stands out and attracts the target audience. As i previously stated this image is unique and this is a big part of why i selected it, the smile on the models face indicates a friendly artist attracting the audience to the new artist and making them want to read about the new pop sensation. The girlie high fashion outfit is want i intended my target audience's clothing style to be like.







Stage two:

To enlarge the image i made sure i used the chain tool so it did not blur or stretch the photo. This made the artist appear larger and brought her head higher up the page making her eyes the main focus. I then made the image brighter my usinng the enhance button on the toolbar, i selected adjust lighting and then brightness/contrast which allowed me to slide a arrow to how bright or dull i wanted the image to be, as you can see from the previous image i increased the brightness and it has made the artist stand out alot more. Also i have removed the skirting boards, i have done this by using the clone stamp tool as well as the eydropper tool to select the colour above the skirting boards to blend the wall colour right down to the floor. This makes the cover look alot more professional as most magazines wouldn't have a skirting board in their images. I also started to add in the title of the magazine, the main headline and the strapline. I do not like the colour of the main headline as it is very dull and doesnt appeal to my target audience, this will be changed to attract my targer audience's eye.

Stage three:

I wasn't entirely happy with the colour scheme in stage two so i decided to change it to the brighter colour of pink. I prefered this as I think it looked a lot more like pop teen mag, I also moved the strapline to the top of the page above the title which made the appearance of the magazine fit in well with all the elements. I also resized the image for a second time so the artist head could partially cover the title and make it look like a typical music magazine. To put the model's head over the title i had to cut her head out using the lasso tool to create another layer in photoshop. This took alot of time and effort but created the effected I wanted. As the artist hair was not flat i had to work around the strands of hair, therefore i had to use the eraser tool to remove part of the wording of the title which overlaped the artist's head. I used to different shades of pink for the title and coverlines so the audience wouldn't get tierd of seeing the same colour over and over again.

Fourth and final stage:


This is my final front cover, i added in the rest of my coverlines as well as a pug featuring festivals that my target audience would enjoy and could find out if their favourite artists were playing at them. I created my pug using the rectangle tool but changed the shape to a circle like a typical pug. I made the other coverlines smaller so that the main headline about the artist on the cover stood out. I included the magazines website at the bottom of Starstruck so readers can clearly see it and visit the site to find out much more interesting information. I have not included advertisements due to my anserws recieved in my poll. They disliked these and therefore i did not include them and this will attract my audience to the magazine.

Possible photos for the front cover:
Photo One:

Out of the possible photos i have chosen to use as my front cover my favourite was this one. Although the picture has dark lighting this can be changed in photoshop to brighten the image and make it the main selling point to the magazine. The artist has great eye contact with the audience which is vital for the front cover of any music magazine, by having lots of space around and above the artist there is room for a strapline, coverlines and pugs therefore the front cover will not be overcrowded. I could also resize the image to make the artist appear larger and stand out in the middle of the front cover. The pose of the artist in this image was very unique and would be a great selling point in the shops as the audience will be attracted to how she is portrayed. At the bottom of the white wall is a certing board which looks unprofessional, I can remove this in photoshop giving the image a cleaner and a professional look about the cover.


Photo two:

Although i liked the pose of the model in this picture the background was very busy and this would make it harder to adapt in photoshop. There is eye contact with the reader, however the right eye is covered my the artist fringe and makes the image appeal to a rock genre rather than pop. The image overall does not give off the pop vibe i intended to create and therefore this wouldnt be a good picture to use for the front cover. The image is also slightly out of focus and doesn't draw immediate attention to the artist which should be the main aim when creating a front cover of any magazine. The dark clothing of the model blends into the background and this would be hard for the lasso tool to cut out the person and again this doesn't make the artist stand out.





Photo Three:

I began to use this image as my front cover but then i found it to be aimed towards a fashion magazine rather than a music magazine. Although my target audience would be interested in this, it is not the purpose of my magazine and I therefore decided to use photo one. Another problem i would have had if i used this image was not enough white space around and above the artist, there would be no room for a strapline and the title for the magazine at the top of the cover, this is due to the shot being a close up and leaving hardly any background for any coverlines. The lighting is poor in this image, however when using photoshop it can brighten the image and the shadow around the models head could also be removed.

Ideas for photo shoot:

I will be using various background images for my front cover, contents and double page spread, my main idea for the front cover is to have a simplistic background i.e. a white background, so the artist stands out and grabs the target audiences attention. I am going to use numerous outfits and poses for the images, i will then analyse particular photos i like and this will help me to decide which photos will be used for the magazine.

Front cover ideas:

On my cover i will be using simple backgrounds such as a plain wall or a brick wall, the artist will be dressed fashionably to stand out on the page with dramatic make up giving the feel of a pop magazine. As pop music doesnt tend to me associated with instruments on magazine covers props such as guitars wont be used, however a microphone could be used to show the artist performing.

Contents page ideas:

On my contents page I will be using various pictures of the main artist and smaller images of a second artist to show the reader what else the magazine includes. I will have a girl band dressed as my target audience would be for a night out at a club, i will be using plain backgrounds for this as well as a dark location with a busy background.

Double page spread ideas:

The double page spread will relate to the image on the front cover, the artist will be the feature of a interview with different images of the artists in different locations and outfits. One of my ideas was for the artist to be at a park and i liked the idea of chains on the swings to take it away slighly from the girly girl image, also a metal fence behind the artist would give a good affect on the double page spread to make it more dramatic and will be the focus of the double page spread.

Analysis of questionnaire results

More female's took my poll than males, this is helpful as my target audience is aimed at girls and i can use the results to help design and create my magazine. Mainly 17 year olds took my poll than any other age bracket this is similar to my target audiences age of 18 and also shows me how what they think about magazines. Their favourite genre of music was a close call between indie and pop music, this shows me how my targer audience also enjoys this genre of music and i can incorporate this into my magazine by adding stories about festivals that would appeal to the whole of my target audience. My target audience seem to be very active and enjoy going out with their friends this can help me in adding information to my magazine about events in the pop industry such as concerts by their favourite pop artists. The question how do you listen to your music told me that the majority listen to their music by their ipods this tells me that if i included songs to download on to your ipod right now it would be appreciated and the target audience would use them for their ipod. Most of the poll voters liked artist who are big in the charts right now and are well known celebritys, so by including a story line about a well known artist the magazine is more than likely to be sold, when my target audience by their magazines they are willing to pay around £3 and therefore this is what i will price my magazine at and will be displayed on the front cover. On the front cover i will be including one main image and an exclusive story as this is what interest my audience and this will make my magazine sell. I have found out from my poll that my audience does not like to see adverts and offers in the magzine, I therefore will keep these to a minimum.

Analysis of contents page




















My first intial design came from the idea of Q magazine with a few images to make the page look interesting. The features are listed in the top left hand corner below the title of the contents page, by placing the features here is is quick and simple to find. The page number is at the bottom of the page and will be in this particular place throught out the magazine to give it a house style. There will be big page numbers on the images so if the image appeals to the reader they can instantly find the article realting to this image.




















Initial idea two: My second design has a editors letter on the left hand side of the page, this is common in most magazines and therefore can be viewed as a typical music magazine. A large image of the artist will be placed in the top right hand corner of the page drawing the readers eye. The features will be under different sections according to what that feature relates to. Again this is typical of magazines i have viewed and analysed and so it will look professional.




















Inital idea three: My final initial idea has the one main image on the right hand side of the page. This contents page looks good with the one image as it is so large and therefore will not need smaller images surrounding it to make it look interesting. The name of the magazine will be across the top of the page rather than the word contents which can sound slightly childish at times. The date of the issue will be under this heading as well as the magazines website, this is helpful for the reader. Similar to initial design two the features of the magazines will be under headings, i used this idea again as i think it works well and looks neat.

Analysis of double page spread designs















Initial design one:
The main image takes up half of the left hand page with the text relating to the headline underneath. This draws the attention to the image and therefore the audience can see the artist that was on the cover, is now in this picture and will know it is the correct story they are looking at. The page number is in the bottom left hand corner, this can be clearly seen to the reader and looks professional like other music magazines. There is a smaller image of the artist on the right hand page which takes up half the width of the page. I got this idea by looking at Q magazine there was a double page spread with a similar look, i adapted it to make it my own and finally put text around the image in columns again by doing this is looks like an everyday music magazine that you would find on the shelf.















Initial design two: For my second initial design i decided to use several smaller image of the artist out and about at events, the text like my other designs is in columns making it look like a typical music magazine. There is also a quote from the article from what the artist has said, again this has been used in typical music magazines and looks like an average double page spread. On the right hand page is a large image on its own this shows that the article is purely about this artist in particular. The headline of the article is in the top left hand corner which is visible when you turn onto the page, like my previous initial design the page number in the bottom left hand corner.

Initial design three: My final initial design for my double page spread includes all the text of the article of the left hand page with an image in the bottom right hand corner. A larger image is situated on the right hand page similar to initial design two. Again their is a quote from the article but is been placed differently on the page. Similar to my first initial designs the page number is in the bottom left hand corner and this way it wont overlap the image on the right hand page and the attention wont be taken away from the artist.

Analysis of front page designs




















Initial design one: I placed the masthead just to the left of the center as this has been used on Kerrang magazine which i analysed, i think by placing the masthead here it can be clearly seen by the customers as it will be bold when the magazine is on the shelf and therefore intrigues the target audience to buy the magazine. There will be a coverline in the top right hand corner with a smaller image, this shows the importance of this story and will make it appealing to the audience to buy the magazine as they can see a picture of the artist they like. The main image will be stiuated to the left hand side of the magazine with the headline that corresponds with it, being on the bottom right hand side. The image will be large and take half the space of the cover up with a large headline so it draws attention to a interesting storyline.




















Initial design two: I placed the Masthead of this initial design on the left hand thrid of the magazine similar to Q magazine. This then can be clearly visable when on show in a shop, and the catchy title of the magazine will be brought by the target audience. The image is on the right hand side of the front cover with the headline overlaping the image, this is used in daily magazines so by using this effect it will look very professional. Also the coverlines will overlap the image of the artist so the cover blends in well will with all the elements it has to it.




















Initial design three: For my third initial design i placed a coverline across the top of the magazine in a banner, again i came up with this idea by analysing other music magazines and thus will create the feel of a appropriate music magazine. The masthead is similarly placed to initial design one and again can be clearly visable to the target audience when displayed on a shelf in a shop. The main headline and sub heading relating to the main image is to the left of the image with an offer advertised below the heading. By having lots of detail on the cover it will fill up white space and make the front cover appealing to the target audience with a professional affect.