Main Task: Evaluation

Main Task: All Final Pieces Together

 

Main Task: Peer feedback of Double Page Spread

Peer Feedback of Double Page Spread

 

Good: The house style of this product is good as the colours do not clash so it doesn't strain your eyes, the picture fits well as the text boxes can be fit around the band member, the text boxes behind text make it so that text is readable, also the title text is easily readable due to it fitting in with the house style.
Bad: Use of album covers are bad as they are found images and not originals. Also, most of the main image is covered up so you don't get the full feel of the gig.

Main Task: Final Piece - Double Page Spread

Main Task: Peer Feedback on Contents

Peer Feedback on Contents

 

Good: The colour scheme of the contents works well as it does not clash with other colours, the regulars/features text box is good because it makes it able for us to read the text for the actual content, also, the layout of the contents is good because it is not too complicated and is easy to understand what content is on which page. 

Bad: The white text doesn't fit in with the house style, should have faded text boxes like the text boxes for regulars/features.



Main Task: Final Piece - Contents Page

Main Task: Peer Feedback on Front Cover

Peer Feedback on Front Cover

Good: The Colour scheme is good as it all links together, this is good because you are not looking at lots of different colours which may strain your eyes, the layout of the text is good because it does not cover the main image and is easily readable, also, the Stand first is good because it gives the reader a little hint of what is in the magazine, making the reader want to keep reading.
Bad: The colour could be bland, this means that the cover can seem uninteresting, could maybe add colours which also link to the colour scheme.

Main Task: Final Piece - Front Cover

 

Main Task: Final Piece - Double Page Spread - Development

 

Main Task: Final Piece - Contents - Development

This is my original contents page, I have gone with similar conventions as the popular music magazine KERRANG as I thought it was a good layout and easy to read.

I decided to change my magazines contents page. I did this because there was not enough content on my page, and also I decided to make better use of original images to give it a more professional look

Main Task: Final Piece - Cover - Development

This is my original idea for the cover of my magazines.

I have decided to change the cover of my music magazine to fit better to the conventions of a rock music magazine. I have added the headline in a banner across the main image like the popular rock magazine 'KERRANG'.

I have changed the front cover of my magazine. I have done this because it gives it a more professional feel as there is a tag line, date and price, which fits with the conventions of an original magazine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main Task: Image Editing

 

 

 

 

 

Original.

Edit

Edit. For this image I have change the curves which changes the colour of the image. I have done this because it brings focus upon the band on stage as the crowd has been made darker, this also gives the picutre more of a rock feel. I have chose this image because it shows the typical rock gig scene, which links to the genre of the magazine.

Original

Edit

Edit. For this image I have changed the curves so that the hand is more vibrant and it can also further show the rock genre of the magazine. I have chosen this image as it is a picture of a hand with the hand signal for rock, which fits the genre of music my magazine is about.

Original

Edit

Edit. On this image I have changed the curves to make it more vibrant, then I have used the black and white edit tool so it fits with the house style of my magazine. I have chosen this picture as it is a picture from a gig I went to. Simon Leone, the lead singer of the retiring rock band Madina Lake is the man in the photo, I will use this photo for my cover page.

Main Task: Image Choice

These are the images which I have chosen to use on my magazine product. I have chose these as they all fit the genre of music which I am basing my magazine on. I have edited all of the photos to make them more vibrant and easier to see.

Main Task: Colour Palettes

Colour Palettes

The colour palette for my front cover is black, white and red. I have chose these colours because all three of them stand out from eachother so they would not clash and maybe strain the eyes when you are looking at them. Thw white text fits well on the black text box, also, the white number fits well on the red splash.

 

For my contents page I have chosen the colours black, yellow and white. I have chosen this colour palette because the colours do not clash. I have had feedback for my contents page and the peer that has reviewed it has told me that the white does not suit, so I should change the text to black and have a yellow faded background so that the text and main image is still readable.

The colour palette for my double page spread is black, white and blue. I have chose these colours as they do not clash and can easily be seen on top of eachother. I have used white text on a faded black background so that it is easier to read, yet you can still see the background image which is a picture I took at one of Madina Lake's gigs.



Main Task: Language and Register

Language and Register

I have looked at the magazine 'KERRANG' to try and see if I can get inspiration of the conventions and stories which are inside the magazine. After reading many of KERRANG's magazines I have noticed that there is an informal language used, which also includes some bad language. This language shows that it is aimed at teenagers and young adults rather than children. Also, this type of language can represent the social group which read this genre of magazine, people who like the rock genre of music are also known to speak informally with hints of bad language. 

Main Task: Double page spread mock ups

These are my double page spread mock ups. I have decided to use the traditional lay out of having the band in the background and the text over it but not covering the actual band. I have decided to use this lay out as it is simple yet professional.

My peers have said that the black boxes behind the text make the double page spread better as you can define the writing. Also, the black boxes do not cover the main singer, Jeremy McKinnon. this tells us that he is still the main focus of the page.

Main Task: Contents page mock ups

 

Main Task: Cover mock ups

These are 3 of my ideas for my magazine cover. I have decided to use the masthead 'BRUTE' as it fits in with the genre and also fits with most colours if I needed to change the colour of the masthead.

 My peers said that this cover work well because the colours stand out due to the house style choice. The red text is eye catching due to the black and white image and gives the main storyline which could interest people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main Task: Representation

Representation

Representation can be seen through many things, in this case it is the social group which listen to the genre of music which is rock, with the main focus age of teenagers to young adults. I have constructed a music magazine which will attract people from this social group as it is the same genre of music which they listen to. I have used 3 images which can represent this social group, one being the lead singer of the band Madina Lake, which is a band that has created albums and songs to this genre of music, I have also used an image from another gig I have attended where it has a girls hand in the air with the sign language for rock, this also fits in with the social group my magazine is aimed at. My final image for my double page spread is from Madina Lake's gig, this fits well as it is a band in the type of music genre that this social group like to listen to.

Main Task: Masthead Experimentation

I have created 3 masthead ideas which can be addapted to different cover pages. I like the masthead 'BRUTE' the best as it stands out, gets your attention and also relates to the genre of music I am going to make my magazone.