Questions on Two magazines

Use these questions to analyse at least 2 magazine front covers:

Maddona magazine:
What type of magazine is it?

The magazine focuses on the music scene of the world.



From the front cover what kinds of issues/articles are going to be inside?
The articles are going to be centred on dishing out the latest gossip from the world of music.


Who is the target audience for the magazine?
The target audience for the magazine are people who have much knowledge in the music scene. The magazine is focusing on a wide range of ages, appealing to a vast variety of people.


What are their interests?
There interests are mainly on the British music scene and other popular artists.


Look at the 'Rolling Stones' magazine.


What mode of address is the mag using?
The mode is informal. this is to relate to the youths of Britain


What does this tell you about the type of relationship it wants with its reader?
The relationship the magazine wants with the reader is for the viewer to trust the magazine.


Who is on the front cover and why?
A famous singer is on the front cover, this is to draw the younger viewers towards the magazine and give examples of what the magazine is all about.


What does the anchorage text say?
JAY-Z
ADDICTED TO THE GAME


What does this imply about the artist??
This implies that they are famous.


What overall message is the artist giving?
That he loves The Game so you should too.


What does design of the title block tell you about the magazine?
The design can tell you many different things about the magazine, such as, the target audience of the magazine, contents, gender and genre.

What colours are used?
Modern, attractive colours are used, such as, the white, silver and black. This is to make the magazine more appealing to the reader.


Do you find them attractive?
Yes


What fonts are used and why?
A bold font is used to allow the writing to stand out.


What strategies does the magazine use to attract the audience?
Colours, pictures, some slang words are used, illustrations.

music magazine ideas

The magazine, i will ultimately be creating, will be on the subject of music. We have been set the challenge of creating the front cover and four centre pages. As i have progressed in sorting through my ideas and discarding the ineffective ones i came across some better ideas that could essentially lead to some further, more worthy, data.

The font of the magazine cover will be Vivaldi. The reason for using Vivaldi is because each letter has a neat and smooth curve, this curve can be perceived as like a note in a song. The note of a song has to be neat and smooth as to fit in and make up part of the song.

I have not really decided on what the front cover picture should be. I would like it to be some form of instrument and within the magazine will be information concerning this instrument. For example, brand new guitars could appear on the front and the article could give descriptions on, for example, who created the first guitar, who was/ is the greatest guitar player in history, this may be accompanied by a tally or bar chart which people would be able to send in, stating their opinions on certain arguments, postings or contests that month. This front cover idea may however be changed to a picture of a modern DJ or popular singer that i think people would be interested in.

The colour of the magazine will not be one set colour throughout. The front cover will most likely have a white background and all font will be in brighter more modern colours for the younger observer. The center pages will be in deep red. I think this colour is an eccentric colour and will almost draw the reader into the page.

There will also be sub-pictures next to or underneath a description, this would be to help the audience understand the magazine.

The title of the magazine has not yet been decided.