First Version Of My Front Cover

This is my final, first version, of my music magazine. Since the last draft, I have included more conventions, to allow the cover to include information that is relevant to the genre, and to the inside content of the magazine. I have tried to keep to a colour scheme, as I have used the colours that were most voted for from my questionnaire shown in my planning. I believe, that from my cover, it is clear that it is a Hip-Hop based magazine, and I have used methods that a lot of other Hip-Hop magazines use on their own front covers, to allow mine to look professional. My main image is bold and fits with the design and layout of the cover, and also complements the colours used. I have also used different fonts, colours and sizes for the text to allow my cover to be effective and eye-catching. Overall, I really like my first version of my front cover, and believe it ticks all of the boxes for my genre, and for a front cover in general.

First Edit Of My Front Cover

This is as far as I have got on creating my music magazine front cover. So far, I have included some basic and essential features like my masthead. As said in my magazine proposal and other planning documents, I have decided to name my magazine 'BASS' as it links in with the music genre, and is quick and snappy to say. I have also added current Hip-Hop artists below this, to ensure that these artists will be included and featured within the magazine, as it allows a larger range of fans to be interested in the contents of the magazine. I have added my my main article name 'Chey is Unstoppable' as it relates to the main artist of the magazine, and also highlights importance of the artist and article through the larger and bolder font of the text. Lastly, I have added a barcode to add reality and professionalism to the magazine, in an effort to make the magazine look more believable. However, this isn't my finished product, and I still have a lot of aspects to add, to allow my front cover to be as fitting as possible for a Hip-Hop based print.

Research Summary

This Prezi presentation elaborates on my final summary of all my research and planning that I have created on the preparation of my music magazine. I have thought about a range of different subjects and aspects of what I have learned during this process, and how I will incorporate it in my final magazine. 

Editing My Photos For My Magazine

 
In this slideshow, I have presented my final results of the images I will use for my music magazine, as I have changed/edited them to increase their quality. I have changed aspects of the original photos to allow the images to appear as professional and suitable as possible for my magazine and the target audience.

Music Magazine Flat Plans

As a way of planning my designs and layouts of my front cover, contents page and double page spread, I have created three flat plans which can show a brief idea of what  want my magazine to look like. My front cover includes the essential elements of a basic cover, including factors like a masthead, cover lines and a main image. My contents page includes more content, as this is expected for a contents page to include a range of information on the whole of the magazine. There a lot more sections on the contents page as I have tried to position it in a way that it would look professional but also helpful to the reader to look at and to find specific features. My double page spread is influenced by many magazines that include an interview, that spreads the content out on two pages.This looks effective as it allows the page to be not boring, but interesting to readers. Hopefully I will go by these flat plans and try to incorporate as many of these ideas as I can, to allow it to be as professional as possible.

I looked at current Hip-Hop contents pages, and took this conventional design for my magazine. The basic design is that the list of articles will feature on the left and will be organised with the use of boxes or titles so that the reader can easily find what they re looking for. I will then show a dominant or main image on the left of the page, that will show links to the mainz article on the double page spread further on in the mag. My masthead once again will be featured t the top left of the page, while also leaving room for another title or subhead that will read "contents page" so that it is clear and easy for the reader to recognise and find. The colour scheme will initially accompany the colours that the images present, while also keeping it traditional by adding colours that link to the genre like black, white, and grey. Again I have additional but essential infer lil the hoot credit, to show that the magazine is professional

I have designed my masthead in a way that has echoed ideas of traditional Hip-Hop magazines. I know from professional Rap magazine "XXL' that their masthead is in the top left hand corner, like I have featured mine. By doing this the masthead looks bold, and is eye-catching to readers, and also connotes ides of the genre, as it looks powerful and fierce. I know that from my research, most of the sell lines for Hip-Hop magazines are featured on the left, which is why I have added my main sell line on the left under the masthead, as this is a common convention for the Hip-Hop prints I have looked at. The sell lines that show ideas of articles inside the mag are also featured on the left, while individual names of artists featured in the articles of the magazine is usually shown in a list form on the right, which I have presented as over lines on my flat plan. My dominant image will cover the whole of the front cover, and will feature a female model. This image will suit the chosen colour scheme which will include colours such as black, grey, red, white and gold. I will make sure I do this through the manipulation of costume and makeup. I have also added little details and common conventions to this page, such as the barcode and essential information, which are small details but essential to the magazine and making it look professional. 

I have added a range of traditional conventions to my double page spread. The main sell line or article name will feature on the top left, as well as the subhead below, that will give a brief of the article. Below I have added written content, as for a double page spread it is essential to add as much written content as possible. The article will be based around a new female Hip-Hop artist making her way onto the scene. I will show her within my dominant image that I will show between the pages. As well as these conventions , I will use pull quotes to also show written content, and to also show ideas of the artist. I will also feature a column of written content on the right hand side of the page, this will make the age look fuller and more professional and informative. 

Peer Assessment Levels For blogs

For this task, we had to look at other peers' blogs, and give our advice and thoughts of their work. We  had to give each other a level, based on the standard of their blog and their work. The positive feedback that I received was that everything on my blog is detailed and that I have a variety of media platforms showing my work. One aspect that Jess said was missing from my blog was possible images for my magazine, which I have already updated since this task was took out. My improvements would include, putting titles on my posts, which I definitely agree with, and hope to change as soon as possible. She gave me level 3/4, which is probably accurate due to the current stage I am at with my coursework.

Possible Magazine Images

In this post, I will be presenting the images that I will probably be using in my magazine, and why I have chosen and created them in this form.

This is the image that I hope to use for the front cover of my magazine. This was taken just in front of a white wall, at my friend's house. I believed that standing in front of a white wall would look most effective and professional. The image shows my friend taking the part of a potential Hip-Hop star, as I tried to pick an outfit that would be significant to the genre. I believe that the image is effective, as I have angled and positioned it in a way that would be suitable to add the features needed on the front cover, like the headline and name of the magazine. No professional lighting was used, only sunlight, however I still believe that the image has extreme potential, and the natural light also gives the picture a clear effect. The contrast of the white wall and the black clothing makes this image extremely unique and effective. I asked her to stand in this position with her arm over her head, as it is a pose that would look effective and eye catching for a front cover.

         

These next two images are possibilities for double page spreads. One was taken at my friend's house and the other was took in a professional photography studio. The image shows my friend going into the act of a Hip-Hop star and I tried to apply some character into this, just to add a bit of quirkiness and fun to the magazine. I believe that the images are effective as they are reliable and suitable for a double page spread and visually set out well for a successful double page spread image. The picture on the left was took with natural light, but the one on the right was took with professional lighting. I tried to  make the clothing fit in with Hip-Hop culture while also showing a feminine side to it. I also took into consideration the positioning, as I wanted to take them in a way that would allow content and text to be placed on the image, and to make it visually effective at the same time. I will use one of these images as I believe that they are both suitable for a double page spread, and they both have potential and add character to the magazine and article. 


My contents page also needed potential images, and these are my options. Again, one was took in a professional photography studio, and one at my friend's house. The images show my friend leaning on a wall or keeping to the side of the room, I did this to allow text for my contents page. I believe that the images are effective, as they do look professional, as a lot of magazine companies choose to use this position in an image for a contents page, and it also allows advertisement for the main article/artist of the issue. Once again, one has been produced with natural light and one as been produced with professional lighting. It is a long image, which enhances the standard of a contents page image. I would definitely use one of these for my contents image, as it is a long shot, and includes potential and character, and enough room for text hat I would add in the process of adding my content.

            

Influences Of Other Magazines

This Prezi presentation explains and presents my personal favourite music magazines, that I am using for inspiration for my own creations. The point of this is so I can examine and identify what aspects I do admire and enjoy from these already existing magazines, so that I can incorporate these initial ideas and effects in my magazine.

Possible Magazine Colours

In the process of researching and planning what I could possibly do or produce for my music magazine to fit its genre and target audience, I had to think about the possible colours that I could use. I decided on these colours shown. My options I chose are:

• Black
• Red
• Grey
• White
• Purple
• Gold

I significantly decided on this range as they would all be suitable for a Hip-Hop magazine, and wouldn't allow it to hold any confusion of the genre or target audience. They are all popular and liked colours which would potentially help make my magazine to look as professional as possible.

What Makes A Good Image - Part 2

 
This slideshow presents what aspects could create a successful image, referring to aspects and themes I could use with my own photos to enhance their effect. These aspects include: Effective Lighting, The Facial Expression Theory, Effective Positioning and The Rule Of Thirds.

What Makes A Successful Image?

This slideshow presents my ideas on different camera angles and shots that I could potentially use in my Hip-Hop magazine. i have discussed how different shots could be effective for my magazine and how it will help impact my chosen genre, and also how it could not.

Font Samples

I have went through various fonts and examined different ideas to which I can use for my magazine masthead or font within my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I decided on these kind of fonts as I believe they present the Hip Hop and Rap genre significantly and effectively and doesn't mislead it so that it could be recognized as a different musical genre. All of the fonts are bold, as I knew from my past research that most Hip Hop magazines have bold headlines or mastheads and gives the effect of the whole magazine and the subject of the magazine. Some fonts present a paint or graffiti type look. I chose to consider this as graffiti is in the Hip Hop nature and culture, and using this would allow readers or viewers to guess and notice the genre fairly quickly. Others look quite glamorized, which is significant as in the current Hip Hop era it is generally quite glamorous and fashionable but sticks to the music genre at the same time, therefore having an effective and glam font for a masthead would be effective.

Readers Profile

Another essential part of preparing to create my music magazine was to create a readers profile. This is what I created as my personal readers profile. I have added elements that add to the genre of my magazine, which is Hip Hop and Rap, and also aspects that could be included in the actual magazine. At the bottom I have added statistics and information that would be based on my music magazine, and what I would write if I had to produce a real readers profile on my magazine.

The magazine Institutions

This prezi contains my analysis and information I have gathered on Magazine institutions which own a range of current music magazines. I have also expressed and elaborated on the one that I would choose for my own magazine, and why I have chosen that particular company.

Assessment Feedback

In groups of four, we looked at different magazines that have been produced  by other students. We graded and gave our thoughts on the front cover, contents page, and double page spread. 

For the front cover, we believed that the material was appropriate for the target audience and task at a Proficient level, as there are many sell lines on the cover which would indicate who the possible target audience could be. However, we can clearly notice the genre of Rock music by the images and text. 

Also at a proficient level, it shows understanding of conventions of layout and page designs. We chose this level as the front cover could have included a more steadier layout, as not much further information about the magazine has been included, and a lot of the focus is on the main image, and sell lines could have been spread out more. 

However, we believed that the cover had excellent use of accurate language and register, as the cover includes language and vocabulary that would relate and connect to the Rock genre, and this also links to the target audience, as it is wording that they would understand and appreciate. 

We gave a proficient for the appropriately integrate illustration and text, as the text could have been used at a better level, as it could have had different fonts and sizes to make the front cover look more effective. Also the main image has been zoomed in quite a lot, and then small images have been put on the cover, which may look slightly odd or unprofessional. 

As the images look as if they have been took in different settings by looking at the small images on the cover, we gave this option an excellent, as this factor has clearly been shown, and adds variety to the front cover. 

Again, we gave an excellent for the manipulating of photographs as appropriate to the context, including cropping and resizing. We can clearly see that the main image has been zoomed in or cropped to make it fit the Rock genre in one form. This is effective as it contrasts to a selection of magazines, but still looks professional and suitable for the target audience.

We then analysed the contents page. We thought that the material produced was appropriate for the target audience and task at an excellent level as almost everything needed for a contents page was shown and effectively put together.
We also agreed that it had showed understanding of conventions of layout and page designs at an excellent level as the page was set out extremely clear and was easy to understand.
 However we gave a proficient for the awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizes, as this could have been extended further as most of the font was the same, and sizes were basic, however this was still presented appropriately.
Saying this, the use of language and register was definitely accurate, as grammar and wording of the contents page definitely displayed so that it represented the genre, and showed good understanding of the music choice.
We thought that the integration of the illustrations and text could have been expressed better, as images just look as if they have been placed there without any thought, and could have been placed differently to create a different effect, due to this, we gave it a proficient level.
 Another issue was the point to shoot a variety of material appropriate to the task set. We gave this a proficient as there wasn't a lot of variety to the photographs, as they all looked similar.
 We also gave a proficient to the point which includes resizing, cropping and editing images. The images shown weren't edited much and were set that they were the same size which added hardly any variety to the photo's or the layout of the page.

The last we thing we analysed was the double page spread. We believed that the creator produced material appropriate for the target audience and task at an excellent level, as the double page spread included every aspect that it needed to fulfil its purpose for the reader and target audience.
We also gave an excellent to the point to show understanding of conventions of layout and page design, as the layout has been set out effectively and is very appealing and professional.
Showing awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizes was at a proficient level as some aspects could have been different. Overall it was shown acceptably, however some of the texts could have been different sizes to represent difference of context or importance.
The use of language was proficient , as again, good context of the genre, however, more advanced use of language could have been used to allow it to sound more professional.
The integration of illustration and text was excellent, as we can see this thoroughly through the double page spread, as most readers  by looking at a spread can tell if it is professional or not, this particular piece of work definitely shown that as the ratios of text image looked appropriately set out.
The variety of material appropriate to the task set was at a proficient level, as there's seems to be only a small variety of different images, as the photo's look as if they've been taken all at once. However, they do still fit the genre, which makes them acceptable.
 As there is only one image shown on the page, the manipulation of photographs as appropriate to the context including cropping and resizing has been given a proficient as the image doesn't look greatly resized, and just been placed simply on one of the pages. However it does look slightly edited when looking at the colours to help it fit in with the colour scheme which is effective.

The Focus Group

The Focus Group 

I gained feedback through a focus group who gave me ideas, criticism and opinions on my current ideas for my Hip Hop magazine. We split up into groups and got and gave audience feedback to each other, in a way so that everyone can have new ideas and criticism for the magazine. Here is some of the feedback I received, and my own responses to them.


Georgia stated that the name of my magazine , BASS, 'links to the genre, as Hip Hop is generally loud, and has a lot of bass in it'. I totally agree with this, as these are some of the main reasons I chose the name as I thought that the name would link a lot to the Hip Hop genre, and is original but suits the target audience and genre well. As my magazine, in a way, is a hybrid print as it is Hip Hop and Rap together, the name is still suitable as both genres are vey alike, and having a sub genre will not effect how the name of the magazine reflects on the content or genre of the magazine.

Georgia also commented on the fact that having a new artist as the main image on the double page spread and front cover 'will attract attract target audience to the magazine'. I would think that this statement would be correct, as the main images and sub images I have took have been designed to try and fit into the Hip Hop genre, and hopefully this aspect would attract Hip Hop fans.

Bella commented on the colours, and stated that my chosen colour scheme of black, white and red are 'very contrasting'. Again, I would agree with this, however, another reason would be that these are the colours that are associated with the genre, and would therefore be appropriate to use for my Hip Hop theme. These particular colours are also suitable for my target audience which would be from 16 year olds to 35 year olds potentially as the colours could be classed as 'grown up' and not too young for the reader.

Another comment Bella made was the fact that 'with planned sell lines and images, a lot of focus would be on the made up artist' I believe this to be positive, as the point is to draw attention to the artist or feature on the double page spread and the font cover, and my use of images and text should do this. Other than putting all of the focus on the main feature, I will produce other effective aspects for the magazine , like including other made up articles that I would feature, and present them on my front cover and contents page.

One comment was about the target audience. Kaitlyn stated that '16-35 year olds is too big of a majority for just a  primary audience'. Even though this is correct, this majority is not just one audience or primary audience, but all of the age ranges that would be interested in my magazine. My primary audience, as stated in my magazine proposal, would be older teenagers to young adults, therefore this age range would be 16 to 25 year olds, and the 26 to 35 year olds would go into the secondary audience. Through this I will also be considering and keeping in mind the socio-economic code as part of my audience, as this aspect is important to identify what kinds of people and which groups of people in jobs or not in jobs would be interested in my magazine.


All this feedback is significant and useful, as I can look back, and find out information that will help improve my magazine and content. However, there are a few aspects that my focus group didn't really think about. None of the people in my group elaborated on the fact that I am producing a Hip Hop magazine, and if this is a suitable or popular genre. Even though Hip Hop and Rap is a big genre, al lot of people enjoy just the basic charts, and not a certain genre, therefore, if my magazine was a real print, the question would be, would people generally buy my magazine? Saying this, I believe that Hip Hop in general is a popular choice, and there would be a wide range of people interested. Another topic not brought up in my feedback was the fact that I am producing an interview on my made up artist on my double page spread. I thought this would be a significant subject, as different readers would prefer different kinds of articles. Hopefully, an interview would be enjoyed and appropriate for my spread, and for my target audience.

I can ensure that the feedback from my focus group will allow me to make my magazine a complete success as this information is giving me feedback and criticism in general, therefore I can find out what people think, and how people will find my magazine. This is just an aspect of my planning and organisation that should hopefully help me for when I come to designing and writing my magazine, and will ensure what kind of content I put out there. The idea of a focus group is to get key ideas for whether my

target audience would read the magazine that I will be creating, and I think my personal feedback will help me hugely during the process of creating BASS.

Questionnaire Results!

After I had collected back all of my questionnaires, I had created results, in which I can look back on to help me find inspiration, and to also give me an insight on what I should include in my magazine, as this information shows what people would expect and want to find in a normal magazine but also a Hip Hop magazine too, as that is what I will be creating.

Questionnaire

 

These pictures present my questionnaire I produced, to get feedback on music magazines in general, and also the Hip Hop genre. I did this to get other peoples views and also for research, as when I go onto producing my music magazine, I can look back onto this research to help me with my content and designing. 

Music Magazine Proposal

I have decided that the genre of my music magazine will be Rap and Hip-Hop. I have chosen this as I do have an interest in these particular genres, and I know a decent amount of information on the type of music.

Most Hip hop magazines hold different majorities of audiences classed by age gender and audience code, and this certain music genre will definitely have a mix of different people. I think my primary audience would be old teenagers, or young adults, as this majority of people do tend to enjoy Hip Hop compared to others, like adults in their forty’s. A secondary audience could be older people, perhaps in their twenty’s or early thirties. I don’t think there would be a main gender for Hip Hop, however, when I think about it, the genre may have more of a male audience, as a lot of the artists in Hip Hop are generally males and I know from fan accounts and social media that a lot of boys enjoy this genre, but it would definitely be a close percentage, because many females enjoy this genre also. Audience codes are also important to think about. I believe that my magazine would include the socio-economic groups that are: Group C1, C2, and D. These groups include students and younger people, from ages of 16-19, who possibly haven’t taken up work yet, however, it also includes adults who range from the ages up to their thirty’s, therefore they would be in my target audience.

Magazines including Vibe, The Source and Hip Hop all are similar to my chosen genre of magazine, as they are based around the Hip Hop genre. They include articles that are based around Hip Hop and Rap stars, and also include a lot of features like interviews. I have looked at these magazine and took inspiration from them, and they have also gave me a beginning idea of what a Hip Hop magazine would have to include and look like, which is definitely helpful to me once I start actually producing my front cover, contents page and double page spread.

I will research my magazine by looking at their current Hip Hop magazines from the Internet and off the shelves. I can also look at Hip Hop artists, and try and get more of an understanding from the topic of Hip Hop and keep up to date so I can know what is popular at the moment, as I could include certain topics or features in my magazine that is big in the media in the current time, to make my magazine look more professional. Another thing I could do is try and get the opinions and thoughts from other Hip Hop fans, to try and find out what they would expect and want from a Hip Hop magazine, and try to incorporate their requests in my own work. My focus group would definitely be fans of my chosen genre, but also the younger generation, as these are the people who know what is popular and what would be appropriate to talk about in a music magazine.  

I will hopefully take all my own images, and create my own idea of a Hip Hop star without making it look like a stereotype, but original instead. My images would be of potential ‘artists’ that would be included in the double page spread and on the cover. I could also include pictures of album covers from the Internet to include more of the genre.

I want the name of my magazine to be original but to also look professional. I have chosen to call it ‘BASS’ as it is a strong word, and is associated with the genre, and could be a representation of the genre, as potentially, Hip Hop does include a lot of bass. It is an easy title to remember, and it would catch the attention of readers and buyers.

I will ensure that my magazine looks both original and professional in many ways, like the use of Photoshop on my magazine will ensure that my print will look as professional as possible. The cover will not be over the top, and look too overloaded and cheesy, it needs to be mature and include sell lines and features that are significant to the genre, and that would appeal to readers. The image use must be of good quality too as this is an essential factor that would allow the magazine to look professional and more appealing to the reader, because if someone sees a magazine and the images look blurry or not of good quality, the magazine wouldn’t seem trustworthy or worth their money. It needs to be original in a way that I present it in the same way as other Hip Hop magazines but has to be different in the concept that I can not straight off copy from other companies. It needs to be imaginative and of my own creations and thoughts, but also suitable for the market and target audience. The front cover, contents page, and double page has to significantly look like a basic version of its purpose, in other words in needs to look like what it is, as the reader cannot be confused by it, and they need to understand what is what. All of these points made, are essential to ensure that my magazine will hopefully be suitable, professional and original; therefore it can be looked at and accepted as a real Hip Hop magazine.

Unused Images For My College Magazine

These two particular images were going to be used in my college magazine, however, I decided to refrain due to a few reasons.
I decided to not include the picture of the student as it doesn't look good quality, and the lighting could have been better. It also looks quite boring and doesn't have much colour, and this would affect the magazine in the concept that readers will look at it and not find it appealing.
However, the image of the building is quite appealing. Saying this, it wasn't as good as my other options, which is the main reason I didn't include this in my cover page or contents page. The fact that the picture looks slightly 'messy' at the fact that there are things in the image that don't really look appealing, like the barriers and the working in the background.

Analysis Of My College Magazine

In this Prezi presentation, I have analysed what I have learned during the process of creating my college magazine, and how I can incorporate some of my ideas and aspects I have learned into my music magazine when I come to producing it. 

Deconstructions Of Double Page Spreads

This slideshow presents my 3 deconstructions on 3 double page spreads. On each double page spread I have gone through analysis of features included in average double page spreads, and why they are used and included for readers.
I have learned the basics and essential conventions for double page spread, and I am now aware on what I need to include in my own work, to make it reliable to readers. For double page spreads in general, it is all about written content, and I will make sure to put this in account when creating mine.

Deconstructions Of Contents Pages

These are my deconstructions of three magazine contents pages. In this PowerPoint I will be discussing and analysing the features of these prints, and explaining why they are used. I have chosen three different kinds of genres as they all present different ideas and significant features to their prints, such as, language and design to fit their particular genre and target audience.
I have learned different aspect from these deconstructions. One thing is that all contents pages fro different magazine are different, and can basically take on any structure. They are definitely organised and carry the current theme of the issue. I will definitely take on these tips for my own work and how I manipulate it.

Deconstructions Of Front Covers

This slideshow presents my deconstructions of three magazines, of my own choice. I have chosen them to be similar to my chosen genre, which is a mix of hip hop/rap/R&B, which these magazines include. I have analyised different aspects and factors of all of the magazines and discussed their role and why editors choose to use or include them, along with why they look the way they do, and how that appeals to readers.
I have learned different aspects from this, mostly the main conventions that creates a fort cover, and allows it to be professional and high quality to readers. From looking at past covers, I have now been inspired, and I have now got some ides on how to design my own cover, as well as what conventions and elements to include. 

My College Magazine, And What I Have Learned

These are my final designs for my college magazine front cover and contents page. I used my flat plans for inspiration to create the final piece, but also decided to make other factors whilst actually producing it on photoshop. I used my own photos which I took of my college, and the uploaded them to either make a background or featured pictures on a page. I included the essential aspects like the sell lines, logos and even a barcode, as these are all essential to produce a professional and realistic magazine cover.
I have learned a lot from this process, including a lot of skills in which will help me to create my music magazine. I have also realised that creating a magazine, editing images  an creating effect is harder than it looks. I found photoshop difficult to use at times, and I feel as if I practiced more I can obtain its effect and potential.

College Magazine Flat Plans

These are my flat plan designs for my college magazine front cover and contents page. I have planned what I would want my front page and contest page to look like and feature by drawing and adding notes to explain what i want each feature to include. hopefully I can look back at these to help me produce my real version, and to help me make it look as professional and as real as possible.

My Expectations For My College Magazine

My expectation for my magazine will differ for each feature.  Firstly, my front cover should look intriguing, as the whole point of it is to catch readers attention, and to potentially try and get people to join our college. It must have appropriate colours that aren’t boring, and it should display a smiley image of a student, to show readers that students are happy here and enjoy life here at college. The front cover may also include headings and the name of the magazine, to present certain articles in the magazine and to tell people the name of the college and to present the college logo.

The contents page is also important. To start is has to fulfill its definite purpose and display all of the articles and their pages, to give people a general idea of what they will find in the magazine. Page references are important, so that the reader can easily find a specific article.  As the page doesn’t want to look boring, images would be important so that the reader can also look at different images that could possibly represent college life or college students.

Throughout the magazine, images are important so that the reader can understand concepts visually. I will include images of students, and also images of things like the college building, teachers, and classrooms.

For the font, it has to be readable and easy to follow, not something that people would find annoying or hard to follow. Some fonts would be bold, for headings and such, but when I will be writing in paragraphs it wont be as bold. I think that all of the fonts, colours, and sizes will stay the same in paragraphs, but possibly different in headings.

The types of features throughout the magazine will contrast between college information and life of students possibly. However, as we want to try and grab the attention of young people, and cant overload on the writing as it may be boring.

The articles could differ from talking about a certain students college life, or just explaining about college life in general for all students, there could also be articles explaining about different campus’ and subjects that are on offer for students.

Hip-Hop Moodboard

The first thing I needed to do was to pick a genre for my music magazine. I decided on Hip Hop/R&B as I personally enjoy this particular genre and I have a fair amount of knowledge on it. Once I decided I created a mood board, in which I have also included here. I used Microsoft PowerPoint to help create a fluster of images to present the idea of Hip Hop and R&B. I have included pictures of artists from the genre, but also pictures of past music magazines to help me with my inspiration and ideas.

Introduction

My name is Holly Anderson, and I have currently started learning Media, as part of my A-levels at college. As part of my coursework, one of my tasks is to produce and create a music magazine, on a genre of my own choice. During this process of creating my coursework, i have to create a front cover of a magazine, a contents page, and a double page spread, all on my chosen genre of music. Al of the features included in my magazine will all be created from my own creations, and not simple images or words from the internet. Therefore, by the end of this project, i should have  the most professional magazine cover/contents page/double page spread as I can.
The purpose of this blog, is to present all of my work that i will be producing on my music magazine, and to keep track of all of my documents and features that I will be needing to complete the magazine. i will be updating the blog either from day to day or on a daily basis, to keep my work updated and professional. overall, this blog will help me keep organized with this project, and help me keep track with my creations and ideas.