Second Draft Of Music Front Cover

During me second session on Adobe Indesign I edited my main image to get rid of the bacground and then inserted this into my front cover. During this session I also changed a few design details such as the outline of my slogan, the outline of my band names and the colour of my main banner line. I also included a bar code and created a background using the gradient to create a more girly look to the magazine.

First Draft Of Music Magazine Front Cover

To the left is my first draft of my music magazine front cover. To start with I fouced on getting the basic outlines of the things I needed to include on my front cover including my subsidary image, masthead, banner line, pull quote, sloagan and extra advertisements. Once I had got the basic outline I then started to add colour that represented my genre and also used the options from my questionaire.

My Final Main Image

The image above is the one ive chosen for my main image on my music magazine front cover. I chose this image as I think that it represents a 'pop teen queen' effectively. The posse that my model is doing is really girlie and really shows off her facial expression. The fact that she is wearing bright make-up emphasises a 'pop teen queen' even more. This image would work really well with my layout and would fit in well with my genre.

Main Images

Image One;
 The first image i took was of my model in quite a girly posse, i think that this image would look reaaly good on my front cover although I would have to get rid of the background so that we are able to see what the focus of the picture is. Although this picture may look good on my front cover I will have to consider whether it fits in with the layout of my front cover.




Image Two;
This image is really effective as it allows the reader to see what type of style the magazine is. Although this image may be effective I think that the posse doesnt really show that its a music magazine, and it doesnt really emphasise that its girlie. I dont think that I would use this as my main image.




 Image Three;
I really like this image as its girlie, it shows off a girly posse and the clothing works really well on my model. Because my model is leaning agaisnt the walls her hands are kind of hidden which spoils the picture a bit, i dont think that this picture would work as effectively on my front cover although it may work well on my full page spread. 


Image Four;
 The posse that my model did in this picture works really well to emphasise the genre of my magazine, i really like the angle that she is looking at the camera and the way that she stands. The only downside to the photo is the background and the darkness of the picture. Although I could get rid of the background my modle would still look quite dark.

Subsidary Images

To the right is a picture I took at the clothes show of a band that was performing. I think that this iamge would be perfect as one of my subsidary images as its bold, it tells the reader what is available in my magazine and it wont overtake my main image.

Front Cover Ideas

Main Image Ideas

Main Image

For my main image the results of my questionaire showed that most people would rather a female solo artist. I think that this was a great choice as this is more of a girly magazine which will then be given off in the image.

Costume;

Alike the images of katy Perry I chose, I want my main image to be girly but trendy. I dont want anyhting to over the top but something that will make a statement. I think that Katy Perry does this really well as she adds in her own unique style which gives it more of an edge.

Posse;

The reason I chose these two images is because they are two completely different posses but both work effectively. Although when coming to take images I am going to have a plain white background with more of statement posse.

Model;

The main image taken is all about the model and although I like these images of Katy Perry it may be quite difficult for to find someone similar. Although his may be a problem I think that I will be able to find the perfect person to show off my magazine cover effectively.

Layout Ideas For My Magazine Front Cover

Layout;

When deciding on what type of layout I would want to use on my magazine I came across these two basic ideas. I think that they are both very effective as they show the main parts of what makes up a music magazine. Although I like these ideas I will have to add a few of my own ideas and  change bits of the layout such as; adding in subsidary images, creating my own main image and using different colour schemes.

Both front covers give an insight into what to expect inside the magazine which is what I hope to achieve on my own magazine. 

Although these front covers are interesting I think that 

with the use of brighter backgrounds and more girly colours I think that I will be able to make my magazine unique.

Reader Profile

Starstruck!

Female; 98%

Average age; 15

In school; 57%

In college; 41%

Trendy; Knows what style they follow

7/10 readers have downloaded something 
by a featured artist on the cover

Favourite radio station; Kiss 

 

Like to keep upto date;

• 81% say its important to keep up with the latest music
• 96% say its important to keep up with fashion
• 93% are passionate about music

Big spenders;

• £30 spent on iTunes downloads
• £55 on CD's a month
• £40 on fashion a month

Collection;

• 330 CD's in collection
• 69 DVD's in collection
• 240 items of clothing

                                              

Mission Statement

Starstruck!

Jones' new project 'Starstruck' is a different sort of pop magazine. 'Starstruck' is a trendy but feature focused magazine. This pop magazine will advertise bold, girly but stylish imagery which will give an inclusive take on how a 'trendy teen queen' lives.

'Starsruck' is aimed at trendy teens between the age of '13-19'. 'Starstruck' readers are casual, outgoing, girly but are also willing to make a statement.

'Starstruck' contains all the elements that contribute to to a trendy teen queen such as make-up, fashion, pop music and girly info. 'Starstrucks' edge is its bold look that makes a statement using girly but fascinating imagery.

'Starstruck' with neither patronise nor preech. It will adjust to its target audience needs and take how a trendy teen queen would feel towards situations into consideration. 

'Starstrucks' role in its readers lives is to inspire, entertain and contribute.

The first issue arrived on the shelves on the 1st January (feb issue)

 

Music Fan Profile

Trendy Teen Queen;
Age: 13-19
Female

What is she wearing?
Casual clothes that make a statement, nothing too over the 
top but in something that would attract attention.

Listening?
Solo boys; Jason Derulo, Bruno Mars and Chris Brown
Solo girls; Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus
Girl Bands; The Saturdays, Girls Aloud and Sugababes
The trendy teen queen is into pop music big time, she likes 
to listen to all sorts of different singers or bands as long as they have a funky feel to them.

Wants to be?
Basically what  every girly girl dreams of; becoming a famous singer.

Where would you find her in her spare time?
Listening to music, dancing in her room, at parties, sleepovers, shopping and out with friends.

Questionaire Results

The favourite masthead was 'Starstruck' with four votes, with Pop it being the second chocie with three votes. The slogan that was most popular was 'Top of the charts!' which had half of the votes. The pupils that I gave the questionaire out to mainly bought magazines 'Monthly' or 'Quite often' which is something that I will take into consideration.
When I asked people how much they would be willing to pay for a music magazine?; the results were that most people were willing to pay around '£1.00 or less' with half of the votes, with '£1.00-£2.00' coming in close with four votes. The three main topics that the people would rather read are 'Interviews','Downlaods' and 'Up and coming events'. 
Number eight had four votes for 'Solo female artist' showing that people would rather this for the main image on the cover of the music magazine. The main subsidary images that they would prefer are a range between, 'Mixed gender bands','Boy bands' and 'Girl bands'. 
When I asked what colour scheme people would prefer the majority of people went with 'Florescent colours', which ended up with four votes, warm colours then came in second with two votes.  

Questionaire For Music Magazine

Questionaire!

1. What Gender are you?

• Male
• Female

2. How old are you?

• 12 or younger
• 13-14
• 15-16
• 17-18
• 19 or older

3. How often do you buy music magazines?

• Sometimes
• Quite often
• Weekly
• Fortnightly
• Mother
• Never

4. How much would you be willing to pay for a music magazine?

• £.100 or less
• £1.00-£2.00
• £2.00-£3.00
• £3.00-£4.00
• £4.00 or more

5. Which masthead would you prefer?

• Starstruck
• Pop to the top
• Sing out loud
• Pop it
• Other (Please state)

6. Which slogan do you prefer?

• Real music for real people!
• Top of the charts!
• Listen to the music!
• Top music you cant refuse it!
• Other (Please state)

7. Out of this list what are the three main stories that you would be interested in reading?

• Downloads
• Interviews
• Album reviews
• Up and coming events
• Chart toppers
• Other (Please state)

8. What main image would you prefer on the front cover of a music magazine?

• Girl band
• Boy band
• Mixed gender band
• Solo boy
• Solo girl

9. What subsidary images would you prefer for a cover of a music magazine?

• Up and coming events 
• Concerts
• Girl bands
• Boy bands
• Solo boy
• Solo girl
• Mixed gender bands
• Advertisements

10. What colour scheme would you use for a music magazine?

• Warm colours (red & orange)
• Cold colours (blue & white)
• Bright colours (a mixture)
• Florescent (luminous)
• Other (Please state)

Example Of Music Magazine Covers That I Like.

  

I really like the front cover of this magazine as its bold, colourfull and eye catching. I really like the main image of this front cover as it gives a statement look. The colours used on this front cover are bold and catch the readers eye. I would definately like to base my front cover on this magazine cover.

Evaluation Of Front Cover.

The masthead I used for my front cover was 'Eight out of Eight' because it was the most popular masthead that people chose from my market research questionaire. I think that this masthead is effective because it has a strong link with the schools name and it also stands out, catching the pupils attention. I decided to make the words 'eight' in my masthead bigger than 'out of' because I think that it gave my masthead more of a dominant look and it made it more appropriate. Again the colour scheme of my masthead was chosen by pupils involved in doing my questionaire. I think that the colours black and yellow make it stand out more and represent King Henry really well.I think that the size and font of my masthead is reasonable as I didnt want it to be too big so that I wouldnt beable to fit other important things in but I wanted it to be big enough so that it would grab pupils attention. I chose quite a simple font as I didnt want to be to fussy on the style, I think that this font still stands out and isnt to over the top.

My main image for my front cover is of five 6th formers (three boys and two girls) stood on the King Henry School steps all in different postions on the steps. The shot i chose was a medium long shot as I think that it gives the full picture of what 6th form is like. I think that this image works really well with the rest of my magazine as we can see that they are 6th formers due to their clothing and you are still able to see their facial expressions which shows they are all happy, maybe indicating that they are happy to be part of King Henry School. I think that ive got just the right amount of pupils and the perfect size picture for my front cover as i am still able to include three subsidry images.

I have included three subsidary images on my front cover, all across the bottom of my magazine. Originally I was going to have four subsidary images all in various places around my magazine but taking my main image into consideration I decided to put them across the bottom to allow more space. I think that all my images are a good size as you are still able to see what the images are trying to put across. My first image is of a student in a medium close up celebrating his exam results. I am quite happy with this picture as it shows whats going on but I think that the background is too dark and if I was to do it again i would defiantely take this picture with a lighter background. My middle subsidary image is of a group of pupils playing rugby, i am really happy with this iamge as it gives a good view of how seriosuly King Henry takes its sports. My third image is of two pupils showing off the new school uniform, I think that this image shows the school uniform off well but im not to pleased with the bacground as it looks quite dark and un-inviting. All the images that i chose to take were due to my market research questionaire.

I have included six strap-lines within my magazine, the first three are for my subsidary images as it tells the target audience what they could expect inside the magazine.The font that i used for these was the same as my masthead as i think that it links in with the whole look of the page really well.  The next strap-line is across the top of the front cover, in bold yellow lettering and a thick black background to catch the readers eye and also to tell them that there is more to look forward to inside the magazine. The middle strap line 'Top news you cannot refuse' i put beneath my masthead, this is a catchy strap line which entises the reader to look through the magazine for information. The font that i used for this strap line was white with black surrounding, i think that if i was to do this again i would have layed this strap line out differently, putting it across the page rather than under-neath one another. My last strap line is across the middle of my page, 'Sixth Formers Tell All', this allows the reader to understand why the main image on my front cover was used.Im not too happy with the font and colour of this strap line as i dont think that it links in with the rest of the front cover, i would definately re-do this part.

I think that the overall layout of my magazine works well, as it semetrical, colourfull, bold and eye catching. There are a few things that i would change about it but i am quite pleased with my first experience of making a front cover.

School Front Cover

Photo's For My Front Cover

Front Cover Idea Using Questionaire Results

Analysis Of Questionaire.

The results from my questionaire show that the majority of pupils would rather read magazines that invovle music or sport content.
The masthead chosen for my magazine is 'Eight Out Of Eight' which was chosen by five pupils. The two second favorites were 'School Gossip' and 'SKWL RULES'.
The slogan that was most popular was 'Top News You Can Not Refuse' which just under half the pupils votes with the other slogans having two votes each.
The pupils I gave the questionaire out to decided that they would be willing to pay around 5Op-£1.OO for the magazine, seven people voted for this whereas only three pupils voted for £1.OO-£1.5O.
The four subjects that the pupils would prefer to read are, 'Clubs & Activites', 'Exam Success', 'New Uniform' and 'Trips' with a range of six to eight votes each.
The pupils made the decision that the main image of my magazine should be a mixture of different year groups which was chosen by three pupils. The other six votes went to school sports teams, sixth form students and school clubs with two votes each.
Yellow and black werethe two most popular colours for my colour scheme with seven votes between them.

My Magazine Questionaire.

School Magazine Front Cover Market Research Questionnaire
Rachel Jones.

1. How old are you?
• 11-13
• 14-16
• 17-18

2. Are you...?
• Male
• Female

3. What year are you in?
• Year 7
• Year 8
• Year 9
• Year 10
• Year 11
• Year 12
• Year 13

4. What type of magazine do you enjoy reading?
• Music
• Sport
• Gossip
• News
• Celeb
• Film
• Other ...

5. Which of the following mastheads do you prefer?
• School Gossip
• Eight out of eight
• School King
• SKWL RULES
• Other ...



6. Which slogan do you prefer?
• Henrys voice is the way to do it
• Read along & you’ll catch on
• Top news for top readers
• Top news you cannot refuse
• Other...

7. How much would you expect to pay for a magazine?
• 50p- £1.00
• £1.00-£1.50
• £1.50-£2.00
• £2.00+

8. Out of this list what are the things that you would be most interested in reading? Please tick 4.
• Clubs & activities
• Exam success
• New lifts
• Scandal
• New uniform
• Trips
• Teachers secrets
• Other...

9. What type of image would you like on the front cover of your school magazine?
• School sports teams
• School clubs
• Sixth form students
• Key stage 3
• Key stage 4
• A mixture
• Other...

10. What colour best represents your school?
• Yellow
• Black
• Blue
• Green
• Pink
• White
• Other...

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