1. How my magazine appeals to my target audience. Thomas Erbe

2. Colours Colours on front cover. On the front cover I have used white and a light blue colour. I decided to chose these colours because they are bright and can be easy to read on dark backgrounds. I also chose these colours because the target audience wanted bright glowing colours. The light blue colour is bright and can easily have a glow added to it without it looking out of place. 3. Colours on contents page I decided to take the same colours from the front cover and apply them to the contents page. I decided to do this because it helps keep the house style throughout the magazine and it also ensures that each page matches in style to each other. For the images I decided to make the background bright, I did this because it allowed for the images to be noticeable and stand out from the rest of the page. This also allowed the contents page to have more colour. 4. Colours on double page On the double page I also used the light blue and the white from the front and contents pages. The blue is used for the questions and the white I have used for the background. On the double page I also used black and a dark grey. The black colour was used for the category name at the top of the page and for the article heading. The dark grey colour was used for the body content. I decided to use these colours because it gives a clean look and feel to the page and also makes the content easy to read because there isnt an bright colours. 5. Fonts Fonts used on front page. On my front cover I have used 4 fonts in total; Arial, Droid Sans, Time Burner and New Athletic M54. I used Arial for the white text below the cover lines. I used Droid Sans for the heading of the cover lines. Time Burner was used for the Dance.Net logo and Athletic M54 was used for the cover story heading. I decided to use these fonts because they are clean and easy to read. I also used these fonts because it is conventional for the genre. 6. Fonts used on contents page. On the contents page I have used 2 main fonts; Athletic M54 and Arial. I decided to use these fonts because they are easy to read. I used Arial for the main contents page content and then Athletic M54 for the page heading at the top of the page. 7. Fonts used on the double page On the double page I have used 3 fonts; Impact, Arial and Athletic M54. Impact was used for the category name, I decided to use this font because it has a blocky and bold style which makes it easy to read. I used Arial for the body content and the questions. Athletic M54 was used for the article heading. I decided to use these fonts because they are easy to read and are easy on the eye. 8. Content & Layout Content & Layout on the front page. Because my magazine would appeal to audiences who enjoy the dance genre the content I used on the front cover is related to that genre. Also, because my audience is around the teenage and young adult age range the front cover has a simple design and is organised. 9. Content & Layout on the contents page. On the contents page I also used an organised layout. The design is simple and uses the colours from the front page. At the bottom of the contents page I added social links as my target audience would be quite social. I also included a QR Code for each type as they can then easily use their phone to scan the QR Code and then be taken to the Facebook page or Twitter profile. 10. Content & Layout on the double page. On the double page I separated the content into columns as this is conventional for a music magazine. Because the article is an interview the content is mainly questions and answers. 11. Images Images on the front page. On the front page I only used one image, which is a large image of the cover artist. I decided to do this because it helps with keeping the layout clean and organised because there isnt 3 or more images scattered around the page. The image appeals to the target audience because the person is wearing smart/casual clothes which is indicated by the collar. He also has a serious face looking to the side of the camera. 12. Images on the contents page. On the contents page I have used two bright images. This is so that if you saw the page from the corner of your eye you would be drawn in by the two different colours. These images would appeal to the target audience because the people in them are wearing casual clothing and have casual expressions. 13. Images on the double page. On the double page I have used two images. One of them is from the front cover. I decided to use the same image because I thought it was effective and it would help people know that this article is related to the front cover. The second image I decided to have the person standing with their arms crossed. I took the picture so you could see most of them. I then changed the background and made it have the letter A to represent the first letter of their name.