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Masthead is eye catching, reason
for this is because of its size and
boldness.
Black background is not very
conventional, I went for a black
background reason for this was
because the image stands out
on a black background. I tried to go for an easy layout soI decided not to put too many
cell lines on, a lot of music
magazine covers are crammed
with sell lines.
The masthead is normally behind the
head of the model but I tried tochange this and make the masthead
stand out more the reason for this is
because the word freestyle means
a lot and helps people become their
own.
Bar code and price tag isessential like every other
magazine!
I tried to achieve a positive light for my
readers, it is aimed at young teenagers
so people would stereo type and think
bad but this plays with their perception
of teenagers!Slogan it is short and sweet, hard
hitting and it makes the reader think.
Every magazine tends to have a slogan
Tried to make my magazine different
and a little twist by adding artist
names at the top these are the big
stars that haven't been included.The idea of a smart/sophisticated attire
for the model was very appealing as it
represented teens in a positive light
Changed the way the masthead is
set out. Most magazines have the
masthead on the back, mine is on
the front this is to emphasis on the
word freestyle.
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Not that much texts keepingit simple let the reader explore
the magazine and go through
it.Images are key for the contents
page, most people are attracted
by things they can see and
images is the best way.
The layout of contents is unique I tried to
change it around and give it a different
effect, to make everything feel integrated I
crossed it over both colours
I tried to link the main cover and
contents page so I decided to keep
the same colour scheme going.
This is not really evident in other
magazines they normally have awhite background, I wanted to
change it and add a unique selling
point. The colour is appealing.
Magazine name and when it
has been released. This is
common in most magazine as
people can remember what
issue and which magazine
they are reading.Contents pages are mostly
filled so I followed this
trend and tried to fill my
contents page.
Bordermost magazines dont
have borders. I used a border to
make everything seem compact
and more grouped together.
I used the idea of the date being on
the top. It is clear and people can see
the date the magazine was released.
Images are distributed around the
page. I took this inspiration and
decided it works well.
I was also inspired by the layout ofthe text it seems very simple and
doesnt seem to be in the way of
anything.
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Title is bold, stands out
and attracts readers.
I edited the main image to
add a unique look, the
shadow makes the image
stand out more and makes
people focus on it. After
they have taken in the
image they will read the
article.
I tried to keep a colour
scheme of blue, the blue on
the jumper the model is
wearing. This makes clear of
what Reevo has said.
A quote said by the musician,
quotes are used a lot in
double page spreads this is
to get the reader interested
and give them an idea of
what they are talking about.
This conforms to music
magazine conventions.
The plain white background
is used a lot on double page
spread the reason for this is
so the text and image can
stand out, I followed this
trend but decided not to
make it all plain so I added
the slight shadow. This justadds a bit of l ife to the page
so it doesn't seem plain.
This was just an idea at first,
I thought I could do
something different by
dividing the page where the
letter I is. This is not really
evident in other magazine
and makes my double pagespread unique.
Title is contrasting, the
reunited with is bold and
stands out but the reevo
part is slightly transparent.
Most double page spreads
have the writing all bold so
it stands out but this addsanother effect and brings
the title and text together
Page number is essential, it
might not seem to be
important but it keeps
everything in order. All
magazines have this.
The layout of the double page spread
attracted me as there is a clear
division of the image and the text. I
used this layout with my work but
changed it slightly.
The colour of the hat and the colour of the
letter K links both pages together, again
another inspiration I took as I l inked the
colour of from the jumper to the text.
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Young people haven't really had good publicity, so I tried
to show the good side. This meant that I had to give a
positive impression and the best way to achieve this is by
showing people young people can be smartly dressed.
Costume is key because this is the only thing they will see
and people make judgements by what they see. The
smart look shows the seriousness and intelligent side ofthis person. This is a positive representation and gives a
good look on behalf of all teenagers!
The mast head has a double meaning, it is bold and
stands out to represent the teenagers big personalities
and their dreams. The word freestyle is very
important as it appeals to the younger people, everyone
is different and has their own unique talent this
magazine appreciates this. This positive representationis key as it might just help someone find a hidden talent.
All of these people named in the sell
lines are all British. This is a morale
boost for the teenagers as this could
be them. This might motivate them to
strive to success.
This is a motivation booster, the
artists named here came from
nothing, they made something of
them selves even if there was
restrictions. Young people will
acknowledge this and feel thatthey can achieve this. This is very
positive as it will make young
people realize they can achieve
anything if they put their mind to
it.
This magazine is not only aimed at the
male sex but also aimed at females. I tried
to make this clear by including big females
who have also made it in the music
industry. This again is another motivation
tactic. Females will not feel excluded andwill want to get involved.
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I thought really hard about how I could represent
teenagers in a positive manner. I done this by thinking
about costume again. Normally teenagers are stereotyped
to be always wearing hoodies and tracksuits. This is not
the case in my contents page. Everyone is dressed in a
smart/casual manner. This gives a positive representation
as it breaks stereotype thoughts. People might view
teenagers in a different way after seeing this.
I tried to add more colours so the page is
bright and stands out. Bright colours also
trigger positive thoughts. Bright colours attract
and represent people in a good way. For
example using white and blue on an image
represents innocence and thats what these
people are innocent and young. They aretrying to live their dreams.
Different images give different perceptions
towards young people. These images have
positive meanings to them. The top image
represents fun, everyone was a teenager one
day so the older readers can relate to this and
also look back on their life.
The word contents is not in its normal
everyday format. I have changed it around and
tried to make it as unique as possible this is to
represent young teenager. Everyone is
different and has unique attributes. It might
not be as obvious but that was the intentionbehind the creation of the way this word was
set out.
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A plain white background works well as
everything else will stand out on it. Also the
colour white represents purity. This gives a good
impression on the reader.
Main image The pose of the model is up
right and confident also the hand gesturestands out a lot. This has a positive
representation as people will see young
people to be confident. Again the model is
dressed smart/casual so that also portrays
teenagers in positive light. Younger
teenagers might think this is not
representing them but the chain and
bracelet make this image complete as
young people want their own identity andthis swag makes each young person
individual.
I tried to portray a positive image by making my
model talk in two different ways. He shows how
he can use formal and informal English (slang).
Formal English to show that he can fit into
society like everyone else and informal to show
that he still has that link from his
childhood/upbringing. This balance is key as itshows you can merge into two different areas.
The title Reunited With Reevo is clearly boldand it stands out. This represents young people
and their dreams. They dream high and try to
achieve this. It can also describe some young
peoples personalities/attitudes as they are bold
and stand out from other people.
The word Reunited is key. The reason for this
is that it makes people think about why thisperson left music and what did they do. Some
young people make choices that they later
regret and the word reunited reflects on this
persons past but now they are back on track
and aiming high again. This is a positive
representation as it shows that people can
make mistakes but the way to overcome these
mistakes is to put your life back on track.
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Bauer Media is one ofEuropes largest privately owned publishing group. They specialise in the
production of magazines. The group is known world wide and offers 300 magazines in 15
different countries.
I think Bauer is the best institution for the distribution of my magazine, the main reason for thisis that my magazine is unique as there is no magazine out there that aims for young teenagers
that are into Rap & Grime. This area is known as a niche market and only the people in and
around London will buy it. This would be a great opportunity for Bauer as they want more
young peoples magazines and mine fits in perfectly with that they are looking for. The
magazine genre is unique as there is no other institutions that publish grime magazines. This is
a great opportunity as there has been an increase in Grime and UK Rap if Bauer takes this
opportunity they will start a new trend in the magazine business. If Bauer did decided to invest
in my magazine then it will be the first institution to distribute this genre of magazine. There isno other like it on the market so Bauer can start a new trend, also UK Grime & Rap is on an
uprising so now will be the best time.
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The obvious target audience for my magazine is young people. These people will be aged between 14-19. They will
mostly be teenagers growing up in and around London. The genre of music these teens will be interested is either Rap
or Grime. The main reason for this is that these two types of music helps express a persons feelings. This might be the
case with all other types of genre but Rap and Grime is very close to the people who are growing in and around of
London. The society that they have been brought up in is related in this type of music. The main reason for this age
group is because it is a growing number in the UK. This age group is a large target group and my magazine is aimed
towards young people the main reason for this is to get them motivated. Young people lack in ambition, they dreamhigh but these expectations are demoralized by the hard society they grow up in. Not only does this magazine attract
them with the big named stars but it also gives them hope that they them selves can prosper and achieve great things if
they are willing to put their minds to it. In addition to this the ages 14 19 is when young people are in school and
preparing for later life this is the best time to get them in the right mind frame for them to do good. To be more specific
my audience is of both genders, this again meant that id have to do attract the boys and girls attention.
With my magazine I also wish to attract an older audience. Over the ages of 20 the main reason for this is that young
people have been misjudged by the older generations quite a bit and I wish to tackle these views that they have. Tryingto attract an older audience is hard but it is not my priority my main priority is attracting the younger teenagers aged
between 14-19.
Some of Maslows hierarchy of needs also apply in my work. The main part that applies is the esteem section. The
readers that read this magazine will have the ability to achieve what they want they just need a little boost. Also they
acknowledge the achievements of people who have come from similar situations to them. They respect the names they
see on the main cover.
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The main way I tried to attract my audience was through the colour scheme and main image. This is like many other
magazines but I took a different route. The colour scheme of black and yellow is very important. I got the idea to use this
from a very well known song that was sung by an upcoming star Wiz Khalifa . His song black&yellow had the world on a
stand still. People of all ages ranging up to 30 knew the lyrics to this song. It was memorable because of its chorus
black&yellow. I tried to merge this feeling into my magazine by using these two colours. If viewers saw this colour they
will instantly think of the song. The colours also contrast each other a bright yellow on a back ground of black stands out a
lot this attracts the attention of the readers.
The main image also plays a big role as this is the first thing people will look at. The main image of a magazine has to appeal
to the visual needs of the reader. If the image does not attract the audience then there is no point. Instead of using a
female half naked I opted to go for a different approach and go for a more sophisticated look. The male gaze does not apply
here. The main reason why I did not put in a female was because people will just look at the cover and judge how pretty or
beautiful the model is, like Laura Mulvey said the main focus will be on the girl. This is the main reason why I decided to go
against using a female model, people will be more interested in her and not the magazine. Also dressing the model in smart
clothing might have another side to it, this is not normal to see a model on the cover of a music magazine wearing a suit.
Audiences will be intrigued by this and will want to read on.
Finally, trying to attract both genders posed a challenge but I over came this by mentioning both male and female
musicians. This might not seem a lot but it has the power to motivate both genders also bearing in mind that some of these
musicians came from nothing they were normal kids growing up in the UK and they were able to peruse their dream ofbecoming a music artist. By mentioning these artists the audience can put them selves into the artists shoes and see how it
felt.
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Throughout this project I have challenged my self and faced challenges that I had to overcome. Many of these challenges
were to do with the use of new programmes such as Photoshop. Photoshop is one of the hardest programmes to use as it
requires high level of intelligence it also requires patience as not everything is clear so I had to get use to the controls.
Photoshop is a soft wear that is used by professionals so being able to master it at this age is a real benefit. I used
Photoshop for the production and making of my magazine. Photoshop is the only soft wear that allows you to design what
you want from scratch. Simple tools such as the
I have also used Blogger. This is probably the most important website as I had to upload everything here for the examiners
to see. At first Blogger seemed very confusing as it was hard to upload PowerPoint documents but then I realised I had to
go through another process and this involved Scribd. I prefer to do my work on PowerPoint or Microsoft word so I was
using Scribd a lot.
Overall I have learnt that there is a lot of work that goes into the production of magazines. At first I doubted it and thought
that it would be easy but as the course developed and I learnt how to use all of these soft wears and programmes I soon
realised that it is harder than I thought. There are different stages to constructing a magazine first you have to start by hand
drawing out a plan/idea of what you are going to do. The next stage is the production this is where Photoshop comes in
and the use of technology comes into play.
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Personally I think my preliminary task had help me a lot for the overall production of my magazine. The main reason for
this is because I did not know how to use Adobe Photoshop. My lack of knowledge with this soft wear was very poor and
the preliminary task had helped me navigate and understand which tool does what. When It came to the task of
completing our full product I found it easy as I knew which tool had what use.
If I did not know how to use Photoshop then I wouldnt have been able to add certain effects to magazine such as the
shadow on the double page spread. We had a lesson on how to edit images. In this lesson we were just playing around
with the composition of the images and I came over the shadow effect and when it came to creating my double page
spread I remembered this and decided that it would add a good effect so I used it. This was a major success as it added
live to my image.
In addition to this I learnt to value my target audience, in the preliminary task we were appealing to students of a age
similar to us so we had to use simple things to attract attention such as bright colours. I carried on the idea of using
bright colours for my magazine but decided to add also a darker colour to try and attract the older audience this worked
as the colours complemented each other, this made both colours stand out equally.
The main factors I had to take into consideration from my preliminary task and my music magazine is the colour scheme
and the main image. These two factors have to be appealing and attract a wide range of audience.
All in all I think that I have learnt a lot from the production of the preliminary task and my final magazine I think this is
evident in my work. I could have done better but the quality of the work shows a huge progression from someone who
has never used Adobe Photoshop.
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I asked 15 people what they thought of my magazine here are 3 replies. The age ranged between these 15 people
ranges from 13 20.
Ashraf 20:
The overall concept of the magazine is very appealing. Id say the strongest page out of the 3 is the double page spread.
It stands out because of its so simple. The text is bold and the interview is interesting as you get to know the person.
Fahmida 15:
The magazine cover is attractive but it needs to be filled more. I like the colour scheme as it stands out and appeals to
the audience. I also like how you put in up coming female celebrities as the female gender can be interested in this
magazine as well. The best part of the magazine is the double page spread it stands out from the rest.
Becky 17
Overall the magazine is really good! To me the contents page stands out the most as the colour combination works
really well and there are a lot of images so the audience take in a lot. I would suggest the main cover to be improved as
it doesnt really have that much going on.
Overall the comments were really good, people mostly likes the double page spread and thought that my main cover
needed work I would agree with most of these views.
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