Price
Grabs attention as
it’s right at the top
next to the
masthead . Cheap
which encourages
readers to
purchase it
Masthead
Stands out even
though it has that
translucent effect it
still look powerful
because it is in all
capital letters. It is a
unique masthead
and continues at the
bottom of the
magazine in larger
font and colour
making the
magazine stand out
from the rest.
Image
Tag
Engages
readers
interests
This image is very
eye catching and
attracts the target
audience due to
the hand gesture
which is most
known to my
audience.
Teasers
This gives people
and insight of what
the magazine is all
about and the fact
that the word ‘Hard’
is used twice in the
masthead and
tagline , reflects on
the type of genre it
is.
These clues to the
storyline create
curiosity to the
readers.
Barcode
The printed
code used for
recognition
by a bar code
scanner.
From looking at both these magazines I have developed the forms and
conventions to make it unique and different to my own magazine. I took
the layout of the front cover of rock magazine and developed it. The
position of the image is slightly similar to the image on my magazine.
Both my image and rock magazine image are a mid shot view. I
developed the positioning by putting it more to the left instead of the
centre like the rock magazine leaving reasonable amount of space for the
teasers in the right side. The Springsteen magazine influenced me as the
artist is holding a guitar instead of my artist holding a guitar she is doing
the rock sign. I wanted the hand sign to reflect on the genre just like the
Springsteen magazine with the guitar
The Content page
In red to grab attention
as it’s the only bright
colour on the page.
Page numbers of what’s in the
magazine.
In a large unique style to stand out
Main image
Clear view of the artist
Image of the artist
Second smaller image of my
chosen artist.
When making my content page I looked at
various other content pages to give me an
idea of what my hard rock life content page
is going to look like. I then came across this
content page an d I liked how it looked
although the layout is pretty basic it is
attractive and automatically grabs attention
Therefore I used this layout how developed
it and made it different. The image of my
artist is slightly covering more than a half of
the page. Instead of the black background
and white writing in rock sound content
page I decided to do the opposite which is in
contrast with these colours. A white
background with black writing made the
image stand out more. The title ‘contents’ in
red brought colour to the page. I chose red
as it’s a very alarming colour, a great way to
grab attention. I wanted my content page to
be different from the rest therefore instead of
the simple menu, I made the letters large
and placed it as if to look like its slightly all
over the place. By these developments I
created a unique version of rock sound
content page.
Instead of the quote at the
bottom of the page I
decided to place a different
picture of the artist.
Quote
A quote as a title gives a short insight of what
the interview is going to be about. It’s effective
as it grabs attention and gets readers wanting
to read more.
Black
background,
for a
dramatic
effect.
The
interview,
the
colours in
red and
white
stand out.
Competition
to engage
with the
readers.
Image of the artist, dramatic
effects in order to reach it’s
purpose which is to grab
attention and also reflect on the
genre.
These two examples of double spread magazine helped me to make my
double spread page. The layout Is simple however effective. In both double
spread pages displayed above have their main image covering 50% of the
page. This is where I got my idea from however my image is more of a close
up view compared to the two examples above. I also adopted the idea of a
quote as the title as it engages readers as well as linking to the following text.
My colour scheme is similar to the double spread on the right however my
one is more unique as it seems to appear more dark and gloomy due to the
effects. This makes it more eye catching and reflects on the genre as dark
colours associate with rock.
The social group my magazine is aimed at
are teenagers at the age of 15-19year olds
who are interested in the genre rock. I have
represented people of that age in my
magazine by the language I have used which
are simple and not too complex words that
adults would relate to. Also the main image
also represents the age group as the artist is a
teenager. Hard rock life magazine is mostly
aimed at teenage girls hence the main artist
is a female. Also the gossip and fashion tips
are mostly what girls would find most
interesting. My magazine is aimed at all
classes, it is fairly cheap therefore anyone
can buy it.
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The type of media institution that might
distribute my hard rock life magazine is future
publisher. The reason for this is because future
is the biggest guitar and music making
publisher in the UK. They publish all different
types of rock magazine which are unique and
attracts attention and are successful. I believe
that my magazine definitely fits future’s
success criteria as it is different and stands out
from the rest.
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I addressed my audience by creating online surveys and
questionnaires. These two methods are a great way for public
awareness. Their quick and easy to find out what you need to
know. Their also very cheap and flexible as you are able to order
questions, or questions can be skipped together depending on the
answer to a previous questio
I have attracted my target audience by the powerful images that
are used and the colour scheme which give a powerful statement.
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I have learnt a lot about technologies from the process of constructing a
magazine. Such as learning how to take different camera shots. I had to
get used to using the apple mac computers and learning how things work
as it is different to other computers that I am most used to, and I was
successful in getting the hang of it. During the process of making my
magazine I spent most of the time on Photoshop I never knew how to use
Photoshop but during this process I now know how to use Photoshop. I
have learnt so much, I know how to edit pictures and the different effects
you can use. I learnt how to make different layers, and use different font
text and use different colours. Therefore the process in making this
magazine has been a great opportunity as it has allowed me to learn
many exciting things that I was not aware about.
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From looking back at my
preliminary task I can see how
much I have progressed. I have
learnt so much in terms of using
Photoshop. As you can see from
this picture to all my other edits
during the process of making
my magazine. I’ve learnt to
create many effects such as
adjusting the curves and so on.
Placing other pictures on it,
experimenting different fonts
and colours. I have developed
magnificently.