draft of front cover rebecca

my masthead would be placed here at the top of the page, with the images of the snowflakes fading as the go down the page in available spaces. i have decided my image will go on the right side of the page, and my text the other side. with my blue background and snowflake images there will be no blank/white space on my front cover. although i may change my mind to have more snowflakes fading as it may become too cluttered and distracting.

Beth Final Masthead

I chose this as my final masthead as it is interesting and gets across the theme of my magazine very clearly. i like the shadow as it is not all the way around the words but adds a texture to the masthead.  

Beth Attempt Number Two

I decided to make my mast head more interesting so i added a banner of colour, it is a lighter pink therefore still tied in with the valentines day theme.

my draft masthead edited Rebecca

The light blue background i have chosen too use is representative to the issue as it is a cold colour to go with snow, also as i have chosen to put in image of a snowflake in white the light blue background makes them stand out.

My masthead Draft Rebecca

This is my draft of a mast head, the text in san-serif and simple, it stands out with how bold it is. the outline of my masthead is red to go with my christmas theme for this issue. even though it just has a outline of colour and the red is white, it makes it stand out a lot, and the colour i have used is bold and bright.

Beth First Masthead Attempt

This mast head is in a san-serif style font, it is easy to understand and noticeable. I chose to use this masthead as it is easy to change for each month, as it can have things added or taken away from it to give it an original twist. I chose the colour pink because i am doing the february issue and my main focus will be valentines day. Therefore i will be trying to create the "loving" mood in my magazine. 

Rebecca and Beth

Clash double page spread language analysis 

The dps that we analysed the language on was taken from Clash magazine and is called 'baddies'. The language is formal but has some slang and uses contracted words such a didn't, can't, we're and a few more through out. It has alliteration in the first line of the article it says 'Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the wired, wired world of baddies.' this adds interest to the beginning of the article as it first of all invites the reader to read the article, and then the reader feel included in the article. The article uses lots of grammar and punctuation such as commas, full stops and quotation marks. It has quotations that have swear words in it but they are almost complimented by big words such … “I can't overstate the amount of ribbing and piss-taking that goes on in the band. We'd be great caricatures.”

Beth double page spread analysis

Kerrang

 

In this article in Kerrang there is a four colour print (black, red, white and gray). There is a lot of white space behind the model but this is tied in with the 'notebook style' paper with a red stripe across the top of the page. The masthead is also a pull quote, the words 'Corey Taylor' is artwork and san serif. The columns are in a different colours and are alternated, but this is shown through out the article. The stars look like they have been hand drawn, and the sculls look as though they are 'doodles' this is artwork. There is a red leading capital letter which makes it stand out in the article, the font of the article is easy to read and easy to understand there is not a lot of writing on this page, but there is a red arrow that looks as though it has been drawn by hand this makes the article have a personal touch and tells the reader to go onto the next page where the article continues.

 

NME double page spread analysis Rebecca

NME.. Double page spread analysis Rebecca

In this article in NME there is a pull quote telling up part on the article, in big bold letters to stand out to the reader, it also in the middle of the page breaks up and mass amount of writing. Name of the band in san serif font and white bold letters to stand out from the picture. Main image, which is full of colour taking up half of the double page spread. The by-line is going down the side of the page too include the writer and photographer. Leading cap at the beginning of the article in a bold white font in a purple box to stand out. No while space apart from to make a ‘margin’ type and in-between columns, it is a formal layout with the three spate columns.

mettle hammer double page spread analysis rebecca and beth,

Mettle Hammer double page spread analysis rebecca and beth.

The artwork/the graphic design in the masthead made it stand out, and look more interesting, the actual headline is is a red colour to stand out and in all upper case and bold, therefore it stands out more. The pull quote on the bottom of the page in the red too match the masthead, connects it too the masthead and makes people take notice of it and so it doesn't bland in with the text of the article. There is a leading cap at the beginning of the article then another slightly smaller one one the second part of the paragraph as if too link it too the other one. The made of adress is formal throughout using big words and good vocab. The byline again links too the mast head and the pull quote by being the same colour and makes it stand out slightly as it is in small text compared too the rest. The article uses both upper and lower case throughout. This article has the use of four colour print using red, white, black and a fleshy colour. The image linked too the article covers half the page on the left hand side. 

Rebecca analysis of photos for magazine

These pictures would be on my double page spread

I am not using this photo as it would be good if it was at a different angle but from where I have taken it from I have accidentally got a bit of a sofa in the corner of the picture, which shouldn't be there.

This photo could have been good if I had moved my positioning of the camera slightly as there is a shadow at the bottom of her feet which just cuts them off and there is a white blur in the corner of the photo.

If I had positioned myself slightly more to the left this would have been a good photo too use, or if I had got my model too move more to the right, as I am cutting off half of her leg and she doesn't look like the main focus of the photo with a gap between my model and a Christmas prop.

This photo is one of the ones I want to use in my music magazine and you can clearly see she's on the piano but she is the main focus at the front of the picture.

This picture I may possibly use as it is a good clear picture of my model and the prop.

I am not going to use this in my music magazine as I think it is too dark, as I was In the way of the light, and I also dislike the angle it is taken at as I think my model looks uncomfortable.

I think I will be using this picture on my double page spread, I think the light is good in it and my model looks natural and comfortable.

This one is very similar to the one I would be using, but u think it is slightly darker, so doesn't look as good.

These are the photos I would use on my contents page

This I think looks blurry around the models hand’s there is too much of the left arm in the picture and distracts from the piano.

This one is one I may use on my contents page as it clearly shows the hands playing the piano and the name of the piano.

This is another I may use on my contents page as you can clearly see the piano name they keys and the models hands, although I am not too sure on the angle it is taken at.

 

This picture I may use on my contents page as it is at a good angle and I like the picture of my model, as it look natural which I what I wanted.

 

 I would have had this as one I may use for my contents page, but my model accidently moved her head so it is slightly blurry.

This picture I cannot use and my model is blinking and also moving her left hand.

These are photos I would use on my front cover

This photograph I cannot use as my models head is moving also the prop in her hand is moving, which is blurring.

This photo I like how my model looks and it looks natural but I don’t know if the body position is that good.

This photo I cannot use as I accident am in the way of the light shining on her.

This photo is one I would be using as my front cover as it is a good clear picture of my model, looking at the camera and good of the prop too.

This is another I am thinking about using as it is a good picture of my model, but not sure if I would want more of the background.

Rebecca contents page analysis

RYTHEM contents page analysis

There is picture advertising a contest, having the picture of what you could win may lure reader to buy it. There is another picture similar to the front cover at the top covering half the page advertising the main story again in large print. Each different section has its own individual title, e.g.Features, Beat etc.. Each item is all written in black, with things they want to stand out in a red colour to stand out from the other black text and the white background. Everything other than the main cover story is in quite small text but stands out.

Rebeccas questionnaire analysis

After I had done and got my questionnaire completed by 20 people I have noticed that there was a positive outcome towards many of my ideas towards my magazine and also giving me more ideas on what too change and how to improve.  My initial ideas for the front cover were taken in well and from the survey I got that they liked my idea to have a white masthead with a different colour outline for each month, e.g. December red or February pink etc.. so even though it is a white masthead it will still stand out to the customers as the outlining shadow.

With a choice of having a package with a freebie or no freebie over all it was best too have no freebie and a better thicker magazine with more information, I found out that they would be keen to be able too clearly look at the front cover and contents page too see what, in more detail, is in the magazine to see if they were willing to buy it.

With my price range I had decided on a price between £3.00 and £4.00 but after doing the questionnaire I have realised more people would be more willing to spend a bit less around the price of £2.50-£3.00. Which with a more reasonable price, more people would be willing to buy it.

I found out that people would prefer to have a various amount of different things in the magazine e.g. more than one artist. They would also be more interesting in a various range of music types, for example, from pop too r&b and jazz. This may show people the different types of music and the range would keep people interested with the different choices, also it may open the gap more in the market to a wider range of customers instead of aiming at people who only like pop or r&b.