Front Page Idea #1

The front cover that you see before you is quite simply put together alls i did was take two pictures of two of my friends in the upper 6th form wearing head phones.. this game me a better picture because its what i wanted people wearing headphones to portray hem as musical people, i used a dark background to make everything on the page stand out alot better and it looks much more effective. i used a bright pink title looks effective as it it so bright it makes the looker of this page lok directly at it.

Clutch Double Page Spread

This double page spread is well set out and as you can see there is alot of text to read up on which makes this double page spread very formal and effective.

This magazine seem's to be set towards the indie/rocker sort of person, as it states at the top of the page'MARYLAND ROCKERS' this double page spread is crammed full with information about this band the writting on the left hand side of the double page is asking the band questions, such as do they get annoyed when other bands are rising in the rock and roll business there are plenty of pictures in the left hand side showing the band and what they do in there time rehearsing and just having a good time.

On the right hand side of the page there is a main picture of some-one at a live performance singing on the microphone and there is also more questions and answers around the main picture on the page, explaining about there tour

further down the page 'The Blair Witch Project' are talking about there tours that have been going on this could suggest that indie/rock music have tough compotitions keepn up ahead of each other at times.

SubSonic DoubLe Page Spread

on this double page spread there are a vary of colours and pictures 'SUBSONIC' the name of the particular magazine is wrote within two different fonts and colours, to make there product stick out more from the rest further more the colours help to do this as they are all so bright and grab the attention of the viewers eye. Red yellow and orange are all bright happy colours this could suggest that this magazine is good and fun to read in some discription, in the top right of the page there i a state which says 'First in new music' this could suggest this magazine is a well known one and comes out every other week or so. pictures are scattered all over the double page spread this could suggest that theres either alot in the magazine to look at or that there is something disjointed about this whole magazine round the boarder of the page also is all the music ganres possibly in this magazine such as 'HOUSE TECHNO DRUM&BASS' also there is a website to connect to if avalible most magazines aren't like that.

Contents Page

This is my perliminary contects page for my project.

I used these fonts as they are simple and easy to read, at the top of the page the text there is more fancy as it is the main heading on the page to show you what the page actually is,

the other headings text that show for you what is in the magazine is used as it is bold big and simple to read, as it catches your eye upon looking at the page and you would like to read on further information on these the short description i have given under each heading is a small piece of writting in what is going on within our school.

Piliminary Front Cover

This is my front page for my perliminary project, i found it hard to get a good picture as my background after hard work in taking pictures i found that the correct picture i should use is the one of Rob Hall of year 13. after choosing the background picture i thought about a title and i came up with 'Biddulph High School Media Department Magazine' which was nessasary towards the lesson, on the main title i needed it to stand out from the page as i added a golden coloured glow around the whole title.moving on with my front cover we needed to produce information that will be happeneing in the school as the year progresses... 'GREASE THINK PINK and TRIP TO KENYA' were all important to place on the magazine. as they are for charity and the school it self and helpin other schools learning other cultures out in Kenya which i thought would be rather important.

Kerrang's 2nd Contents Page

This contents age background is really simple and just a plain white. There fore this makes everything ele on the page stand off it such as the pictures and the text on this contents page, the pictures show major bands worldwide all showing them in a group and by there facial expressions. some show happy and merry some others show less happy expressions all the pictures are on angle so this looks more professional and formal. the text along side the pictures is simple to read although only to colours used on the text a red and black used theses two colours contrast with one another. the title of each section is in the red and bigger writting fonts, which are also in italics and the descriptions under and in the smalle. The page is quite spread out and things are not to squashed together,

Kerrang Contents Page

This contents i have taken from a 'Kerrang' music magazine is very wel set out as the is many things i am able to comment on, the background colour of black contrasts vastly with the pictures and text. This emphasises wat else is shown on the page, the colours on this contents page has a wide variety as at the top of the page shoiwing a large american city a night all up in lights. This shows how classy it can be, more pictures shown on the page more night lighting shown within america and the picture at the bottom of tha page it shows people in a large group looking to go towards a festival/party. the text is off angle this could show that the magazine is more informal and more fun to read.

Scratch Magazine Cover

The main shot n this magazine is focused on the main photo. Lil Wayne and Dj Khaled showing what they d o best singing and Dj’ing. From the back ground the people on the front cover stand out and “Lil Wayne” is stood more forward to emphasize his size this could reflect on his music life to show he’s a big deal in the music society also with Dj Khaled behind him this could show that help is tended by him to get “Lil Wayne” this magazine structure seems to appeal to the more thuggish/gangster type of people as it has a hip-hop style of fonts etc. matching colours on the fonts blue and white go well on this magazine as it makes them stand off the page to make them look more effective and also easy to read. “UKG THE FIXXERS MANNIE FRESH T-PAIN & AKON” etc, the title of the magazine “SCRATCH” is partially covered bit Lil Wayne’s head this shows this magazine is a powerful and big branded magazine and will sell even if the full title is not being shown. On this magazine only a small section of the title is blocked by Lil Wayne’s head. This magazine’s audience could be a range of people as it looks beneficial to people of all ages.

Vibe Magazine Cover

This VIBE magazine is a lot different to my first magazine that I have researched contrasts as the style of magazine is completely different as it has the Gangster/Hip-Hop style of lay out and as the main picture is a famous rapper “50 Cent” as he is wearing dark/rapper clothes and his angry facial expression shows that it isn’t the nicest magazine going. It could seem a grimy magazine, the title “VIBE” is covered by part of “50 Cent’s” head this could show that this magazine will sell no matter what as it could be big branded magazine. And the writers are assured that there magazine will sell other writing around the front page spread has quotes from “50 Cent” the magazine quotes ‘Who’s afraid of 50 Cent?’ and as it states on the front page “I DON’T SEE SENCE IN RESOLVING ISSUES WITH ANYBODY” this make the magazine more violent as its threatening words from “50 Cent” other small articles are on there also such as all the artists named I.E “Rihanna T-Pain” other big artists inside this magazine.

Analysis On NME Mag Cover

The main shot captures the photo of ‘The Wombats’ casually posing for the front page spread they contrast on there white background that makes the actual band stand out more and it looks more effective. The fonts over the page looks friendly there fore it has a nice presence about it the, font colours contrast also on to the photo and background. The colours show it’s a friendly magazine with just music and news yellow and blue are warming colours. The big NME title stands out mainly as it is large and red, with a white boarder line around it. To make the title stand out more than most other things on the page.
At the top of the page there is a heading in bold font ‘GLASTO’ this shows what’s music festivals have been going on and what bands and solo artists have performed there and gives you feed back from the event it self from eye whiteness reporters. Also around the page there are sub headings shows you recent things that have happened in the music industry ‘569 UK gigs listed’ this shows that just in the UK that music bands are a really popular also people in the music industry as Muse Panic At The Disco + many more bands are shown on the front cover. Also at the bottom on the front spread there is many things being said “new music”.