Examples of text that I plan to use for my magazine headline.

Using the website http://interactimage.com/ I created these two similar pieces of text that I plan to use on the front cover of my music magazine as the headline. I like the fact that the style of text is bold and therefore noticeable, but I prefer the one in black as it is even more eye catching and will stand out from the background. Also, if I used the text in black it would follow my specific colour scheme, which is a convention of most music magazines that keep to the same theme throughout.
I got inspiration from the NME cover of Florence and the machine but wanted to make the text a little different. I liked the fact that the artist's name was in bold which would attract people into reading the magazine.

Options for my music magazine logo.

I like this choice as it follows with the font throughout my magazine, but I don't think it stands out or is eye catching enough for a front cover.

This text is bolder and is written in a comic font which adds a fun aspect to my magazine but also follows the usual media magazine conventions of having a bold title, usually an abbreviation of the magazine name.

This is different and eye catching and also big, which most magazines conventionally follow. 

I like this masthead as it's different; not in black but in white. it's also bold ebough and easily recognisable.. but will it look stupid on my background?

hand drawn drafts of what I want my front page, contents and double page spread to look like:

existing music magazine covers.

With these two covers I decided that my magazine would have the artist featuring in the interview as the main background image. I also like the fact that there is nothing in the background to distract attention from the artist and that there is also a choice between using a close-up and medium shots.

History of my chosen genre/s for my music magazine.

Rhythm and blues is often abbreviated to R&B, which is a popular genre of music usually from African American groups but has lately has diversified and become even more appealing to it's audience. R'n'B  is believed to have originated in the 1940's, the term itself has shifted in meaning, refering to blues records in the 1950's but also to gospel or soul music.An example of rhythm and blues in this era is Elvis Presley's 'Jailhouse Rock'.
 In the 1980s, a newer style of R&B developed, becoming known as contemporary R'n'B.

R'n'b came to Britain mainly through African American men being stationed in cities such as Liverpool during the Cold war, and their style was emulated in many of the club scenes. The mod subculture also took inspiration from this genre, with bands such as 'The Who' that produced R'n'B tracks that reflected the Mod lifestyle.

Examples of present day R'n'B artists are Rihanna and Alicia Keys, shown below.

Another genre that I would like to incorporate into my music magazine is Pop. The pop genre, or popular music genre is usually aimed towards a youth market, which is similar to my aim for my music text. Pop incorporates genres such as R'n'B and Rock and Roll and appeals to a general audience, not those who have specific ideological values.

The term "pop song" is first recorded as being used in 1926 in the sense of a piece of music "having popular appeal".

The creation of the video channel MTV in the 1980's gave audiences the chance to see popular artists such as Michael Jackson and Madonna and gave theses artists the promotion they needed. American and British music industries tend to dominate the music market but most regions have their own form of pop culture.

An example of the pop genre are the artists Natasha Bedingfield and Jessie J.



Initial ideas for my music magazine.

For my front cover I plan to use the an image of the artist being interviewed as the background as this is a convention of most music magazine. Ideally, the shot I use will be a medium shot, and the artist will be stood facing the camera. This would attract a potential audience as they would recognise the artist and want to buy the magazine to read about them. I also plan to dress the artist in quite young, fashionable clothes as my target demographic is 15-24 year olds and I want to almost emulate them so they identify with the artist shown. I will use a catchy headline also in bold print, and will keep the colour scheme I choose the same throughout the text, one that reprsents my genre.

For my contents page I will analyse those from other music magazines so I get a insight into how they're conventionally set out. I will again use original images and include other artists that will appeal to my target audience.

Lastly, for my double page spread I will align my texts into columns and use pull quotes, as well as add on or perhaps redo my interview with the artist. I also plan to take a picture of my artist, perhaps kneeling down and in colour, using the same colour scheme throughout this.

Prezi presentation showing the main areas of improvement and my plans to do so.

Improving my AS coursework for resubmission. on Prezi