POP Magazine Moodboard

Above are pop magazines that I would like to take inspiration from.

Analysis 2: Cover, Contents, DPS analysis

Analysis 1: LIIAR, Cover, Contents, DPS (Billboard)

Brand Identity and Values for Music Magazine

I would like the magazine to stand out and have a sense of professionalism to it. I would like it to be creative and give a factor in which other music magazines are unable to show. I would like it to be the genre of the magazine to be POP as I feel like I can relate more to this genre and include things that I am confident in producing with the right knowledge.

The magazines in which I would be influenced by are Billboard, Q , cosmopolitan and other magazines like this. These would be influential because they have popular music featured with different artists that produce a different genre of music that are popular to the public eye. With this it will guide me to produce my music magazines and give me a head start.

The brand that I would like the music magazine to be known as is a popular, entertaining and professional as I feel that it would be more effective for the target audience of 16 to 35 year olds as it will give the teenage age range a sense of maturity as well as fitting in with the 35 year olds.

My magazines passions and interests are to captivate the reader and give them information they are looking for that is not boring but entertaining and fun. The magazine will be formal but not extremely formal that it doesn’t attract the young target audience. This is because it will give it a sense of professionalism and is like Billboard which I took influence by.

School Magazine Evaluation

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The target audience for my school magazine is ages through 11-18 which is the age range of Plantsbrook school students. My magazine is appropriate for this age range as it includes many features in which they know about and can relate to like the homework and exam tips which all students need for their school lives which consists of exams and homework. They also involved in the social media world which consumes their lives so the section on popular apps, celebrity gossip and the epic watch list would be appropriate for them as it adds more things to the magazine that they are interested in and would make it more entertaining and not just educational also. To appeal to my target audience through my design of the magazine I used fonts that are not boring so that it catches there attention. I also made it bright and bold which is why the photograph cover is bright so that everything on it stands out.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learnt about many technologies through the process of making my school magazine like how to use adobe fireworks to create my magazine. I learnt about the many functions of the software to make the magazine and to  set things in place and edit the features. At first it was difficult but further on developing the magazine I became more comfortable and comfortable with the software. I also learnt how to use blogger which allowed me to upload my work on to it. At first I was unsure on how to work the blog but now I know how to make posts, edit posts and improve them.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of a school magazine?

My media product uses the conventions of a usual school magazine. Firstly because of the image used on the front cover is a photo of a student in which most school magazines portray using documentary ph0totgraphy. The reason for this is because it went well with the cover and the text was easy to place dues to high lighting of a wall allowing clear text to be seen. It also links with the whole magazine as it shows a student getting involved in helping the school showing their enjoyment in the school. Also,  following the conventions of a magazine cover my masthead is positioned at the top of the page because it is more visible there and will be able to attract the students. This conforms to the conventions of a school magazine because most magazines mastheads are placed typically at the top. The colour scheme of the magazine goes with the colour scheme of the school in which most school magazines convey as it shows that it is part of the school. However, it does challenge some conventions as it includes features in which are not all academic but has some sense of entertainment it. 

Music Magazine Target Audience:

The music magazine that I am going to produce is going to be based on popular music that everyone has heard and is on the charts, it includes various different artists that may make different styles of music like for example Billboard magazine. POP music borrows elements from many music genres. I have chosen this genre as I feel that I am more familiar with POP music and can identify what will be appropriate to include in my magazine. I feel as though the magazine will appeal to a mixed age range from teenagers to adults in their mid-30’s both male and female. This is because they listen to music genres that I would feature in the magazine as it is the most popular due to the fact that they are open to it from the radio, TV and in film productions. To appeal to this target audience, I would look at different POP magazines like Billboard, Q and other magazine that promote pop music such as seventeen and glamour. I would identify what stand out upon those magazines and take inspiration from them to give an idea of what the magazine can include. Also, I believe that with what the artists wear and the brands that they promote influence the target audience as in the magazine they wear items of clothing that people take inspiration from and wear brands like Nike, Adidas, Vans, Topshop and sometimes brands produced by famous celebrities like Kanye west and his Yeezy and Pablo collection. Most of the brands are expensive but affordable to my target audience. Therefore within my magazine I would want my artists to wear recognisable brands. I would like the magazine to appeal to people who like The Weeknd, Kanye west, Shawn Mendes, Stormzy, Ariana Grande, Beyonce and other mainstream artists, in which my target audience know. All of these artists produce different genres of music and produce popular music. I would like to include artists like the ones above all different to one another. In my magazine I would like to include many features such as interviews with artists, the music that is currently popular, upcoming music events, brand promotions, style and clothing tips and much more.

School Magazine Analysis