Fonts i am thinking of including in my magazine

Type of image i want as my front cover!

For the front cover of my music magazine i will want to have a group photo of about 4-6 people. I think it will give me a strong good looking front cover to base my magazine on.

Magzine cover analysis

NME’s double page spread on Paramore comes across very in your face with the colours and presentation. Haley Williams stands out from the rest band as she has been glamourised, by the brightness of her hair, eyes and lips. She is placed at the front of the magazine as she is the leader singer of the band and also as she will attract a male audience to the magazine as she is portrayed as a very beautiful person.... However this could also attract a female audience as they want to be as beautiful and strong as her. 
      The layout of the magazine is pretty standard compared to others... it has a main image on the front with the main headline going across the middle which links to the image, usually in a brighter colour to help catch the buyers eye, and draw them to reading it. The mast head NME'  has been partially covered up. This is because they are a renowned music magazine, which a lot of people know and read.it.

Photoshoot of magazine ideas.

I am planning on using some of these images for the front cover of my music magazine and some for the contents of it.

which music mag do you prefer?

Which is your favourite music magazine?


1. Kerrang
2. Metal Hammer
3. Q
4. NME
5. Mojo
6. Vibe
7. Rave
if other.... please leave comment  XD

textual analysis

Kerrang is a world wide renound magazine for metal and rock music...  As you can see the mast head ' Kerrang' is as if it is the noise from the guitar strings. Also it looks as if it is glass which has been shattered. Also the biggest headline on the page is roughly the same size as the mast head, this is used, to advertise the content a lot better than having little headlines... added to the main headline, is an image of the band which takes up most of the magazine. this is really effective in advertising, as they do this every week of the most popular bands or albums out to the public, or some new material from bands. The cover has many headlines as it has a lot to offer. It uses advertising to persuade the reader to buy it, it shows that it has free posters, which also make the reader want to buy it. Kerrang have placed the image of '30 seconds to mars' right in the middle of the page, they have overlapped the title as they are well known enough to do this.
          Quite often Kerrang magazine has a dark background to fit the stereotypical style of 'metal' and 'emo'.... this is only because the content in the magazine is put in for that style of audience.



Neeeeeeeeeeew course work!!!

This is my action plan for the next piece of coursework.


3.1.11 - Action plan + brief, magazine comparison
10.1.11 - textual analysis, audience questionaire and poll/ research on readership figures
17.1.11 - page layout/ font and colour analysis


24.1.11 - photo shoot and make cover
31.1.11 - Make contents page
7.2.11 -  make double page spread
14.2.11 - PD day


21.2.11 - half term


28.2.11 - evaluation anf final changes to pages/ audience feedback
7.3.11 - deadline, friday 11th march