Text Inspiration

 These are the logos of Q, NME and Kerrang! magazine, I like these logos because they are in very plain fonts but they are all instantly recognisable. I am definitely going to use a very plain font for my magazine logo.

Contents page inspiration

The use of the ‘NME’ logo in big bold red text gives it a center piece in the page. The gives the reader constant reminders of the company leading the magazine and the resource to research the company on the internet.

The font, colours and house style are all the same type which gives the magazine a bold, but effective way of presenting their pieces. The layout is also very similar which gives the magazine structure and the reader’s a clear understanding of where to find what article or piece.

The use of sub-headings puts each piece of content into easier and clearer categories, making the magazine make sense and clearer. The images used on the contents page feature two big stars making the magazine an even greater prospect as the audience will feel more engaged and want to read the magazine more with music bands like Oasis on the contents.

The audience targeted for this magazine is very clear and obviously doesn’t relate to social groups who like gardening or ‘UK garage’ for example. It has specifically targeted people who enjoy rock and indie music through the use of an Oasis member and features on bands, such as, Arctic Monkeys.

The basic magazine structure consists of a ‘taster article’ on the contents page giving prospective buyers an insight into the content on the magazine. The pronounced use of ‘subscribe today’ is a sly way of persuading and easily showing people how you can get the magazine on a regular occasion. The sub-headings are clear and precise and show you very easily where you can access that content in the magazine. The band index gives the reader and precise showing of what bands will be in the magazine. This may give the readers more purpose to buy the magazine as maybe there could be a feature on their favourite band.

Inspiring Images

These are images from NME magazine interviews that I am inspired by and I would like similar ones in my own magazine. The first one is an english folk singer Laura Marling. The second is Pete Doherty who is the lead singer of Babyshambles and former front man of The Libertines.

I like how Laura Marling looks very relaxed and not too 'polished' I think that this is a good thing because it makes the artist more relatable and when the audience can relate to a person in a magazine and they know that they are just a normal person it makes them want to read about them. Laura is not styled in very fancy clothes and she looks very cool.

This is Pete Doherty from a recent interview in NME magazine, I like this photo as once again it is very relaxed and he looks comfortable. I like how this photo is on a plain background, as is the Laura Marling one. I think that this is a good thing as it means that the reader focuses on the artist rather than their surroundings.

Feedback from my class

These are post it notes from an activity that we did in class where we analysed eachothers front covers and made suggestions on how to improve. I really valued this feedback and I decided to keep the photo on the front of my magazine but I changed the spacing of the text and the colour to make it more readable

MAGAZINE QUESTIONNAIRE

How much money would you pay for a magazine?

What is your favourite genre of music?
ROCK? POP? INDIE? RnB? OTHER? (please name)

What is your favourite part of a magazine?

What sort of features do you dislike in a magazine?

Do you read magazines often?

What features of a magazine do you enjoy reading?

Do you play any instruments?

How many gigs/festivals do you attend each year?

Which way do you prefer to listen to music?

Double Page spread inspiration

This double page spread is from Q magazine and it is obviously focusing on Lady Gaga. We can tell this because of the medium close up of her on the left hand of the double page spread takes up half of the article which shows that this photo has significance. She is also wearing an outfit and posing in a way which would entice readers which find the female form attractive. The editors of the magazine have ensured that the article has some arousing and sexual content as this sort of stuff sells. The photo has been digitally edited to make it black and white.This means that the whole double page spread focuses around three main colours; black, white and red. These colours anchor the genre of Q magazine.

Lady Gaga herself is presented to the audience as being multi-genred, as she is well known for her pop music yet also being more than able to sway into a more of a rockstar sort of role. This picture reflects this as she has very dark heavy eyes and she is wearing chains around her neck.

The enlarged vibrant red L which is featured behind the text, links not only to Lady Gagas alias but also the colour of it anchors Q magazines style. There is no title to this double page spread, only a full A4 photograph of the artist and her name displayed in the upper right hand corner. This entrigues the reader and draws them in as they must read on further if they're to find out what exclusive information Q has on one of the most famous women of the moment.

The first inspiration double page spread is from music magazine Kerrang! I like how one of the two pages is a full image of the band as the reader can have a clearer picture of what the band look like. This is something that I would like to do in my double page spread so my audience know what the artist looks like. I also like how the colour scheme is kept, with the colours red, black and white as it looks more professional and neat. The layout of this double page spread is very organised and the text has been structured together so that it is easy for the reader to follow. All together this double page spread is successful and has acheived it's overall purpose and audience.

3 Original Images

These are my 4 original images that I am going to use in my magazine. 

I have decided to use these specific images, because I think they will look very professional when I edit them and make them black and white. I also think that they are good to use because the poses that I told the model to do look like typical model poses in magazines.The clothes that the model is wearing are also good for my music magazine as she looks like she could be a cool indie singer as she is wearing a relaxed tshirt and jeans and a skirt.