To help me with my construction of my magazine I made a checklist of the 5 MAIN features I must include on my Front Cover. This is so I can make sure I have the key conventions on my magazine in order for it to look as realistic and professional as possible.
0 Comments
I decided to create a short video using Movie Maker, in order to show the variety of images I took of my friend Annabel during the photo shoot. I did this to display all the images in a creative way and also lead up to decided which of the images I want on my front cover. I will still be using some of the images shown in this video, for my contents page and double page spread, which I will explain later on in my blog posts.
Why I Chose This Image?I decided to choose the colour scheme red, black and white, as I feel the bright red colour makes the magazine stand out as its quite a bold, statement colour. The pop genre often use bright colours on the magazine covers so therefore I thought a bold red colour was very appropriate. I also feel that the black and white colours compliment the red well as they don't clash which makes it look more professional.
I used the following magazine covers as inspiration whilst constructing my magazine, this helped me a lot as I was able to see which colours are used along side red. This also proves that just despite black and white colours are being used, it can still be associated with the pop genre due to the red which is along side it. The magazines below are all magazines which have pop artists on the front covers and also have the same colour scheme as me. In my opinion I feel this colour scheme is very effective as the red suggest urgency which can catch the readers eye and make them want to pick up the magazine and read it. I am particularly inspired by the first magazine cover (top left) as I really like how the image is black and white and the text is red. It makes the picture stand out as it instantly draws you in.
I decided to create a mood board of some photo shots I found online that I like and could possibly try and recreate with my musical artist during the photo-shoot. I feel these shots are very magazine appropriate as they are medium shots, which are very common for magazine covers. These pictures show a lot of detail to clothing, make up and hair (the overall image). I feel that these factors of the appearance are really make or break whether it engages the customer to purchase the magazine. I particularly like the photo in the top left corner as they model is not directly looking at the camera, which gives a mysterious feel. I also really like the 3rd bottom picture as the model is sitting down which looks different to any pictures I've seen in my research.
Mood Board - Inspiration from Real Music magazine Photoshoots
This is a Mood Board of Images which have been taken on a variety of photo shoot's for music magazines. I decided to create this mood board so I can gather ideas of what photo shots i will take during my photo shoot. These real media examples are important as all these musical artists are from the pop genre, which is the same as me. Therefore, I am using this to gain inspiration from what is currently out there catching customers eyes.
On thing I noticed from looking at the photo shoot pictures is that, the majority of them are medium shots. So therefore, I need to make sure I take some medium shot photos as this is a key convention of magazine photos. Photo Shoot With Annabel
Below is a slideshow of the pictures I took of my close friend Annabel. I was lucky enough to work with her as she allowed me to take pictures of her for my magazine. I was really happy with the way the pictures turned out as we recreated some of the pictures above really well. I took loads of photos so I have many options to choose from to ensure I pick the right one.
Photo Shoot with Emily
I selected Emily as my second music artist, as I want her to feature somewhere on my contents page as a separate article. We took a variety of different photos during the photo shoot, which means I have a variety to choose from when it comes to construction.
I picked Emily, as she is in my media class so she had a good idea of what I am hoping to achieve with these photos. I also picked her as I feel she would really appeal to my target audience (teenagers and young adults). This is because she is 17 years old and she looks very glamorous. For the outfit, I decided on a black sparkly dress as I feel it looks very eye catching and attractive. I made sure her make up looked glamorous and stood out, as she was wearing red lipstick. GIF's Of My Favourite Photos From The Shoot
In order to come up with my magazine name, font and logo, I decided to first of all analyse a variety of logos associated with music or musical artists. I created a mood board to present the variety of logos which I found during my research. I found this a particularly useful way of gaining ideas for my own font and logo style.
I noticed that all the logos and fonts are simple however very effective. A common feature of a logo is bold, black and spaced out. This is a feature I may be able to interpret into my own font style.
I then researched in further depth the features of a good logo/ font. I used PowerPoint to make a spider diagram to show my research. I found this helpful as it will give me a design brief of what my logo/ font need to be like, For example; Being simple but versatile.
As Part of my own personal research, I wanted to brainstorm some ideas of potential magazine names. I wanted to do this so that it makes the selection process easier. I came up with several names, as seen to the right.
Overall, I came to the decision with the name 'HYPE'. I chose this name as I feel that it suits the pop genre very well as its short, snappy and uplifting. I could see this on a magazine as its an eye catching word. It is also a common word used by the younger generation, which is also a benefit as my target audience is Teenagers and Young Adults. Hype Logo/ Font
These are some designs of Logo/ Fonts for the name of my magazine. I created these using PowerPoint fonts and shapes. I also used a website called; http://www.1001fonts.com/
I was very happy with the way all of these designs have turned out, and will make the selection process much easier when it comes to deciding the final font for my magazine name. I made sure all the logos/ fonts were presented in black and white so that it stands out, looks clear, and can be easily changed to other colours if possible. I used the 'features of a logo' research above, in order to help me create a genre appropriate logo. These logos are versatile and have an instant impact. I feel as though they will be highly recognisable. Voting which logo is the most appropriate for a Pop Genre Music Magazine
I decided to ask people to vote which Logo design they liked the most and felt was most pop genre appropriate for a magazine.
I used the website called 'Type Form' in order to conduct a survey question. The question I asked was 'Which Logo is the most appropriate for a Pop Genre Music Magazine?' I only asked one question as I only needed to find out which Logo is the most popular so I can use it for my magazine. I conducted this piece of research as it is finding out what the audience want to see, which can impact the success of the magazine, as customers from my target age group (Teenagers and Young Adults) will be more influenced to purchase and check out my magazine. The Results...
As you can see from the results below, there was a clear winner. I will be using Design 1 for my magazine as it came out most popular with the people I surveyed. I'm selecting this one as people were clearly drawn into the logo on the survey, as it got a majority of the votes (10/16 votes). so therefore, I feel it will help make my magazine front cover more eye catchy.
My Final DecisionThis is my final design for my Logo/ font for my magazine. I decided to choose this one as i feel it will be much more recognisable compared to other logos. I also chose it as it is simple but effective as the cross makes the text eye catchy. Even though the picture to the left shows it in black and white, it can be easily change to other colours. I noticed in my logo research that many logos are often black and white but can be changed to other colours. This may be an idea for the future. How I Created my Logo - Screen RecordingFor my featured article I have decided to write about a singer named 'Annabel' who is an up and coming pop artist, who started out releasing music covers on you tube. I created an interview which I will use on my double page spread. I chose to use an exclusive interview as my featured article as I feel interviews with big music artists really engage the audience especially audiences who are teenagers/ young adults, as they crave to find out the latest gossip about their favourite artists. I decided to brainstorm some ideas of things I could write about in the magazine as my main article. I used a website called 'Bubbl.us' in order to create a mind map of my ideas that I came up with.
Front Cover Layout Ideas
To the left is a layout I created to follow for my own magazine I make. I used power point to create this, as i feel it was easy to move the shapes around and label them to clearly plan out what I wish to do. I wanted to include many conventions of a magazine which I found out in my previous research. For example; a master head, logo, issue number/ date, barcode, teasers, main image, free gift, sub heading, and also headlines.
I feel that behaving a main image on the front cover with a plain background will make the image more effective and eye catching. The teasers on the left hand side will give hints as to what the magazine will include which will gain the readers interest and make them want to purchase and read in further depth. From my survey research that i I carried out earlier, I found that freebies have a massive influence as to whether a person purchases a magazine or not, so therefore i decided to include a freebie in my magazine to make sure my magazine appeals to my target audience and get as popular as possible. The barcode, Issue number and date, is good information to include on the magazine as readers may want to collect the magazines and want to know which issue the magazine is. My master head will stand out as it will be a recognisable magazine brand which will help to sell it and encourage people to pick it up and read it. It will be bold which will instantly attract attention to it. The coloured shapes also represent the fact that my magazine cover will be colourful. Colour is an important part of the 'pop' genre. Colourful magazines also catch peoples eye. Screen Recording Of How I Created My Layout
I created a short video using movie maker in order to show how I made my lay out. I screen recorded myself making the layout on power point as you can see from the video, as I wanted to show it in a way which was more creative.
I was happy with the way that the plan turned out as I made sure I used many key conventions. Contents Page Layout Ideas
My contents page layout is very clear as to what it features as it gives a list. It is laid out in a simple way. On the right shows my inspiration from other magazines, which helped me when putting together my plan. I used powerpoint shapes and text in order to create my layout plan.
Screen Recording Of How I Created My Contents Page Layout
I created a short video using movie maker in order to show how I made my lay out. I screen recorded myself making the layout on power point as you can see from the video. After doing more researching into contents pages, I decided to make a few changes to my first draft of my layout (The Picture seen above). I did this as I feel it will make it look more professional and also uses more conventions of a contents page.
Double Page Spread Layout Ideas
To the left is a layout I created to follow for my own magazine I make. I used powerpoint to create this, as i feel it was easy to move the shapes around and label them to clearly plan out what I wish to do. I wanted to include many conventions of a magazine which I found out in my previous research.
I added a big picture of my artist as that is what the main article is based on. The article I will be writing will be placed to the right of it with the writers name and details above it, as I noticed a lot of magazines I looked at in my research did this. I also added a quote as it will draw the reader in, and make them want to read the whole article. Screen Recording Of How I Created My Double Page Spread Layout
This is the video I made in order to show how I Created my layout plan of my Double Page Spread. i decided to show it using Screen recording in order to be more creative and show how I achieved this plan in greater detail.
To make this plan, I used a software called Power Point, as I found it the easiest method to move around the shapes and change the sizes of the text/shapes. It didn't need to be perfect as it is only a draft, however it is clear to understand as I made sure I labelled it. I did make some changes to my first draft (as seen in the picture above) as I carried out more research and gathered more ideas in ways to make sure my double page spread looks as creative yet professional as possible. I am happy with the way it has turned out as I feel I have included many conventions of a Double Page Spread. Pop Genre Style / Inspiration For this task, I was asked to research costume ideas for my chosen genre. As my genres pop i decided to look at a a famous female pop singer named Zara Larsson. She is a very popular musician with an on trend fashion sense. As she is quite young, her audience tend to be people who are teenagers/ young adults. Her fashion sense is very on trend and she wears a lot of clothing items which are similar to the sort of things i see teenagers my age wear. I feel these outfits really reflect the pop genre due to them being very colour and bright. From my previous research of music videos, I come to the conclusion that bright colours is often associated with the pop genre. Below is a montage of 9 images i found on the internet of Zara Larsson. I feel her fashion sense is very unique and would catch peoples eye, which will make them want to read the magazine. It is very easy to get her look as many shops sell outfits very similar to hers, such as; Topshop. Miss Selfridge, Miss Guided, New Look, H&M, Boo Hoo, Primark, Berska. Costume Make Up I have decided that my singers make up will have a 'Glitter Glam' make up look as I feel this will really make her stand out and look professional as it will attract people into the magazine. These make up looks seen below are ones that are very on trend, especially with teenagers and young adults and is seen all over the media. I feel that it will really catch the readers attention. I want to add a pop of colour to the make up look (such as a bold red lipstick) as I feel it will make the look colourful which is important as bright colours are often associated with the pop genre. |
AuthorChloe McDonald Archives
April 2017
Categories |