Zara Taylor

Moodboard Ideas

Produce the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. The syllabus states quite clearly that ‘all images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate, minimum of four images per candidate) any manipulation of existing images cannot count as an original image’.

AS Coursework Brief:

I like these six front covers because they are bold and draw me in to wanting to read them.

The females on the magazine represent the fact that music is not just for male and that music can be glamorous.

The type of music these magazines show are chart and RnB style music, which I will base my magazine .

The use of bold colours attract both female and male readers due to the artist on the front.

I like the close up image of Florence and Cheryl as it creates a sense of intrigued.

I like these three content pages because they are laid out on into sections on the page. The contents pages are multi-modal because of the different modes of information. E.g. pictures and texts. The way that all three contents pages synthesis the main areas of the contents page creates the contents page to be more organised.

The one on the far left is a simplistic design with a minimalist colour scheme. The image that catches the attraction of the audience is a young attractive female. This insinuates that the target audience is teenagers.

The middle design caught my eye due to the appealing main image. The content text is located to the left hand third of the magazine. The main image relates to the “Oasis” section on the right hand side of the page. The header at the top of the page stands out against the rest of the page.

The third design stands out most of all from the other magazine contents pages due to its larger, more imposing heading at the top. Similarly to the other two, each point is synthesised into order of relevance to a general audience, prioritising segments most likely to be favoured and are listed higher. M0reover, to the right of the page, subheadings such as ‘NEWS’ and ‘RADAR’ are placed on a contrasting background, further emphasising their position and status on the page.