Q1-

I based and took ideas for my front cover, from a Kerrang music

magazine that I found when researching typical Rock music

magazines. Therefore any bands or extra information I made suitable to

fit in with a rock genre.

I used the typical ‘strap line’ to add extra information onto my cover.

This was a reoccurring feature that I noticed throughout magazine

research. I chose to make each ‘strap line’ a vibrant colour which I

picked up from the Kerrang magazine. This made the information in a

contrasting white colour stand out. The information includes the names

of extra bands and it also advertises extra features including quizzes.

This is a feature I noticed most music magazines use in order to

advertise extra information clearly and in an appealing way.

I chose to challenge in a way ,the typical style of having the picture in

front of the text. The ‘mode of address’ in front of the ‘masthead’ was a

feature I found when researching to be very popular in most

conventional music magazines. However I decided to place my picture

behind the text and in Black and white. This again challenged most

covers as their main images were in colour. I found that the black and

white stood out more against the dominant colour red (of the text). Also

because the picture stood out in an appealing way, I decided that

placing it behind the text still worked well and found it wasn’t lost.

The ‘Mast head’ originally was in a similar style of ‘Kerrang’. It also read

‘Music Matters’. However I decided that it was simply lost when looking

at the magazine. I abbreviated the title to MM and developed the style

to a more chunky and eye catching style.

I noticed that a lot of the conventional music magazines advertised free

posters within the magazine , maybe with a picture. I decided to

develop this form and include a real peel of sticker in a bright yellow

colour. This meant the consumer would have to peel away the sticker in

order to find out who the ‘extra band’ was that would feature as the ‘one

off poster edition’. I think this made the magazine cover more

interesting and improved the aesthetic value and added another layer.

The ‘cover lines’ I used on my music magazine follow the conventional

style of most music magazines in the fact that they are lined up on top

of one another. They are also in a reasonably large and eye-catching

font. They advertise key features within the magazine which is typical of

a real conventional music magazine.