QUESTION ONE:In what ways does your magazine

use/develop/challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Use:[Using forms and conventions of real media products]

[my magazine] [Vibe Vixen magazine]

Cover lines: I used Vibe Vixen magazine to create a ‘story’ behind the cover artist of my music magazine. Through research I noticed that many of the females who covered Hip-Hop/RnB magazines were strong, independent females – which was ideal as this connects to my target audience. Above I used this idea of a strong

woman, and created a cover line which relates.

The pose/body language: The pose of Lauren London on the Vibe Vixen magazine has a slight tilt which makes her not appear as harsh/overly confident. I felt as though this would appeal to my female target audience more, as this makes

both of the models appear less intimidating and more approachable.

[my magazine]

Punctuation/layout using colour: I used the idea of alternating colour within my cover lines to add more visual interest. I also used the ‘+’ sign which I found on the above cover of

Vibe magazine. I also used the colour red which I found was a regular feature of Hip-Hop/RnB magazines. The colour red alternated with my white/blue colour scheme makes

for an eye catching combination.

Masthead: I was highly influenced by Vibe magazine throughout the creation of my own music magazine. The main feature I used Vibe is the masthead. I chose a similar font with a

title ‘V’ – I feel as though this creates a clear genre link with my music magazine.

Barcode: I positioned the barcode in the same position/place.

[Vibe magazine]

[my magazine] [Vibe magazine]

Font: As previously stated, Vibe magazine heavily influenced my decisions whilst creating my music magazine. Here I used the same style of font as seen on this particular Vibe cover

– for my cover lines.

Lines: As seen on the Vibe cover above, I used lines to break up my cover lines, I feel as though this also adds visual interest + makes the cover appear cleaner and easier to

navigate.

Colour Scheme: I used the same colour scheme as the magazine above – Red/Blue/White. These three colours were colours often associated with Hip-Hop/RnB and this can be

shown in my Audience Questionnaire.

[my magazine] [Vibe magazine]

Sell line: At the top of my magazine I used an array of artists names who may feature inside the magazine, just as Vibe magazine have on

the cover above.

Name of Artist: I used a larger font size for the name of my artist as have Vibe, with Ciara. This draws the audiences attention to the

name and the main feature story.

[my magazine] [Vibe magazine]

Branding: Just as vibe have, I used my own branding of the magazine as a little ‘icon’ in the left-hand corner of the contents page.

Listed Pages/Numbering/Underline: I used a list of pages as Vibe magazine often uses. I also underlined and numbered the pages to give the page that extra detail.

Model positioned on the right-hand side.Features heading.

Photo Credit.

[my magazine]

Heading/Subheading: I used the same ‘artist’s initials’ heading for my double page spread, as Vibe magazine has above, with the artist

Wiz. I also placed my sub-heading directly below this. I used alternate colours for the lettering of the initials too.

Branding: As with my contents page, I also included my branding of the magazine in the corner of the right-hand page.

[Vibe magazine]

[my magazine]

Two Columns.Initial of Artist.The colour red.

Full page image of artist: I used a full page image of my artist as this was something so very often found with this genre of music magazine.Quote from the artist: I used a quote from the article for my double

page spread, as seen with the quote from JayZ.

[Music magazine]

Develop:[Developing forms and conventions of real media products]

[my magazine] [Vibe magazine]

Quotation from the Artist.Website place above barcode.

Name of Artist: I used a larger font for the name of the artist on the cover of my magazine, however, I decided to use a more feminine font – which I feel would

appeal more to my female target audience.

Alternate colours: I used alternate colours for my list of pages on the contents page, however, instead I used more eye-catching/contrasting

colours to that of the Vibe magazine contents page.

[my magazine] [Vibe magazine]

[my magazine]

Heading/Subheading: I used the same idea for the Heading/Subheading for my double page spread as the above Vibe magazine. However, I did tweak the subheading to fit with my own double page spread – as I placed mine over the

full page image of my artist.

[Vibe magazine]

Challenge:[Challenging forms and conventions of real media products]

[my magazine]

Background: I decided to leave the background of my cover as the curtain in the background. I felt the draping of the curtain was subtle

and could also be interpreted as a feminine touch.

Sticker: I chose not to use a sticker on the cover of my magazine, as they are often associated with pop magazines, + my target audience

is more of the mature type.

[Vibe magazine]

[my magazine] [Vibe magazine]

Background: I decided to go with a more grittier Hip-Hop based background for my contents page, to contrast against my RnB based cover.

The brick wall is used instead of a plain background, as seen with Vibe.

The pose of the model – (Exude different types of confidence)

Costume: As stated above I went for a Hip-Hop based contents page, so the costume was very different to the sexually appealing costume seen on Kelly.

[my magazine]

Second Image: Throughout my research I found that with the genre of music magazine there was a theme of simple layouts, which included limited images.

Often there would only be one image of an artist to a double page spread. I decided to add a second image of my model within the story of my double page

spread.

[Vibe magazine]