Music Magazine

David Eshun

Layout conventions

Both magazines have 3 columns. There are 2 cover lines on the side and the masthead and main image is in the middle column. This suggests that that is the usual convention of a music magazine cover.

Masthead

The mastheads have different fonts to each other as they are attracting different target markets. VIBE has a large masthead and uses the font ARIEL BLACK which makes it stand out as compared to Hip-hop, which has a small masthead and makes the magazine look simple and draws attention to the main image. Hip hop uses a shadow because it helps the masthead stand out from the background. It breaks the usual conventions of a masthead and the positioning of the masthead is at the top middle of the cover page.

Cover lines

Both cover lines have 3 different colours and different fonts. The variance in cover lines makes the magazine look more interesting because it gives the effect that there is more on the page.

Main Image

Both magazines use the main image to sell their magazine. The models featured are famous and idolised. The images take up most of the space as it makes it the first thing that draws attention and it sells. VIBE uses similar colours on the main image as the masthead and background. This relates the magazine to the image. The main image of VIBE has a blurred out shadow. This makes it stand out to the audience. They do this because the model is famous and may help boost sales.

Statement Of Intent What is the name of the magazine? The name is called ‘Urban BEATS’What is the magazine going to be about?The magazine will be a music magazine that gives the latest news and information on musicians. It gives features such as interviews about artist DeshLi on his first visit to the UK.How I intend to place the masthead? The masthead will be at the centre of the magazine. It is the normal convention of a music magazine.What is the dominant image going to be and why? I want the dominant image to be of a male artist in a costume (tops with chain) and props such as a microphone for performance, the artist is a male as that is the dominant sex of the genre and a frowned facial expression and attitude that represents my chosen genre fits the genre of the magazine.

What does the image tell your potential target audience?The image would tell the genre of music the magazine is, which is, rap/ RnB and what to expect. Will your target audience find your front page appealing and why? And why not?Yes Would you be including any other image on the front cover? Yes I will include other images that fit to the cover lines.How is the potential target audience and how do I know that? The potential target market is aimed at male teenage- young adults who enjoy rap or RnB. You will know that by the main image used, props, costumes, and the masthead and cover lines on the magazine.What articles will be found in my magazine?Latest Juicy News about musicians, album info, tour dates, interviews and posters as prizes.How do these articles relate to the title of the music magazine?The articles talk about all things music related as it is about the artists and gives information on ways to get involved with what artist are doing that will keep the audience interested.How many different fonts am I going to use, what colour and what size and style?I will use 2 different fonts; Ariel black, Ariel rounded and the masthead will be a large fancy skyline. I will use 3 different colours. Blue Grey BlackWill your target audience find this appealing? Why? Yes as the masthead is fancy which draws attention to the magazine but the fonts of the cover lines is simple so the magazine doesn’t look overcrowded.Will your chosen font, depict the genre of the music magazine? No

• Masthead: Urban Beats• Selling Line: The freshest tunes from the

freshest artists• Main Cover line: Desh Li talks about his new

album ‘Fresh Start’• Coverlines: ‘MarshHeat-Behind the scenes of

their new music video’

This is the masthead. I made this through the internet and cropped out the white background on Photoshop using the magnetic lasso tool.

Cover Page

This is the former background of my music magazine. I made the background by using the invert crop tool on Photoshop from a previous image. I decided to change the background to a plain white background to make the magazine look more simple.

The contents page has Contents written in large at the top corner of the page.

The name of the magazine is also written in large on the contents page.

The cover lines from the front cover are featured on the contents page.

The images all have correlating page numbers to the contents which helps relate it together.

The main image is larger than the rest of the images. It shows importance and draws the audience to it.

The date is written in large

Conventions of a Contents page

Contents page

A large image The celebrity in the image encourages the reader to buy the magazine as they look directly at the reader. The main image is usually on the left side of the page.

A QuoteThe quote from the interview helps break it down to the reader so they have a sense of what it is about.

Stand FirstMost magazines have a stand first to introduce the celebrity being interviewed/ talked about.

There are normally by-lines to give credit to the photographer

Double Page Spread