How did you attract / address your audience?

Front Cover To attract our audience to our front cover we wanted to create something as eye-catching as possible. The main inspiration for our front cover was INDIE magazine as it gave off the grunge / indie vibe we wanted for our cover. By using one model and little text on the front cover we are challenging the conventions of other magazines. Also, we styled the model to follow the trends that specifically appeal to indie rock listeners such as vintage or grunge. INDIE magazine appears to have a quirky feel by using vibrant colour schemes and the way their models are presented fit the most up to date indie trends so this is what we aimed for when making our cover for our audience. As you can see we stuck to a specific colour scheme of blue black and white due to the colours the model was wearing so that it would all compliment each other. Also, we used words such as EXCLUSIVE and KEEP UP which would attract the audience straight away as it would intrigue them as to what information is inside our magazine.

Contents PageFor our contents page we wanted to use an interesting layout but also simple for our audience to read and identify different information. This layout follows conventions of other magazines although we have challenged this by using various images and adding more colour than usual. This will attract our audience because its not following the typical conventions and will appeal strongly to both genders. The colour blue was used to make specific information and images stand out more. The blue also works well against the other neutral colours as it adds that pop the contents page needed and will appeal to both male and females. Also, we split the contents into different sections that will attract our audience as it will show that our magazine is organized and easy to refer from page to page. Further more, specific words have been highlighted in blue and made bold which will stand out to the reader and make them want to know more.

Double Page SpreadFor our double page spread we used an image where the models appear relaxed and comfortable. They are also dressed in vintage clothing which makes them appear relatable which will seem attractive to our audience. The double page is vibrantly coloured and the colour scheme matches the models clothing which compliments the page nicely. Furthermore, we challenged the conventions of other music magazines by adding polaroid's to our double page spread. Polaroid's fit in with the theme of vintage and grunge style we wanted for our magazine and we also used typography to create a sense of realism.

The overall layout of the double page spread follows the general conventions of other magazines and this will appeal to our audience due to the pages composition. Also the fact we have used a different colour schemes for each section of our magazine is challenging the conventions of other music magazines which will appeal to our audience as its different to other magazines.