Final Masthead Design

This is the final design for the masthead which we chose as the most appropriate because it was the most vibrant and bright design compared to the other templates. The name neon was finalised after a hard decision making process as the name of the magazine is a very important factor which had to be taken into account in terms of linking in with the genre.
The genre of the magazine is a mixture of R&B and Hip-Hop which is currently known to be mainsteam genres in the music industry and the definition of neon generally refers to the ignition of the 'vibrant' unique colours made by specific gases. Compared to different more dull colours, neon stands out and is noticeably brighter. Similarly to the genres of our magazine which stand out compared to other standards genres.

Targets

You need to show more evidence of work in progress i.e. screen shots of various stages of the construction of each magazine page. In addition, use the blog checklist to complete all other tasks.

Textual Analysis

Your research into similar texts shows real insight and a sound understanding of how presentational devices are used effectively to convey genre and target an audience - well done. You should now add an analysis of a main article.

Audience Research

Samira your questionnaire analysis is well presented and informative. Well done for using some of the responses to inform your production. You should now upload your focus group findings.

Ideas for masthead/font

I have experimented on different font styles to suit my magazine cover as the masthead. It was fairly difficult to make a neon effect and I have chosen the last font as our final design.

Background Ideas

For my front cover I wanted a dark background preferably all covered in black therefore I took photos of an vague environment in a low lot area. Here are some examples.

Conventions Of A Music Magazine

IDEOLOGY:

The music magazine must give the audience what they want to see and intake.
The main way to do this is to use the audiences likes and dislikes to produce the magazine but also including originality and extra aspects which are unique to its genre.

INSTITUTION:

The aim of the publishers is to make money and prices would depend on magazine contents, size, quality and audience in particular. They can also make money by advertising other products within the magazine from other companies, this can also cause a lot of competition.

LANGUAGE:

The text and language of the magazine must relate strictly to its target audience, however formal language is always necessary. The main image and masthead would also relate to the audience and relevance to the genre. Similarly, the stories within the magazine must relate to the ideology and must be entertaining.

AUDIENCE:

The institution must target a certain group as it is impossible to target everybody, it also depends on the genre of the music magazine. The target audience must be interested in the magazine and must be able to relate to its contents.

REPRESENTATION:

Artists must all represent the genre of the magazine in all ways possible, and all the representation must reflect the artists and audience, so people are interested in the magazine.