Main Task: Mock up of Double page spread #1

This is my first mock up of a double page spread. I have blurred out the image so that not all the attention from the audience is on the image and focuses on the story line also. The back ground is from a shade of Drakes top in the image so that it links in and looks more sophisticated.

Main Task: Mock up of Contents page #3

Main Task: Mock up of Contents page #2

Main Task: Mock up of Contents Page #1

Main Task: Mock up of Cover Page #3

This is my third mock up of a cover page, here i have experimented with the picture and font colours by linking them all up with the image of Chris Brown by using his jacket colours, and his skin tone for font colour. This is conventional because it all links together and shows professionalism. on the other hand i have moved away from conventions of a typical music magazine by the layout of having a title which is transparent, therefore meaning it is only outlined in a differnt colour than the background. I have done this because i think it is more effective on the title and makes it stand out more.

Main Task: Mock up of Cover Page #2

This is another one of my mock ups of the cover page, I have used the conventions of a music magazine by positioning the masthead at the top of the cover page with the issue number and date of the magazine below it. However i have moved away from conventions by placing the bar code under the date and issue number and where normally there is a barcode i have positioned a kicker there. This is moving away from conventions because most magazines do not use them, so i have done this to make mine more unique and to stand out.

Main Task: Mock up of Cover Page #1

This is one of my mock ups of the cover page, here i have experimented with the picture and font colours. I have used the conventions of a music magazine by positioning the masthead at the top of the cover page. However i have moved away from conventions by placing the bar code above the image. Also the image shot i have used is of Drakes' full body but kneeled down, this is different from other magazines because they usually show medium to close up shots and are also mainly standing shots. Also another way in which i haven't used a typical convention is by not putting any writing over the image, this is so that it makes the writing as well as the picture easier to read and see and makes them stand out.

Main Task: Magazine Fonts

The fonts I will use throughout my tasks is called 'Bernard MT Condensed'. This is for the typography on my Cover Page and my Contents Page. For my double page spread I have used 'Myriad Pro'. Both of these fonts are easily readable and look sopisticated which will appeal to my audience, this is because my target market are teenagers so it is modern.
For the title of my magazine 'Forte' I have used a font from dafont.com called 'Postcard From Mars'.

 

Main Task: Masthead Ideas

 

 

Blue on Grey	III	3
Grey on White	IIIIII	6
Dark blue on light Blue	I	1

These are my ideas which i began with for my masthead, and from these i asked 10 people and the majority of people said the second idea of Grey writing on white background, so therefore with this i have chosen to use that masthead style.

Main Task: Magazine Ideas (Titles, Fonts, Target Audience)

Titles
For this task, my genre for the magazine is RnB, i have started to brainstorm ideas for the title of the magazine. My ideas are:-

• Steam: I have chosen 'Steam' because in performances they have the steam machines so it is relevant to the type of music. Also i could link in the photo with the title and meaning

• String: I have chosen 'string' cause it relates to guitar strings so it interprets music and would be noticable as a music magazine

• Collision: I have chosen this from a website called 'Band Name Maker' and it seems a logic name for an RnB magazine because of the instrumentals and vocals which collide within songs.

From primary market research, information that i recieved showed me that 60% said that 'Steam' was the best name to use. 35% said that Sting was good to use and that 15% said i should use collision.

Fonts
When i picked my font, i shortlisted down to 3 fonts. From researching into asking 10 people, and 7 said to use the font called 'Benard MT Condensed', 2 said they prefered the font 'Fine Again' and one person said they prefered a font called 'CF Back to School'.


Target Audience
My target audience for my media product will be aimed at people who enjoy RnB music, both female and male and young people so teenagers. I will do this by using a model who is at a similar age to them to attract them in, and i will use bright, vibrant colours so it suits the target audience.