I will be designing a music magazine based on Urban music which covers R&B and Hip Hop. The purpose of my magazine will be to entertain young people with interest in the music genre and enjoy reading the latest gossip about celebrities, plus getting insight on the latest music. Because of this, straight away my magazine is going to have an audience of young people, the ages of 16-21, I know this because I conducted a questionnaire which identified this age group as being the strongest. The fact that my magazine will be for such a young group of people, I need to make sure that it is fresh and current and will entertain them. In terms of what will feature on my magazine, I will need to take into context things such as the title of the magazine, cover lines and tag lines. Ideas for my cover lines will be lines such as “the hottest new music” “fresh artists” and “drama between Rihanna and Beyonce”. These are all cover lines that will grasp my audience’s attention as they make my magazine sound extremely exciting. It is important that I engage my audience as they are so many, already existing music magazines which claim to offer the same things mine will. I will take strengths from a wide range of magazines in order to apply them to mine and make it as effective as possible. Additionally, I have had to consider possible titles for my magazine. I need to pick a title that will instantly grip people and make them want to purchase it. titles like "music" or "rhythm and rhyme" have no originality to them which is why I chose 'BASS'. it stands out and directly appeals to the public and makes the message being put across easy to understand and identifiable to music. The presentation of my magazine is vital as things such as the front cover image, colors and dimensions all contribute in making it visually appealing. Because my magazine is going to appeal to a broad audience, I cant just have gender specific colors or images as this wont make it as marketable. In terms of where it will be taken, either in a simple setting or a blank canvas will work quite work. I particularlly think a white canvas as a background will be the best option as it allows the coverlines of the cover to stand out and it allows you to edit the image and be more creative with it.
The next thing is the publishing of my magazine. I would publish it fornitghtly as through my questionnaire I discovered this was how often people bought music magazines . It will also need to to be up to date with seasonal changes and any events that take place, this will help in keeping my magazine relevant and utlimately keep my readers interested.
This is my inital flat plan of how I would like the front cover of magazine to look like:
Flatplan for my contents page:
Flat plan for contents page:
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