Magazines Contents

After sketching my ideas for my contents page i began producing them by using the programme photoshop.I chose this picture of the band as i believed it was a striking image that would draw a readers attention. The band are leaning into the camera and looking directly out to the audience, these codes in the picture will help engae a reader and feel as if they are being drawn into their world. I created a big title which went from one side of the page to the other. I used all upper case letter in this title as this is a convention in the magazines i have researched. I believe this convention is code for emphasising what the page is about and creating contrast to te other text. I included the date below my title and used a different colour to highlight this difference. From my magazine anaylse i see how in the content page there is usually a background colour behing the headings of text. So i used this researche by creating a purple sqaure backdrop with white writting.

From my beging stage i then went onto look deeper into the colours i should include on my cover. To make the contence page link with my front cover i have decided to stick to the same colors; red, white and black. From my research many magazines make sure their pages are along the same style by using the same colors, fonts or layouts. Reversed-out colour technique on my contents page works really well with these colours. I have chosen my font for my title by finding a website and trying out different types. The font i have chosen is bold and is a square style which is code for a finsihed and edgy look. I also found a letter shape on photoshop and i want to incorporate this into my contence page as i believe symbols like tese help target my teenage audience as visually it looks more interesting.

Developing my contents page contiued by me creating text to fill the space i had left. The main title of each artical is in a larger font, with a breif summary of what the page will be about underneath, in a smaller size text. The language i used is snappy and breif and this is conventional of the magazines i have analysed. The coloquial language creates an informal feel which adds to the leisure of the magazine and connection with audience i am targetting. The articals are about festivals, band interviews and news about illegal downloading. Challanging the usual conventions of a music magazine other pages look at new bands and artists, how to to become a star and also record company contact detais. These page i wanted to include to give my magazine a chance in the music magazinbe market. I believe there is a gap in my market to produce a magazine that includes these types of pages and information. At the top of the contents page, next to the date is a picture of a guitar. When searching for different fonts to use i found one that includes different music symbols. I liked this one of the guitar as most indie and pop music includes this instrment.  

This is my FINAL product of my music magazine Contents!

The last bit of editing i did to reach this final stag was adding the pictures from the solo artist photo-shoot. I chose 5 of the best pictures to include on this page.I chose these images as I believe they use a mixture of camera angles and also are all codes for portraying a teenagers normal life. The youthful feel of these pictures shows the demographic of this artist; helping me target male and females, indie pop lovers and teenagers. Iinclude another symbol on my contents during the last staging of editing as i beieved it connected well with the younge and indie look of the bottom artist. I believe by doing this i help target both male and females equally as the use of colour and symbols on this page can be releant to both.

The pictures are layered ontop of eachother creating a collage effect. This is code for a young audience lifestyle as makin collages would be part of their school lessoons and also it how they would create collages of memories and their best friends. The laye of pictures give thecover a 3D effect which helps to stand out to the reader. I ceated an idea that this solo artist would be found via You Tube. This has happened before in real life but i wanted to make more of a statement about the different ways new talent is found in an ever growing market. The catching headline i give the artical will enage a reader. The line has a rhyming tone to it, 'Izzie Day's claim to fame'. The use of this is a code for the audience remembering the type of magazine they are reading; music! It should make play a part in making the reade want to find out more about this artist. The text is written in yellow to attract the reader and stand in contrast to the other colours. This colour also links in well with the summery and positive feel i wanted to connotate during the page. I expnded the text and angled it on a slant to take up more space. Also i believe it give more complex to the lyout of the text and is code for an edgy image and look. I slanted another piece of blck text inbetween this to create a layering effect and help show that theses two peces of texts link together.

I believe the contents page is realistic of what a music magazines contets page would look like on the market today. The conventions of the page reflect what a real congtents page would include. Such as the page numbers written beside each artical. The use of the contrasting colour, red, to seperate this information from the text helps portray this convention. Te headings are typical of the music magazines  researched. I used these headings and created my own articals to fit the catagories. I believe i filled the space of the cover well and this code reflects how there will be lots to read during the magzine. Also this is a convention of magazines as they always include lots of information, pictures and symbolis to fill up the pages and give the impression that lots is going on. The text on the left hand side is ranged right. This is a convention of magazines i have analysed an i believe creates a writing effect; as you start at the same place every time but each entence finishes differently.