Mock Up Front Cover, DPS, and Contents Page

 

 

 

Masthead Concept Ideas

These are a selection of my own masthead ideas, please comment which one you'd prefer to see on my magazine.
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ICED OUT

Magazine Name Ideas

I have produced a survey and sent it to some people who enjoy a similar type of rap music to me, and in this survey I have asked a few questions about each title which I may use for my magazine.

 

the potential names are:

 

ICE

 

or

 

ICED OUT

The majority of responses tell me that ICED OUT is the preferred name for a rap magazine. 

Double Page Spread Analyses

Audience Research- Results Of Questionnaire

The survey results show that the majority of the participants are male, and are mainly around the age of 16-17. My target audience has been met. Most people who answered the survey listen to music around 3-4 hours in a day, which means they probably listen to it whenever they have an oppertunity, and may listen to music when reading my magazine.

Rap Magazine Contents Analyses

Magazine Institutions

Which type of institution would publish your magazine?

I think that my magazine would be published by Townsquare Media because this institution publishes the Rap/Hip-Hop magazine XXL. Townsquare acquired the iconic Hip-Hop brand in September of 2014 from Harris Publications. XXL was founded in 1997 and its first cover features Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. XXL is a parent company of Hip-Hop Soul, Shade45 and Eye-Candy, however, XXL is a subsidiary too, as it is owned by Townsquare Media. XXL also maintains a very popular website in which they report on all news in the Hip-Hop industry.
 I believe that this institution would publish my magazine because my magazine will be a Rap/Hip-Hop magazine, and they are known for publishing a wide variety of magazines/publications.

Townsquare also have masses of experience and valuable knowledge on how to publish and distribute my magazine. Although they already publish XXL, i believe that by them adding my magazine to their portfolio they would be able to access a wider audience for my magazine as well as XXL.
People who have a strong passion and interest for Hip-Hop will probably tend to stick to that genre, and so if the audience find my magazine as well as mine, it will surely cause them to buy a copy of each magazine to get as much possible information on new mix-tapes or albums (for example). The audience may also buy a copy of each magazine so that they can see a difference in opinion on a new album, and compare it to their own in order to see if they agree with what the magazines say.

I think that the Hip-Hop magazine industry is quite competitive because it is dominated by larger titles such as Vibe and the Source, but i also think that with the help and support from Townsquare that it could expand and become one of the largest magazines in the industry. I would prefer my magazine to be sold everywhere possible, such as supermarkets, book stores, and convenience stores in order to sell as many copies as possible, however the printing company would need to print a large amount of copies, which could be bad if it does not sell as well as it was projected.

Mood-Board

Rap Magazine Cover Analysis 3

Rap Magazine Cover Analysis 2

Rap Magazine Cover Analysis 1

Baseline evaluation

My baseline media product follows many of the conventions of a standard magazine, it uses the rule of thirds, as the model is in the second (middle) third of the page. It also has cover stories which are clearly visible to the reader, and are mostly directly opposite to each other. It also uses a puff in order to advertise a giveaway which may also lure potential customers in to purchasing a copy of the magazine. It does not use a clear image of the model and it appears quite blurry which goes against the conventions of many magazines, since they would usually use a clear, high quality image instead of a blurry or low quality image.

My magazine represents the social group of young college students, and represents them a happy group, this is shown by the smile on the model, he seems to be enjoying his day and is reacting to a joke or anecdote which another student has told him (possibly).

The audience for my college magazine would be college students because it contains topics which mainly appeals to a college student audience.

I attracted my audience by making my magazine cover eye catching, by using a puff in a bright colour, which stands out from the rest of the magazine cover, in addition, I made the cover stories intriguing and appealing to a young college student based audience. In the contents page, the audience was addressed in third person as to not offend anyone, by using ‘they/you’ (gender neutral) pronouns.

Through the process of creating this magazine cover and contents page I have learned how much work truly goes in to creating a professional-looking magazine, and I can now fully appreciate the effort that goes in to such magazines. When it comes to technologies, I am already very capable and can use most software which is used to create a magazine, such as Adobe Photoshop. 

BASELINE FRONT COVER AND CONTENTS PAGE

Guide images for front cover and contents

these are pictures that i took on Monday 19th september.

1 (worst, in my opinion).

i think this is the worst picture i took because there is so much grass (negative space) in the picture that it overwhelms the two models.










2.

i think this image should be in the second worst spot because it was taken at a crooked angle and has a blurry section by the blue models' elbow.










3.

i think this is the third worst image because it has no central object, and does not really have any meaning or context.










4.

this image takes the number four worst image because it is still filled (negative space) with grass but uses some conventions of photography, such as lines, as show with the line of the bank.









5.

this image is in the middle, between bad and good because i think it is a decent photo, it follows some conventions of photography such as lines, and the rule of thirds.









6.

this photo is good because it uses lines (shown in the fence and the bottom of the bank) and uses negative space.










7.

this photo is good because it uses lines shown with the bottom of the bank, and the top of it too, and includes a model posing.










8.

i think this image is good because it uses lines shown at the bottom and top of the fence, and also curves along the body of the model, as well as along the top of the fence.









9.

this image is good because it uses the conventions of positive space and lines, with the stem.










10. (best)

i think this image is the best because it uses the conventions of positive space, and lines. it focuses on one point on the wooden plank which isolates it.

analysis of college magazine contents pages

Analysis of college magazine covers

baseline proposal

Print Baseline Assessment Proposal.
For my baseline assessment piece I will create a print about the sixth form facility. the picture I will take will show a field in the morning, or early afternoon, it will show a student smiling with a field in the background.
The print will contain text which will read information about the facility, the font will suit the tone and the colour of the text will also be clear and visible, making it easy to read for most people to read. There will not be an overwhelming amount of text on the print, however it will still convey the most important information to the reader.