Music magazine drafts and preparation:


West Coast Magazine (Xzibit)

This was purely proof of me getting used to Photoshop. The contrasts, colors and general image clarity before have gone to produce an "electric" feel. But again, this was just a draft for the MUSIC MAGAZINE DRAFT.


 West Coast Magazine (Snoop Dogg)

This was my draft for my final music magazine. I was originally planning to create a magazine for the rap music industry, but complications as to what audience to target anywhere else outside the USA was a struggle. So he plan fell through. However, the draft was a good attempt. The frontal image of Snoop Dogg on the front is guaranteed to attract customers and at least stand out from the rest of the music magazines in the section. There are three different colors used but only two (red and black) are used for font, whilst the other (the mist blue) is used as the background for the title.

Analysis of two music magazines:                                                                          

NME Cover analysis:        

 To start with, there are two main color used (red and white) and the color Red symbolizes ideas of insanity as said on the front cover. The white seems to blend with the red to catch the eye.

Also, the NME title is red as well and stands out even more with its white outlining. But the main eye catching aspect of the front cover is the recognizable band Kasabian who are typical of what NME readers listen to. The two band members are dressed very strangely and this in itself will get readers drawn closer because female readers in particular will be interested to see what they are wearing and why. Their make-up, facial expressions and clothes all look mad and symbolize the "insanity" promised in the title "Kasabian- Inside their INSANE new album".

The competition on the front cover has its prize written in bold red and this will encourage readers to buy as well.

Lastly, the layout is very un-traditional for a magazine as the headline is centered in the middle and a large picture takes up the whole front page forcing inside titles to be written in small print on the bottom and not on the side.

Analysis of Kerrang magazine cover:     
The first thing that strikes you with this magazine is the singer Hayley Williams posing. She is exceptionally good looking and this will no doubt entice male readers who will be attracted to her sex appeal and female readers who are attracted to her hair style and promise of her "answering questions" which could include answers and tips on singing that could help aspiring young women who want to start a musical career.        
There is clearly a big clash of  male and female cultures. For instance, the feminine, pretty picture of Hayley clashes with the "Hit Men Poster Special" section of the front cover. This transition is clever and grabs an even larger audience. The mellow, subtle yet very attractive and feminine picture of Hayley represents her music too which is softer than that of "Bullet for my Valentin" who are featured next to her which is yet another transition that attracts more women, me and people who have different tastes to those who listen to Hayley's band Paramore.

Front cover evaluation:

To begin with, i used the three models here purely because they are of the age bracket that the magazine targets.Their apparent tastes and fashion senses are apparent in the picture and typical of my target audience.

Secondly, the colors used  symbolize happiness and fun making college life seem interesting and exciting. The colors are eye-catching too and stand out to students who don't want to read boring magazines. Also, the expressions of the three models seem to blend well with the overall feel of "happiness" on the front cover with the colors.

Thirdly, the font used is very informal and doesn't make the magazine look too serious. This is good, because students have enough serious tasks to do in courses and need something interesting to read in the meantime. The font is also quite modern in appearance and doesn't look at all too upper-class or too lower-class meaning it fits nicely in between suiting mostly middle class students at public colleges' similar to East Norfolk.

Lastly, the slogan at the bottom makes the student feel special and considered and the topics written on the front are mostly about social life in college and interesting topics that will appeal to most students to get away from their studies.

Magazine contents page analysis:
The color theme has changed here from the front cover to match the colors of East Norfolk's badge. This emphasizes a sense of pride. and also looks aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
In regards to the models used, they are the same ones featured in the front cover. However, their expressions have changed to being more silly which tries to lead the reader in promising much more fun inside.