Friday, 7 January 2011
Thursday, 6 January 2011
This is my masthead for Beat Magazine with a strapline music is the food of the soul.
I like using the word 'beat' as my magazine is all about passion for music and beats are a main part of music. By using this strapline it also shows the passion the magazine has for music and i think it will attraxt the targeted audience.
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Double page spread: Smash Hits
Smash hits double page spread on lady gaga
Analysis
Main article picture
The use of pictures on this page is good as the first picture shown relates to the front cover image. They images are not exactly the same but Lady gaga's pose is similar for example her back is arched and face is facing the front. This is a positive thing as if the picture was totally different for the cover story the audience would not be able to get what they where epecting when turning to the page after seeing the front cover.
Language
The language and title are ideal for the targeted audience as the words say 'so far'. This is a good start for the article as the audience are fans and want to hear lady gaga will go on and by saying 'so far' it indicates there is a lot more to come from lady gaga.
Another piece of text fans may like is 'here's the long, strange evolution of pops biggest nutter.' in my opinion when fans read they will get the joke and most fans would see lady gaga as a role model so by saying 'biggest nutter' they will like this as lady gaga is very out there.
Font
The use of font is very simple and quite structured you could say boring. This can be a great thing as its completely opposite to how people see lady gaga but having something simple to look at when reading an article about the crazy life of one of the most famous pop stars and as this article calls her 'pops biggest nutter'.
This article influences my magazine as i like the idea of having artists life so far and how they got where they are now i think it is ideal for a magazine helping potential artists.
Analysis
Main article picture
The use of pictures on this page is good as the first picture shown relates to the front cover image. They images are not exactly the same but Lady gaga's pose is similar for example her back is arched and face is facing the front. This is a positive thing as if the picture was totally different for the cover story the audience would not be able to get what they where epecting when turning to the page after seeing the front cover.
Language
The language and title are ideal for the targeted audience as the words say 'so far'. This is a good start for the article as the audience are fans and want to hear lady gaga will go on and by saying 'so far' it indicates there is a lot more to come from lady gaga.
Another piece of text fans may like is 'here's the long, strange evolution of pops biggest nutter.' in my opinion when fans read they will get the joke and most fans would see lady gaga as a role model so by saying 'biggest nutter' they will like this as lady gaga is very out there.
Font
The use of font is very simple and quite structured you could say boring. This can be a great thing as its completely opposite to how people see lady gaga but having something simple to look at when reading an article about the crazy life of one of the most famous pop stars and as this article calls her 'pops biggest nutter'.
This article influences my magazine as i like the idea of having artists life so far and how they got where they are now i think it is ideal for a magazine helping potential artists.
Monday, 3 January 2011
competitor: Smash hits contents page
Analysis of contents page
Smash Hits where a big magazine many years ago but folded in 2006 now they have released a one off lady gaga special magazine. If it was a hit with the audience then smash hits could be in luck and be back in business so it is a big competitor to my magazine.
The contents page is very straight forward and simple. The use of pictures is similar to
billboard and are numbered so you know where to find the story behind the picture this is a great part of the page and could be useful to take into consideration when designing my magazine.
There is a welcome back sign which catches your eye when turning the page and then below is a letter from the editor about why this unique issue came about. This is good as it gives old fans a straight forward answer of what they want to know.
The colour scheme is red white and black. Red in my point of view has two meanings love and hate which could sum up this issue you either love lady gaga or hate her and this magazine is all about her.
The target audience is mainly fans of lady gaga mostly girls who want to be like her i.e it is shown by saying on the contents page 'how to be lady gaga'.
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