My main page was based on the Source Magazine cover of The Game. I feel that the main heading used was very powerful and was place in a good position. I feel that the colours used were very different so it comes out clear and makes it easy to read. I feel that I should base my cover on this. I hope that my final cover will come out as good as the “The Source Magazine Cover”
Monday, 28 November 2011
Contents Page
When I was design my contents page I got ideas from many different hip hop magazines life Vibe magazine and the Sources magazine to help me with my idea. The contents page that I decided to as a base or my magazine it he Vibe Magazine Contents page with Kanye West as the main image. I feel that this page is because I feel that the contents if different for a hip hop magazine and I feel that are a great to apply on in my magazine.
Contents
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Evaluation Photo’s
I feel that my photos that I took have a lot of variation. I feel that my shots are very good because of mu use of different camera angles and different setting and backgrounds. I took all 57 pictures and feel all would be good enough for my magazine. Because of my different uses of range such as close ups, med shots, long range and bird’s eye view I feel that all the images are different from the last picture. Because of my background research I did using different Hip Hop magazine and different music magazines I feel that I go the best images and the most variation. I also made sure the lighting was prefect so that the pictures taking will be very clear.
I feel that the way I could on improve on my work is by using different mise ne scene so that my pictures have more variation. It will also make it easier to pick different picture for my double page spread. Also it will give me more of a choice when picking pictures.
Evaluation Photo’s
Evaluation photo’s
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Market Research
Question Research
When I was looking to make my interview questions I looked at two different magazine which were “Rock Sound” and “Vibes” magazine. The interviews were very similar because of the questions the magazines asked, however the format that the magazines used were very different. All the questions were very basic and easy for the artist to answer. Most of the questions have 20 to 25 questions that will come from a wide range of questions talking about the artist’s current life, past life and what they have planned for the future. There could be fun questions that could be interesting for the readers.
Monday, 21 November 2011
Market Research
Questionnaire
1. How frequent would you like the magazine to be published.
Every Week………..Every Month……….Every Year
2. Would you like the magazine to be more images based more article based.
3. Would you like more mainstream artist in the magazine or new and upcoming artist
4. Would you like the magazine to say Hip Hop Based more expand to different t genres.
5. Do you want more music adverted or more lifestyle adverted e.g. clothe s and new technology.
I made this questionnaire to find out what my readers want from the magazine. I when around my college and asked 30 people for their option and then will apply it to my blog. When i get the results I will upload it to my blog and then analyse it.
Gratification Theory
The social needs of a reader reading Vibes magazine is a hard core hip hop fans who still like other genres. Also a need of a reader would like to read interesting and detailed article with mainstream artist and also underground artist for example an article with an upcoming artist Drake then an interview with Jay-Z who was the best rapper. People may not like the artist but will like to see how they go into music and what their plans are. The magazine will also promote different hip hop and rap events such as the BET awards and different artist tours such as Lil Wayne’s I’m music tour. Most of the magazine will have advertised different social, fashionable and technical products that there readers could like for example TV shows like 106 And Park clothing line like roc wear and new I pads and laptops. The reader is looking to widen their view on hip hop so they will be look to find news about the hip hop world and find out thing that happen in the past that helps build the genre. The magazine is the prefect guide for all hard core hip hop fans the really enjoy the lifestyle that comes with the music.
Typical Reader
Typical Reader
The typical reader is hip hop listener that like either mainstream hip hop or unground grime more new artist. The age range of the reader doesn’t matter because Hip Hop appeals to all ages. Also the gender of the reader doesn’t matter because is appeal to everyone but I feel that more man will be attracted to the magazine because there is more men in Hip Hop.
My Magazine
I have chosen to do a hip hop magazine, this is because of my love of music and hip hop. I researched three of the world most know hip hop magazines which was “Vibe”, “The Source” and “Rewind”. I feel that these magazines will help me find the right inspiration to design my magazine. I also have a range of names for my magazine such as “Flow”, “Swag” and “Remix”. I will pick a name before I start planning the magazine. The target market is all hip hop fans interested in mainstream and underground music, this will main my magazine reaches a wider range of people.
Denotation And Connotation
Denotation And Connotation
Denotation
Middle age black man wearing a suit. He is fixing up his suit ask he look straight at the camera. He has one ring on his finger and he looks like a business man.
Connotation
Jay-Z who is one of the best rappers alive has change he typical rap look in to a more business man look, this show that he is make the transition from just a rapper to a business tycoon. The focus look on his face shows that he is very driven and determined to reach his goal. The ring on his finger shows he is a wealthy man and is still a part of his hip hop past. Him fixing up his suit shows that he is fixing up and getting ready to go. Also he is not smiling shows that he is not playing games.
Double Page Spread Analyse
Double Page Spread Analyse
This is a double page spread about then new artist Drake. The magazine start with is typical drop cap which the magazine normally does. The body of the text doesn’t follow a typical magazine conventional font because Vibe magazine normally appeal to young and the new generation and doesn’t conform to a sans- serif article, this mean is doesn’t follow a typical house magazine format. I feel that the magazine used Drake because he is a new modern artist and that is the same as what sans-serif text delivers, so they feed off each other giving the greatest overall effect.
On the second page the article is split into three different columns which do follow a typical magazine article. A baseline is used which means each column finishes in line each other. This help the article look consistent and make is easier to follow. The mise-en-scene of the image is typical Hip Hop artists were Drake is wearing headphones in studio, however the image on the left breaks the stereotype of the genre were Drake is wearing casual Clothes with no Bling or on guns, this shows that Drake is trying to be a different type of artist.
Evaluation Of Your Preliminary Task
Evaluation Of Your Preliminary Task
I got my feedback from preliminary task from the teacher. I will use the feedback to help me with my music magazine. Frist my teacher said I should have used colour in my image so that is more symbolic because the image would be clearer than in black and white. Then he said I should have made my image clearer. He also said that it wouldn’t be good enough for a magazine because of the font and the image used. For my magazine I will use colour and better font, this will make my magazine more attractive to the reader. But he did say that the colour scheme is good so I will use this for my music magazine.
Semiotic Theory Lesson
Semiotic Theory Lesson
Iconic Signs- this is when an image or a logo actually looks like what is represent for example the sign of the cross.
Symbolic Signs- this is when a sign or logo has a meaning that must be culturally learned by the people, and example could be a men’s and ladies toilets sign on a wall.
Indexical Signs- this is when a sign or logo has a connection to what they represent and are suggestive rather than directly resembling what they represent.
Plysemic Meaning- the way the same sign can have different meaning to different people an example could be the colour red.
Motivated Signs- these signs can cause more or less motivation. Losing motivation could be because the images doesn’t appeal to the person looking or may affect them. The different people could feel different because of how the image is interpretative.
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Analysis Covers
The three magazines cover I’m going to compare is “Rewind Magazine Ed Sheeran Cover”, “Rolling Stone Magazine Jay-Z Cover” and “Kerrang! Magazine Green Day Cover”. The magazines are all respectable magazine, the first magazine “Rewind Magazine” is based in the UK and the UK urban Hip-Hop scene. The Cover used Ed Sheeran on the front cover has he has a new album out which will help him promote the album the colours used is red black and white the same colours on his t-shirt. This magazine it more informal and use more slang then the other two magazines. 
This magazine will use more images at the article then the other to magazines. “Rolling Stone Magazine” is more formal then the other two magazines, evidence of this is the front cover of Jay-Z wearing a suit wear the other to covers. 
Also the magazine it more text based then the other to with more interviews and articles. The colours are more basic and formal then the other to magazine. The last magazine is “Kerrang! Magazine” which is a rock magazine based in America. The magazine uses more images the articles and promotes more artist then the other two magazines. This magazines text is the most informal and use more slang. 
Research A Music Magazine
Title: ClashPrice: £3.80
Publisher: Simon Harper
Frequency Of Publication: 12 times in a year
The clash magazine is a very young music based magazine. The magazine doesn’t have any specific music genre that the magazine forces on so can appeal to everyone. The colours used reflect the magazine young readers and is very bright and stand out, and example could be the front cover which uses Dizzee Rascal as is main image and he is wearing read and the rest of the magazine shows this.
Music Promotion | Lifestyle | Classified | Other | |
Number Of Times Occurring | 30 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
Name Of The Product Being Advertised | Mike Snow | Duffer | Rock Aholic | Jack Daniels |
Where In The Magazine Does The Advert Appear | Page 29 | Page 3-4 | Page 5-6 | Page 91 |
What Cost is the product (Provide a Guesstimate) | Around £6.99 | £15 - £50 | £5-£30 | £50-£100 |
Features:
Unseen U2
Vitalic
Mumford And Sons
Devendra Banhart
The Flaming Lips
Hyperdub
Peter Hook
Fuck Buttons
The magazine is very informal and even uses slang and strong language. The quality of the written is very urban and based around slang. The magazine seems to be very humorous with different features in it. It seems to mainly promote artist and new artist with new release. The article that was based on Dizzee Rascal seems to be happy and talking about his career and what is next for him.
My Content
My ContentMy content page is based on the front cover with the colours seem. The image is to show a great bishop Douglass sports stars battling against each other. The image is in black and white to show the great moment, I also put the image at the bottom so that the image doesn’t clash with the image because I feel the image it very significant.
Contents Flat Plan
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