Iconic magazine image and commentary

For our iconic magazine image we decided to use Bill Clinton Former President of the United states of America because he is seen as a man of authority and this picture represents that by the way he is sitting with 

his arms on his knees makes him look powerful. We re-created this image by taking a picture of are teacher 

sitting at a chair in the same stance as Bill Clinton, we then used Photoshop to crop the photo using the magic wand tool and selecting all around the person, we then changed the background to a blue colour to make the person stand out more, the only thing we could not re-create was the title of the background on the magazine because we did not have enough experience in Photoshop to do this but everything else was a success.

School magazine

This was the first contents page we made for the school magazine as you can see it is very simplistic because their is lack of colour which is necessary in making your magazine stand out to the reader and also the fonts used are very basic however everything is very clear it just needs more added to it  to make it look visually better.

As you can see in this re-edit of are previous contents page we have made some simple yet effective changes to make it more appealing to the reader by editing the fonts to make them stand out by increasing the size and also colour scheme as well has improved because we now have a nice green background which is actually quite a soft colour to the human eye because it is associated with things like nature, we also added two pictures to the contents page because the reader will usually notice the pictures first because they are more interesting then text and finally we added a yellow star in the top right corner because this is the last thing the reader sees because they turn the page and the yellow really makes it stand out from everything else, the pupil of the week is similar to what a music magazine might do when they advertise a competition.


















For the front cover of our school magazine we used a mid shot of the expressive arts building, this gives the reader an idea of the location we are in and also as clues to what else is might be featured in the magazine, it always important to have a big picture for the front cover of the magazine because this is what readers see first and it is key to having a good magazine, it also important to make sure the picture is relevant to what your magazine is about for example if you had a rock magazine you most likely have a band head lining the front cover and could also feature props such as instruments. The picture we have used as you can see below is very clear because we have taken it outside and fits well with the title because of the green on the grass and trees it goes well together because they are eye friendly colours.

Audience research for music magazine

 

1.) The target market are rock fans that like too be kept updated and entertained, but also readers that like too receive a broad range of knowledge in the form of pictures and text.

2) The style of music is generally Rock with few other genres included in the music at all, this particular magazine focuses mainly on rock and single particular bands or big events or sometimes both in each issue.

3) Famous bands featured in this issue include, Green Day and also Weezer those bands are featured in this issue but every issue it is someone different.

4) Images on the front cover are bold and stand out, most of the images are close ups of certain people to interest and catch the reader’s attention.

5)  Fonts used on the front cover are bold and stand out in contrast with the colour used the text is intended too be clear and eye catching for the reader as the simple yet bold colours are definitive.

6) The layout of the front cover is generally the same as other big magazines in the form that the main article and main interesting thing is displayed bigger than the rest in the centre of the front with bolder and bigger text also with a picture that is bigger than the rest, whilst the other things contained within the magazine are spread around the cover but have no real presence due too the fact they are smaller than the main feature.

Photoshop experiment

In this image we tried to create the mood of having no piracy anymore by taking a picture of a CCTV camera which are placed all over the world watching are every movement, the government states that cameras are put in place for are protection but many people Today are still questioning whether they are an invasion of are privacy so that the government can keep an eye on all of us, in creating this we used big black font to make it stand out but did not use a bright colour font because it did not suit the mood of the image of what we were aiming for.

The mood  we are trying to show through the picture is serious, we used the words one nation because it refers to everyone not a minority of people so therefore would have a bigger impact on the reader, in terms of editing in Photoshop we made the image negative to make the camera in the center stand out because that is are primary focus in this image, in getting rid of colour you instantly change the mood because it becomes more depressing because the reader has only the image itself  to look at.

Kerrang Analysis

The font used is bold and of a large text which takes up the top of the page to catch the reader’s attention and make it stand out more .The size of the text is roughly seventy two obviously to make it stand out more.

The colours used are black white and red which are very common amongst this Goth culture.

The photos used are Small pictures of famous singers and musicians like snapshots of the best around at the time will be featured in the magazine so people are more inclined to read the magazine as it is about popular music at the time. The style of pictures consists of black and white backgrounds and one with a table and window.

The stars featured on the front cover feature Billy Joel idol, Gwen Stefani and the others I do not know as I am not the target audience.

The pictures are disorganised to possibly create a messy look.

Your eye is lead to all the different pictures as they are all scattered around the front cover so you are constantly looking at the different pictures and the title is at the very top so it is still visible. 

The cover relates to the rest of the magazine in terms of content we can see this from the pictures shown on the front cover as its represents rock/Goth culture because the men in the picture all look depressing and are not smiling further more the pictures are very dull and not vibrant because this would not reflect the mood they are trying to create.             

The title denotes It was about a man called kerrmot largbrest who went on an adventure to the USA who was a great fan of classical musical such beethoven, Mozart and nobinovsky.He suffered from a very rare disease called 'transvestical-malicitis' It was said he went to see a rock concert in new jersey and as soon as he heard the bone crunching guitar riffs and loud and dark lyrics he instantly changed sex. He was then known as Angie largbrest. Creating the KERRANG. Kermot - mot and Angie - i.e. = KERR-ANG.

Taken from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_myth_does_the_title_kerrang_refer_to

Double Page Spread Analysis

For this double page spread they have used a bold font to make it stand out to the reader because this will catch the eye and make you want to read on to find out what it is about. They have also used a big picture covering both pages this is good because covers the whole two pages leaving no empty gaps which it makes it look more presentable to the reader.

They have used a simple yet effective colour scheme of black, orange and white these colours all compliment each over well and they have used orange for the main title so that when the reader turns the page they will notice it instantly, as well they have made the quote in white to make it stand out because of the dark suit the man is wearing, finally they have made the text in the article black and in small print because the magazine writers know this is less important to the reader and if there is to much text then it is not as effective and will not draw the reader in however at the beginning of the article they have highlighted the names of musicians so that the reader may recognise them and make them want to read on.

Contents Page Analysis

Contents page clearly shown at the top of the page however the font is highlighted by being a bold font in yellow, this is used with black as the background to make it stand out to the reader. Picture of the band angels & airwaves who are featured with a dark black background which is simple and they have used a silhouette effect over their faces to make them stand out more associated with this type of genre of music.

These two mid shot pictures of the bands promoting their songs, these pictures were also used as double page spreads in another part of the magazine.  

Latest news to keep people up to date about their favourite bands. As well as competitions to give their audience more incentive to buy their magazine. Also live reviews of people who have been to see the bands live to give their view on how they perform live and their opinion. 

Advertising for Kerrang highlighted in red to make it stand out to the reader.