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Front Cover

Contents Page

Double Page Spread

On My Contents Page

Listed below is what i would like to include on my contents page and what i would like it to look like.

Colours : I will be using bright bold strong colours on a dark background, for three reasons.

1. It will make the writing stand out and clear to the reader of what is written.


2. My teenage audience would like to see colourful, bright pages; appeal to them.


3. Seems fun, playful and welcoming to the reader

Images : I will include some images which are relevant to what may be included in the magazine articles. Seeing pictures immediately draw the readers attention, so this will give me a chance to make certain articles/ parts of the magazine stand out more.

Information on the page (My First Draft) :

• Past and Upcoming Gigs

1. Rhianna's performance in Manchester


2. T.I comes to perform in O2 Arena


3. Chris Brown live at Wembely

• Interviews

1. 50 Cent and his Son


2. Neyo


3. Alica Keys


4. Lil Wayne

• Celebrity couples
  

1. Beyonce and Jayz


2. Chris Brown and Rhianna


3. Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey

• Songs

1. Charts


2. New Singles


3. Most sold Albums

• Extras

1. Celebs fashion
2. Celeb hairstyles
3. Chipmunk Vs. Tinchy Stryda
4. Celebs caught slipping

• Up comming Celebs
  

1. Team Two Two
2. Rude Boyz

Looking At Different Contents Pages

This is another students work which i have found on the Internet and particularly liked. I like the way it is laid out and the style of the page, as all the bits fit in together neatly. It is clearly divided into different sections of the magazine making it easier for the audience to select which parts they want to read.

Moreover, the colours used go very well together; the neon yellow and white makes the writing stand out allot on the black background making the writing clear and readable, also and the pink gives a strong, bold outline to define the images the good colour co-ordinating scheme works well in this image and makes every detail stand out. This added to the attraction of their audience which would be teenagers, which is also the same for my one so i will be using bright, bold colours as well.

I like the fact that they have images on the contents page, and the images used are linked to the articles in the magazine. Images make a page seem more enjoyable and entertaining, it entices the reader to explore the magazine further, which this one definitely does. I too would like to add images into my contents page so it would seem fun and almost welcoming.
Furthermore, the fact that there are only a few images and they are part of the articles which are numbered with big bold writing makes them articles stand out the most which may be what the writer was trying to establish. This is a good way to make more important articles be seen and grab the readers attention.

The information included in the contents page was well thought out as all the artists are very famous, established R&B artists, which would attract the audience the writer is trying to appeal to. In addition, the other article titles included seem to be very interesting and teenagers would want to read them, as it did appeal to me and if it was in front of me i would definitely read the inside.

Planning My Own Music Magazine

Now that I have done enough research on music magazines, i am quite clear now on what my music magazine should look like. I have also taken into consideration audience, costs and logos. I can now start the planning to make my own magazine.

While planning I will be putting into consideration the results I got from my survey and will try to include what the public have voted for making it appeal to them.

The things I will have to think about to include in my music magazine are:

• A music magazine title


• Genre of music ( R & B, Hip-Hop )


• Audience ( Teenagers )


• Institutions ( L. Londell McMillan )


• Design ( Fun, Playfull, Free )


• Content ( Music, Fashion, Media industry)


• Language etc. ( Slang, Short, Clear, Perice )