Organisation: Response to blog feedback

I have learnt that I have done a good amount of research into similar products and drafting and planning, but I could work and complete more posts for target audience and organisation. In order to do this, I could discuss more about were my magazine will be aimed and how it will be organised. 

Organisation: ReMake ReModel: Peer Assessment Feedback

I have had my practice magazine that we created for our remake and remodel peer assessed. I have apparently used anchoring text well and completed a main cover story well. To improve I could manipulate the image to make it link in more with the main cover story, add cover star credit and make the cover stars the main focus.

Research into Similar Products: Analysis of Contents Page

I think this contents page is excellent, It is a double page contents which is effective as it allows various images on the page, instead of only one or two. The main image of the page is of Liam Gallagher. It is a close up, and Liam isn't looking at the camera. This shot just emphasises how cool he is. The image is similar to the shot on the front cover of the same magazine. Like on all the images, there is a large number with what page the article is on, making it easy for the reader to find where the article is on. Liam isn't the only big name on the content page, as there is images of Paul McCartney and Adele. A reader will open the magazine and see these stars and immediately be interested and want to buy the magazine. The colour scheme, like many, is red, white and black. This colour scheme seems to be by far the most popular. I really like this magazine because the layout is very effective and really advertises what the magazine has to offer, and has several images portraying the artists in the magazine. 

Drafting and Planning: Colour Scheme

The colour scheme of a magazine is very important. It helps distinguish the tone of the magazine, and helps it stand out from the crowd. Bright colours are excellent for my magazine standing out from the crowd, but I feel that bright colours are possibly slightly childish, especially seems as I want to aim my magazine at an older target audience. The colours red, white and black are often used for magazines, and I think I will do something similar. The colours go really well together and it is effective as it really stands out. The red has to be a fairly dark red though I feel.

Drafting and Planning: ReMake-ReModel

Here is my draft music magazine cover. I chose to base my magazine on the style of NME. I chose NME because it usually contains artists that I like, unlike most magazines. The NME masthead is shown on the left third, which is essential to attract customers. I used the colours red, white and black. I used  these colours because they are the colours I have witnessed most on NME magazines. I found that red and white stood out the most with my outside background, so I used those two colours more. However, I feel that my colour scheme is unorganized, as I don't have a certain colour theme to certain parts of my magazine. My main cover line contains alliteration and I think is successful. I feel that I am much better at the actual content of the magazine, compared to the designing aspect which is an area I need to work out. I have used made up quotes from the cover stars (myself and my brother) which help create a relationship between the reader and cover stars. I have also used direct address which also helps create a relationship. I have used various other cover lines with real artists, Noel and The Courteeners. The 'No you didn't, No you don't cover line is the name of one of The Courteeners songs, which I think is effective. I have used a pug that stands out and would attract the readers attention straight away. I have added a bar code, dateline and price, which are essential features of a magazine.
Overall, I think my cover is okay. The image is fine, but the background could be taken away. I planned to do so but when I tried I found it difficult so I decided to keep it there. I think the cover line text are good, but the actual design of the magazine is poor. I still feel I could improve vastly. I could have made the pug less commanding on the page and made the cover lines aligned. I could have eliminated one of the quotes.   

Drafting and Planning: Photos for Draft Magazine

Target Audience: Age Range

I feel that aiming my magazine at a certain age demographic is essential. If I try and aim it at too wide a group of people then it may be unlikeable. I don't want the magazine to be for people of a young age, because the genre of the music is BritPop, which is a genre that many people would have been keen on in the 90's. I think a suitable age range for my magazine would be from about 16-40, as I want it to be trendy and modern, but not something completely main stream, as the genre of music isn't one that is main stream in this day and age. I think that I will make a magazine mainly aimed at people between the age of 16 and 40. In order to do this, I must use sophisticated language and sustain a high level of interest.