My Music Magazine Double Page Spread Evaluation

This is my first draft of my double page spread. This page is very simple as I have tried to see what the article should look like from a reader’s point of view. I have added a background which holds a deeper meaning for some readers who know of the article and I have added images of the band that I have interviewed. It is fairly easy to understand the concept as I have made it as simple as possible.

The main target audience for this specific article are for those who have read the book “Breaking Dawn” for which the band, Ocean Black, are being interviewed for, as they have recently made a music video for the film version of the book. This requires knowledge of not only the book, but of the band and the fact that the film is coming out.

The colours I have used for the background are black and white, which goes as the cover of the “Breaking Dawn” book, is a chess board. I thought this would seem amusing to the readers as if it’s a little inside joke. The entire text on the page will be red as is the text on the book. I am imitating the book cover and all of its colours to go with the article I have written.
The layout is simple enough. All the text has been pushed over on to the second page so as to show the image of the band and background of the page.

As I think that my double page spread is very unique and professionally done, I don’t really find that there is much to change. However I think that the text could be made bolder and bigger so it is easier to read.

My Music magazine Contents Page Evaluation

This is my first draft contents page of my music magazine. I have made it simple yet understandable with my choice of pictures and text. This is so that my audience will be able to find what they are looking for quickly and easily. I have based this on other music magazine publications such as NME and Kerrang!

The main basic colours of the page are green with a white background which will be featured all over the publication. This is very efficient as if we used lots of colour around the pages such as black the reader will end up with smudge marks on their fingers because of the printing ink. It is also simple as I do not want too much colour on to the page.
I have layed out the page in to two sections. The first section, which is on the left hand side, will hold the names of the all the bands/artists that are featured in that issue and the page number of were to find them. The second section, the right hand side, holds the usual features of the magazine such as news, up and coming tours/gigs e.t.c. this makes it easier for the reader to look for something than just simply guessing where the band/artist is in the magazine.

Even though the page is very neatly designed, I still think that I should add some more colour and images to the background as it still looks quite plain. I think that if I did add more colours I would use black as the colour represents some of the cults and social groups that will read my magazine such as Goths and Emo’s.

My Music Magazine Cover Evaluation

This is my first draft cover of my new music publication called Chemical Waste! I have based this magazine on other successful music publications. Have made sure that I have added puffs, buzz words, anchorage text and have made use of the sweep spot by putting a big clear heading for my main topic. I have even added a bar code for to make it look authentic.

The target audience for my magazine is 15-25 year olds. This is because they not only start to come into money, but they also buy lots of magazines at this age. The social audience is for people who listen to rock and its main genres such as Punk, Metal, Gothic e.t.c. I have catered to those who like different types of rock music as this makes the publications audience wider. this means that my magazine will be perfect for those who belong to cults like Emos and Goths.

The colours on my magazines are have been kept basic with only black, white and various shades of green. This is so that the cover does not look too over done and cluttered with colours. I have only used one image as I don’t want too much happening on the page to make it looked too jumbled up. All colours have to go together so it looks professional. The layout is very simple so as to make sure the readers know what they are looking of on the cover of the magazine.

To make improvements I think that I could add some more text to the cover. I could also change some of the colours I have made to the text from green to black for example. I want my magazine cover to speak out to the readers and grab their attention. I could maybe add some more pictures so as to make it look even more authentic. I will also change the image as i think that it is not entirely suitable for my magazine. I will take a better image that will suit all of my readers.

Contents page Preliminary task Evaluation

This is my contents page. This is just a simple contents page. I wanted it to be plain as I thought if I added too much information or colours on the page it would confuse the readers. The contents page is fairly easy to understand to read as there is not much on there.

I have decided not to add colours as I thought it would be nice to have a particular theme for the rest of the pages such as black and white. It is basic and simple.

I think that I should make some improvements to my magazine contents page. This is because some people might think it is plain and boring. I will add pictures and a letter from the editor. I will also add some colour to the page but I will keep it simple and just have two colours.

School Magazine Cover Evaluation-Preliminary Task

This is my school/college magazine. The magazine has been arranged simply just like the way any music, fashion or gossip magazine is. I have used puffs, buzz words and have even included a logo. In my personal opinion, I think that my magazine looks almost professional. I have put most of the topics my magazine will be covering on to the front cover for my target audience such as music, fashion and the annual school/college topics and events like exams, trips, deadlines, Easter mass e.t.c

The chosen target audience is obviously at teenagers with the ages of 11-19. This means that the audience is quite young and will not appeal to people who are for example 25 or 35 year old. The magazine discusses issues and topics that are usually dealt with in schools and colleges like exam preparation to notices about up and coming inset days and half term.

I have used a lot of different colours to appeal to every one whether they are 13 or 18. This is because different colours attract different people. For example, most 13 tear olds prefer bright colours like yellow or orange, whereas most 17 year olds prefer darker colours like blue and purple.

I think that I will change the background colour of the magazine as it is quite plain and dull. It brings no life to the cover. I think that I will also change the colour of the text as it is too colourful. I think that it needs no more than 3 main colours.
I will also make sure that there is not too much text, just small pieces of information like the name s of bands and events. I will do this because it will not give the articles away. I want my readers to be surprised when they open they open the magazine.