Diary Entry Five

Throughout half term i have created my moodboard, name ideas and colour connotations for my music magazine. In my moodboard i have researched different elements which relate to the genre of music i have chosen. The images represent rock/indie and have given me ideas for what i want my magazine image to be like and how i want my model to be dressed. My name ideas are of a variety but they are all one word, this is because i think they stand out and stick in the readers mind. Also other music magazines have one word names which seem to be successful and eye catching such as: NME, MOJO, VIBE etc. Also i want my magazine name to sound harsh and blunt because i think that way it will stand out more because it will be short and snappy. For my magazine i have chosen to stick with four different colours such as, red, blue, black and white. I feel that all of these colours work well together and play off one another with their different representations. Also each colour appeals to both sexes which refers to my target audience. Through completing these different tasks it has allowed me to think of the design of my magazine and more ideas.

Name Ideas

This post shows my possible name ideas from the beginning and reasons behind why I might have chosen them.

Some name ideas i thought of for my magazine are:
CUT
TRACK
LOOSE
MIX
DEX
LOUD
NOISE
RIM
LOCO

I have chosen these different names for my magazine because i like the idea of a one word name for my magaze as i think it is more eye catching and sticks in the readers mind. Also, i want the name of my magazine to be 'catchy' which i think all of these words are. By using the letters 'c', 'ck', 'x', they all sound harsh and blunt which stand out to the reader which i what i want my magazine to do. Also 'RIM' stands for rock, indie music which i the genre of my music magazine, and 'LOCO' means crazy in spanish which foreshadows that this magazine will be crazy and different to any other magazine.

Diary Entry Four
Today i began my proposal for my magazine. I have decided that my music magazine will be based on the indie/rock genre of music. During my proposal i have included why i chose this specific genre, what audience my magazine will be aimed at and why it will appeal to my target audience. Also i referred back to past research i had recently carried out during this course and explained how they will help me and influence my ideas, such as images, colours, text etc. Furthermore, in my proposal i have written about what my magazine will feature and why it will be different to my competitors and what will make it more successful.
Through writing my proposal it has helped me think of more ideas for my magazine and what i need to do for it to be successful.

Moodboard: This post shows images which i feel would relate to my magazine, and reflects the theme of my magazine.

Diary Entry Three

The third task that was set was to create a prezi researching key concepts. As i hdd never used prezi before it was all new to me and i didnt know what the layout was or how anything worked. Once i got the hang of it, it became a lot easier. Some parts of the research was easier to find that others, especially as parts were obvious because you could use your own thoughts when talking about what appeals to you most and how you think music artists are represented to you and others. I am yet to add images to my prezi because it looks slightly dull and boring as it only consists of text, but i am still learning so hopefully it will come together eventually!

Diary Entry Two

During the second week my next task was to analyse magazine covers and contents pages. When analysing these pages I had to think in depth for why elements were placed in certain areas and what it said to the reader. As I analysed each page they gave me ideas for what i could use when creating my own music magazine. Also, as i noticed what particlular aspects jumped out to me and worked well on the pages i anlysed, it allowed me to understand how they have grabbed the readers attention. I prefered analysing certain pages because i am not a fan of all the genres. This task was time consuming but i found it interesting as magazines appeal to me most in the media.

Diary Entry One

When starting this course, the first task was to create a magazine front cover and a contents page. This magazine was to be sold in the school, therefore we had to pick a target audience which would include students. We frist had to draft our front cover and contents pages including: a masthead, sell lines, cover image, page numbers, page title, images referring to the pages. After creating our drafts, we then had to create our designs with photoshop.  I struggled with this because I had not had much experience with photoshop. I am satisfied with the final piece as I think I succeeded considering I knew very little when using photoshop.

Key Concepts of Music Magazines

This post shows elements that I should include within my magazine. It shows how I have researched into other magazines to get some ideas and understand how magazines sell, with specifc aspects which draw in the readers, especially sell lines. Here I show how I understand how magazines work and their background.

Front Cover and Contents pages