Analysing an existing magazine cover 
To help with the music magazine I also analysed existing magazine covers. I found out what all of the individual features on the front of the magazine meant such as the menu strip and the kicker. I studied a front cover of Kerrang to see what impression it gave off. I also covered many different elements of the cover and what effect this created to the reader. This was by exploring the written, technical, symbolic and overall features.
Once I was familiar with the terms I arranged many different versions of my front cover using a flat plan design. This was altered by replacing, resizing and moving around the different features and placing a variety of shots in the background. The flat plans show use of space and the positioning of magazine conventions.
I am also working on my house style which will run through the magazine and be a consistent feature. This includes fonts, logos, banners, colour scheme and design. All of these will influence how my audience view the magazine and decide whether it attracts them or not.
Now that the contents page and front cover for the college magazine are complete it is time to move on to the music magazine. To find out who my readers for the music magazine would be i put together another questionaire with more music related questions that were specifically towards the genre I am interested in. From these results the readership profile was put together where i had an overall view of what my readers interests and beliefs were and the meaning that i wanted to develop in my own magazine. I made this information look more presentable by including pictures from the genre.
To help with the music magazine I also analysed existing magazine covers. I found out what all of the individual features on the front of the magazine meant such as the menu strip and the kicker. I studied a front cover of Kerrang to see what impression it gave off. I also covered many different elements of the cover and what effect this created to the reader. This was by exploring the written, technical, symbolic and overall features.
Once I was familiar with the terms I arranged many different versions of my front cover using a flat plan design. This was altered by replacing, resizing and moving around the different features and placing a variety of shots in the background. The flat plans show use of space and the positioning of magazine conventions.
I am also working on my house style which will run through the magazine and be a consistent feature. This includes fonts, logos, banners, colour scheme and design. All of these will influence how my audience view the magazine and decide whether it attracts them or not.
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