Task 1

Task 1: Generating Ideas

1.      I have interpreted the client brief as I know that it has asked me to present a new online and print based magazine, which is a North London music magazine. I have been asked to present my work using a range of mediums; which includes photographs, audio commentary or written notes to evidence the progression and development of my production in the production stages. The demographic of the target audience are C2DE young adults and teenagers.

 This is a London music magazine, some of the conventions of the magazine is the main interview subject is directly in the middle of the magazine and is in big bold letters, this conveys to the audience that it is the main article and the main subject of the magazine. Also the main attraction of the magazine (the Beatles and Paul McCartney) is in bold capital letters and are significantly bigger than the rest, this anchors the main image of the Beatles to tell the audience that the main image on the front cover is of the Beatles and Paul McCartney.

My first ideas are having a house, rap or a grime magazine that I have already created.

This house magazine is what I would use to produce ideas if I was going to create a house magazine. This is because firstly it looks very modern which would attract the target audience. Also the fonts look very attractive and are in bright colours which relates well to the house genre and would appeal to the target audience. The reason why i would create a house magazine is because house music is very popular amongst teenagers and young adults, so if a new house magazine was to be released amongst teenagers and young adults which is a very large audience, it has potential to become very popular and successful.

This is a hand draw template of the possible front cover for the house magazine, The masthead and name of the magazine  is "HOUSE" but the font would change so it is more relatable to the house genre. Also the front cover would include a famous well known DJ of house music to attract the audience. As well as the puff would include text inside with something like "Top 10 songs of the month" or "Upcoming DJ's to look out for" etc.

Strengths:

• One strength of the magazine is that it would be very eye catching the audience when of shelves in stores as it includes a well known world wide DJ.
• Another strength is that the name of the magazine "House" is very easy to remember so if the audience was to like reading the magazine, then they'll easily remember the name of the magazine.
• It is very concise and not flooded with lots of writing and pictures so the consumer can understand what it is they are seeing and are reading.

Weaknesses:

• One weakness is the font for the masthead, it has no relation to the genre and is very difficult to read.
• Another weakness is not all blank space is filled so can make the magazine look dull and boring.
• Could give the audience a preview of what content to expect of the magazine, i could do this by including another puff or cover line in the blank spaces.

This rap magazine is what i would like my magazine to evolve around, this magazine has given me many ideas as to how i would would like my rap magazine to look like if i was to decide to create one. One reason is because the fonts for the cover lines and front cover are very relevant to the genre and look very neat and attractive, i also like the colour scheme of the front cover as firstly it links well to the main image and it also makes the magazine look street and contrasts well with the main genre of the magazine.

This is a hand drawn template of what i would make the rap magazine front cover to look like, The name and masthead of the magazine is "RAP" this is because it is short and easy to remember for the audience. However i this front cover was to be created the font for the masthead wouldn't be what is shown on the hand drawn template, it would be changed so it looks more attractive and relevant to the genre and so it it easier to read.The magazine main image would be a famous rap artist to attract the audience and make the magazine eye catching. The magazine would also include 3 cover lines, the top and bottom cover lines are slanted slightly to make them look more interesting. The puff would be placed in the top right of the magazine next to the face of the famous rap artist so it catches the audiences attention, The puff would include text such as "turn over for interview" or "Rap artists for the future" etc.

Strengths:

• One strength of the magazine is that it is eye catching for the audience as the main image is a famous artist and it takes up most of the page.
• Another strength is the cover lines would be more attractive as their positioned differently.
• Also the puff is positioned next to the face of the artist so it catches the attention of the consumer.

Weaknesses:

• One weakness is the font for the masthead isn't attractive or relatable to the genre.
• Another weakness is that the front cover may not include enough on it so it may look dull and boring to look at.
• Another weakness is that the cover lines could be bigger so it matches the attention of the main image otherwise the main image would get most of the attention from the audience when looking at the magazine

This grime magazine is what i would like my magazine to evolve around, this grime magazine has given me many ideas of fonts and colours to use for my magazine. One reason why i would evolve my magazine like this one is because the fonts are very modern and neat  which makes the front cover look attractive, i also like the main image of the front cover as firstly it is a very well known in the genre and also the red light being shone onto him gives it a sense of danger which links well to the grime genre.

This a hand drawn template of my potential idea of a grime music magazine front cover. The name of the magazine is "Grime Time", i chose this name because it is very catchy and also is something that i believe that the target audience would like as it sounds modern. The magazine will feature a famous grime artist on the front to attract the audience and would encourage them to open and read the magazine. There is also a anchorage stating "The Best North London Grime Magazine" This would hopefully also encourage the audience to turn over the magazine and learn more from the best grime magazine out there. Our social media accounts on different platforms would also feature on the front cover so the consumer can check out when the next copy would be released each month and even content for the upcoming magazine.



Strengths:

• A strength is that the magazines main image is a famous grime artist which would attract the audience and make the magazine eye catching.
• The fonts are graffiti fonts which link well to the grime genre as well as the graffiti font is cool and attractive for the target audience.
• Another strength is that the magazine would include our social media accounts which would help spread the word about the magazine and make it more popular.

Weaknesses:

• One weakness is that the font for the masthead is very hard to read.
• Another weakness is that the main image is too small, if it was made bigger then it would make the magazine look more eye catching.
• There is enough room on the magazine for another cover line or puff which i have no included, with more cover lines or puffs, this would give the reader a bigger insight into what they should expect to read in the magazine and would want to read on just by looking at the cover lines or puffs.