unfinished magazine cover



This is the begining of my cover.  as my stlye model is NME I have chosen to follow the conventions that that particular magazine follows such as house style, and a bold cover model.
see NME style model below



as you can see, the main feature of NME covers is the main image, and the main hook and this is the feel I want to create with my own cover. I also like the many "handwritten" fonts that NME have used, and how they've stuck strictly to the house style, this is somethiong I wish to create with my own cover.

Magazine Flatplans

Magazine flatplans

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Pictures for my cover

these are the pictures I have chosen not to use on my cover, for various different reasons.

this pose looks too awkward and forced to use for the front cover. 

this picture is not being used as the face sarah is pulling is weird and not suitable for a cover

both these shots are not suitable for a music magazine, as they're more suitable for that of a womans fashion magazine

this picture wasn't used as sarah was not looking at the camera.

Questionnaire Results

Questionnaires Results

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Music Magazine Questionnaire

Male or Female? Please Circle

• Male
• Female

Age?
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what music genres do you listen to?

• Rock
• Indie
• Dance/Techno
• Dubstep
• Rap/hiphop
• Pop
• Urban
• Acoustic
• Other:.....................

Do you buy Music Magazines?

If no, skip to next page

• Yes
• No

How often do you buy music magazines?

• more than once a week
• weekly
• fortnightly
• monthly
• other:....................

How much would you be willing to pay for a magazine?

• £0-99p
• £1-£1.99
• £2-2.99
• £3+

What would attract you to buy a magazine?

• cover stars
• competitions
• freebies
• reviews
• features
• interviews
• other:....................................................

would you be more likely to buy a magazine with a:

• male cover star
• female cover star
• no preference

have you ever downloaded music illigally?

• yes
• no

why?
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do you believe this is fair to the industry/artist?
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what type of features would you like to appear in a magazine? (interviews, tragedies, big news etc)
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do you believe colour schemes can draw an audience to a magazine?

• yes
• no

how?
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do you believe what a celebrity says/does can influence the behaviour of others?

• yes
• no

to what extent?
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what are your top three favourite bands/artists?

would you be more likely to buy a magazine if any of the above featured in the magazine?

• yes
• no

The Beginning

for this project, I will be producing a music magazine with the following contents:
• A Front Cover
• A Contents Page
• A Double Page Spread

to allow me to produce an authentic looking product I will use existing music magazines as research.


Planning

after researching into existing music magazines such as NME, Kerrang!, Rocksound etc it became apparent that there are a number of things which need to be included in my project in order for it to look authentic, these things include:

• house style
• brand
• masthead
• convincing models
• target audience