front cover draft

 Making my mock up front cover 

 This is my original background for my mock up background cover.

I then decided to play around with the colours of my mock up front cover and the contrast of the light and dark of the image.

Here I changed the style/effect of the picture to see the different effects I could make on my front cover mock up.

Here I made the image blurry. I did this to make the the reader feel confused and disorientated and I would have put my main artist/musician in the middle so that it look liked the background was blurry but you could still see the person. The reason behind this was to represent the crazy, unknown strange world we lived in and that only thing's that we know really well, make any sense.

After I had decided on the layout for my magazine front cover I started to make the context, feature stories and masthead to my front cover mock up. As you cans see I have still kept the same masthead/ title 'strummm...' because I have decided, its the best name I can use to work well/ link well with Folk music.

After creating the context and feature stories to my front cover mock up I then decided on where I was going to put my main artist on the front cover mock up. The red circle represents where I would like to pace my main artist/musician on the front cover mock up.

 This is my final product. I had to change it because the my original work could not be saved on my USB stick therefore I couldn't finish it off. Also the original girl  I was going to use for my front cover was sick so I had to change the person for my font cover. This mock up has gone wrong but I know how to change it, I used ipiccy instead of Photoshop therefore I couldn't layer the imaged together but if I use Photoshop in the future I will manage this much easily. Also I will be able to make my magazine look more realistic and modern. I think I will use my orinial plan for my mock up 1 so for my second mock up.

Different layouts and places for my images to be taken in

 Outside areas

Inside areas

Test shots

The close up - In this close up image I made the main focus, the face of my friend. You can see its a close up because it only captures from her neck upwards to her face which ios the main feature.

Long shot/blury - In this image I have put two types of images together this image is a long shot and its blury. We can tell it is blury because we can't actually see any of the features of my friend. Its a long shot image because, we can see all of my friend; head to toe.

Medium shot -  the medium shot shows my friend from her hips upwards cutting out the lower half of her body this is how we know it is a medium shot.

Two Shot -   This is a two shot with two people in it therefore it is known to the editor as a two shot image.

Bad lighting - This is bad lighting because it shows that the lighting has effected the quality of the picture taken, we cannot see the model in the image very well as the lighting does not define her features.

Bad Angle/Extreme Close up - We can see this is an extreme close up becasue the focus of the camera is aimed at the eye and we can not se anything else, also this is a bad angle famed image because the way the camera is tilted to the right. Meaning we cannot see all of the face just half of it, the lighting however is excellent in this image because we can see the definition in my friends face and it highlights her features very well.

content pages mock ups

Mock up  1

Making the mock up 1 )

 First of all I decided on the artists I wanted to include in my contents pages and then I began to arrange how I wanted the layout.

After I then decided on the context I wanted in my contents pages. I have also changed some of the layout that I orignally chose.

At the next stage - I started adding context to my magazine mock up for my contents pages. Again you can see that I have rearranged the layout of my mock up of my contents page.

This was my final decision for the layout and context for mock up 1. Here you cans see I have ensured I am happy about the context of my mock up and such like.

This is my final product for my irst mock up; I used publisher to make my contents page but I used ipiccy.com to make the borger and layout/ style of my contents pages. I like the name of my magazine, so I have decided to keep the name 'Strummm..' because it links in with all types of music especially 'Folk' music. I chose people like Leann Rimes, Shania Twain, Jake Bugg etc, because they have all done a type of folk music at some point (or they are connoted with folk music).

                                                                         Mock up 2

 The first step to making my magazine contents page, was that I decided on the layout of my contents page and then started thinking about what artists I wanted to include; I chose people such as Bod Dylan, Lone Star, Cliff Richard, Johnny Cash etc.etc.

The next step was to add the context to my contents pages, so I started think aboput what attrcats people intoreading magazines.

 The next step was to add more cotext to my contents page, I also made an editors gratitude bit, like they do in some magazines and arranged the images to suit the layout of the magazine.

The next step was to finish the context to my magazine contents page mock up and then I added more style to my contents pages.  Then I sarted arrange what kind of background I want to for my contents pages.

The next step was to decide what kind of border/ style/background I wanted for my contents page. This was my final  product for my second mock up. I used a basic layout style and background so that the main feature's such as imagesd would stand out more. Also I used the information from my focus group research on the layout and context for my magazine conents pages. For this style I wqante to create a vintage look and used old fashioned and countryside singers to create this kind of style. I kept the name 'Strumm...' because I have decide on this being the name I kept.

Audience research

Types of magazines that appeal to the female audience;

These kinds of magazines are specialized into captivating the female audience's attention. They specialize in subjects/categorical subjects to do with; Gossip, relate-able stories, interviews and discussions with famous people, make up, fashion, agony aunt articles, money issue help articles, sex and relationship articles etc. etc.These magazines are aimed from the lower end of the social class table to the top. Examples that aim towards catergoryD/E are the 'Take a Break' magazines and 'OK' magazines.  These magazines entice their target audience by using sub- catergoric subjects such as gossip and stories, facts on sex/boyfriends/girlfriends/children/marriage/family life/eating healthy/ gruesome/vile stories/horoscopes etc. etc.  These types of magazines are sold at 89p- £1.25.Where as
magazine ssuch as Vogue sell for a maximum of about £5 but these are aimed for the higher end of the social class table and specialize in topics such as beatuy and glamor. (Expensive clothing etc. etc) No matter what end of the social class table these magazines can appear to anyone as most topics that appeal to women, are included in all of these magazines. These can be anything from beauty to advice).       

Types of magazine that appeal to the male audience;
These magazines appeal to the men  in the social class table. These magazines include topics such as; exercise routines, sex and relationship advice, dietry advice, sports, politics, women etc.etc. These magazines include topics that are stereotyped with the likes of men. This is how we know these magazines are aimed at the male audience rather than the female. Most of these magazines are aimed anywhere from the range of group E to group A in the social class table. Therefore these magazines aren't as cheap as the 'OK' magazines or 'Take a break' magazines. Some of these magazines would be sold around about the same price as Vogue and would sell for about £5 and other magazines at about £1.99-£2.99. Like female magazines, male magazines also specify in specific topics such as women(sex), health and exercise, sport, politics etc. etc.

Clothing style mood board

Summer/Spring clothing style;

Autumn/Winter clothing style;

 

 

 

 Summer/Spring make up styles;

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jObFQQiX2fM

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBjcyS7AKts

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laL81TcX9k8

 

Winter/Autumn make up styles;

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJHMTHS7zQY

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJqtbJejzXc

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7GYOzB6cK8

 

 

 

Colour scheme mood board

Option 1 

                                                                            Option 2 

Magazine names

All the names I have used in this are related to folk music are have something to do with it for example;

• Strummm... and BDMPH were both used as they are related to the sound of music. 'Strummm...' is an onomatopoeic word that describes the sound an acoustic guitar makes after it is strummed or played/ the strings have been played. 'BDMPH' is related to the sound of the base at a concert when the music is to loud and all you can hear is the loud sound of the base. Therefore I used the onomatopoeic word 'BDMPH' to describe this. Also BDMPH' can be used to describe the sound of a heartbeat before someone plays at a live concert in front of people and the excitement and adrenaline that causes their heartbeat to quicken.
• Folk's word and The sound of folk music are both related to the sound of folk music and the word/lyrics involved in this music. 
• Chucta songs and Campagne Musique are both different names for countryside music/folk music.'Chucta songs' is old Scottish slang for 'countryside songs'. 'Campagne Musique' is French for ' countryside music' as well. I chose these names because it represents the different types of folk music you can get, from all over the world. Whether it be, Scottish, French, Dutch, Scandinavian etc.etc.
• I chose the names Idol Pluckers and Bungo,Mungo because of the allusion these words make from their names.' Idol Pluckers' was actually 'Idle Pluckers' but I chose 'Idol' instead because this create the meaning that some of these music artists are people's idol's and people are encouraged/enticed by these singers etc. to follow in their footsteps. I chose 'Bungo, Mungo' because 'Bungo' sounds very similar to the African musical instrument  the 'Bongo drums' which create the allusion of this instrument. Also Bungo's and Mungo's are both wild animals so I used this to create the animal imagery of the wildness, outrageous- style and the courageousness of the singers and musicians of folk music.
• I used Folk essence and Traditions of Folk to state the fact/ renew the fact in people's minds that folk music has been around for along time and was one of the very first types of music, therefore there is a lot of depth behind this genre of music. Also its accustomed to where people/folk/locals are originally from. 
• Treble Base and ukaleeleee zkillzuh are both based on musical instruments used in types of folk music; 'Treble Base' is to do with the style of the music and 'base' is the instrument used.  Ukulele is also well a known played instrument but the way in which I have spelt it sounds like the way people say it' uka-leeleee' and instead of 'skills'. I have used a slang tone/ change in words and called it ' zkillzuh' like the way stereotyped gangster's do.
• I chose the names Benson's World... and Krank't'up because when I think about'  Benson's World...' it makes me think about people getting lost in their imaginations when they are listening to music that they like(or music which makes them think about certain things). This links into the sayings 'lost in a world of your own' or 'they are in a world of their own'. I chose 'Krank't'up' because it made me think of when instead of people saying turn up the music; they use the slang 'crank it up'. i used this saying but shortened it to make it look indifferent but people still understand what it means. 
• Softer notes and Free-hand... I used ' Softer notes' because it is based on more acoustic music, often that style of music is softer and more relaxing when notes are played of that tune. Which is why I thought of that name.' Free-hand..' is originally a style of writing but when I say 'Free-hand' I think of freedom to do as you please, therefore when playing music it creates a sense of freedom because you can play your emotions without anyone controlling you. It also creates an allusion to the saying ' free-minded' which means you think openly and express yourself and you're not afraid to say anything or do anything that you think. (Free in your opinion) 

Google mock ups

 mock up #1

Mock up #2

Mock up #3 

Reader Profile

Folk music facts 

Folk music entertains, tells or supports a story, and is transmitted from generation to generation. It is the music of the common person as well as the wealthy. A significant number of American ballads were obtained from other societies such as Scotland, Ireland, Germany, England, and Wales  and the words were altered to fit the interpretation of the singer. Most often, the songs were obtained through oral tradition, rather than in written form, and the singer was left with the task of interpreting the meaning of the lyrics on the basis of his or her cultural milieu.


 Examples of Folk music magazines 

Advertisements in magazines


Many magazines use advertisements to capture different genders of the audiences attention. ( Even though its a music magazine). For example this advertisement is used to  captivate a younger, female audience into reading this magazine. The advertisement is promoting 'Maybelline' make up products, in this case lipstick. People stereotype young women/female teens into having an obsession with make up therefore this why this advertisement is appropriate to use to captivate women's attention. Besides the actual product of the advertisement we can see that the colours that are used in this advertisement also are stereotyped with femininity. The main colour used is this advertisement is pink; pink is connoted with romance, sweet things i.e. candy or sweets or it can be seen as a colour that resembles innocence or childlike. The main focus of this image is the lipstick we can imply this from the way the angle work from the camera. They have taken an image that is shot from above so that it look like we are looking down on the collection of 'pink' shades of lipsticks. The advertisement states 'High shine' which implies that if we were to wear this make of lipstick then our lips would look shiny-  this is what makes people buy the magazine so that they find out more about this product and then buy it. The model in this image is used as an example of what we would ' supposedly' look like if we were to wear this lipstick.which also helps to sell the magazine as we immediately think that we will look like this image of the airbrushed model.


This advertisement is used to get men interested in the magazine. This advertisement is clearly for promoting the product of a body fragrance/ aftershave. This image has been taken as a ' over the shoulder shot' from the young woman on the left hand side of the camera angle. The young man is the main focus of the image; the young man is wearing a smug look across his face with a victorious smirk with the statement of the bottom of the page that states that ' it's more than just a bottle'. Leads us as the reader to believe that if we wear this aftershave/fragrance then we will be desirable to the opposite gender like these two people in the advertisement are. The way that this couple appear attached to each leads us to believe the same will happen it also implies that the whole purpose of their attraction to one another is because of this product.The colours used of advertisement are bold bright and seen as magical; gold/dark yellow connotes mystery and power, purple also connotes mystery but it also appears bold and magical it is used easily to get a point across.What is also eye catching about this advert is that the name of the product which is 'escape'. This adds irony to the advertisement of the product because it suggests that by wearing this body scent, that you will be so desirable that no one will be able to 'escape' the temptation of you. It appears to be more reliable to the reader because someone famous is help advertise this product which implies that as the reader that we will be desirable like 'Alex Penna' or for the female audience; that we will be able to attract people like 'Alex Penna'. 




Overall advertisements in magazines are used to capture the target audience attention despite what type of magazine it is they are trying to sell. If it is a magazine aimed more at women then they use advertisements to do with make up or perfumes or a new clothing range/style. Even better they use seductive pictures or male actors or singers etc. such as Robert Pattison or David Beckham.For men they use hair gels,  body fragrances  or provocative pictures of women to capture men's attention. This helps the magazine to sell their issues by advertising other things that take people's interests. 

Conventions analysis #3

Rock genre music magazine cover

I like this music cover because it clearly labels what the magazine is about from the masthead title piece which states ' Vintage Rock' in  bold and vintage font of writing. Also the colours used in this magazine cover are purely black and white which makes the reader think of vintage styles. Also Black and white settings can be used to make music artists look more older in the time setting and therefore make them look more experienced and professional. The skyline of this magazine cover sells more exclusive offers to the magazine in stories which this magazine includes inside of it. The vintage style of this magazine sets well with the main image of this magazine cover which is of the famous Rock star Elvis Presley.  Elvis is well know for setting a vintage era during the 50's and 60's. This becomes obvious to the reader of this time era as one of the feature stories near the top right hand corner states 'The Class of 55' which is when vintage rock and roll was starting to become trendy and still is to this day. The main feature story is printed in a bold font next to Elvis' name in which both his names are in different colours. ' Elvis' is printed in a bright pink colour and 'Presley' in a bright green colour. Both of which colours connote young free minded-spirituality which is often stereotyped with Rock and Roll  (vintage) music. The structured layout of the magazine cover allows us to see the main image of Elvis clearly and the rest of the feature stories and tucked neatly to the sides of the magazine cover. Aldo what I like about the layout of this magazine is the way that they have highlighted all of the things that's important to capture the readers attention are highlight in bold fonts in bright pink or green for an example ' Elvis Presley' and the border of the barcode where the date, price and issue number of the magazine are as well. All of these are important for the magazine cover because the date, issue number and etc. tell us when the magazine is issued and how much it is and so on, so forth. Elvis' name is important because he is featured in the main story/big sell of the magazine.

Rock music contents page of a magazine

The structured layout of this magazine allows us to the contents/feature stories of this magazine. For the title of the contents page they have used the title of the well known (famous) band the 'Rolling Stones'. This captures the attention of the reader because the name of band creates recognition and intrigues the reader to read about this band etc.etc. Again for the image of this rock music genre magazine they have used a black white background setting/editing. Which again creates the sense of professionalism and experience. This contents page has its contents structure on the far right hand side of the magazine and 3/4 of the page is used for a image of the band (the Rolling Stones) who are in the main feature story.  Below the image of the Rolling Stones there is a teaser/plug which entices the reader with an invitation to read about 'exclusive interviews' with the band. Also on the right hand side below the column  of the contents of the magazine is another plug/teaser which is promoting an opportunity for the reader to win something for free or to read something for a certain price of the magazine.

 Double page spread of a Rock music genre magazine

I  like the layout of this double page spread as it straight away we can tell that this article is going to be happier/ more positive than other articles because the main image is of 'Pink' the famous music artist smiling and looking cheery. The pull quotes of the double page spread is at the right hand corner of the page of her picture. The title of this double page spread states 'Cash for Questions' which suggests that they have paid Pink to reveal her secrets for public display through media informs such as magazine. Or it may be the opposite way round where Pink is paid to answer questions from the public - and this is displayed through forms of media such as magazine articles. The image of Pink is what really captivates the target audience as it gives the vibe of positivity. People know that Pink has been through a lot with her husband, drinking problems and having a child therefore this article may be about her life improving and her finally appreciating things in her life. This helps to advertise the magazine more as it isn't all about depressing facts and may well be about happy facts.

Genre research

Genre of music; Folk

Some images of  existing folk music magazines;

  This magazine is based on a particular type of folk music which happens to be Irish folk music. Folk music varies across the world and is often based on traditional music and ways of making this music. I like the way thy have stereotyped this woman into the imagery of the 'traditional irish scheme' which is of lepricorns and people with natural ginger hair. Also the magazine has labelled its articles in irish which links in really well with the traditional Irish setting.

This folk magazine is called 'R2'. I like this magazine as it shows that this magazine is all about folk music an isn't trying to cover it by using a bold  masthead. This magazine gives an unsual atmosphere to go with the genre of music; the magazine's title is ' R2' which sounds like a modern type of name for something robotic. When people see R2 people think of the robot from, the sci-fi film Star wars. What is also unsualis the font and style they have put the masthead in on this magazine cover. They have used a large white font with a robotic style about it. This dennotes that this magazine is modern and is for a younger target audience

This magazine is a well known Folk genre music magazine. It is based in America and looks at american types of folk music and artists.In this magazine they have used a young artist who appears to be called 'Sam Lee' the way that this magazine have presented him makes him appear as attractive especially the way that they have set the image. The image layout of this front cover makes 'Sam Lee' stand out of the light which makes him appear more attractive because the lowered light gives of a sense of romance to the audience. this again sells the idea of trying to entice the reader to read this magazine through the theory of attractiveness and seductiveness.

The history of Folk music

The term Folk music came from England, where they took the German word “volk”, meaning people, and applied it to mean the common people of England, the illiterate peasants who passed on stories and legends through song as they were unable to publish books. It is generally considered to be an expression of life in the communities in which the music was developed and is a great help to historians in discovering the way of life of a people. The term has been used since the 19th century, but Folk music has existed for hundreds, if not thousands of years.
Folk music was relatively popular at the beginning of the Romantic period. Josef Haydn and Beethoven were two famous composers who made arrangements of Folk music. Many also composed traditional Folk dances which were virtually indistinguishable from the dances and songs sung by the common people. In recent times, however, Folk music did not have its revival until the 20th century. It is believed that the first Folk music festival took place in 1928, in Asheville, Carolina.

Through the 30s and the 40s Folk music continued to rise in popularity. Stars like Jimmy Rodgers in the 30s and Burl Ives in the 40s helped to bring the genre to its peak in the 1950s, with the most popular groups and singers being The Weavers, Harry Belafonte and the Kingston Trio. Their style was an attempt to honour and reproduce the Folk music of the past. This style was popular until the mid-late sixties, when “folk rock” became popular and the Beatles mania swept the world.
In the 60s, the term “protest music” became popular, in which Folk music singers sang against the ideals of capitalism and the war in Vietnam, and in favour of movements such as the American Civil Rights Movement. Certain people call this type of music “antifolk” based on the idea that liberal politics reduces the importance of ethnicity, which is an essential part of Folk music, and that thus protest music is the opposite of true Folk music.

By 1975, the Folk music revival had mostly died out, and was not rejuvenated until the late 1990s, though that revival was to a much lesser extent than the previous one. Throughout the 70s and 80s, popular bands nonetheless took elements from Folk music, and today all over the world there are Folk music clubs and festivals. England’s Cambridge Folk Music Festival sells out in a couple of days, and Port Fairy Folk Music Festival in Australia is incredibly popular as well.
Folk music, while not in a peak revival stage, is still very popular today, and given as it has already progressed hundreds of years, it is not likely to be a form of music we will see disappear anytime in the near future.

Some videos of Folk music from across the world

Scottish folk music;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSmXMMc28yw&list=RDZSmXMMc28yw#&hd=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F97M-UOiP8g&index=11&list=RD_3xeTpgLP5o

 

Irish folk music;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBATrLRWySg&list=RD2Z_TheGgFWI&index=2

Italian folk music;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73qQc6Ywd40&index=10&list=RDw90aCHVyMx8

Danish folk music;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3cT3aTeZb4

 

Russian folk music;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylEctxnIrNA&list=PL85DF60467BEBCC7B&index=40

 

Different genre's of folk music

Romantic;

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2DKkL7UEis

 

Sad;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFECO5avIZM

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw8W6hYGZ0E

 

happy/upbeat/celebratory songs;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVbJ1sEe9lE&list=PLE6DB5E70E7CDC194&index=6

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKnZgDyS38g&list=RD-_SzvNt4TpI&index=4

 

Conventions analysis #2

Front cover of an Indie music genre magazine

Contents page of an Indie music genre magazine 

Double page spread of an Indie music genre magazine 

Conventions analysis #1

Front cover

'I like the font size and style of the Masthead because they have used a bold colour that stands out form the contrast of the dark background. The title of the magazine is called 'ACCORD' which we can read clearly because of the  large sized writing and how the title is all in captial letters. For the rest of the writing on the magazine such as the features stories have all used the same font style and colour. The Barcode, price and date are all directly under the masthead title piece so that the reader can see clearly how much the magazine is and when this magazine was produced and what issue it is. The logo of the 'BBC' is directly above the the feature story which tells us who funds/sponsors the 'Folk awards'. I have picked the folk music genre because it gives of a calming sensation to the audience with their traditional sounding music.I like the background to the main image as it shows the reader that the magazine has a traditional setting and there is nothing too heavy such as rock music or heavy metal. The main image is a central image of a  girl who is staring directly away from the camera, the image is set in some kind of a enclosed wooded area which comes across as natural to the reader which is what a lot of people think of when they here traditional folk music. Folk music can make you think of different things when you listen to it such as when listening to upbeat Russian folk music or Eastern- European music you think of their traditional fast dancing. If you listen to Scottish or Irish folk music you think of their dancing or of the highlands and beautiful landscapes of  both of these places. English folk music makes you think of relaxed natural places such as forests or beautiful lake districts. The main feature story consists of a girl called 'Malisa Hays' who the reader interprets is the girl on the front cover the magazine,'Malisa Hays' name is used in a different font size and colour to the rest of the feature stories and masthead. I like this about the magazine as it shows the reader what the magazine's main feature is about; it is about Malisa who we interpret to be a folk-music producer or singer or band member. She is obviously quite a popular known-figure to people who like this genre of music therefore she is used to capture/grab the reader's attention in the front cover the magazine. The plug links in well with what the magazine is advertising; the plug offers 'free festival tickets' which assumes to be the folks-festival which the BBC are advertising in this magazine. The footer of the front cover to the magazine sells the special news/features in this magazine as it states the opportunity to enter ' the ultimate singer-songwriter competition' which entices reader to read the magazine more as they have a chance to win a competition to do with folks-music. The audience that this appeals to could vary form anyone in their late teens to their 80's this is the thing I like about folk music it appeals to anyone at any age it doesn't have a targeted audience. For example Pop-music is aimed for those of the younger generation, classical/jazz or the blues is aimed for the older generation, R&B is for slow-dancing-romanced-couples but folk music can be for anyone, anywhere.

I like the style of layout on this contents page for a folk-music magazine.The colours stand out, they are symbolized with nature and tradition. The listing of the stories shows the reader clearly where they can find these stories. Also it include some of the titles of bands that the magazine includes in its articles such as ' Mumford and Sons and Noah and the Whale' hwich intises the reader to these articles are they are acknowledging the band names before turning to that page.The layout of the overall contents page is in a coloumn sturcture which makes it easier for us to find what articles we want to read about in this magazine. The font size of the writing varies, for the title which is labelled 'Contents Page' is in a large font size with a bold dark colour that contrasts against the light green back ground colour to the title piece. The image of the editor  is in the bottom-center of the page, the image fits in well with the background colours of  the magazine which are green and brown, these colours are often connoted with late, autumn time which is well linked in with the image of the editor as she is dressed for what looks like around autumn time and the background of the image is of a wooded area which is again is denoted with different shades of greens and browns. What I also like about the layout of this contents page is the sub-heading which states 'This month's going on' which tell us that this is a monthly produced magazine and what this magazine advertises/advises for people to see in gigs/concerts in the upcoming month such as 'Mumford and Sons' etc. etc.

I like the layout of this double page spread as it shows clearly the pull quote and main feature title so that the reader can see what this article is about, what I like in particular about this pull quote is that it isn't depressing like most magazine articles are. At the bottom of the right hand side page below the image of the guy it says 'I might not be Bod Dylan but it's going to be GOOD. Trust me'. This tells us that this mean feature story had a positive outcome for this person, The layout of the magazine allows us to see the text of the clearly which is in columns, directly underneath questions that have been asked in the interview with this person. The colour's used in this double page spread is a dark red for the back ground colour of the article, the red colour conotes passion and desire which may replicate this persons passion for being a musician or it is to promote him more. In such a way that grabs the attention of readers as he may be seen as sexy or desirable.For the main image of this man he is just wearing a casual outfit which but the way in which the image is edited into a black and white background style makes him look more professional as we can see the outlines of his face in definition from the contrast of the lighting and darkness of the image.The page numbers are in a smaller font of writing on the bottom of both pages as we cannot see them  as well as the rest of the writing of the magazine but we can see them to just be able to acknowledge what page we are on. The Standfirst grabs the readers attention as it states in a bold clear font 'A change is as good as the rest, why not change up the sound?' This sells the article with irony as it states at the end of the Standfirst it says ' change up the sound' is this ironic because most people say 'turn up the sound' whereas folk music (the topic of this magazine) is normally seen as quite a change from what people would call 'normal music' which consists of pop music, rock and heavy metal. Also where it says 'up' in the Standfirst quote this is also ironic because folk music is normally quite upbeat and fast whereas pop music has a rhythm and a tune to go whcich is quite popular and well known. Whereas folk music isn't always a popular choice which is why the Standfirst quote is handy when it says 'A change is as good as the rest' this is where the magazine is promoting the change of music type which would be Folk music in this case. Everyone always says' a change is good for you' this is where the magazine is making it obvious and that maybe changing the type of music you listen to will be better for you. This is why I like the Standfirst quote as it very cleverly used to grab the audience's attention. 

Main Brief

To design a front cover, contents and double page spread of a new magazine. All images and text used must be original, a minimum of four images must be used.

Front cover of magazine and Evaluation

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Evaluation

From completing my magazine cover I learnt how to use the different tools on Photoshop which helped me to edit my main image of the cover on my magazine, for example it helped me edit/create my main image, where I have layered the picture of my friend onto an image of a college campus. Also this task has taught me how to become a independent learner; whenever we were set tasks I managed to complete them independently. Also I have learnt the different conventions of a magazine such as the 'Masthead title piece', ' the plug', ' teasers' etc. etc. I also learned how to use an SD card, how to put it in the camera and how to upload things from the SD card onto the computer, how to put the SD card into the computer  and how to upload things from a camera onto the computer. The technology on the computer I used to help me complete my magazine cover is Photoshop, Publisher, Word and Blogger and I have also used camera's - which I have taken all my picture's with. I have used technology by using Photoshop on the computer which I used to edit my main image of my friend, I changed the colour of her eyes to make them a brighter blue colour, I earsed all her spots and made her skin brighter. I made her teeth whiter and her lips lighter so that her teeth stand out. I also used Photoshop to edit/layer the background image of the college campus behind the girl. The different conventions I have used are 'The Masthead title piece' , ' teaser'  ' headline articles and subtitles', ' bar code, price, date, issue number'. I have used the bar code, price, date and issue number because the magazine more realistic, also these features are the main priority of the magazine because they are what you need to sell the magazine to the reader, the price - for the reader to see how much it will cost, the bar code - so you can scan the magazine and sell it,  the date of the magazine - for the reader  to see if the magazine is in date, the issue number - for the people to see what issue they are readin gof the magazine, and see if it is the new/updated version of that magazine.  I have used the ' Masthead title piece' to show people what the magazine is called and the headlines and subtitles of my articles advertised on the magazine to show people what kind of articles are in the magazine. I have used the teaser, so that the magazine seems more appealing for the reader to buy and read, my teaser offers for people to win a free holiday. People know that you will never get a holiday for free; this is how my teaser works, as people would like the advantage of a free holdiay. The teaser also informs people what kind of audience my magazine is aimed at. The teaser states 'WIN A FREE HOLIDAY RAVE IN IBIZA', the 'Rave' included in the sentence shows that it is aimed for a the late teens/young adult audience as the older generation are not assumed wiht 'raving' in places such as Ibiza. Also the bright colours of the magazine show that it is aimed for the more lively, younger generation which is connoted bright, vibrant/lively colours. with  not the older generation who are connoted with softed colours.If I were to change any of magazine, I would retake the image of my friend that I used for my central image of my magazine cover and take it in a more natural place such as a library or a classroom in Wyke college. I Also I would do the same for the background image, I would have taken an image of the outside area of Wyke college. Also I would take more images that I would include on the side of the magazine, to go with what the article is about, like you see on real magazines. I would also use Photoshop differently such as use it to change the colour of my friend's hair or the colour of her clothes or what her clothes look like. I would also change the layout of text on my magazine, as the text style I have used makes the magazine look child-like, if I used a bolder font, in a bigger size; it would look more stereotypical for a college magazine. For the 'Masthead title piece' I would have used a darker, bolder colour so that it contrats better against the background image.  If I had more time to complete this task I would aslo include a contents page and a double page spread - with an article that I would have created myself included with framed images I would have taken myself. I would also change the colour shceme that I chose, instead of purple, orange and blue I would have chosen more stereotypically colours that are assumed to fit in with college students. Such as dark/navy blue, sky blue or a dark green each of these colours can be connoted with sophistication and independence. Which is what people think college students learn to become like during their college years.