Title block poll response

This poll shows that the design for title block 2 is most popular. Title block two had a red background with the start of the letter in black and slowly fading down to white. Although this design was most popular I did not use the design in my final magazine front cover. For my final title block design I used black bold capitalised font. The style was shattered connoting the rock music shattering the title.

Potential title block designs

Which Title Block best suits a Rock Music Magazine?

This post consist of potential title block designs for my music magazine 'Unplugged'. The genre of my magazine is rock which one of the four title blocks do you think suits my magazine best?

Title Block 1:

Title Block 2:

Title Block 3:

Title Block 4:

Title Block Analysis

Looking at the title block I can tell that the genre of the music magazine is rock. This is because of the cracks in the word, which connotes the loud heavy music produced by rock artists. As well as the color used; black. The use of the color black suggests secrecy and mystery. As well as that it is a stereotype that rock artists prefer black. The word ‘Kerrang!’ is written in bold capital letters with an exclamation mark at the end; this connotes strength and power, which the music generally gives out.

Looking at the title block I can tell that the genre of the magazine is pop. This is because the use of one letter that pops out at you, when I look at the magazine my eye directly goes to the ‘Q’. The colours used are red and white which connotes passion and perfection.

Looking at the title block I can tell that the genre of the music magazine is rock. This is from general knowledge of the actual rock band ‘Rolling Stones’ which the magazine is owned by. The colour used is red which connotes danger and passion of rock music. The font used is fancy; this is to attract high income readers to buy their magazine. The use of fancy writing connotes that the magazine is high status and fancy.

Final proposal, audience profile and main cover artist plan

Star image analysis

The Evolution of Britney Spears

 This image has been framed to give a sex appeal to the audience. This will attract males to the magazine making them buy it because of the half naked celebrity at the front. The camera shot used is a medium shot, showing from her top half to her knees.

The costume of the celebrity icon is very appealing. This is because she is wearing pink spotty briefs with a black bra and a white school shirt, giving out a sexual appeal. This would appeal to mostly male’s but on the other hand it could also appeal to females. This is because some females may feel conscious about their own body, making them look up to the iconic image.

Props have also been used to complete the whole ‘sexy’ look. For example she has a pink phone in her hand which denotes she’s on the phone, but this could also connotes that she is sweet with her words. On top of that she has a purple teletubbie’s bear in her hand showing that she is playful. Another prop used to give a sexual appeal is the pink phone. She is talking into the pink phone while at the same time staring directly at the camera making it a direct mode of address.

The setting of this image is on a bed with silky pink bed sheets. This connotes a sexual image to the audience. The overall image, setting and props gives her a child like yet mature look – making her appear even more sexually attractive to the target audience of men.

The colors used are different shades of pink and purple and black. The soft light pink complements her shorts while the black bra complements the black dots on the shorts. The dark pink on the silky sheets makes her body stand out more, making her more important. The purple is used for the bear.

 The image has been framed to give a sex appeal to the audience. The camera shot used is a medium shot. She is positioned facing the wall while she is staring directly at the camera giving it a direct mode of address.

The costume and pose was considered deeply. Both give off the same appeal; sex. She is barely clothed with only pink briefs with breast semi covered with a white school shirt as she leans on the wall. It clearly shows that she wants a personal relationship with the reader as she is showing almost all of her body.

The setting of this issue is in a tight space between two walls. This is to make her look small and vulnerable to the reader. The text is written to fit around her perfectly curved body, drawing more attention to her perfectly tanned small body shape. This connotes a deep sexual image to the audience.

            
The lighting used is very bright, with mostly white surrounding her – representing purity and vulnerability. The colors used are simple purple, suggesting creativity and immaturity. The use of red suggests passion and danger to the reader. Black is also used; this suggests mystery and secrecy to the reader.

The camera shot used in this image is a close up. The use of a close up sho makes it a direct mode of address. The black and out effect is significant as they want to present her as a grown mature woman compared to how they usually portray her as; young and immature. The colour also suggests a cheerless story. The image has been cropped to only show her facial expression, showing that she is serious and ready to become a respectable female. The image almost looks as if she is upset, which fits with the color of the image. Britney wants a direct personal relationship with the audience as the camera shot used is a close up of her emotion filled facial expression.

Focus group and response video

I chose a group of four teenagers who fit my target audience. I presented them with my brainstorm of ideas on what my music magazine would be about. Overall the response of the group towards my ideas was very positive. They agreed with the choices that I made for example the contents of the magazine, the name, the release dates and the price.

Audience questionnaire and results

This is a questionnaire I created to find out people's thoughts of magazines. My aim was to question my target audience of young people in order to find what type of magazine would be suitable for my target audience. 

 The first question showed me that over half of the people I questioned listened to music.

In this question I found that the most listened to genre is R'n'B followed by indie. On the other hand Rock, Pop and Dance had an equal amount of listeners, while Classic and Country are the least listened to genres.

This question showed me that social sites are most popular when it comes to keeping up with your favorite artists as well as online magazines.

 In this question I found that magazines are not as popular as people may think they are.

 This question showed me that magazines should be released at least once a moth instead of every week.

 In this question I found that most people prefer one central image rather than multiple secondary images.

 This question shows me that people would buy a magazine that has free posters, as well as free CD's and band/artist products.

 In this question I found that the price of my magazine should be between £2 and £3 or £1 and £2.

 This question showed me that black white and red attracts people to magazines, while orange does not have an effect on attracting readers at all.

In this question I found that the most suggested name for my magazine is Unplugged.