music magasine analysis

The image is of Robbie William's face which makes him the main attention of the magazine. the background is just plain dark blue and the writing is mainly in red and some of it in white which goes with the logo which is also red and white with the magazine and stands out against the blue background. it also uses quotes and a rhetorical question. the feature stories. this magazine was made in 1998. It also has a barcode, date and a catchline 'music for life' underneath the logo.

The image on Vibe Magazine is of sean combes aka P.Diddy so the focus is on him and it is also in black and white. The background is just grey which makes the mast head and writing stand out. The feature stories are in red and white in a bold font, the masthead is also bold in red writing with a small black shadow which really stands out. It used a quote from him so people will want to read the whole story. This magazine was made in 2000. it also has a barcode in the corner.

The image on Billboard magazine is a mid-shot picture of Alicia keys. the image of her covers half of the masthead which makes her the main focus and importance of the magazine. the background is just one color that is a pink/purple color which goes with her top she is wearing. Also her pink trousers have been made to go with some of the text. The feature stories are in white and yellow text with a plain font which matches the masthead. This magazine was made in 2007.

The image is of Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose this picture also covers the masthead/logo of the magasine so that the picture is the main focus. The image is in Black and White. The background is grey/white. the feature storys are in black so it stands out against the light background. the healine 'nobody beats the wiz' is in capital letters and in red which matches the name/logo of the magasine, which is eyecatching for the audience. it also has a barcode for people to buy it and a website for people to go on.

mood board

The genre for my music magazine is rnb/hiphop so i have included pictures of famous rappers such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Wiz khalifa, Drake and Nicki Minaj and MIA as the genre is also RnB i have included pictures of Rihanna, Justin Beiber, Rita Ora and Beyonce which are the most popular and current RnB artists. The audience are young adults & teenagers so i have put pictures of people in crowds at RnB/hip hop events like coachella music festival, made in america concert and hackney weekend which were young adults and teenagers. the style is urban fashion/ street wear so things usually like gold chains and a lot of jewelry, sunglasses, trainers, hats and usually tattoos.

school magazine

The best bits are the font and style of the text in eehs, also the main picture on the front page looks good because its really clear to see, the worst bits are the feature stories could have been set out better and more exiting as in the font and colors. if i done it again i would have set it out differently like more of a magazine e.g. feature stories on the side and some more color to it and bolder and exciting fonts. it has helped me think about creating my music magazine as i know more of how to lay it out and where to put the text and the type of font and color depends on what time of magazine your doing. i found it easy finding a good picture for the cover image and setting the images out i also found it easy finding the right type of font for the mast head. i found it hard trying to set out where the feature stories should be and what type of colours to use to make it stand out. I have used codes and conventions of a normal magazine such as a mast head, logo, date line, cover story, main image, feature storys with images and a barode which all makes the magazine look professional.

The best bits on the contents page is the way the pictures are set out and how the writing is set. the worst bits are probly the font and colors of it as they could be better and more exciting that really stand out an doesn't look boring. if i had to do it again i would of used more fonts then just the same one and changed the color of it and the background its on and i would of put a main background on instead of just plain white background. creating this magazine has helped me to think about making my music magazine as it helped me see what works and what doesn't work for the layout and what colors that don't go together. i found it easy getting the pictures and seeing a good way how to set them out i found it hard choosing the colors as you dont want it too look boring but it can look to tacky with a lot of colors. i have used codes and conventions of a normal magazine contents page such as the main heading (contents), images for the storys included in the magazine and page numbers with summarys of what is on each page.

school magazine analysis

 the name of the magazine is the name of the school in white modern text which makes it stand out.

the image is of the head boy as they have a feature story written about him and how you can get to know him and the audience can interact with him on his blog and the other boys who are running for it.

it doesn't have a tag line or phrase.

they have written the feature stories in white and some bits in smaller blue writing but sometimes clashes with the background.

they haven't used rhetorical questions.

they haven't used a barcode.

they haven't used paper number references.

they haven't used smaller images for feature stories which makes it a bit boring and people dont get a as good idea of what there about. 

compare: chenders is more realistic and the other one

the magazine is called chenders which is the name of the school it is in red and in a  fun font. 

the image is of a girl smiling with her thumbs up which makes it look exiting.
it doesnt have a tagline or phrase.
the feature storys are in colour with a black outline which makes it stand out to the audience.
they used a rhetorical question "whats on the canteen menu this term?" which makes people want to know.
it doesnt have a barcode.
it has one page number reference to the main feature story.
it has smaller images for the main featue story which shows people around teh school and makes it look fun and makes the audeince want to look aroudn school.