Target Audience

The Vibe magazine is aimed at an audience ranging from 13-21. This is what i would personally say as Niki's music uses language which is not intended for young children to hear. Her music is mainly popular with teenagers as her genre of music is very popular with this particular age group.

However this music magazine featuring One Direction is aimed at a younger generation of ages 7-12. Older or younger people may buy this magazine if they are interested. One direction have a various of ages of fans. Lots of young girls love them aswell as some teenagers. There genre is pop which is also popular of these age groups.

Research

i researched into the conventions of a magazine and what purpose they should give; as it states the house style should link the person your advertising such as the type of voice etc.

Also the tagline should be easily read and clear. The mast head usually appears across the top of the magazine. The choice of fonts is a crucial part to convey the mode of address to the audience. Lastly cover lines should be able to standout and clear- as these are to call out to the reader.

Research into similar products

All these different branded magazines- feature different inspiring women artists; from Lady GaGa to Niki Minaj...
You will notice when there is a female artists being presented on the front cover of a music magazine or fashion magazine, they have very little clothing on which shows their rebellious and confident. However occasionally you get a couple artists who don't show off a lot of flesh like the Janet Jackson and Niki Minaj ones above. This shows a slight timid feel of the model and a quiter side- My artist is confident but shows this through her body language an facial expression rather than through hardly no clothing. This makes her unusual.

Organisation

Pink shows a girly theme- My artist is a young female.
'new single and tour dates'- The cover line is a goody/bronze colour- The colour of the models hair
i wanted the colours to be linked so the colours stand out more.

- The text is in a simplistic layout which enables the reader of the magazine to follow the text clearly, The different subheadings allow the reader to also know what the Artists responding to i.e- the question.
The image is blended behind the text, however it is a fairly large image will is eye catching for the readers- young females walking past the magazine might inspire to look like her.

Drafting and planning

This shot is very effective. This is because the clothing is stylish but unusual as most female artists wear very little clothing. However this is not the case. Gold Jewlerry used as props, represent wealth and achievement. Pink Lipstickp- shows a girly style and bright coloured. Facing towards camera to attract audience/reader.  This image may be used on my final double page spread. Body language shows confident character.

drafting and planning

This is my double page spread draft, This shows an interview with Serena Gold who is my artist. The interview is based on her recent single which is still yet to be released and her upcoming tour in 2015. Colour scheme is coordinated and applys to ethos of the magazine.

drafting and planning

Colour    scheme same as double page spread, different outfit but still combines well with outfit. Simplistic contents page, clear and easy to follow.

Research into similar products

Niki Minaj is a major role model to a target audience of 15-22. She is who inspired me to do a similar artist. She associated with R&B, pop, soul and rap genre music.  A lot of photographs of her, are generally close ups or long shots. These shots will be used throughout my drafting and planning. The image above is very effective, with the high key lighting, and bright hair which makes her stand out. Her facial expression is confident and has direct address with the audience. Niki uses a lot of bright colours in her clothing, style etc. This reflects her happy and bubbly personality. A lot of my shots have been influenced through her photoshoots. A lot of her images will be striking a pose which I will use n my magazine.

Drafting and Planning.

i am considering the masthead of my magazine to be 'volume' this is because it relates to music, i discovered this when using the visual thesaurus website. I used a word document to select different fonts for my music magazine which i screenshotted in the image above, The text i prefer is the very first one which is simple, bold an clear.

Drafting and planning

This is my double page which is not complete. The font colour for 'Serena Gold' is the same colour as the models lips, the title of 'new single and tour dates'  is the goldy colour of her hair which also matches the name 'gold'. the text is the same font as the white dress the model is dressed in and lastly the background colour is the same as the denim jacket wore by the artist.

research into similar products

This magazine features r&b and pop artists. This is the type of artist who i am presenting, therefore this sort of magazine will be ideal for my artist, I research vibe magazine as this is the magazine I will be influencing my magazine from. This is why my chosen genre is similar to what Vibe present in their magazine. Also my magazine is a monthly magazine which again was inherited from Vibe magazine.

Drafting and Planning

This is another draft of my music magazine starring my artist. The mast head i have used is already an existing one because im still in the process of thinking of an idea of the name of my magazine. however the 'vibe' masthead was specifically chosen because this magazine usually associates with pop, r&b and rap artists which is who my artist is. I thought of my final name of the artist which is Serena Gold. This was used when i studied media at GCSE and had to come up with an artist name for a CD cover. For the name i found a website which combined two celebrity names together and i took an interest in. Also i have used several cover lines which consist of talking about existing artist which will no apply in my final product. most of the cover lines are based on music or other artists or celebrities. The cover star story as to why she is present on the magazine is stated about an interview as this will be visible on the double page spread. Lastly i have used a bar code which makes the magazine look more realistic. These features were all used to ensure the magazine looked real and applied to the codes and conventions of a music magazine.

Research into similar products

Rita Ora Music magazine-

I researched pop music artists to see how they present themselves in music magazines. A lot of the research i found, female artists tend to wear very little clothing to come across as revealing. Also a lot of the female artists wear a lot of jewelerry and makeup. These features will be present in my music magazine.

Organisation

Blogger tracker shows that my positive area is drafting as i have 17 posts but could do with some similar products research as i only have 10. However my main focus is target audience and organisation as these have a poor number of posts compared to others who have four or five posts. The next few posts i will aim to do two target audience posts and 2 organisation posts.

organisation

Another photoshoot of Jayne who will be starring in my music magazine representing the pop/r&b genre. A lot of her outfits consist of aztec patterning which show a crazy, unusual artist. Also the props used within the photoshoot. For example the rose gold watch, gold bracelets and gold and silver rings where used to connote wealth and achievement. Curly/frizzy hair was influence by Niki Minaj. Pink lipstick- girly look. One of the images of the artist in a bikini top was used to make the artist quite revealing which a lot of female artists come across as in magazine front covers etc.

Research into similar products

New idea for my artist:

Nikki is another inspiring artist who sings pop/rap. She is a major inspiration to the younger generation. She has a very funky look with variety hair colours and styles. The above images show her bright pink hair with all the coloured clothing/fashion she wears. she wears alotof makeup with shows her girly style.my artist will be clothed in bright coloured clothing which makes it more exciting and appealing to read. Nikki usually wears a lot of jewelerry which connotes her wealth and achievement.

Drafting and planning

The above images are screenshots of a website called visual theasaurus which i visited in research to the masthead of my music magazine. The idea of any terminology in reference to sound will be ideal for a music magazine as it would make more sense. the word which stands out to me most is 'volume' this is because no other magazines have this masthead. Also my artist is loud, confident and bubbly which will also link to the artist itself.

drafting and planning

i have been using a software called page plus, which allows you to use a variety of backgrounds and do rough versions and final versions of whatever your creating. in my case it was a contents page as shown above. The font colour of the word 'contents' which have some link with an item of clothing the artist is wearing. In the above the colour matches the jumper. Also the font of the different topics is in black which links to the trousers the artists is wearing. these colours connote a female attitude as the colour pink is feminine. The colour black on the positive side connotes power, elegance and formality. however on the negative side can connote death, evil and mystery.

research into similar products

The first image will be inspiring my double page spread, however my double page spread will have more text lapping the image. The clothing with be very similar, bright and lively colours to represent the artists personality. the facial expression will be looking direct to the camera. The second image is a rough idea of how i am going to present my contents page. This is with the artists to the side of the page with the information of the pages and topics along the side of her.on both of these pages my artists will be more clothed, however on my front page of my music magazine my artist will be wearing less clothing to make her look revealing and confident.

research into similar products

photoshoot of my artist will be taken next week, the artist who is influenced mine is iggy azalea, the body language iggy gives off will be what my artist also does.

Research into similar products

My artist will be present on one side of my double page spread, similar to the beyonce double page spread, which is presented above. The idea of having my artist cover a whole page is inspired by the above. This makes the double page more eye appealing and will influence the younger generation to read the magazine. Unlike the above page, my double page will have writing blended in with the image of my artist. Also similar colours to above will be used when i make my final product, for example white will definitely be used which connotes purity. The pink connotes feminity and a girly personality but contrasts with the title of 'fiercely' because this clashes with the sweet girly theme. However this makes the magazine unusual. the facial expression will influence in my artist as they eye contact is direct to the camera, which also helps catch the eyes of the reader.

Target Audience

This is a summary graph of a couple of the questions i created in a survey which i thought was relevant to the target audience of my music magazine. By looking at the graphs i can see the main age who filled out the survey where ages 16 to 20. This is the main generation who are more into music rather than the older generation. Also the different genre's of music were all as popular as each other. This gives me a selection of genre's to choose from however i would like my artist to be r&b/pop. This is the most popular genre of music of the 16-20 generation.  Also the average price someone will pay for a magazine is 1.10+ this makes me have an idea of selling my magazine for around £1.65. This survey website can help me when designing my final magazine as it gives me a clear view of what to include in my magazine to achieve the target audience i am aiming for.

drafting and planning

my contents page will consist of a bold heading to indicate to the reader it is the contents page. Also present on the side will be a fairly large image of my r&b/ pop artist. Next to the image is different titles of the different pages within the magazine.

Drafting and Planning

This is my plan:

if i follow the above, my magazine will be successful.