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.