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- my new music magazine is going to be all about retro fun and alternative music which appeals to a certain brand of people. It will appeal to it's target audience because of the different way it's presented compared to other music based magazines. The house style will be mainly based on browns and autumn/summer based colours. The tone and register will be very layed back, addressing of the audience will be very informal, almost as if talking to a friend.

Photoshoot samples

- These are some sample photos of the kind of shoots that I would be interested in. This is simply because they are not the norm of standing and facing the camera and having your photo taken. They're more inventive and have a lot more creativity put into them.

- These are the kinds of photos and ideas that I want to put into my music magazine, so that my audience knows they're about to experience something different.

Masthead of Music Mag idea

this is my first idea for a masthead for my magazine

I am not sure if this is going to be my final idea or whether I am going to improvise on it a bit more and expand on the design.

I have made the edges around the guitar a little rough because I'm trying to portray the artistic interests of my readers.

Mood Board/Reader Profile for Music Magazine

My mood board :

I chose these images because my readers have proven themselves to be quite different and visiual. So they prefer style and appearance rather than content, especially when it comes to magazines. They are very much into their music as well as fashion, whilst still maintaining that air of being 'different'.

Reader Profile:

Average Age is 18

They tend to mostly listen to Rock music and then second favourite is 'other' which can mean something alternative. It backs up the mood board I showed of my readers being individuals and not conforming.

My readers best describe themselves as being 'funny'. So practical jokers and fun loving people. Easy going.

Target Audience for my Mag.

Age range: between 16 and 25

Musical tastes: varied and many, so anything from R&B to POP, but probably mainly aimed at the more 'Indie' crowd.

Styles: again mainly 'Indie' based people who are into the less ordinary.

Double Page Spread Analysis 3

This double page spread has been done in a rather retro style to signify the style of the era in which Jimi Hendrix's music was made. Because the article is about Jimi Hendrix then the retro style to the article really brings HIS style across to the readers. On the right hand side they have used many iconic images to bring across points made in the article itself. The layout has been very well put out so that all of the images are in one corner and can easily be found as reference.

The lettering is a plain black on a white background. On the left hand side they have included a huge image of Jimi Hendrix in mid lyric all along the far side of the page. They have also included a pull quote using the same retro style background as the rest of the layout.

Double Page Spread Analysis 2

This double page spread has been very simply done. There are two seperate images on each part of the two pages, showing Paul Mcartney recording his album, which is what the article is about. The article has been written out in black lettering on a white background and in a very simple Times New Roman style font. On the left hand page they have also included a few iconic images to help readers relate to the article itself. They have even put a pull quote at the top of the article on the left hand side using a background of a green apple whihc is then related to in the third image as being one of Paul Mcartney's record covers.