Post on 04-Jul-2015
A MAGAZINE MUST HAVE:
MASTHEAD
STRAP
FEATURESANCHORING
BUTTON
EYE CONTACT
COLOUR SCHEME
BARCODE
The masthead must be in the top third of the magazine and the largest text on the page to stand out and draw
audience in.
Contain more information to appeal to audience, i.e. Prizes, competitions,
interesting storeys. Top of the page, first thing the reader looks at.
More features on the cover to again appeal to the audience but not take the attention off the cover story.
Colour scheme on every magazine, links into the lead story. Makes the
magazine look professional and makes certain parts stand out more
than others.
Every magazine has one to make it able to sell in shops.
Used so the buyer knows exactly who the cover star is and what they are
saying, in case it isn't recognisable.
Draws the audience in to buy the magazine, interacts with the audience.
Adds more information, often again can include prizes, competitions etc.
RULE OF THIRDS Feature so you know where common
elements go on a magazine, i.e. Masthead being dedicated to top third as its the first thing the audience look
at.
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A MAGAZINE MUST HAVE:
BRANDING V festival, a recognisable company
that all NME readers will be aware of. They will be interested in the festival as they like the music the festival has
on offer.
BRANDING Reinforcement of the brand. NME has many platforms, you can access the
bran through, print, online, gigs, tickets and the phone. Wide variety to get through to the company. Therefore a large company with lots to offer its
target audience.
GENRE Genre is reinforced through the other features on the magazine cover, clear target audience. Cover star’s clothes
and facial expressions again emphasize the genre.
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MASTHEAD
EDITORIAL
DATE
PAGE NUMBERS
FEATURES
CAPTION
UNIQUE SELLING POINT
Reinforces the name of magazine, creates brand identity.
Adds some information about the inspiration the editor got when
creating the magazine, interested in what the reader is interested in.
Draws the audiences attention, different colour, makes them want to go to
that page
Adds more information about what the articles include, tries to bring in the
audience.
Anchoring the pictures so the audience know where to go for what page they have taken interest for
Gives more of an explanation for the photo which it is anchoring.
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COLUMNS
PICTURES
PULL-OUT QUOTE
STAND FIRST
CAPTIONS
DROP CAP HEADLINE
USE OF COLOUR
Another CODE: tells the reader where to start
reading
A sentence/rhetorical question that HOOKS the reader
Breaks text up so it is more relaxing for the audience to read. Also leads the reader through the
article
Tell the audience a little more about the
band. Behind the scenes images
create a sense of BELONGING and
EXCLUSIVITY
Relates to the pictures, again to
give more information to the
reader. Keep the story line in neat order so the reader can follow the
article through without getting mixed up.
Contrast of colour between the heading and picture. Makes
heading stand out.
This headline contains a drug reference. This is a CODE- the
audience will understand from
the band’s reputation and music that they
use hallucinogenic
drugs. The headline then
becomes humorous and
rebellious.
When creating my magazine I was inspired by various other magazine such as NME and Kerrang, I looked a various issues of there's and tried to use similar features I thought were effective.
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This is common on many NME covers, it is a way to introduce what bands will be mentioned within the magazine. I think it works well as it makes the target audience very
recognisable.
Buttons are also a common convention which is used a lot on the
cover of NME, I think it looks effective as it stands out to the
reader.
The use of the black background splits up the features in the blue box, I think it makes each feature clearly defined and attracts attention to
that side of the magazine.
Strap, one of the first things the reader reads, common feature.
Common elements which are on every magazine, the date so you know what month issue it is, the
website to reinforce the brand identity and also the issue number so the
audience know how many have been made.
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Most magazine cover’s use around 3-4 colours on there cover to make certain features stand out.
Yellow, Black and Red Yellow, White and Pink Yellow, White and Purple Yellow, White and blue
Therefore this is the reason for my changed to my cover that I have
another colour to help draw out things that will bring the audience to
buy my magazine.
I think my magazine is similar to “NME.” There is one minor difference between the two magazines, NME targets both male and female however primarily male, consequently REVERB primarily targets females although aims for
both genders.
Q1
Interested in festivals
Similar layout overall
Focuses more on different gender
artists
Artists to suit genre
Album information
All contain one lead story
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