QUESTION 1:

FORMS AND CONVENTION

Masthead The mast head for my magazine was created using a bold font relating to the

masthead of ‘NME’ at the same time as having an individual look to it. I used a

shadowing tool on it to make it have an effect of slightly sticking out of the magazine.

Since the masthead is large and bold it is the first thing that the audience see and it

helps them identify what magazine it is. The word ‘tremolo’ insists on the term of quick

picking of a guitar illustrating to the readers that the magazine provides quick and

interesting news.

Feature Article PhotoThe main image features a cocky character glancing at the camera with an inviting

gesture at the same time as a provoking standing position. At the same time the

image was created in this format to make it seem as the model is holding the headline

with the anchorage hanging under. To explore this idea further more I have over

layered the left hand of the model over the text to add a 3D effect to the image and

magazine. The image is in the format of a medium long shot as it shows almost the

whole body of the model, this helps the reader to link the image better to the main

story. The photo is positioned in the centre of the page allowing all types of kickers

and more information to surround it. The clothing worn by the model shows a post-

punk or indie type of style and it links to the main genre of the magazine.

Kickers/Cover LinesThese are located on the top left of the cover page, they follow the house colour of the

magazine featuring black, white and purple . As the background is turquoise they don’t

really need a border or anything as the reader can perfectly read them . The colours

were chosen to appeal to both of the sexes; the purple fro the more feminine side of

the audience and the plain blacks and whites for the males. I added a burnt effect to

the text to add a more polished and professional feel about the kickers, I didn’t

overcomplicate them so the readers can actually read these.

Headline/AnchorageThe anchorage floats underneath the headline as it further more adds detail about the

story just as the cover lines do. Similar to the kickers I used a burn and bevel effect to

make the title stand out from other text. The headline links in with the image as I over

layered the hand to make it look as if the model is holding the text . Throughout this

page I only used 3 fonts and I think it works as it doesn’t make it too complicated with

from example 10 fonts for each piece of text. I added a purple border around the

headline to make it less blunt and still manage to stick with colour scheme. The

anchorage helps the readers to understand where ‘The Keystones’ arose from and

that they are classified as a top band of the times.

To create my magazine front cover I used this front cover from ‘NME’ to help me layout all

the conventions. Although its not exactly they are similar in some ways which is still a

good thing as my magazine is more individually orientated.

Section HeaderThis section header helps to remind

the reader the importance of this

article as it features the masthead

with the title ‘presents’ underneath

leading back to the headline on the

front cover. The white box around the

pasted masthead is to bring the

attention of the reader as it signifies

the matter of the page.

HeadlineThe headline is in bold and white to

stick out from the background and to

introduce the article. A thin black

border also helps to alter the headline

from the background. Again for this I

used the bevel effect to add a

professional look to the text. I used a

black line to separate the headline

from the sentenced information

underneath.

Article ColumnsThe article columns are based on the

left side of the double page spread

and are semi-transparent so the

reader can both see the background

and read the article. An image is

placed in-between the text which links

with the part of article its next to.

Page NumbersThe page numbers are essential for

the reader to navigate in-between the

pages and also links with the contents

page as thanks to that the reader can

locate certain articles featured in

magazine using these page numbers.

Feature Article PhotoThe image features 3 models overlooking different directions of

the horizon, what I'm trying to say is they are all looking

somewhere else. The image was especially made for a double

page spread which can be gathered by the positioning and it

also shows the roles and personalities of the band members. A

mise-en-scene effect came in use as the orange light of the

sunset defines the background of the image. The member with

crossed arms shows of his role perfectly as he is the leader with

a stern look which adds which shows off seriousness. Then the

bassist and drummer are just posing and showing a distant

personality using their surroundings.

QuoteI used a pull quote to fill in the blank space in

the image. I went for something out of the box

and decided to use many different sizes for the

quote as it looks a lot more interesting then it

was aligned properly and the same size. This

helps the readers understand how the band

members felt about the big breakthrough.

Again I have used the bevel effect because I

came to like it quite a lot and the outcome it

makes of the text.

EditorialMy editorial features a medium shot of the editor himself which

is slightly slanted for effect. It mainly talks about what can be

found in the magazine in this and next issue. To top it of the

editor used his signature to indicate the reader that he is writing

to them personally in this short statement.

Title of ContentsAgain this page features the shadowed

masthead with the expansion of word

‘contents’. This addresses the reader of

what page they are on, also linking to it is

the ‘this week’ title which is an

introduction to the information found on

this page. Again I manage to only use 3

fonts on this page and the same colour

scheme.

Page NumbersThe page numbers are located on the

bottom right side of the images to inform

the readers about the bigger stories of the

magazine and where to find them. I have

used a white border which fits in with the

white background of the page and also

big black numbers so they are easily

spottable.

ImagesI have used pictures that link to the

stories to make the page seem less

boring and so that the readers have a

more of an insight of the story. These are

very commonly used in music magazines

and they depend on the interest of the

reader.

The rest of ContentThis features the mini stories that don’t

need much explanation but are still there

for the reader to locate them. I have used

the artists names as subheadings just to

separate them from the explanatory

underneath, this can also be read easier

because of the different colours. I have

also separated the text from page

numbers with a semi-transparent line.

QuotesTo make this page more exciting I decided

to add quotes from certain artists each

week. At the same time I also used pull

quotes for some of the story description to

keep the readers on the edge of their seats.

These were used to explain further more

about the story so the readers get to know

more information before looking for the

page.

Main FeatureThe main feature is obviously in the middle

of the contents page as it is the most

important story of the week. It lays

underneath the ‘this week’ title and uses a

larger image then the others to reinforce its

significance. The position of the image

makes it seem as it is the most exciting

information on the page and that is its

purpose indeed.

PromotionalThis is something that I have created for

this page in particular as it allows anyone

one from my audience who wants to play a

musical instrument get a discount and also

helps the store promoted to get some more

customers.

I used this

contents

page from

NME to help

me layout my

contents

page.