Screen Shots

Eloise Hatton

Duplicating the Main Image

This screen shots shows that I have duplicated my main image for my magazine front cover. I did this because I wanted the main image to cover part of my main title, so for this I had to place my title behind his head. Duplicating the image allowed me to do this.

Main Title

This is a screenshot were I have added in the main title. I have decided to add the title behind the main image, these conveys that the magazine is a well known magazine. Even though part of it is covered, the target audience will still be able to recognize it. In addition, comparing this magazine to VIBE magazine the header is also played behind the main image. This creates more of a ‘rap’ magazine style. Also, the chosen colours ‘black & green’ have been chosen because of the content that will be supplied within the magazine. The article is focused on the artist ‘Professor Green’, therefore I have used the colour green to reinforce what artist will be included. As well, VIBE magazine also uses two colours in most of their main titles, this is my reason for not concentrating on one colour.

Main Coverline

As you can see, for my main coverline I have stuck with the colour green. This, again reinforces to the audience who the article is about inside and that the biggest story will be about him (Professor Green). Moreover, on VIBE magazine the main coverline has been placed on the top left hand side of the main image in large, bold lettering. Placing the coverline next to the main image instantly connotes that links in with the main image. It tells the audience the characters name (Mikolaj) and what will be being discussed about him in the article. However, the main coverline is short so it doesn’t give to much away to the audience. Not giving to much away to the audience will intrigue them more and want them to buy the magazine to read on and find out about what the story involves. Also, making the main coverline larger and bolder then the other coverline tells the audience that this information is more important then the rest and will give the audience more interest in the magazine. However, it does just reinforce the fact that it evidently links in with the main image.

Coverlines

On this image you can see that other coverlines have been added in. However, they are not as bold and large as the main coverline. These coverlines are just to give the target audience an idea of what the magazine will be including.

Bar Code

In the bottom left hand corner I have added a bar code. I have chosen to place it here because on VIBE magazine it has been placed here.

Date & Magazine Website

At the top of the bar code I have placed the date the magazine has been issued and the website to the magazine. I have placed it here because once again, on VIBE magazine they have placed it either on or near the bar code in small print. Including the date the magazine has been issued on the magazine front cover informs the audience weather or not the magazine is either weekly, monthly etc. On the otherhand, if you include a website this will intrigue the audience to visit the website and take more notice in the magazine.

VIBE MagazineVIBE magazine has taken in a big part in my

media work by helping me create my own music magazine. I have chosen to focus my magazine around VIBE because it is one of the most popular ‘rap’ magazines and links in very well with my genre. I have looked at this magazine and taken ideas and changed them into my own to help me design my magazine to make it look like it belongs in the ‘rap’ genre. This magazine has helped with the layout, style of the main image, font of text and how the main header looks. Without focusing my magazine on a popular magazine I believe my magazine would not have conveyed ‘rap’ as well as it does now.