Different Poses....If I decided to have a guy on the front cover of my magazine,

here are a few poses I could consider...

I like the fact Max is in a vest, which is revealing his arms and chest. I could consider getting a guy to wear a vest as this will help to draw the attention of my target audience of teenage girls. He is looking very relaxed and staring directly at the camera, and we are automatically wanting to find out more.

I like the fact he is in a hoody as this sort of reflects my target audience of teenagers. I like the positioning, and think that I could possible have someone stood similar to Justin, like holding headphones against their ears possibly.

I think this pose may be quite good, it sort of gives readers the impression, that if they read on, they will find out more and Liam will be ‘revealed’. I could also possibly consider getting the guy to wear chinos, as they are very popular amongst teenagers.

I quite like this pose, and think it could work well as a front cover image. Aston is wearing a ‘v’ neck, slightly showing off his chest and this could also be a subtly way of being able to attract some teenage girls. He is positioned in the centre, so cover lines can easily fit around the outside.

I think this pose is quite good, and by having his finger pointing directly at the camera, it could help draw the readers attention more, and makes it a bit more personal. Justin also has direct eye contact with the camera, which makes this quite a persuasive pose.

In this pose, Olly is pulling down his top and revealing his chest. I could consider revealing a bit of skin in order to help persuade my target audience to buy my magazine. He is also in a shirt, which I could possibly consider.

Direct eye contact is vital and has been used in all these images.

Different Poses....

If I decided to have a girl on the front cover of my magazine, here are a few poses I could consider...

I like the pose and like the fact her hand is raised to her face. I could possibly have someone doing a similar pose but with a microphone in their hand possibly. I also like the fact her hair is blowing backwards, and could experiment with doing something similar if I decide to have a girl on my front cover.

I like the positioning of tulisa, with her hand on her hips and think that this could work quite well as a front cover image. Her dress is very revealing, and if I did something similar it could help to draw males as well as my target audience to my magazine.

I like the fact the colour of her clothing, nail varnish, lipstick and eyes are all matching, and will consider this if I decide to have a girl on my cover. I think the pose is quite good, however it would need it to be zoomed out slightly in order to have cover lines around it.

I quite like this pose and could possibly do something similar but interpret a microphone into it instead of a necklace. I would need it to be not as close up, but I quite like the fact of having her arms raised, it could make it look more symmetrical and organised.

I like the fact her body is at a slant, with her arms positioned different places on her body. In this image, kelly is revealing some of her stomach, which helps to appeal to guys. I like the contrasting colour clothing of black and white, and may consider this for when I come to taking my images.

Different Fonts....

Here are some fonts that I found on dafont.com, these are the few that stood out the most to me. I want my masthead to stand out so want a bold, strong font. I like the sort of ‘curly’ and rounded fonts, and think these would work well with the genre of my magazine being pop. I quite like the top, right hand side font, this is similar to the masthead on ‘paper’ magazine, I think this one could work quite well. I also quite like the third one down in the centre, it is very bold and clear, and would be able to stand out against the image and cover lines. When I come to making my front cover, I am going to experiment with using a variation of these different fonts.

Lures....

Here are some of the lures I found on a variation of different music magazines. Most of which I found mention ‘free things’, I think this is quite persuasive and even if readers don’t like the bands featured they are still able to buy the magazine to get free gifts/music downloads. I also think that by mentioning free posters on my cover, it could help persuade my target audience of teenage girls to buy the magazine as some of them may wish to cover their bedroom walls with them. I also think that by mentioning the word ‘exclusive’ on the cover, readers automatically know that it is new, never seen before gossip, which could be helpful in persuading them to buy it. Finally, by having competitions where you can win something, readers are persuaded to buy the magazine to enter the competitions and win some amazing prizes.

Covers...

I like the masthead of this magazine, it is very colourful, easy to read and stands out a lot. I like the fact that there is only a little amount of cover lines, making it look organised and not overcrowded. I don’t want my cover to look crowded and really busy. I also like the fact it’s a medium-close-up shot.

I like the colour scheme of this cover, and could do something similar for my magazine cover. I like the fact that her clothing matches the colour scheme and am going to consider this when I come to making my magazine. I also quite like the position that taylor swift is in, I like the slanted body position and if I decide to have a girl on my cover could consider a pose similar to this.

I like the colour scheme of this magazine cover, and am considering using black, white and pink on my cover. I like the fact that the main bits of the cover lines have been done in pink, making them stand out more, and showing the audience the main features. I don’t really like the fact that her head is covering the masthead, and when I come to making my cover I don’t really want anything over or under my masthead as I feel it makes it less eye catching and harder to read.

I think this magazine is quite eye catching, and I like the fact that the colour of her hair is matching the colour of the main cover line. I don’t like the fact that the masthead is over the image though, as it makes it more difficult to read from a distance. There are only a few cover lines which I think makes it look more organised and I prefer it to there being lots of cover lines all crowded onto a page.

Covers...

I like the positioning of taylor lautner in this cover, and could consider doing something similar if I were to have a guy on my front cover. I like the fact the masthead matches the colour of the main cover line. I also quite like the image being set at the sea, as it is very unique and different, which I could also consider.

I like the colour scheme of this cover, and think it looks quite good. I also like the positioning of the man, it gives the sense that by reading on, more will be ‘revealed’ as he is kind of covering himself with his arm. I think the fact that he is in a vest with skin being shown makes the cover more attracting and appeals more to the girls, so I need to consider this if I end up having a guy on my cover.

I like how the colour of the masthead is matching the colour of the kiss marks and think this looks quite good. I like the white background, and the contrasting black and white tie. I think the cover lines are slightly too long, which makes it seem a bit crowded. The fact he is pulling on his tie, helps to attract females, so if I have a guy on my cover, I need to find a way to get them to appeal to the female target audience.

I like how this cover is really simple with only a few cover lines. I also like the fact he is wearing a hoody, and could consider this if I choose to have a guy on my cover. He is revealing his chest which helps to appeal to females, so if I get the person on my cover to reveal a bit of skin it could be a good way in attracting people to the magazine. I don’t like the fact that in this cover, his head is covering the masthead as it makes it difficult to read.

Mastheads...

This masthead is very iconic, and well known. It stands out and people easily know the magazine name. I want my magazine masthead to be able to become well known, and want my audience to automatically know that it is a pop magazine.

This masthead is very colourful, reflecting the genre of pop. It is very bold, however I don’t think it really stands out that much. I don’t like the fact that there is an image underneath the masthead and will consider this for when I come to creating my magazine.

I think that this masthead is okay. I think that all the colours work well together, and it is overall quite eye catching. I like the sort of bubble writing effect of the masthead and think it makes it stand out more.

I like this masthead, it is very bright and you can easily tell it is reflecting the genre of pop. The font is quite curly and kind of childish. The bright pink helps to highlight the yellow writing and makes it stand out more. However, on most of the totp magazine covers, there are images either underneath or on top of the masthead which I don’t like.

This masthead is very iconic and it stands out a lot. It is very bold, and sharp, reflecting the genre of rock. The red is very bright, which is then outlined with a white and black which contrast against each other and look quite good.

I like this masthead and think it stands out a lot. I like the fact that the masthead is in a separate box, which divides it from the image. It is very clear and easily read. It is in capital letter, is very bold and sharp.

This masthead is okay, but I do think it looks quite plain and boring. I want my masthead to be colourful, simple, and easy to read. This font is very bold, and really easy to read.

Props/ clothing I could consider...

Guy... Girl...

If I were to have a guy, I could have them wearing some big headphones. The audience then will automatically know that it is a music magazine, and hopefully my colour scheme and masthead will easily show that its a pop magazine.

If I were to have a girl, I could interpret a microphone in the image somewhere. I want to make it obvious to the reader that its a music magazine and I think that by having either headphones or a microphone, this will easily show that it is a music magazine.

Here is some of the clothing that I could consider if I were to have a guy on my front cover. I quite like the ‘fabulous’ cover on the previous slide with harry posing with his hood up and this gave me the idea of the hoody. In the first slide, liam is wearing chinos in his image, and this gave me the idea that I could possibly get my model to wear them. Also, in some of the magazine covers, they are in white tops/shirts, so I could have my model posing in a shirt.

Here is some of the clothing that I could consider if I were to have a girl on the front cover. I think that I want my clothing to match my colour scheme so could have my model in black shorts or skirt, with a bright crop top, the colour dependant on the colour scheme I decide to choose. I could possibly have my model in a smart dress. This would also have to match my chosen colour scheme and could help to make my magazine come across as more realistic and sophisticated.