Evaluation

By Isaac Marsh

I have used buzz words such as ‘Free’ to grab the readers attention. This buzz word has been placed at the top of the magazine because when its being sold in shops sometimes you can only see the top of the magazine so word such as ‘Free’ will encourage people to pick it up.

The house colours of my magazine are black, white and burgundy. The white and black contrast each other to make them stand out more. I chose burgundy because it’s the colour of the main signifiers jacket. I have made sure that the wind turbine is still

recognizable in the background this is so anybody living in the area where the picture is taken they will recognize it and are likely to pick up the magazine.

The reader will be able to identify what edition it is and from the month tell if it’s the latest one.

Anchorage text has been used here so people know that the picture is linked to the text above and will be able to identify that the picture is from Kasabians tour.

I have placed the title of the band in the middle of the page so the reader will know that the person in the picture is part of the band and with it being in the center of the cover it will be one of the first things that the readers looks at.

The area around my main signifiers face is empty this is so people will be able to recognize him or will now know what he looks like so in later editions people will then recognize him.

Text is evenly spread out to prevent the front cover from being overloaded and informs the reader about other content that’s in the magazine so If they don’t like the main signifier they still have a reason to buy the magazine.

I made my main signifier match the codes and conventions of a traditional alternative rock band member. I have done this by having my main signifier in mainstream clothing such as jeans and a tee-shirt. Although I decided to add the jacket with his sleeves to give him some character and not a bland personality. The white tee-shirt is there to prevent anyone from getting offended since alternative rock bands very rarely try to make a offensive statement to get media. Also my main signifier is male and white which dominate the alternative rock genre.

The masthead is contents so the reader knows what page they are on and has the edition plus date incase the front cover falls off they will still be able to identify what edition it is.

For each section I've added see through boxes this is to make the text stand out more and the reader will be still able to see the picture. Each box is the same size to make the page look professional and balanced.

With the text I have used two different colours to make it stand out more. The colours used are the same as the house colours on the front cover this is to keep the magazine consistent.

Overall the contents page doesn’t have much information this is because the picture is the main focus and is there for the reader to look at. Plus most magazines only have a single page contents where as a I have double page dedicated for it so there is more room making it look like less information. If this picture was on a single page you wouldn’t be able to appreciate the image because you wouldn’t be able to see it very well.

Bauer Media GroupBauer Media Group would be the magazine company that I would like to publish my magazine because they already have a successful rock magazine (Kerrang) and 600 other magazines this shows they know how to produce a successful magazine. With producing over 600 different magazine the company has quite a loyal fan base so anything they publish will attract some attention which could help get my magazine started. They also take a key interest in their audience and are always researching them so they will have good knowledge on appealing to the target audience making my magazine more successful. With the revenue of the company going up currently the methods they are using currently are successful so they are more trustworthy (demonstrated by the graph below) . The Bauer Media group would want to publish my magazine because they don’t have a alternative rock magazine so there missing a gap in the market which they would want to capitalize on.

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Audience for my magazine

My magazine will be aimed mainly at males aged between 16-24 who have small or large friend groups. This is because my magazine includes lots of information on less well known or upcoming bands so it can be used for socializing. Also they will be information about upcoming festivals and concerts