Question 1By Gabbie Atwal

Front cover:Masthead

cover lines

Bar codePuffs

Direct mode of address

Date

Price

Main image

skyline

strapline

The front cover of my magazine follows all the codes and conventions of a music magazine. The main image is of a young pop star, using directed mode of address. This is appealing to the target audience as they will almost feel as though the pop star is looking at them it makes them feel more involved and catches their eye when they are walking past the magazine isle. The genre of my music magazine is pop; therefore I have used stereotypical colours which will attract the target audience. For example I have included a lot of pink and purples in this magazine as these colours connote femininity, Love, Beauty, compassion and power. This relates back to girls as most girls from 12-16 are obsessed with how they look, gossip and other people. Also at this age everyone is trying to be better than the other, so the colour purple implies power which encourages young girls to buy the magazine because they want to be the best and better than everybody else. This uses the hypodermic needle syringe theory as it almost injects girls and makes them believe that if they buy this magazine then they will have power as they will know about all the latest trends, fashions and gossip before anyone else. The cover lines used on my front cover are very noticeable, and attractive, as I have used vibrant colours which stand out which will suture the audience in and make them excited. It also fits in with the colour scheme. The main cover line is bold and runs across the middle of the page which is often used in magazines such as top of the pops, that way it is the first thing people notice other than the masthead, which attracts the target audience in to buying the magazine. The masthead stands out and is very effective and runs across the top of the page. The colour of the masthead is white as white connotes purity and innocents which relates back to my target audience as they are fairly young teenagers. The colour stroke around my masthead is pink; this makes the masthead more visible to see and more eye catching. The front covers follows the rule of thirds which makes the magazine look more professional organised and sophisticated. My magazine uses both a skyline and a strapline; this is because it makes my magazine look more structured and more appealing as it looks like there is a lot going on. The sky line tells the audience about winning tickets which automatically catches there attention, it’s also one of the first things they will see when reading the magazine as it is right above the masthead. The strap line tells you about what type of things will be included in the magazine which will also appeal to the target audience. By having this on my magazine I believe it will make the target audience feel as if my magazine is not boring and is very fun, which is the type of response I would want back in order for my magazine to be a success. As this magazine is a first issue the Bar code and price are visible and is positioned in the bottom right hand corner which is common in music magazines, my front cover also includes a sell line and a puff to attract the target audiences attention. For example one of my puffs talks about winning a gift, this will excite the target audience.

Contents page:Title

Images

extras

Page numbers

StraplinesGifts

Social networking links

My contents page follows the rules and conventions of a music magazine as it follows the rules of thirds and is spilt in too columns. This is because it makes it look clear and professional and it makes it easier for the target audience to read the articles and too see what article is on what page. The reason why each article as a page number next to it is because it makes it easier for the reader to know what article they are interested in the most and want to read, it’s a quick and easy process, in which will keep the target audience satisfied. There are also main images on their related to certain articles which will excite and intrigue the audience. There are headlines and sub headings used to spilt the articles in to different topics, which is also presented in many other music magazines too. The masthead is also repeated on the contents page to consistency and to also make sure that the target audience is familiar with it and recognises it for futures references. The colour scheme is the same as the front cover so that all the pages are linked together to make the magazine look more realistic and professional. The contents page also includes other social networking sites just like a pop magazine would, to promote the magazine even more. For example the readers can now find magazines online.

Double page spread:

Article

Masthead

Main image

Main title on page

By line

My double page spread also follows codes and conventions. There’s a masthead positioned vertically on the main image. The main image is placed on the left hand side of the magazine and on the right hand side of the magazine is the article. The article is a (Q&A) which is commonly used in music magazines as it allows you to interact with an artist/band. Readers usually find this type of article more interesting to read. There is a number in the corner of each page so that it can easily be found. The target audience can relate to the double page spread to the front cover as it features the same band. The masthead is also placed on the double page spread to represent the whole magazine altogether.