Student magazine brief

Who are you aiming your magazine at specifically?

Students that are either present or new to the college.

What will your magazine be about?

Current news and affairs along with assistance and guidence in specific topics.

What are your ideas for cover lines?

My cover lines will most probably be advice articles, such as 'job hunting tips' and 'work management'.

What title have you decided on and why?

SouthDowns Success, purely because it is simple, yet catching because of the double 'S' sound.

What fonts do you want to use?

I'm not sure, currently, but I may just stick to going with 1 or 2 different fonts, just to keep it simple.

What are your ideas for tag lines?

The ultimate guide to a successful college life.

When in the year will it be published?

Either the start of the summer holidays, a couple of months prior to the start of the new college year. This will give time for upcoming students to read up on information and events so they will be prepared for the start of their college career. 

How frequent will it be published?

My magazine will be published monthly.

What are the size dimensions of the cover?

My magazine size will be A4.

What images/colour would you use on the contents page?

I will definitely stick to a constant colour scheme, possibly black and white so it makes the cover lines and imagery stand out and easily readable. 

Research & Planning

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Student magazine contents mock up

Student magazine Draft version

Student magazine Final version

Proposal for Music magazine

Who are you aiming your music magazine at?

I will be aiming my 15-21 year olds, both male and female, who are fans of Indie/Rock music.

What musical genre will your magazine be from?

My audience will know that the product will be for fans of Indie/Rock music. They'll know this because of the imagery and style of my magazine.  

What titles have you decided on and why?

To help with choosing a name for my product, I looked at 'Q' which is short of 'cue' as in 'cue the music'. I took note of this and thought of the name 'Key': a short, simple name like 'Q' that also has music connotations.

What fonts do you want to use?

I used Arsis for my masthead as it is bold and striking font. I then used light Bank Gothic to cover my main cover line, as I consider the font to be unique and individual, just like the genre of music this product is based around. 

What are your ideas for a tagline?

I am currently unsure on the content of the tagline for my product, although I will keep in mind that the product is a new and unique style of magazine.  

What kind of image do you expect to put on the front cover?

I will most probably take a similar approach to the image for my music magazine then the one of my student magazine, with a half or full body shot  with the artist looking at the camera. I will also keep in my mind that I need to capture the image so that there is appropriate space for text. 

How much will your magazine sell for?

£2.99

What are your ideas for cover lines?

At the moment, I'm not completely sure. However, I'm going to have to include information about my main article, and along with that, possibly current well known artists.  

What images do expect to use on your contents page?

The main image will be of the main article and possibly take pictures of my music technology group. 

What will your double page spread be about? What are your initial ideas for images?

I'm sure I will take a Q&A approach to forming this part of my product, with a single image covering most of the page. 

Music Magazine Flatplan

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Final version & Draft version

Main draft

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What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

IPC Media has a diverse portfolio for everyone but they concentrate on three key audience groups: Men, mass woman and up market woman. These three categories comprise of such products as Rugby World, What’s on TV and Ideal Home. I believe this corporation may be a good production choice for my magazine, as it has also produced magazines like NME magazine, which is a music magazine that is similar to my product as it is targeted towards the same type of audience. Although, my audience group is not one of the three that the IPC target, so this corporation could not be a good choice to make.

If I were to distribute my media product, I could pick an institute suited to my target audience. However, I could pick a different corporation who have a gap in their portfolio where products towards the same, or similar audience group as my media product don’t exist. This could create an a great growth opportunities for my magazine, in terms of getting noticed. On top of that, the institute distributing my product may gain popularity and further growth because of the appeal of my product, therefore reaching out to more varied audiences.

Alternate publishers like Bauer may be appropriate because of the price. For example, NME for IPC Media is a weekly magazine costing £2.30, whereas Empire from Bauer on the other hand costs less.            

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16th March - What i did this week

This week I took a picture of a real life double page spread in order to get ideas how to lay my product out. With the information I needed, I focused on getting my practical work finished, adding in text to my double page spread, then adding in my main image.

2nd March 2012 - What I did today

During this lesson, I have spent half the lesson finishing off my practical work, and the other half starting on question 6 of my evaluation. Whatever I do not complete by the end of this lesson, I will complete in my own time, ready for next lesson, next friday, to start on another question.  

Task 5: Skills Audit

Have you ever used Photoshop? No, I haven't used this application before so I would not know how to use it. To learn the basics, I would go on youtube and search tutorials to help myself get to grips with it.

Have you ever used InDesign? Along with Photoshop, I have not used this before. However, I am currently learning the basics and am trying to teach myself more as I go along.

Prezzi Presentation - Conventions of a Music Magazine

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