Trying out magazine fonts

Font: Brain Flower

Font: Please write me a song

Font:Fineliner script




Font: Autumn font






Font: Tall tulips






Font: Milkmoustachio

Indie bands/singers logo's

This is the "Arctic Monkeys" logo. The main colours are black and white, with writing that seems to go diagonal. This logo is very simple but is very effective. The white writing on the black background makes it stand out and makes it easier for fans to recognise them by their logo. Although at first glance the writing seems to be in a straight line, the more you look at it the more it seems to be on a slant.



This is logo for the singer "Hozier". I really like this logo, because of again the colour scheme makes it stand out, but also because of the font choice. The writing looks like someone has just scribbled down his name, and the ink spots suggest carelessness. Also the letters are slightly smudged, again suggesting how quickly someone has written this. I think this logo shows the personality of the singer and makes the logo more personal.




This is a logo for the band "foster the people". I like this logo as well. I like the way that the circle is clearly made to look like it has been coloured in. I also like the way the writing of the name of the band is made to fit the circle. The words are curved into the shape to fit instead of the circle fitting the words.
Again, the main cover scheme in this logo is black and white. The circle represents unity, something that doesn't have a beginning or an end.

 This is the "Nirvana" logo. This colour scheme is a little different to the rest. The yellow in this logo is meant to represent energy and joy, while the black colour stands for power and supremacy. The smiley face is meant to represent death, and shows a complete stage of happiness. But again, similar to the rest of the logo's it has a black background, making it stand out and eye catching.

 This is the "Paramore" logo. I really like the font of this logo, because it looks like it has been scratched into something. The font makes the writing look it has been written in the air using sparklers. I really like this font because of how different each letter is. Each letter has a different shape and some are even missing lines, I think this makes the logo very memorable.

This is "The Smiths" logo. This logo is very simplistic, with the dominating colour being black for the text. The text is in a simple row, and they have used a very professional font. All of the font is in capitals as well, creating a sense of power from the logo.

Flat plan of my music magazine

I am unsure yet what my front cover is going to look like, and it may not look like this at all. But I have a vague idea of what I want it too look like. I obviously want the masthead to be at the top of the page. The light blue box represents where the title is going to be. And the large purple shape in the background represents where the main image of my model is going to be.  The main image of my model will have their head slightly over the masthead. This will make it look more interesting and appealing. Also the little purple boxes put at different angles represent other pictures I will be using on my magazine cover. On this diagram I have not put boxes for text but I will also include text on my front cover. There will be a main cover line across the front of the main image, either quoting something the model has said or something to do with her type of music. There will also be other cover lines describing the other, smaller images.

For the double pages spread, I am going to have a large picture  of my main model across  the top of the page to make them the main focus. This is represented by a large purple rectangle. There will also be a large heading across the top of the main although this is not shown in the plan. The heading will be either the name of the singer or the duet, I have not decided this yet.
The light blue box below it represents the slogan I will be putting there, it will be something that will also be included in the interview. Below that there is another light blue box, here I will have an interview between me and my main model, and below that I will have other pictures of that, that will have something to do with the subject of
the interview.

This was my original plan for my double page spread, but I rethought my design and I feel it is breaking to many magazine conventions. I feel that the divide in the middle of the page will be a problem and if I was to use more than one model, they may get lost in where the page folds. So I have changed my ideas for my double page spread to look like this. This magazine cover follows the normal grid layout and is more conventional to a magazine. Although, I am going to try and make it more interesting, because I feel this is a more boring layout.

For the contents page, I am going to have a large box of text with pictures in side of it at different angles to make it more interesting. I will also write about the images. This is represented by the large blue box and the smaller purple boxes. The boxes to the right of it represent the bigger pictures that will have text underneath them explaining them. These pictures will be the bigger features with in the magazine. 

Preliminary Task

This is my preliminary task
For my preliminary task, I had to create a school magazine, and I choose to do a magazine for my school.

In my preliminary project, I only knew how to use photoshop to do basic things, but in my preliminary I used photoshop and learned how to do some more complex things.
So on my real task, my music magazine I will have more knowledge on how to use photoshop.
I have used a total of four photos on the front cover, but on my real magazine, I will make my front cover busier. I have learnt from my preliminary, that it is hard to manage the space on the cover, because it was hard to fit just three photos on the front.
From taking the photos for my front cover, I have also learnt that taking photos with good lighting is also difficult and found this a major problem when taking photos that I could use for my preliminary magazine.
Also the font, for my real magazine I will spend more time on finding the right font that matches my magazine genre. Because on this magazine, the font is very professional and I picked it because I thought it looked more formal. Whereas in a music magazine, the font can be less formal and as I am doing an indie magazine, the font can be different.

The contents page was easier to make compared to the front cover. For my music magazine, I will use more then three photos, and again make it busier. I like the layout of my contents page, but it is very formal compared to what I will do for my music magazine. I have learnt from making my contents that taking photos at the right angle is very important. I took both landscape and portrait photos, but found that the portrait photos where easier to use and change, to how I wanted them too look. Again, the font in this page is very formal as it is a school magazine. Also the contents page is laid out in a grid form, which will be very similar to my real magazine contents.

Analysis of music magazine covers

Indie mood board

Analysis of Survey results

This is the analysis of the survey results. This question was "how old are you?" The most popular result was the age "11-20". This result means that people who are most interested in music are aged "11-20".  I put this question in my survey because I wanted to know what age audience I was aiming my music magazine at.

This question was "what would make you buy a magazine?" The most popular answer was "information about well know band/artists". I was expecting this answer to be the most popular and I asked this question so I could find out what the audience I am aiming at is most interested in when buying a music magazine.

 This question was "how do you listen to your music usually?"
The most popular answer was using a "mobile phone". I was expecting this answer to be the most popular, because since I listen to music myself, I do generally listen to it using my mobile phone.

This question was "how much would you pay for a music magazine?" The most popular answer was "£1.99-£2.99". Again I expected this answer because I know people would like to pay less for magazines. I asked this question because I wanted some background information on how much people would pay for a music magazine.

















This question was "What type of music do you listen to?" The most popular answer was "Indie". I was not expecting this answer, I was expecting "pop" to be the most popular genre of music. But I am very happy with the result because this my original idea could fit an "indie" genre. I asked this question because because I wanted to make a magazine that was suitable for my audience I am aiming at.

This question was "What is your gender?" The most popular answer was "female".  I was expecting more of an equal response to this question, I thought both genders would take my survey. I asked this question so that I would know what gender was most interested in music.



           









This question was "How often do you listen to music?" The most popular answer was "everyday". I expected this answer, because as I listen to music myself, I know that I personally listen to music everyday. I asked this question because I wanted to find out how interested people were in music.

This question was "What is your favourite band/singer?" Because the answer to the previous question was  "indie" for the genre of music most listened to, the answers are mainly "indie" bands or singers. I had no expectations for this question because I was unsure what the answer for the question "What type of music do you listen to most?" I asked this question because I wanted to know what bands/singers my audience like so that I can model my magazine on them.

Examples of plans for the layout

These are some examples off the internet of what the inside layout of generic magazines look like.

This is a generic contents page. I like the layout of this page because of how it has used the space. I like how many pictures has been used here and how they have filled that space without looking cluttered.
I also like the way, the pictures have little blue boxes in the corner implying that there will be text explaining the images.









This is a generic cover for a magazine.  I like the layout of this but its very simple. When I do my magazine, I will probably make it busier, with more information and pictures included on it so people know what will be in the magazine. Although, I do prefer the more simplistic covers of magazines.

This is a generic double page spread. Again, I like the way it has used that space because it has a lot of pictures and lots of text.
When I do my music magazine, I will probably use a slightly different layout for my double page spread. I will probably be using a large image covering the top part of both pages, then do a interview below, using the rest of the space. For the another images, I will be using the interview as space as well.

Models being used (Preliminary project)

 Hannah Weeks

I am going to be using Hannah Weeks for my preliminary project,  because I think she has a school look about her. I think that she will be a good model to work with. Hannah is also very photogenic. I may be also using her for my actual magazine.








Charlotte Snook

I am going to be using Charlotte as well because she is very photogenic and can be a good model. Her posture is also very good and I think this could be an advantage to using her in my magazine.
Although I am not considering using her for my final magazine.









I am not going to use Lauren in my preliminary project but I am considering using her in my final piece.

I am also not going to use Heather because I don't like the way her hair is not a natural colour. I think with a school magazine, it is highly unlikely that a school would let a student have dyed hair.

Potential Models for Preliminary

 Lauren Stevens


I would like to use Lauren as a model because I think she will fit well with my "hippy" style magazine. Her hair stands out for the most of me, because of its ginger colour and the way it is slightly curly.
I can also make her hair big because it is so long, this again fits the style of my magazine.






Heather Mclaren

 I would maybe like to use Heather as my model because of her red dyed hair. Heather has prominent cheekbones and I think this makes her a very good model to use. But I may not use Heather and Lauren together because of the colours of hair may clash. Although both fit my magazine type.

 Hannah Weeks

Hannah would be a very good model to use because of hair yet again. I  have many models with long hair and Hannah would add diversity to the magazine. I also do not have a brunette model.
Hannah also has very good posture, and I think this could be an advantage of using her as a model.



   Charlotte Snook

Charlie would also offer diversity as she has blonde unlike any of my other potential models.
Charlie also has height as an advantage and is very photogenic.

Preliminary Project

Our preliminary project will be on a school magazine. For this I need to find suitable models and fonts to use. Also maybe some already existing school magazine covers.

Inspiring contents pages

I really like this contents page, because its done very differently. I like the way text goes around the artist instead of the other way around. I like how they have used the space that had to make it mostly about the artist but also made the text really clear to read. The different positioning of the model, makes it more interesting and eye catching for the reader. I also really like the colour scheme of this page. The white, bold title stands out on the grey background which also matches the woman's outfit. The black writing of the text also stands out from the background as well.

I really like the idea of how they have placed the model,and would consider doing it for my own magazine, but I would have more information then this particular example, and I would probably have other pictures on the contents as well. Although I like this contents page, I think it could be filled with a more information to show the reader what else is in the magazine. The camera angles on this contents are low, but this is because the model is led down. So the angle is low so the audience feel like they are looking at the model in the eyes.


This contents page is a little more informative than the previous one. I like the black and white idea for a contents page, because it makes the texts, that are different colours, stand out against it. I also like the idea of having a picture behind the text. They are using the rule of thirds on this contents page. I also like the way, that the text goes across the page when talking about the artist in the background. Although, I would not lay out my contents like this for  my own magazine. I like the picture in the background and the colour scheme, but I don't like the way the text is put across the page with the numbers text to them, I prefer the way the text is on the other example of a contents page.

This is probably the contents page I like the most. I like the way the pictures have text boxes next to them, telling the reader a little bit about whats going to be inside the magazine. I also like the way the title is clear, and is in very professional font. The colour scheme is very simple but works very well, with black and white, but then a little bit of purple to make it more eye catching. I also like the way all the photos are separated by a thick white border. I think again, this makes it look more professional and is very effective.

When I make my own magazine, I will probably do the contents very similar to this one because I think it is very eye catching. Although I really like way the model is positioned on the first example of a contents page because it has been done very differently.