ANALYSIS OF MUSIC MAGAZINE KEY CONVENTIOS

Analysis of Music magazine key conventions from omushigo

What I Learnt

• The positioning of the artist whether it be behind or in front of  the Masthead plays great significance. For my own product, i want the artist in front of the Masthead because i want readers to focus on the artist as he is my selling point 
• The positioning of the Masthead itself is also very important as it lets audiences know what magazine their reading. It needs to be bold and unique. My products Masthead will be at the center of the page. 
• A variety of images on the contents page looks better and busier. Also allows audiences to know first hand the artists which will be mentioned. Different shot sizes is also important
• There should be a good balance between text and images on the double page spread to cater to those who enjoy reading or enjoy pictures. 
• Including a quote from the artist is popular and i will be sure to follow this convention
• As well as following and developing conventions i hope to challenge them also to make my magazine unique and interesting. If you follow conventions to closely your magazine lacks authenticity and will find it hard to compete with others. 

DIARY ENTRY- DAY THREE

I will look at key conventions of a magazine to ensure that I follow these conventions so that my product looks as realistic and professional as possible. As well as this, I will examine title blocks to inspire me and hopefully get the creative juices flowing.

ANALYSIS OF FRONT COVER, CONTENTS PAGE, DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

DIARY ENTRY- DAY TWO

In order to establish what needed to be featured in all three of my pages I analysed various magazines from the same genre. Using Google images, I will analyse various magazine in he hopes of getting an indication of the style and typical conventions of an R&B magazine.

DIARY ENTRY- DAY ONE

The first decision I have to make is the genre of magazine I would like to produce. As a fan of Drake, I thought an R&B magazine would be an easy genre as I am familiar with it.

 

IMPROVED FRONT COVER

After my first attempt, a second attempt was made to improve my front cover. I followed my own advice and used color, yellow and blue are the school colors and so its only just that i use these colors. A further improvement which could have been made is the font style and size of the headlines. Smaller, less bold font could have been used so not to distract readers from the Masthead. Furthermore, a more appealing and colorful masthead would have been more effective.

CONTENTS PAGE

Compared to my front cover, i feel that my contents page is effective as I've used a variety of images. However one criticism would be to include images with a variety of shot sizes. Also, to utilize color more