Contents Page Mock Up

Mock up front cover

Experimentation with fonts

Experimentation with colour

Questionnaire results

Q1: The majority of the results were towards "Cowboys & Indie"

Q2: People suggested that I have around 31 - 40 pages

Q3: A lot of my feedback was aimed towards £1.50

Q4: Since my magazine is aimed at a younger age the audience mainly wanted images.

Q5: The audience mainly voted for spaced out in layout.

Q6: The audience believed my magazine would be best published every month.

Q7: They thought the headlines should mainly be about festivals and upcoming bands.

Q8: They voted the content to be about advertising along with free gifts.

Q9: Language should be informal.

Q10: The age range was voted to be from 16 - 21.

Audience Questionnaire For Music Magazine

1.           What title of magazine do you prefer?

-Heavy Indi Vibe Positive

-Cowboys and Indi

-OCDC

-Wham! Frank

-Rolling Stoned

2.           How many pages should my magazine contain?

-15-20

-21-30

-31-40

-40+

3.           How much would you pay for a magazine?

-50p

-£1

-£1.50

-£2.00

-£2.00+

4.         -Should the magazine contain more images than text or visa versa?

-Mainly text

-Mainly images

5.           Should the layout be packed or spaced out?

-Packed

-Spaced out

6.           How often should the magazine be published?

-Every week

-Every month

-Every two months

7.           What should the headlines be about on my front cover?

-Band articles

-Festivals

-Upcoming bands

-Other

8.           What kind of content would you like to see in the magazine?

-Free Gifts

-Advertising

-Festival Dates

-Other

9.           Should the language be formal or informal?

–Formal

-Informal

10.     What should the age range be for my magazine?

-16 – 20

-21 – 24

-25 – 28

-28+

Action plan and introduction to music magazine

For my AS Media I now have to design and create a music magazine which includes a front cover, contents page and a double page article. I will be using both InDesign and Photoshop to create it. I am going to research music magazines of different genre's which will help me with ideas on what to include.

Action plan:
16th January -Compare Magazines & Research the magazine market place
                     -Research similar products: 3x front covers, 2x contents pages, 2x double page spread

24th January -Initial ideas
                     -Audience research
                     -Writing a treatment plan

30th January -Layout / Masthead ideas
                     -Plan photo shoot and take photos
                     -Drafting of pages
                     -Audience feedback

6 - 27th February -Drafting of pages
                            -Audience feedback

5th March -Evaluation

9th March -Final Deadline