My media product was a front cover, contents page anddouble page spread of a music magazine to fit a genre of mychoice. When doing my research I looked at various differentmusic magazines catering for all different genres such asRNB, Indie Rock, Pop and Hip Hop, when analysing these genresof magazines I looked specifically at 3 main points in order to

analysis magazines these include the written, symbolic andtechnical code.

Double page spread.

I looked at all different genres of magazines as I wanted to expand my knowledge on all genres instead of just a rnb magazine in which I was creating. This way I could clearly see the basic structure required for magazines so I could apply it to mine instead of looking into that specific type of genre and

what is expected. Doing this I was able to get a great understanding of the basics required to make a magazine and from my extra research on the specific genre I was doing I was then able to adapt that to suit my magazine I was creating.

The main sections that each magazine had in common were

the title and images on each page , then the space left

catered for specific genres.

For example the types of images I found on XXL and rolling stones magazine were completely different to the types of images I found on the classic FM the differences ranged from the models , clothing , make up , poses , eye line along with lighting and shot angles.

Not only where the images different but most of the time classic fm have 1 model on the front where as rolling stones and XXL have 1 or more ranging from solo artists to groups.The texts and colour schemes were allot different for example the styles of writing in XXL

and Rolling Stones were formal but yet informal , the style of writing in classic fm was very formal and factual , they also used allot of mature words which a younger reader may not know or understand.

To conclude my research on this section I

decided for my magazine the language used will resemble XXL as it will be formal but yet informal in some sections so it appeals to the

kind of readers I would like to attract.

Front Cover

With research into rnb magazines font , I thought it was best to stick to convention to have a bold simple font yet still fierce and eye catching to complement the magazine name “VIXEN” I chose this particular font as iwanted readers to remember the

name of my magazine and with the boarder along the edge of the font made my magazine stand out allot as this kind of font is not only un common in rnb magazines but most magazines.

I wanted my magazine to stand out

and catch peoples eye so i took inspiration from other rnb magazines such as “VIBE” and “XXL” they have both stuck with a basic font colour “white” which works really well with put on any colour background as it will stand out.

On most music magazines they cut out the image which has been taken

on a clear background and place it on their choice of background, this is

a really affective method as you may not be able to achieve the

background you want and in doing so you can get the background you

want. As this was affective I decided I would do the same I would put my

main photo on a different background and not have the original

background colour from the photo shoot as this can be quite plain and

boring , in doing so it means the cover will instantly catch the persons eye.

This also means I could cut and edit the photo and move the font on top

of my chosen picture with the background complementing the font

underneath the models top half of her head.

The colours I used

were a mixture of 4

main colours they

included white, black

, red and grey I

wanted my magazine

to stand although

these are basic

colours they are

never combined , I

did not want my

magazine to look

over whelming as this

may put the reader

off so I went for basic

colours which are not

seen together so it still

resembles the fierc e

look I wanted.

ContentsFor my contents page again I

researched a few different music

magazine genres as I felt it gave

me inspiration on how to create

and style my contents.

Like the magazine

“VIBE” I decided to

go for a different

approach and have

a different font for

my contents

page, the font I

chose still

complemented the

font on my front

cover , the

overlapping look is

common in

magazines but the

font being

downwards makes

a complete change

to other fonts , this

also gave me more

space for writing

and pictures to

place on my

contents page.

In terms of images it was hard to decide were to place my images on my contents page and front

cover , as I did not want to over crowd the page in the end I went with 4 images as I felt that was the right amount to complement my pages.

I added a editors letter to my contents page as I felt it gave a

better connection to the reader and made it more personal like a one on one talk with the reader so they felt important.

I added page numbers to all the features and made sure they was

corresponding to my double page spread to make the magazine have a legit feel , I felt it was best to keep numbers in my magazine to help guide the reader.

I felt it was important to have separate sub headings on my contents page unlike the “VIBE” so instantly the reader can decide which section they want to read first.

I did not keep the font the same on

my contents and front cover as I

wanted a diverse look although the

fonts still complement each other.

I changed the colour of font for my

contents page put it was still in the

scheme of colours I chose, I put a

white boarder around “CONTENTS”

as I wanted to interpret the white

font on the front cover onto the

contents page it also created a

boarder which the front cover font

has as well.

Overall I believe the colour scheme

was successful as it goes with the

theme and style of my magazine.

However I do feel that it could be

seen as basic and boring so instead

of using the red I could of used

another colour such as yellow which

symbolises the sun which can be

classed as happiness as I feel the

colours could be perceived as dull.

Double Page Spread

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I noticed that most double page spreads have

the artists name as the title on the page or they

have the artists lyrics from a hit as the title I

wanted to break this specific look so I used the

title of the article as the title symbolises my

magazine as my magazine is more or so a

inspiring female magazine. I used the same font

on my front cover as I did my contents page as I

felt it gave the magazine personality and kept

the specific theme running through out as many

readers are not a fan of change having

changed my font for my contents page.

I wanted my title to go across both pages to link them to one another , this will

instantly show the reader this is a double page article (including an interview) with

the writing spread across 2 pages it does not put the read off as they will not think its

allot to read.

I used the same font for the title on my contents page as it would be familiar with the

reader so they will be aware what the article may include, I decided not to use the

font with the boarder as I did not want the page to look clusted and with the

background having a boarder I felt it was important to not have a boarder on the

double page spread font. I put “female domination” as the title as I think many

readers will be interested in this article cause most of the time women's success is not

published enough in media. I then put “Taynne Aubrey's Story” in smaller writing as

the title spoke for its self.

Most magazines I researched had 1 page dedicated to a picture then on the other page it was dedicated to the artist

, but I decided I wanted change and did not want to conform to the typical style of a double page spread so I had one main image with an introduction underneath then the writing on the other page , this worked well as it meant the reader could easily follow the text.

I wanted the image to capture the feel of my article and the

name of my magazine as I felt it was important to stick to the theme of my magazine , I made sure the pose of my model was strong and fierce as this resembled the article title , I made sure I picked a shot where the model was looking down on the camera as this is a sense of empowerment on the reader.

As my magazine was called vixen I interoperated the name of

my magazine throughout my magazine as on the contents page in the background i have a V for vixen along with the same V on my double page spread this again is sticking to the same theme throughout the magazine.

I used a pull quote like allot of other magazines to attract the readers eye. I put it in the same font as “Taynne Aubrey's Story” as I felt it tied nicely together. I put it in a bigger font so it was

clear it was separate from the rest of the article.

From my research into other magazines I took a keen liking to how they made the first letter of the first paragraph larger than the rest of the article as it instantly draws the readers attention , again interpreting my magazine title in the article my letter was V.