Contents Page Deconstructions

I have deconstructed three contents pages

AS Coursework Proposal Table – Stage 1

Type of Magazine (fashion, music, etc)	Music. Jazz & Blues, Swing
Name of Magazine	Memphis Blues
Audience (male/female)	Male, but does not steer away females.
Audience (attitudes and interests)	The type of person who wears a suit & tie when it isn’t needed.
Outlet (where it can be bought from?)	Any reputable music store.
Necessary Information	My magazine will cost £2.50
Selling Point	Its originality. There aren’t many magazines of this type
Theme (article)	‘The original Blues Brothers’ The people the film were based off.
Images Front Cover	‘Real life’ Jake and Elwood in black and white
Images Inside	Jake looking at the ground upset about  Elwood leaving him

Institutional Research

Institutional Research 

Institution	Details	Publications
Hearst	One of the leading pub. in UK 20 magazines, 20 online assets 1910 by William Randolph Hearst	Men's Health, Runner’s World, Women's Health, Cosmopolitan & ELLE
Conde Nast	First global publisher 1909 invested in first British vogue.	Vogue, Glamour, GC Style, The World of Interiors, Wired and Tatler
Dennis Publishing	Started as a magazine business in the early 1960’s. It then moved on to publishing when they first published Kung Fu Monthly	Auto Express, Bizarre, Channel Pro, Cloud Pro, Den of the Geek and EVO
Bauer Media	Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It operates in 16 countries. Founded in 1875 with ACP magazines.	Q, Kerrang and Empire

For my magazine, I have chosen Bauer Media for my publisher as the have the most experience with large music magazines. They also have a larger fan base that will rely on their new magazine venture. Their operations spread throughout several countries which will also create a bigger audience.

Preliminary Task- Front Cover & Contents Page

I have created my preliminary task on Microsoft publisher and used photos i had taken myself the day before. I have made a cover and contents page.

In my actual magazine i would pick a better font as it would attract more towards my target audience. I would also like to use a different font colour as it doesn't really stand out in front of the light from the window. I think it looks rather boring so i would add a skyline on the top advertising something within the magazine to add entice the reader.

On my magazine I would put more images in to spice the page up a bit. Again i would change the font and its colour to make it more readable & exciting. I would have the magazine logo next to the masthead as well.

Photoshop Skills Development

This is my image of Jarvis Cocker in Photoshop. First, I opened the file in Photoshop and duplicated it. I then used the magic wand tool and deleted the background on the copy of my original image. Then I added in my coloured background in and added text. Finally I added the barcode on and saved it as a .jpg file.

Preliminary Task Flat Plans

I have created two flat plans for my preliminary task on Microsoft Publisher.

In my magazine cover flat plan i have put a Skyline to attract an audience at first glance. This is also the reason I have placed my Masthead at the top of the page. I have put the Main Image to almost cover the front page as it will attract the main target audience. The main coverline will link to the main image and the sub-head will explain this. Other coverlines will describe what else is in the magazine. The essential info is at the to let the reader know what the price is straight away as i would like it to be cheap.

I have set the contents page up like this because i think it looks structured and is easy to navigate. The images along side the contents will correspond with at least one of the pages in that three page section.

Music Magazine Cover Deconstructions

I have deconstructed 3 different magazine front covers on Microsoft PowerPoint. I put my slides on slideshare.co.uk and have uploaded them onto this post.

Inspirational Texts

I have been researching and thinking about the types of artists that are going to be in my magazine.













During the making of this post I have decided to change my idea from classic rock to jazz. I have made this decision because I personally think it is better. However, I have also made this change because they're not many jazz magazines available. I have made a mosaic on bighugelabs.com to present images which are relevant to my topic.

Main features of a magazine cover.

Masthead/Title- This is the name of the magazine. Usually at the top left and it tells you what magazine it is.

Main Coverline- This is the main story. Draws in the target audience using an enigma.

Coverlines- These are other storys in the magazine. Covers other. less important topics.

Sub-head- Explains the main coverline.

Main image- Accompanies main coverline. 

Media Foundation Portfolio Brief.

Print Brief

You must complete two linked tasks. The set brief is as follows:

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate your grasp of DTP.

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine (if done as a group task, each member of the group must produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the same house style).

All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate(s), minimum of four images per candidate.