B Y O L L I E C H A R L T O N

MAIN TASK INITIAL IDEAS!

AIM AND PURPOSE!

• The aim and purpose of this slide show is to show

you my initial ideas for my magazine designs. This is

for my AS Media Coursework.

• I would like your feed back on the three different

magazine designs so I can come to the conclusion

to which magazine I will actually design and make!

• I have chosen three genre‟s: hip-hop, light rock,

and R&B.

IDEA 1

• Genre: Hip-Hop

• Target Audience: 80% male, 20% female. Predominantly younger males.

• Age range: 14 – 22, laid back lifestyle.

• Colour scheme: red, black, white

• Language – possibly slang terms and simple English, „chav‟ talk.

• Double page spread feature: a day in the life of „*artists name*‟

• Double page spread images: images of *artist* at his home doing what he

would do in the day.

• Front cover images: sideways facing, blank expression, white male, rural

„brick‟ background.

• Contents page: contents text going down one side of the page and then

pictures of „this weeks‟ cover lines.

• Layout of front page: masthead at the top of the page, image in the middle,

coverlines going down either side. Barcodes etc. at bottom, straplines at top

and bottom.

IDEA 2

• Genre: Light Rock

• Target Audience: aimed at males, slightly older males, so slightly older bands

maybe?

• Age Range: 20 – 35 years, „fun‟ lifestyle.

• Colour Scheme: black, grey, red, possible white & blue.

• Language: more „sophisticated‟ language due to age, but still slang words..

„rock talk.

• Double page spread feature: „ On tour with *bands name*

• Double page spread image(s): images of the band on tour, various stages

and the journey etc.

• Front cover images: a picture of the band with their instruments.

• Contents pages: large picture at the top of the page (top two thirds of the

page) and then the contents at the bottom.

• Layout of front page: have the mast head going down the side of the page

and the top, can be seen from both places, image in center or on the right.

IDEA 3

• Genre: R&B

• Target audience: aimed at 70% female 30% male. Predominantly female.

Current artists.

• Age range: 14 – 24, most likely will be students.

• Color scheme: blue, red, light green, white, black

• Language: informal „laid back‟ attitude, simple English.

• Double page spread feature: review of *artists name*‟s new album

• Double page spread image(s): images of the album and artist, the artist

behind a microphone „recording‟ the track.

• Front cover image: image of the artist and possibly the new album

• Contents page: contents going down the middle of the page, pictures down

either side of the writing.

• Layout of front cover: mast head overlapping the group members so it stands

out, leave no empty space, bright colour background.

POTENTIAL TITLES

FEEDBACK

• Brother (15)“I thought idea 1 was the best idea because there aren't that

many on the market and me being in this target audience would like

something like this. I would go with the first idea.”

• Sister (18) “personally I thought the third idea was the best idea. I would say

you would have to research what you actually want to put in the magazine

because lots of magazines have that sort of martial”

• Mum (40‟s) “I thought for you the best one would be the hip-hop one

because lots of teenage boys listen to that kind of music and if I was a

teenage boy I would buy it!”

• Dad (40‟s) “ I liked the second idea the most because I really enjoy rock

music and I would defiantly buy it! It looks like your putting fairly recent bands

in so I would try and stretch to older bands like ACDC and the rolling stone

etc.”

• Cousin (27) “ if I was going to do one I would pick idea 2. but the only thing I

would change is no masthead down the side because not many magazines

are now stacked like that! Otherwise yes, I would pick number 2”

FINAL DECISION!

• I‟ve decided to chose the Hip-Hop idea due to my feedback on my initial ideas. I've also chosen this

font for the main headline because “it fits the

environment of a rapper” (mum)