Time Management

Week six is now completed, I have finished designing my front cover hand have now begun to develop my contents page. I have almost finished desining my contents page, I couldn't complete it due to problems with edditing the pictures which I took.

Further development of magazine

I have added a strip of colour at the bottom of the magazine, which brings it to life as predominantly the colours are dark and somber. The colour also connotes femininity, lipstick and candy floss as my target audience is female teenagers. 

Here I have added more writing; I have used words such as 'fab' and 'celebs' in order to connote youth and relate to my target demographic of teenagers aged 15-18 years old. Further on in my designing process I will include direct motive address such as 'you' and 'you'll', as this will enable me to connect to my target audience. 

I have also produced a barcode using 'www.dafont.co.uk' as any type of magazine features a barcode which is one of the main features. 

Here I have began to develop my contents page; I have used fonts which I think are appropriate and connotes a current style and youth. I have also written the masthead in the top left corner of the contents page, this will produce a brand identity for my magazine. 

I have also started to include some photograph which I have taken in my own time. Further on in my development I will incorporate a variety of images to compose a professional and visual magazine, as I have learned from my research that pop magazines have a wide variety of images. 

I have added more pictures that connote fun and youth, I have added the headline of my magazine in the top left corner of the contents page.  

I have rearranged the picture to produce a more professional aesthetic to my consents page. In addition I have started to add some page numbers in the 'inside this month' box. 

Time management

I have finished week five in which I have started to develop my front cover using ID (in design) I have used this program before so I should be able to stay on task. I have experimented with various font styles and colours.

Developing front cover

Here I have taken various screenshots of my progression of designing my magazine front cover: These numerous screen shots depict how I have improved my front cover by using similar features to the various pop magazines that I have researched. For example: they all have had striking and eye catching main images, Puff, a eye grabbing splash and coverline.  

In the screenshot above is when I began designing my magazine starting the front cover and the font styles. I so far have shown three types of fonts, I will use more when I further develop my magazine, as from my research a typical pop magazine features at least five different fonts which connote fun, youth. 

Here I have added a central image to my front cover, as I feel that it is appropriate to my chosen sub-genre. This photograph is quite striking and connotes dominance and power which relates to my research, as the central images for the front covers were dominating and striking; due to that the central image will grab the audiences attention which will make them want to buy the magazine. 

Here I had included a puff which is a typical feature for any pop magazine.

In this screenshot I have added a splash, which again is a typical feature of a pop magazine. I have not yet included much writing but when I will add more writing I will use typically slang, as this will connote youth and will allow me to connect with my target audience. 

Here I have used photoshop to edit my main picture which will feature on my contents page. I have created a pinhole effect, which makes this photograph seem more professional. I will use this image as my main image for my contents page, as this picture connotes happiness this will make the reader intrigued and read the main article. 

Photo-shoot

This picture I have taken whilst being at a concert, I though this picture would be suitable for my magazine as it will enable by magazine to have a wider vertiey of settings. Also for my research I have found out that a picture taken from a concert is usually used. In addition I feel that this photograph connotes fun which is due to the hands in the air. 

In this photograph I have tried to capture the "boy band" vibe which would appeal to my target audience of teenage girls. I have used a long shot for this picture to show the full body image and background. This photograph also connotes fun as they are smiling, this is a stereotypical element in pop magazines as boy bands are portrayed as happy and fun. 

I will use this photograph as the pop magazines front cover as it is a strking image that would grab the readers attention. Furthermore the white background and pinhole effect create a professional aesthetic. I have chosen to use a close up shot to allow the reader to focus on the face.

I have taken a group photo which connotes youth and fun, I have used a medium long shot to produce a wider variety of images for the magazine; as I have found out from my research that a wide range of shot types have been used to keep the reader inserted.

Here I have used a long shot to show the full body image which is a frequent element in pop music magazines to show the artist's style.

This is quite a stereotypical image which connotes happiness

Time Management

The fourth week is now completed, I have successfully managed to complete the weeks task. I have gathered audience feedback from my pitch, produced mock-ups , style sheet and organised a photo-shoot with my friends as they were easily accessible.

Masthead Ideas

I used a website called 'www.dafont.co.uk' to inquire various fonts that I could use for my magazine. I recommend this website as it has a wide variety of fonts which cover a mass audience. 

I have decided to used my third font style, as I have learnt from my peer feedback that my option is the most suitable for my chosen sub-genre (pop). I also think that it is the most suitable as it emits the 'pop' vibe, which connotes youth and  urbanity. From my research I have found out that pop magazines used bold,stylish and eye catching fonts.

Mock-up contents page

Mock-up front cover

Here is a mock-up of my magazines front cover to make my front cover reflect my chosen sub genre I have researched different pop magazine front covers, I have then used a similar layout with similar features like a puff and website name .

Mock-up double page spread

Photo-shoot ideas

Possible people that I will use for my photo-shoot: 

Hannah:
As she is 16 so she is within my target audience range. She also likes pop which means her style can relate back to my chosen sub-genre

Eleanor:
She is 17 and fits within my target audience range, and has a similar fashion sense with people who are in the pop industry.

Emily:
Aged 16 so she fits in with my target audience range, she is also studying media which means she will understand the importance of this photo-shoot.

Jim & Ollie:
Jim 17 (left) and Ollie 16 (right) who are within my target audience range, it will also be useful to have a mixture of males and females in the magazine.

Location ideas for photo shoot

From my research  I have found out that many different locations are used for photo shoots, for example; an outside space (rural or urban) , on stage at a concert, backstage or on a plain background which produces a more professional and clean-cut image.
Here are some of the locations that I have considered using:

• Indoor space- possibly white background to give a more professional clean cup image 
• Outdoor space- Rural such as a woodland, or urban area such as a town this will provide a wider variety of images for the reader and make it more interesting. For example: 

Pitch Feedback

Does the house style reflect my chosen genre? If so why?
Which possible masthead name do you like best and why?
 pop lifestyle
 apollo
 roar
 pop culture
 teen culture
 What kind of content would you like the magazine to feature?
 Do you think my target audience is suitable for my type of genre? why?

Time Management

I'm at the end of week two, I have completed my pitch all I have to do is post it on blogger.

Pitch

Style Sheet