Evaluation

How does my magazine use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media

products?

Brandon Evans

Magazine Cover: UseI loosely based my magazine cover design, on the image seen to the right of my

magazine cover

I copied the colour scheme of my

masthead on the VIBE magazine’s

masthead as I think that colour scheme appears

powerful and hypnotic

I also use the idea which this and

almost every other music magazine uses by having a single person in

the centre of the magazine looking

at the camera.

I have also used the

same shot type for my

main photograph (mid-shot)

Magazine Cover: DevelopMy magazine cover starts to

look different as my model is in a

different pose than VIBE’s model is.

My magazine cover also has a different style

of subheadings which and has used different

font and a lesser range of

colours. My magazine cover also has a more aggressive

looking masthead font called 28 days

later.

My model and VIBE’s model

are in different poses, however they both share

similar body language as they both

appear focused but relaxed.

The background of the cover is also slightly different as they are both relatively clear but my background is

white whereas VIBE’s background is grey.

Magazine Cover: ChallengeOne way my

magazine cover is completely different from VIBE’s cover, is that I have a

bar code and a price placed on

the front.

My model also has a completely different costume than VIBEs model as he is wearing a

hoodie and a jacket instead of

a vest

I also do not have a logo in the top

right corner of my magazine.

On my music magazine

cover, I have inserted my

strapline/slogan under my masthead, which VIBE

haven’t done on their

magazine cover.

I also don’t have any

quotes on my magazine cover whereas VIBE

does.

Contents Page: UseOn my

contents page I have copied the design of

having the contents on the right and

the main photograph on the left.

I have also copied the

idea of having the title reading

“contents” atop the page.

I have also copied the

idea of having a page

number on the contents page, which

many publications

don’t do but I thought it was

important.

I have also emulated the idea of having the date of the publishing in a corner, mine

also reads the month and

year of publishing as it

is a monthly publication.

I also copied the use of the colour red, I did this because I think that this colour is distinctive and stands

out well. The colour red also doesn’t clash with my models clothing.

Contents Page: DevelopBoth contents

pages have page numbers in the corners but my page

number is printed in the top left corner whereas the

other contents

page’s number is in the bottom left corner.

The photo of my model is a

mid-shot whereas Q magazine model is a close-up

Q magazine’s contents page has a brief description of each page beneath the page number, I have elected not to do this in favour of having more pages advertised on the contents page.

I have a background behind the

photo of my model

whereas Q magazine

doesn’t, this is mostly due to the shot-type I have elected to

use though.

Contents Page: ChallengeMy contents page differs

completely in several ways, an example

of this is that I have added colour in the

names of some artists

as well as the numbers on the contents

page, I did this so that it stands out.

I also have added a quote

on to my contents page which I think is creative.

The main photograph of my model overlaps onto the list of pages and the list figuratively “wraps” around the image of my model. I think that this is a creative and

innovative design which looks good.

I have also used a larger

font size and a more informal font type than

Q magazine did, this

makes the contents look

completely different.

My contents page has only 1

photograph on it but Q magazine’s

contents page has 2 images on it. My image is also noticeably

smaller. This allows fore more

focus to be placed upon the actual contents

of the magazine.

Double Page Spread: UseMy

double-paged spread

design is loosely

based on the image

of an article

seen to the right

of the page.

The part that I copied from the article on the right is the design idea

of having my main image on the left of the page, whilst the text is

on the right on the page.

I have also copied the use of columns, I did this

because I think that this design makes the article look cleaner and more

professional.

Another aspect I copied was the idea of having my title be large. This draws the viewers

attention towards the title, the titles of both are designed to

intrigue the reader so that they’d want to read it.

I also copied

the idea of having my title be in all caps, I

did this to make the title

stand out.

Double Page Spread: DevelopThe

colour scheme for my

title was a mix of dark

purple and light purple.

This makes the

article more

appealing to the reader

and looks less dull.

My main photograph on my double page spread is a mid-shot whereas the main photograph on the

other publication is a close-up

My double page spread is in a different format than the other

publication as my article is in the form of

a Q & A.

My magazine has the page numbers at the top of the

page, but the other magazine has its page numbers at the bottom of the

page.

My article

has colour in the text whereas the other

article doesn’t.

Double Page Spread: Challenge

The background of my double page spread has a

colourful albeit subtle texture, this differs from

the boring and dull background shown in the publication on the right.

On my double page

spread, I have 2 photos

on it whereas the other

double page

spread only has

one photo on

it.

My music magazine double page spread has acknowledged the existence of colour, which is

something that the publication on the right has seemingly failed to

do. This improves the appearance of the article to the viewer. And

doesn’t bore them.

I have added an inform-

ation box on the

right side of my

double page

spread, this is a creative

and innovative

feature, not seen

in the article on the right.