How does my magazine use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Brandon Evans
Aug 08, 2015
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.