Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you think, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full magazine?

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the products?

Who would be the audience for your magazine?









How does your magazine represent a particular social group?

How did you attract/ address your audience?

For my front  magazine third draft I've changed the title of the font too more metallic and bold as it fits more with my genre rock. The quote 'Free concert tickets every 10 issues' is much more readable and shines more on the page as when readers pick up the issue they will see this and buy the magazine as they will both read the magazine and maybe get a free concert ticket. The cover-lines 'Where are the best rock concerts?' and 'Tips on how to be a rock star' are in orange as orange represents excitement which is what the reader will feel when reading both articles as they will find out where the best rock converts are and how to be a rockstar. The cover-lines 'Arctic Monkeys touring UK!!!' and 'The Fray talk new music' are in yellow as this signifies happiness which is what the reader will feel when reading these articles and so are the artists as they are speaking about something that makes them happy. The images of both bands were used so that the reader can recognize the bands straight away when looking at the front cover and turn the page straight away to see what they are speaking about. The huge cover-line 'Rohan Neupane: Time on tour was mental' is in red to demonstrate too the reader that this will be an article that the singer felt many feelings. The text is also in bold writing as it will be the first thing the reader sees on the front cover, and as the quote is 'time on tour was mental' this will make the reader want too find out what the singer was up to on tour, that was so 'mental'. I also added the price of the magazine which is £4 and the date of the magazine, I've made it £4.50 as my magazine is targeted towards people who are in jobs so adults.

For my Contents Page I attracted the reader by using a professional layout to demonstrate that the magazine was a polished issue. The use of the editors letter at the bottom is there to get close to the reader and is in yellow to demonstrate to the reader that I am happy with this issue and to make the reader feel the same way. This will attract the reader as they will also want to be happy. The picture on the right hand side is there to lure the reader in as they will want to see what the singer has to offer in this magazine. The black background is also used to show the mystery behind the magazine which once again will make the reader turn the page. The features column is in large writing as I believe it's important to address the reader to let them no what the magazine has to offer. The title R&R Contents is in big, bold writing as it will catch the readers attention as it's the first thing you see telling them straight away this is the contents page.

For my 3rd edit of my Double Page spread I made multiple changes as I thought it lacked in content and needed to look more vibrant. i did this by putting the colour red in the most important parts of the page as it would catch the audiences attention. For example I put the colour red as the background for the 'Top 10 Songs From Rohan' as I would want the reader to see that column first as it shows he's successful in the music industry as his music is one of the best. Another thing I added was the quotes around Rohans face as it demonstrated his passion for music and the audience can relate too him through the quote. The name Rock-star Rohan along the middle of the double page spread is also standing out as it's also he first thing I want the reader too see as they will know straight away it's with a famous Rockstar. The use of red for 'Rockstar Rohan' also signifies passion which is what Rohan has for his music. I then added another question as I believe it lacked content and I wanted the reader too find out more about the rockstar.

What kind of media institution might distribute your magazine and why?

The company that I would want to distribute my magazine is Bauer media group as they are widely recognized as one of the best companies for distributing magazines of all different genres. The Company is  "An entertainment network of iconic, multi-platform brands.The business became part of the Bauer Media Group, Europe’s largest privately-owned media group, in 2008. Founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in its fifth generation of family ownership, the Bauer Media Group operates in 19 countries including the UK, Germany, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and the USA and has 11,000 employees worldwide." The Company also uses different technologies such as Radio, TV and devices to expand there products. I believe this would help my magazine expand as I would be able to put it on multiple devices and bring it across the world to different countries.

One magazine of theirs that has been a success is Kerrang!. Kerrang!'s target audience is mostly young people whilst my magazine would be able to approach the older ages and bring more money in for both the company and magazine. The magazine is mostly colourful and full of coverlines making it seem like it suits people of a younger age however my magazine is less colourful and more adult-like meaning the contents page isn't messy but more professional. This also makes sense as it's a new audience that are being appealed towards this magazine, it will therefore create more money.

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In what ways does your magazine use,develop or challenge forms and conventions of real magazines.