Textual Analysis - Double Page Spread 3

On this particular double page spread, a series of images are what take up a large section of it leaving only a small part for the text. The images are all different shots of the band 'Avenged Sevenfold' playing their instruments and in concerts. This gives the audience a idea of what the article is going to be about as well as adding colour and interest to the page. The colours on the images are all varied contrasting from reds to blues and everything in between.

The people that are in the band all have similar clothes which is tank tops and dark trousers. They also have tattoos on their arms which is iconic of 'thug like' behaviour which reflects the bands personality and the type of music that they create. The impression I get off the images are that the band plays heavy metal/rock music and possibly scream music.

The article only takes up around quarter of the double page spread and doesn't appear to be jam packed with information like a lot of double page spreads are. The colour of the text is also the original colour of black which could have been possible used to relate to the band and their music that they play. There are also small sections of red text within the article which could be iconic of violence once again relating back to the band.

Textual Analysis - Double Page Spread 2

On this double page spread, the image takes up half of the double page spread. The imageof the band tells the audience that they are relaxed and laid back as they are laid on a bed and wearing casual clothes. They are also surrounded by posters which are all iconic of teenagers and their life which is what the band name is. Teenagers are thought of as being lazy and laid back with not a care in the world but like to dress smart to impress people, the band show the audience this by the image that is given off which all relates back to their band name.

The article only takes up quarter of the page on the right hand side and is in black on a white background which allows it to stand out and make it readable for the audience. Within the section where the article is, there is an image which will relate back to the article and be part of what is being spoken about. There is also a small section that is in blue which is an important quote from the article and this is signified by highlighting in a bright blue colour.

On the far right hand side of the page, there is a small section that has its own masthead that reads 'Everyone's Talking About'. This small section has nothing to do with the article and is basically a small piece of information about other bands. We can tell that this doesn't play a part in the article due to the fact that it is a black backgroundwith white text which is the complete opposite to the colours used for the article.

The colours that are used on the double page spread are mainly blues, blacks and whites. The blue colour that is used is quite bright and stands off the page which is a good way of attracting attention and making the page look interesting and not dull. The connotations of the colour blue are generally sad and upset but for this front cover I do not think that this is what is intended it is jsut to make the page look good.

Textual Analysis - Double Page Spread 1

This double page spread taken from Q magazine is all about the hit artist Lily Allen who appears to be telling her story about how she feels she isn't an attention seeker she is just honest. The masthead on this double page spread is very bold and along with the main image, takes up around 2/3 of the page. The white text placed on a square/jagged background allows the text to stand off the page dramatically. Also, the fact that the text differentiates between upper and lower case reflects Lily Allen's feelings about the article,up and down. The black background that is quite jagged is also quite threatening in its appearance which appears to be iconic of Lily Allen and her personality.

The image of Lily Allen on this double page spread appears to be rebellious and 'cocky' in the way that she is posing. Her facial expression comes across quite arrogant which is backed up by the fact she has her hands on her hips and is leaning forward putting herself in a dominant position. Her costumes also accompanies this as the fact she is wearing a red checkered shirt connotates violence and is quite a threatening colour and including the fact that she is wearing a chain necklace is stereotypical of being violent and being 'gangster like'.

The text that is on this double page spread doesn't take up very much space at all as the masthead and the image are very dominant on this page. The text is in a simple black colour that is legible for the consumer as it stands out on the white background.

Conventions Of A Double Page Spread

Masthead: The masthead tends to be big and bold and jumps of the page by using a series of techniques such as bright colours, bold and big text or by simply placing it on a plain background so it stands out a great deal more. The masthead of a double page spread is more than likely the main cover line on the front cover of a magazine there for the masthead must be related to what is said on the over of the magazine. This also informs the audience about what the article is about so they can then go on to read the article getting a general idea of what to expect.

Article: The article is probably the most important aspect of the double page spread as that is what everybody would expect to see and is also the article that the main cover line is generally about. The article informs the audience about certain events that have taken place and a reporter has made a story about. The text usually takes up a large quantity of the page and is accompanied by an image which relates to the story.

Image: Images are always contained within double page spread as they relate to the article that has been written about the person that stars in the image. The celebrity will usually pose in a certain way with a certain costume, setting and props in order to give off the image that is related to the article which is important otherwise the article and the picture would not make sense if they was placed together.

Page Numbers: The page number ison the page for a simple reason, it allows the consumer tonotice which page they are on and makes it a great deal easierfor themto find their desired page.

Textual Analysis - Front Cover 3

This Q contents page is unusual compared to other music magazine contents pages. The image we can see provides as a background for the contents page on which the cover lines and page numbers are listed. The image connotates to us that the man is serious about being in the magazine or the main cover line that he is related to is serious towards him as a person. The colours of the image are all dark and plain colours which all relates to the expression on his face which gives off a serious vibe towards the audience. The costume that he is wearing are all casual but smart clothes that could reflect his personality and thoughts at the moment.

The colour of the text that is used all relate to the iconic colours of Q magazine. Using red, white and black allows the text to become more apparent to the consumer drawing their attention to it so they are able to notice the cover lines and the page reference numbers that are placed next to them. What appears to be the main cover line is placed on a red background which connotates excitement as well as drawing the audiences attention to the main cover line
.

Textual Analysis - Contents Page 2

On this particular contents page, I personally think that it is being represented in a formal and exciting way due to the amount of imagery that is contained within it. The one large image and the accompanying five smaller images are all key ways in which the contents page appears friendly and formal. The colours are all varied going from blues to reds and everything in between which keeps the readers attention as they don't get bored by a simple plain page. The images all have cover lines and page reference numbers contained within them or close by which informs the consumer that they are all related to different stories and where to actually find the stories if you wish to do so.

All the article names are listed down the right hand side of the page and are in colours that connotate danger which is the yellow and black colours. The colours stand out off the background which informs the consumerwhat articles are on what page.

Textual Analysis - Contents Page 1

On this particular contents page, NME represent it in the same way which practically all contents ages are presented in all different magazines. The use of the big image in the centre of the way page relates back to the main headline which appears to be 'THE END OF THE ASTORIA' which is also accompanied by a page reference number and a small caption of detail which informs the target audience what the headline is about. The image also makes the contents page more interesting as it gives the audience something to look at instead of a list of headline titles.

The colour that is used on the contents page is fairly varied. The colours red, black and white are the dominant colours on the contents page but are accompanied by a few other splashes of colour. The yellow colour for the subscription section that is used stands out from the page which is obviously intended to grab the consumers attention and is also a way for the institution to generate more money as it uses an imperative to persuade the customer to subscribe for the magazine. Doing this could also be a great way of making the magazine more public due to the fact that if other people pick up the magazine and decide they like it, they are more than likely to subscribe to it as well.

The listing down the left hand side is a rather long list of several different bands that is presented to us in red writing. Having a long list of bands would be one way of informing the consumer of what current brands are 'on the market' or help them identify a band. This could also be used to inform the audience about what bands are contained in the magazines. The colour of the text is red which connotates the idea of excitement as well as stand out on the white background that goes with it. Standing next ot eh band names are several page numbers that are in a black colour which signify the importance of them if the audience is looking for a particular band. Having the page numbers is a great way fro the consumer to skip to certain pages that they desire.

The masthead that sits at the top of this page reads 'NME THIS WEEK' which is in big bold letters that stand out off the black background. The word 'NME' is in a red colour where as the rest of the text is in white which is for the simple fact that it is stating what the name of the magazine is and how important the name is for the magazine as it is its main icon.

Conventions Of A Contents Page

Article Names: Article names play a big part on a contents page as they tell the audience what they will see in the certain issue of a magazine allowing them to make a decision whether they want to buy it or make a decision on which article they want to read if they don't want to read the full magazine. All types of magazines have article names in them because if they didn't then the magazine wouldn't make any logical sense as you wouldn't have much idea what the article is about and whether you are even reading thesame or a different article.

Page Reference Numbers: Page reference numbers are generally found next to teh article names so the consumer knows which page to turn to for a particular article that they want to read about. It is a quick and efficient way of finding certain articles rather than flicking through the magazine looking for what you want.

Images: Images are frequently used on contents pages as they relate back to the article names and what is in the magazine, the images also add colour to the contents page. The colours that are contained in the contents page usually relate back to the colours on teh front cover in order to keep a theme going that is suitable for the magazine and suitable for the intended target audience.

Subscriptions: On a contents page there is sometimes a subscription section in which the consumer can subscribe to the magazine so that they don't miss any of the issues rather than just going to the shop and picking them up randomly, they can have them delivered to their houses which is sometimes and easier way for people to buy this magazine. In the subscription there will generally be contact numbers or forms of addresses so that the consumer is able to ring/email or send letters to the company.

Textual Anaylsis - Front Cover 3

On the front cover of this NME magazine 'The Wombats being represented in a exciting and playful manner. They seem like they are childish and having fun by posing in the way they are as one is jumping around, another is messing his hair up and then another is pretending to look up at something. They are being represented in this way due to the fact that the main cover line is 'The Wombats. Why Britain's gone silly for the lords of the indie dance floor'. The idea of being childish and playful is the fact that 'Britain's gone silly' so the band are showing us this through their actions.

The colours on the that are on the front cover are all bright and happy colours which would attract the audience due to the fact that it stands out. The main cover line is in a yellow colour which connotates excitement and happiness which is also accompanied by vibrant blues that are in the other cover lines allowing the magazine cover to attract attention. The masthead is red with a white and black outline which causes to stand of the page and slightly overwhelms the image. This could be seen as both good and bad as if people generally liked NME magazine and the masthead stood out they would recognise it straight away where as if they didn't but they liked The Wombats I personally think that the masthead would draw attention away from the image. All the text and its colours signify to the audience happiness due to the fact that they are all bright colours.

The costume that The Wombats are wearing in the image are casual and informal clothes which signify to the audience that this is a very informal magazine that is friendly and chatty. It also tells us that the magazine is very likely to use friendly language that communicates to the audience in a way which they would speak to their Friends rather than how they would maybe speak to someone of high importance. The costume also represent the band in the same way as a friendly group of people that are chatty and far from being formal. This is a good way to appeal to audiences as a great deal of people use magazines as a way of getting away from the real world and they use them as stress relief.

The camera angle is also the same as it is on most music magazine front covers. It is simply a straight on medium shot which allows the audience to feel involved with the magazine as well as the band. The camera shows emphasises the band showing their childish side and their individually poses which is their way of trying to show themselves to the audience as well as assisting the main cover line.

I would personally say that the target audience of this music magazine, judging by the front cover would mainly be the older teenagers around the age of 16 - 17 both male and female. I think this because the image is what all older teenagers like doing, having fun and being with their friends and generally being rebellious and getting into trouble which is all part of their life at that age. I also think it is aimed at this specific target audience because it is very informal in its appearance as well as the text it uses. The magazine cover also contains the names of popular bands at the present time making it more appealing to the teenage target audience as all teenagers like music and like listening to it.

Textual Analysis - Front Cover 2

On this Kerrang magazine, Biffy Clyro are being represented in a thug like manner. They look like this due to the fact that the lead singer who is stood at the front has his hood up with a tattoo on his hands which is generally stereotyped as being 'thug like'. His face is also partially in shadow which could suggest he is hiding due to the fact that the background is black as well. The other two people that are set further back are both wearing black which tells the audience they are not as important as the lead singer but are still part of the band.

Kerrang are representing them in this way due to the type of music that Kerrang contains within its magazine. It is a heavy metal, rock magazine which is shown to us through the colour on the front cover of the magazine as well as the title which connotates violence which still reflects back to heavy metal and rock. The title reflects violence as it appears as if it has been slashed with a knife or a sharp object showing more of the black background through a white title. Each of these features all relate back to being rebellious and violent which is what rock and heavy metal is seen as.

The costumes that are worn in the main image are fairly plain and as said before, the lead singer has his hood up which gives of the idea of hiding along with the dark background. Which all relate back to the main cover line which says 'Biffy Clyro, unfold the puzzle of life' which connotates to us that the story is going to uncover certain things to do with them which we people didn't know or that Biffy Clyro kept from their audiences. As well as the costume, the setting also assists the main cover line as it is in a dark place where you can't see anything but Biffy Clyro giving off the idea of secrecy and hiding.

The main, dominant image is Biffy Clyro which makes sense as the main cover line is to do with them. There are also two sub images of two other bands with a cover line saying how the two sub images on the cover are available as posters in the magazine. There is also a small image of the singer Hayley out of the rock band Paramore which is accompanied by a cover line which is in red like the cover line explaining about the posters. The coverlines that accompany the sub images are prodominantly in red which connotates violence, blood, and excitement which like mentioned previously relates back to the idea of violence in the title with it looking like aknife has slashed it.

The camera is used in a straight medium shot which makes the audience feel involved with the band making it more personal to them as if they are the only people that are finding out about this band even though they know they are not.

By looking at this magazine front cover I would personally say that it is aimed at a target audience of late teens and even maybe early adults due to the fact that the image is quite dark which would also appeal to the people stereotyped as emo's, goths and moshers.

Textual Analysis - Front Cover 1

On this Q magazine front cover, Lily Allen is being represented in a promiscuous type of way. She is represented like this by standing posing in a flirtatious way with only a small amount of clothes on. She is stood with two Panthers which connotate power and fear which is backed up by the main cover line 'Lily Allen & her wicked, wicked ways ...'. This is shown to us by Q through the image they have taken and used as a front cover on a magazine. The subject is being represented in this way to attract the audience a people that like Lily Allen will buy the magazine seeing her on the front cover.

In the main cover line the word wicked is in red which connotates evil and hell. But the denotation of the word wicked is bad, which means she is telling us what bad things she has done. The non verbal structures such as the gesture, facial expression, positional communication, clothing and props tell us what the story may be about. Considering Lily Allen is posing in a teasing, luring way stood with panthers shows her rebellious side which also relates back to the cover line also. This is also backed up by her costume, or lack of it. The significance of the mise-en-scene/sets/setting all relate back to the main cover line or the image of the star. Having a certain setting could tell the audience what the main cover line could be without reading it. The dominant image on the magazine cover is obviously Lily Allen and the two Panthers. The Panthers are iconic to the main cover line as well as assisting the image of Lily Allen in creating the right atmosphere for the audience. The camera is placed as a direct shot capturing the full image which makes the audience feel more involved with the magazine allowing them to read about Lily Allen and what she has/hasn't done.

The language of the magazine cover is very informal and casual which invites the audience to read it and gives off a friendly vibe. If the language was formal and well written, the targeted audience would not be attracted to purchasing the magazine due to the simple fact it would look like a serious magazine and not a magazine which provides relaxation.

On the magazine cover, there are no other images on there just other cover lines. The cover lines are light colours so they stand out on the background and the fact that there is only one image suggests that it is the most important part of the magazine, the main catch to get people to buy it as Lily Allen is a well known star in the music world. The image and the cover lines also tell us that this magazine isn't specific to one genre of music and covers a vast majority of music. This would make it more popular and help target its ideal audience which I personally think doesn't have a limit as it does cover different artists within the magazine.

The masthead of the magazine stands out but doesn't divert us from the main image too much. Having the letter Q in white on a red background doesn't specifically target any type of music genre but the colour red could connotate the idea of excitement rather than violence or danger which it would usually connotate to us.

The magazine is targeted at teenagers to adults of any age as it covers various bands and music genres and it is naturally targetred at anybody that likes music and would be willing to buy the magazine which I would say is prodiminantly males. I say this because a male character would be a greta deal more attracted to this particular edition fo the magazine as it has Lily Allen on the front posing in a flirtatious and promiscuous manner. Women could potentially also purchase the magazine for the fact they like Lily Allen and her music but I would say male music lovers would be more likely to purchase the particular issue of the magazine.

Conventions Of A Music Magazine (Taken From Q Magazine)

Masthead: The masthead tends to be big and bold which usually stands out from the background of the magazine. They are all visually branded in different ways due to different colour schemes and titles. The colour of the title on the Q magazine is red and white, the red connotates excitement and also stands out on the page attracting people's attention and draws them in due to the boldness of the colour.

Dateline: Music magazines all have the month and year that they came out as well as the issue number which allows potential buyers to be able to know which issue they need and whether they have bought it or not. This never takes up a large part of the cover and is just a small informative section.

Main Image: This tends to be one big image that takes up the majority of the page usually a hit artist or a band that has made news or made a come back or even bought out a new album. The band always relates to the theme of the magazine i.e. rock, pop, r'n'b, punk, hip hop. On the Q magazine the image is of U2 which tells the audience that they are the main storyline in the magazine and could also connote a rock theme but Q magazine covers a vast range of music types so it changes with each issue.

Cover lines: Cover lines are used to inform the audience what has been covered in the magazine usually other stories apart from the anchorage. The text is usually bold and colourful but doesn't take the attention of the main headline and is used to inform people whats has been covered in the magazine which could attract them if they admire a certain person in the magazine but if they didn't like them they could also avoid the magazine.

Main Cover Line: The main cover line (or anchorage) relates back to the main image. The main cover line is the biggest story that is in the magazine which is different in every issue of the magazine. It is usually information about a music artist for example if they have released a new album or if rumours have been spreaded that they are going to split up. In the Q magazine I have looked at the Main CoverLine is "U2 ARE BACK" which would make the target audience buy it to find out what they are back from

Bar code: Every music magazine has a bar code which tends to contain the information about the date of the magazine and the price.

Selling Line: Most music magazines have a selling line such as 'Live Life Loud' which is the selling line of Kerrang. Magazines such as Q do not have selling lines.

Conventions of a Magazine (Taken from a Cosmopolitan Magazine)

Masthead: The name of the magazine displayed in the typeface in which it is designed. This is visual branding of the title and is usually done in a unique typeface to be very recognisable

Dateline: Month and year of publication, often with price. Note that a monthly magazine usually hits the news stands a month before the cover dates.

Main Image: In the case of this cover there is a single image of the model Shania. It is used in a classic way, the face id big enough to make an impact on the news-stand, with the model making full eye contact.

Model Credit: This says: 'Shania: So hot.' It is unusual for such a credit to appear on the cover.

Cover lines: Cosmopolitan uses a lot of cover lines, which are distributed around the main image without detracting from it too much.

Main Cover Line: This is very large- taking up about quarter of the cover area - and comes in three layers, each with a different colour. It promotes the use of naked male centrefolds, a feature of Cosmopolitan in the UK since its first issue. Note it is positioned against the model's shoulder so it shows up clearly

Left Third: In western countries, the left third of the cover is vital for selling the issue in shops where the magazine is not shown full frontage. The title must be recognisable in a display of dozens of competitors. The start of the masthead is important here.

Bar code: Standard bar code used by retailers.

Selling Line: Short, sharp description of the title's main marketing point ('The world's No 1 magazine for young women') or perhaps setting out its editorial philosophy.

L.I.I.A.R

Language: Media language refers to written, verbal, non verbal, aural and aesthetic communication and usually a combination of these.

Institution: Any company, organisation or studio to create a media text.

Ideology: A dominant set of ideas presenting itself as common sense or truth. Power relations are reinforced through ideology.

Audience: A collective group of people reading/watching/listening to any type of media. Every part of media also has a target audience that they have in mind which they appeal to by having certain themes or storylines that would attract the intended audience.

Representation: How the image, setting, text and themes are shown to the audience and how they see it. This is done by referring to the theme of the media text and having the images, setting and text relate back to it.

The Brief - Music Magazine

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, produced by you - minimum of four images.Presentation of your work.

The presentation of the research, planning and evaluation may take the form of any one, or combination of two or more, of the following:

• a presentation using slideshow software such as PowerPoint;
• a blog
• a podcast;

Final Front Cover & Contents Page

Proccess Of The Front Cover

This is my final process for my front cover, by adding the smaller image and the barcode it has given the front cover a proper magazine look as it has sub headings as well as smaller images on the cover.






This is the this stage of making my front cover, which has had more text added to it explaining more about what is in the magazine which also gives it a more professional look.










The second stage of creating the magazine front cover is completely different to the original photo. By using a colour boost and inserting the main part of the text which is the Mast Head, Main Article and the sub headings.












This is the original Image I decided to use as my main image on the front cover. It will be changed in many different ways including adding other images, text and intensifying the colour to make it brighter.

Potential Front Cover Images

Contents Page Mock

The contents page is pretty straight forward and consists of three main areas the article names, images and obviously the MastHead which is 'Contents ...'

Front Cover Mock

I decided to plan my front cover out in this way because it includes everything that a magazine on the market already would contain and has a wide range of things that would help it look like a proper magazine.

The Masthead will take up the top section of the magazine and will be bright, colourful and bold in order to catch peoples attention.

The main image will provide as the background for the magazine and will contain an image of a student working or a student that is smiling and happy which will both tell different stories once i have made my decision on what photo I am going to use.

Other parts on the magazine cover will be things like sub headings, dates and prices as well as other small images dotted around.

LIIAR

Language - Media language refers to written, verbal, non verbal, aural and aesthetic communication and usually a combination of these

Institution - Any company, organisation or studio to create a media text

Ideology - A dominant set of ideaspresenting itself as common sense or truth. Power relations are reinforced through ideology

Audience - A collective group of people reading/watching/listening to any type of media

Representation - How the advert is show to the audience.

Magazine Front Cover Planning

Images: Image I would want to use would be an image of a student that is fairly laid back as I would like the magazine to target the students and not the teachers. The model in the image wouldideally have to be smiling but could have a stressed or upset face depending on the main subject. If the model was smling it would attract more people as they would think it is a happymagazine but using a stressed or upset face could allow students to relate to the magazine with any problems within the magazine.

Masthead : The title would have to be catchy, colourful and bold to catch people's attention. Potential ideas for the name could be:
- WykeLife

- Wyke Chat

- Wyke Social

- Wyke CA

- Wyke Fix

- Wyke Challenge

- Wyke Cut

- Wyke Factor

Text: Text contained on the front cover will be the title as well as subtitles and any other additional information to do with contact details and prices.

Target Audience.

Target audience is one of the main concepts that the makers of magazines have to thing about when writing articles and using images. If there was a magazine that was intended for men and had a picture of lipstick on the front cover, it would be almost certain that every man would look at the front cover and automatically assume it is for women not men. The text would also have to be custom ed for the male target audience being that if it was pink and swirly men would probably turn away from that as well whereas if they saw a picture of a car or a skimpy dressed woman they would know it was for them. The text would also have to be bold and hard edged to attract the right audience as well.

What is target audience?

The target audience is a large group of people that the creators of the magazine intend the magazine to attract, i.e. The heat magazine is used to mainly attract women.

Why is the target audience important?

The target audience is important because it is what allows the magazine to be sold and make money, if the magazine didn't have an intended target audience it would mean they wouldn't be guaranteed to do as well.

Magazine Types

There is a large variation of magazines on the market today that vary from things such as gossip magazines all the way to health magazines. Some magazines on the market today are:

• Men's Health



• Heat



• Kerrang



• FHM



• New



• BBC Good food



• The big issue



• Car Sport



• Vogue

These are just a few if the hundreds of magazines that are on the market today. The genres of the magazins range from things such as gossip to sport. The headings and pictures they use are always dramatic, colourful and bold which is a great way if grabbing potential buyer's attention. The use of famous and well know people in magazines such as Heat, is also a great way of catching people's attention because the reader's want to know whats going on with the famous stars.

Magazine's such as Kerrang are music based magazines which is associated with rock music. The magazine cover will have a big image as well as titles and other text items. The idea of Kerrang magazine is to get insight on new and up coming music as well as bands and information on them. This magazine would probabl be aimed at teenagers around the age of 16 up to the age of 25 years. This magazine is similar to a magazine like heat as it gives the latest gossip and news on bands but the difference is that Kerrang is a great more informative and probably more formal than Heat. http://www.kerrang.com/

The website fits in with the magazine quite well using dark colours which also relates to the idea of heavy metal and rock music.

Magazines like heat are very popular and well known which is a reason why the use adverts on the television to sell the magazine. The popular magazine advert and slogan 'I'm going to London, to buy a heat magazine' is one of the great selling points which has excelled the magazine forward where as Kerrang isn't as popular therefore it is not made as public.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvbVNv7i2qY <<<>

Conventions of a Contents Page

Images can be used to give the page more colour and also link to what subjects are being covered within the magazine.

Headings are used on a contents page to inform of us of the subjects that are being covered in the magazine and are also accompanied by page numbers to show us which page we need to turn to to read that particular article.

Welcome notes are usually used in a friendly manner to make the reader feel welcome therefore making them want to carry on reading the magazine due to the fact that they had a pleasant welcoming note.

Subscription notifications are used so if somebody that hasn't subscribed to the magazine but has read it and likes it can find out to subscribe by looking in the contents page.

http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachers/

Conventions of a Magazine

Mastheads in a magazine are used to let the potential purchaser know what the magazine is called and also usually suggest the target audience e.g. 'Secondary Teachers' wouldn't attract a teenager who likes gossip, instead it would attract a secondary school teacher.

The image used on the front of the magazine is to mainly draw attention to itself by the use of bold colours and being in a big size.

Sub headings are used to inform the purchaser about what other subjects and topics are being covered in the magazine.

The date is also on the cover to tell us when that specific edition of the magazine was released so we know which is the most frequent edition.

Contact details are also printed on the magazine cover so if the customer that buys the magazine is not happy with it they have a way of contacting them.

A variety of colours also tend to be used on a front cover to attract people becaus eif it was black and white it wouldn't be too appealing to people.

The Brief

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up pluse some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of DTP.

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, produced by you - minimum of four images.

Presentation of your work
The presentation of the research, planning and evaluation may take the form of any one, or combination of two or more, of the following:

• a presentation using slideshow software such as PowerPoint;
• a blog
• a podcast;