Monday, 28 January 2013
Thursday, 24 January 2013
School magazine logo
School magazine logoWhen I was taking this picture I wasn’t really thinking, how I might use it but I knew it was revelled to my idea.
After I downloaded all the pictures to the computer and I took a better look at the picture I came with the idea to use it within the logo. Our school St. Gregory’s is really proud of this cross and it gives to our school this a bit of originality. Also it’s taking a place in a chapel. When I was making the logo I was thinking about audience who don’t know our school and are interested. The cross will connote this is a catholic school.
This is the logo I came up with at the end. Blue, red and black are the colours of our school, So I wasn’t really thinking much about the colour.
Pictures taken for the school magazine
Pictures taken for the school magazine
These pictures might not be the best quality but that is just, because I was taking them by phone. After I took these pictures straight away I started to work on my school magazine logo. Some of the pictures don’t give me what I wanted to apply for my magazine and some of the pictures gave me some new ideas how I could use them and still get the effect I was looking for.
Chosen pictures
Pictures taken
This is a set of pictures I took for my rock magazine. Even though there is a big amount of pictures I won’t use all of them, some of them are very poor quality and some of them just don’t meet my expectations and other doesn’t really much with my magazine genre.
These are the pictures I’ve chosen and straight after I edited them so they’re more settled and in much with my magazine.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Comparing "Sugar" and " Seventeen"
3rd October 2012 Media
“Sugar” and “ Seventeen” are really popular magazines “ Sugar” really known in UK market and “Seventeen” the biggest market in America.
Seventeen as the title is saying is made for teenage people. The target audience is from 12-19 years old and most of the audience are a girl, that’s what the magazine is thinking of, the teenage girls when the magazine is produce.
I looked at the newest magazine that has come out. As it is September on the cover you can clearly see two school girls which signifier school time, also the one of the subtitles is “Back-to-school”. The colours of the cover are rally eye catching and very bright, loads of orange and yellow is included. The title is a little bit hidden under the two school girls but you can still clearly see what it’s says. Big orange letters are really bringing the title out from the page. Background itself is really blank and white but information that you can fine easily see on the cover and no much or that free space is showing off. Big letters and interesting subtitles are there to get the customer attention and to persuade her to buy it.
Expectation of a reader they want the reader to be happy with the subjects they willing to talk about. Therefore most of the magazines are trying to collect some information through a survey so they know what their readers are looking for whether they would like to read more about fashion or maybe more about sexual stuff. This all depends on their level of maturity.
Life style in “Seventeen” is fairly open they cover verity of subjects because that’s what the customers are expecting them to do it’s all based on their target audience. Some of the girls are more interested in fashion and body care and some other are interested more in the school and their career.
Commercially wise “Seventeen” is the biggest and well known by everyone in America.
On the other side we have another magazine called “Sugar”.
“Sugar” is thought through for young adults their age range is between 16 and 24. In compassion to “Seventeen” the audience are a little bit more mature and they looking for different information different advices.
Lay out and the design of the cover is really similar to “Seventeen” although the colours are more settled down and much darker. It gives really rich look to the cover.
“Sugar” obviously has different expectation from their readers the “Seventeen” they trying to entertain them more with fashion. The level of maturity is higher.
I personality would go for “Seventeen” as it cover all subjects I’m interested in and it catch my eye more so I would pay more attention to it
“Sugar” and “ Seventeen” are really popular magazines “ Sugar” really known in UK market and “Seventeen” the biggest market in America.
Seventeen as the title is saying is made for teenage people. The target audience is from 12-19 years old and most of the audience are a girl, that’s what the magazine is thinking of, the teenage girls when the magazine is produce.
I looked at the newest magazine that has come out. As it is September on the cover you can clearly see two school girls which signifier school time, also the one of the subtitles is “Back-to-school”. The colours of the cover are rally eye catching and very bright, loads of orange and yellow is included. The title is a little bit hidden under the two school girls but you can still clearly see what it’s says. Big orange letters are really bringing the title out from the page. Background itself is really blank and white but information that you can fine easily see on the cover and no much or that free space is showing off. Big letters and interesting subtitles are there to get the customer attention and to persuade her to buy it.
Expectation of a reader they want the reader to be happy with the subjects they willing to talk about. Therefore most of the magazines are trying to collect some information through a survey so they know what their readers are looking for whether they would like to read more about fashion or maybe more about sexual stuff. This all depends on their level of maturity.
Life style in “Seventeen” is fairly open they cover verity of subjects because that’s what the customers are expecting them to do it’s all based on their target audience. Some of the girls are more interested in fashion and body care and some other are interested more in the school and their career.
Commercially wise “Seventeen” is the biggest and well known by everyone in America.
On the other side we have another magazine called “Sugar”.
“Sugar” is thought through for young adults their age range is between 16 and 24. In compassion to “Seventeen” the audience are a little bit more mature and they looking for different information different advices.
Lay out and the design of the cover is really similar to “Seventeen” although the colours are more settled down and much darker. It gives really rich look to the cover.
“Sugar” obviously has different expectation from their readers the “Seventeen” they trying to entertain them more with fashion. The level of maturity is higher.
I personality would go for “Seventeen” as it cover all subjects I’m interested in and it catch my eye more so I would pay more attention to it
Sugar magazine
9th October 2012
“Sugar” May 2010
Sugar aimed at girls aged 13 to 19, falls into the category of teenage girls ‘life style’ magazine. To sell the best quantity of the magazine, ’sugar’ has to stand out from other ‘girly’ magazines. It has to grab the audience attention. May 2010 version of ‘Sugar’ is attracting audience through the very ‘girly’ pink colour. Sugar also used some of the details and writing in white. The very standing out muster head big white letters and the ‘pink’ all around it, it give us the expression that the writing is so out of the cover almost like the muster head wants to jump of the paper and shout “Sugar”.
Under the must head on the right you can see the barcode but also they giving us the price of a magazine a date when it has been published and what is different from other printed media they also giving as a website of a magazine, this type of magazine is a brick and click industry.
This model is there just as a background. The teenage girl, the celebrity ‘Diana’, there on a cover of “sugar” as one of the kickers is saying ‘Hey Diana, she’s back, she’s single, she’s got gossip.’ The kicker relates to the image perfectly. The open wide eyes and mouth give us the expression of very shocking news ‘SHE’S BACK’. The writing of this kicker is very encouraging as well it’s not in a straight line. The letters are moved in unbelievably clever way almost like they want to make a semi-circle. ’Sugar’ is a girl magazine which wants to give the audience the information they will be interested in.
Fashion is one of the subjects ‘Sugar’ is covering huge ‘pink’ circle in right bottom corner with a very nice alliteration built in, ‘Flirty Fashion’ in big white letters standing out from the model’s blond, long, shining hair and ‘pink’ circle. 3 summery dresses to give that taste of fashion that the ‘sugar’ has, also remembering that the audience of the magazine are in age between 13 to 19 so the prices can’t be too expensive because the readers wouldn’t be able to investigate in them.
Going clockwise we can see in a left bottom corner another kicker. Big number ‘7’ but only the out lining is white the inside of a letter is cut out and we can see the background through it, then next to it we can see the rest of that kicker ‘7 best ever school trip SCANDALS’. The ‘7’ really attracts our attention and the shocking ending ‘SCANDALES’ now the reader wants to buy it because it covers their expectations. The readers are still at school so it get their attention easily.
‘Sugar’ also covers beauty suspects. Another kicker is giving us a tip on a hair in a very different way. The kicker is placed in a star shape and in a very clever use of words like it’s talking directly to the reader ‘YOUR hair but better.’
Under the muster head on the left are another two kickers the subtitles are in pink and the titles are in bold black colour. One of the kickers has a very nicely constructed subtitles ‘Sweet Sixteen Shake’ alliteration that catches our eyes.
Just at the top on the left hand corner you can see the well-known ‘Sugar’ sticker, which you can see in every ‘sugar’ magazine. It’s like a bonus it give you the opportunity to get two magazines in a price for two, it’s placed on a black circle.
“Sugar” May 2010
Sugar aimed at girls aged 13 to 19, falls into the category of teenage girls ‘life style’ magazine. To sell the best quantity of the magazine, ’sugar’ has to stand out from other ‘girly’ magazines. It has to grab the audience attention. May 2010 version of ‘Sugar’ is attracting audience through the very ‘girly’ pink colour. Sugar also used some of the details and writing in white. The very standing out muster head big white letters and the ‘pink’ all around it, it give us the expression that the writing is so out of the cover almost like the muster head wants to jump of the paper and shout “Sugar”.
Under the must head on the right you can see the barcode but also they giving us the price of a magazine a date when it has been published and what is different from other printed media they also giving as a website of a magazine, this type of magazine is a brick and click industry.
This model is there just as a background. The teenage girl, the celebrity ‘Diana’, there on a cover of “sugar” as one of the kickers is saying ‘Hey Diana, she’s back, she’s single, she’s got gossip.’ The kicker relates to the image perfectly. The open wide eyes and mouth give us the expression of very shocking news ‘SHE’S BACK’. The writing of this kicker is very encouraging as well it’s not in a straight line. The letters are moved in unbelievably clever way almost like they want to make a semi-circle. ’Sugar’ is a girl magazine which wants to give the audience the information they will be interested in.
Fashion is one of the subjects ‘Sugar’ is covering huge ‘pink’ circle in right bottom corner with a very nice alliteration built in, ‘Flirty Fashion’ in big white letters standing out from the model’s blond, long, shining hair and ‘pink’ circle. 3 summery dresses to give that taste of fashion that the ‘sugar’ has, also remembering that the audience of the magazine are in age between 13 to 19 so the prices can’t be too expensive because the readers wouldn’t be able to investigate in them.
Going clockwise we can see in a left bottom corner another kicker. Big number ‘7’ but only the out lining is white the inside of a letter is cut out and we can see the background through it, then next to it we can see the rest of that kicker ‘7 best ever school trip SCANDALS’. The ‘7’ really attracts our attention and the shocking ending ‘SCANDALES’ now the reader wants to buy it because it covers their expectations. The readers are still at school so it get their attention easily.
‘Sugar’ also covers beauty suspects. Another kicker is giving us a tip on a hair in a very different way. The kicker is placed in a star shape and in a very clever use of words like it’s talking directly to the reader ‘YOUR hair but better.’
Under the muster head on the left are another two kickers the subtitles are in pink and the titles are in bold black colour. One of the kickers has a very nicely constructed subtitles ‘Sweet Sixteen Shake’ alliteration that catches our eyes.
Just at the top on the left hand corner you can see the well-known ‘Sugar’ sticker, which you can see in every ‘sugar’ magazine. It’s like a bonus it give you the opportunity to get two magazines in a price for two, it’s placed on a black circle.
Reality codes and conventions used in “X-Factor”
Media
2nd October 2012
Reality codes and conventions used in “X-Factor”
X-Factor as many different reality shows is contain most of the features of codes and conventions to produce a successful and really entertaining show.
Contestants are ordinary people, coming from different places to demonstrate their singing talent they would like to share with a British public.
Depending on the stage the X-Factor is at there are moments which are giving the viewer a little bit of information on their real life. What is their background and what they want to achieve from being a part of the show.
Emphasis on outgoing personalities, a celebrities are the judges in this specific reality show and they have to decide whether the person have a good standards to cope with the work the contestants will have to commit to or not whether the person is strong enough to cope with open world.
Live and edited footage. X-Factor is not a live show, after the show is recorded the person who is responsible for the outcome is working really hard to make the show as more interesting as possible not every contestant is ending up on our television screens, but that’s only because the show can’t be too long and there is millions of contestants waiting for their chance to come. Only the best and the very interesting parts will be shown at the end of a day to make people more entertain.
Non scripted material is when the continents is on the stage performing and after their performance the judges are there to give them their opinion this is non-scripted material because they never know who will come out and what feeling will they have for the person who has just performed.
Each television show has their presenter and so does the “X-Factor” but apart from him there is a narration voice coming in to the show when for example they asking you to vote for one of countenance.
2nd October 2012
Reality codes and conventions used in “X-Factor”
X-Factor as many different reality shows is contain most of the features of codes and conventions to produce a successful and really entertaining show.
Contestants are ordinary people, coming from different places to demonstrate their singing talent they would like to share with a British public.
Depending on the stage the X-Factor is at there are moments which are giving the viewer a little bit of information on their real life. What is their background and what they want to achieve from being a part of the show.
Emphasis on outgoing personalities, a celebrities are the judges in this specific reality show and they have to decide whether the person have a good standards to cope with the work the contestants will have to commit to or not whether the person is strong enough to cope with open world.
Live and edited footage. X-Factor is not a live show, after the show is recorded the person who is responsible for the outcome is working really hard to make the show as more interesting as possible not every contestant is ending up on our television screens, but that’s only because the show can’t be too long and there is millions of contestants waiting for their chance to come. Only the best and the very interesting parts will be shown at the end of a day to make people more entertain.
Non scripted material is when the continents is on the stage performing and after their performance the judges are there to give them their opinion this is non-scripted material because they never know who will come out and what feeling will they have for the person who has just performed.
Each television show has their presenter and so does the “X-Factor” but apart from him there is a narration voice coming in to the show when for example they asking you to vote for one of countenance.
Erving Goffman Theory
Erving Goffman
It is quite common through our daily interactions that we perform to our audience in specific regions and through these regions, aspects of ourselves are seen. As Erving Goffman explains, there are two regions in which we perform. The first is the front region which is where the performance is given. Often, our activities within this region embody certain standards; these include matters of politeness and decorum. Politeness is how the performer acts in visual or aural proximity but not necessarily in direct conversation. It is through politeness and decorum that the individual maintains moral conduct that is socially accepted within society.
It is quite common through our daily interactions that we perform to our audience in specific regions and through these regions, aspects of ourselves are seen. As Erving Goffman explains, there are two regions in which we perform. The first is the front region which is where the performance is given. Often, our activities within this region embody certain standards; these include matters of politeness and decorum. Politeness is how the performer acts in visual or aural proximity but not necessarily in direct conversation. It is through politeness and decorum that the individual maintains moral conduct that is socially accepted within society.
In contrast to the front region, there is another region in which we perform. This area is commonly referred to as the backstage or back region and it is here that we see an opposite response. The backstage or back region is where our suppressed feelings make an appearance. It is where we knowingly contradict the actions carried out in the front region. Basically, Goffman's theory provides an explanation on how we interact with one another in day to day life and how we develop a system to help express feelings that conflict with our front. These methods help guide us in face to face interaction. But how do we act when we communicate and interact, but are not face to face?
The Internet has led us to a situation where we are able to communicate and interact with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, and countries, without ever seeing their faces. When analyzing Goffman's theory relative to Cyberspace communication, we see that the lines between the front stage and back stage are blurred. When we look at issues such as anonymity, flaming, and privacy on the Internet, we see Goffman's work modified in order to express the ideas of front and back region performance.
Evaluation of “Empire state of mind”
“Empire state of mind”
Cut very quickly looking at the building and streets, all the pictures are in black and white. The singer wants to introduce a listener to a ‘New York’ from his point of view. From those pictures we denote bad sides of his well-known town. (Drams playing very fast). The singer is telling the audience a story but he is not looking at the camera it nearly seems like he wants to escape, he doesn’t feel good in place he is right now and also ashamed of where the life took him. Everything takes place in very harsh environment, sound is changing and the musical bridge is stepping into the play. A clear sound of a girl playing and singing to a piano melody. Now she is trying to show very different side of the city in comparison to the version the pervious singer. The camera is placed from the top to the ground of a New York. Then again the rhythm is speeding up and the rapper is coming along with the pictures of poor people, but this time we seeing world how the poor people see it. The camera angle is showing as how small they are comparing them to the huge, powerful world and to general life in New York. All the rich people above them. Suddenly the blue sky is appearing and both of the singers sing the song on a red carpet which signify a fame and richness. The good days are above their heads now and everything has changed. In my opinion they were trying to say that even if you have a bad start you can still improve it in your life and there be a lot of opportunities to make your life better.
Cut very quickly looking at the building and streets, all the pictures are in black and white. The singer wants to introduce a listener to a ‘New York’ from his point of view. From those pictures we denote bad sides of his well-known town. (Drams playing very fast). The singer is telling the audience a story but he is not looking at the camera it nearly seems like he wants to escape, he doesn’t feel good in place he is right now and also ashamed of where the life took him. Everything takes place in very harsh environment, sound is changing and the musical bridge is stepping into the play. A clear sound of a girl playing and singing to a piano melody. Now she is trying to show very different side of the city in comparison to the version the pervious singer. The camera is placed from the top to the ground of a New York. Then again the rhythm is speeding up and the rapper is coming along with the pictures of poor people, but this time we seeing world how the poor people see it. The camera angle is showing as how small they are comparing them to the huge, powerful world and to general life in New York. All the rich people above them. Suddenly the blue sky is appearing and both of the singers sing the song on a red carpet which signify a fame and richness. The good days are above their heads now and everything has changed. In my opinion they were trying to say that even if you have a bad start you can still improve it in your life and there be a lot of opportunities to make your life better.
Analysing Closer cover
Media
18th September 2012
I decided to talk about magazine called “Closer”. It’s a magazine I read the most. It gives me the information I want to receive from this magazine is “Closer” is closer to celebrities’ life, and closer to what you are interested in. Their slogan is “Celebs + Real Life+ Fashion+ TV” which give us very simple idea of what the magazine contain “Celebs” short cut for celebrities it makes me think as this is put in a slang the audience target is based on teenagers. ”Real Life” connote to me they are not interested in any rumours they only speak the truth, “Fashion” the magazine is promising us the news trends and “TV” stands for TV progress, the magazine in also contains TV programs now that might suggest it not only for teenagers but also for wider verity of audience. Although the cover looks like it’s only about “celebs” it’s not really. Magazine “Closer” hasn’t used to much colours only colours are bright pink and yellow there are some other colours like blue and red to make it more stand out although pink and yellow are doing a good job already those colours making the magazine more professional and it make the target audience want it . The subtitles are written it red to get the audience straight to the main subject. There are 2 really big subtitles which really catch the eye of the reader the font is big and very understandable. Every word that has been put in the cover are not randomly chosen they’re there to shock and to interest people.
Colours and their suggestions
Colours and their suggestions.
GreenAssociated with Nature, youth, fortune and vigour
GreyAssociated with security and solid
WhiteRepresents purity, simplicity and faith
RedAssociated with all things intense and passionate, danger, fire, energy and excitement
Symbol for violence, blood and war
High visibility → used for road signs
Indicates courage → used in many countries' flags
China - indicates celebration or luck
India - colour of purity (used in weddings)
YellowColour of sunshine
YellowColour of sunshine
Indicates energy, optimism, joy, hope and warmth
Symbol of spontaneity and impulsiveness
Dull yellow is associated with decay, sickness, jealousy and deceit
Asia - symbol of royalty and sacredness
BlueDepth and stability → colour of the sky and sea
BlueDepth and stability → colour of the sky and sea
Symbol of freedom
Associated with tranquillity, wisdom and loyalty
Symbolic of cleanliness, technology and security
Masculine colour
China - associated with immortality
Hindus - the colour of Krishna
Jews - holiness
Middle East - protective colour
OrangeAssociated with enthusiasm, attractiveness, energetic, creativity and warmth
OrangeAssociated with enthusiasm, attractiveness, energetic, creativity and warmth
Creates an invigorating effect
Symbol of fall and harvest
GreenAssociated with Nature, youth, fortune and vigour
Also associated with feelings of envy and jealousy
Indicates inexperience (a greenhorn)
Darker green associated with money
The colour of Islam
( Ireland - religious significance (Protestant))
PurpleConnotes royalty, nobility, wealth and extravagance Symbolic of wisdom, magic and arrogance
PurpleConnotes royalty, nobility, wealth and extravagance Symbolic of wisdom, magic and arrogance
Associated with mourning
75 percent of pre-adolescent children prefer purple to all other colours
GreyAssociated with security and solid
Linked with maturity, old age and dignity
Symbolic of conservativeness and boredom
BrownAssociated with Earth, home and comfort
BrownAssociated with Earth, home and comfort
Represents down-to-earth, boring or sophisticated.
India - the colour of mourning
PinkAssociated with romance and love.
PinkAssociated with romance and love.
Also associated with feelings of calmness.
Female colour.
WhiteRepresents purity, simplicity and faith
Associated with clinical elements → hospitals
Colour of perfection
Represents peace → colour of doves and snow respectively
Japan - white carnations signify death
BlackGothic representations → death and evil
BlackGothic representations → death and evil
Symbol of grief
Associated with power, mystery and fear
Positive connotations - elegance and class
Aggressive and strong colour
Analysing Q magazine
15th October 2012 Analysing a music magazine
“Q” is published by the Bauer Media Group, the UK’s largest magazine publisher in the UK. Baer own 282 magazines in 15 countries and also TV and Radio stations. It has a low monthly circulation of 80,400 readers.
The masthead of the magazine denotes one simple easy to remember letter ‘Q’ which takes 15% of the cover. The letter ‘Q’ is not only there as a masthead but also as a logo. The masthead is placed right in a middle of a red outstanding from the page big square. I would like to point it out nothing is designed just to look good every single bit that has been put on the front cover has a deeper meaning with it the subject. Not many people are thinking of, why the square of a logo is in red? It catches the eye of a customer but the designer knows their target audience very well and he knows what they are looking for. Red is the hottest colour of the warm colours girls (the target audience for Q) are looking for something that catch their eye immediately but also red connotes a strong colour that conjures up a range of seemingly conflicting emotions. Underneath the masthead there’s a tagline saying ‘A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MUSIC’ which means the ‘Q’ is a music industry
magazine. Backing to this hot red colour, red can denote ‘different’ emotions, ‘different’ types of music. The logo is placed in the left hand corner, people in England and in most European countries are reading from left to right so their eye are automatically looking to the left and then they looking for more information elsewhere. ’Q’ has decided to put their logo in a place that is going to be seen and so that they have more space to develop their other ideas. ‘Q’ is not a very popular letter It’s almost unique, there is not a lot of countries where this letter is used so in my opinion this magazine is focusing on a stuff that is different and unique. Letter ‘Q’ is not used very often but still really useful. I think magazine ‘Q’ was trying to make this magazine as simple as possible so the audience will remember the magazine masthead fairly easily and it will show it’s something different from other music magazines. Most of the magazines are running theirs mastheads right at the top of a magazine cover, although ‘Q’ is positioned in a very altered way.
Just after looking at the masthead is eye are moving towards the right. The place where the reader can see column with all the kickers written up. Most of the magazines have the kicker on the left side so this magazine is trying to make something different from other magazines they trying to build the own image. It is all structured and everything has its own column, where in most of those types of magazines everything is out of space. The ’Q’ decide to talk about three different music bands, although all three of the bands names are written in a same style the rest of a kicker is not. They used a different style to make a metamorphosis. Reader might not even know what the bands are but from the way the words and style is set up they can already judge on the genre of music.
There is no specific audience for ‘Q’ the magazine really hope to interest not only females but also males, that’s why they are looking for various of music types.
In big letters almost as big as the logo by itself you can see the strapline is going across, position in a middle of a page. All in capital letters ‘LILY ALLEN’(‘LILY’ in black letters and ‘ALLEN’ in clear white) just above the name of a music artist it says ’SEXY BEAST’ all in the capitol letters although the colours has been swapped now the first word is in white and the second word is in black to make a contrast.
Why ‘SEXY BAST’ on this specific cover magazine you can clearly see the whole ‘LILY ALLEN’s’ body. She is topless and she has really tight sorts on. She is standing to us turn to the back and looking out a little bit to the reader in a very sexy way. Next to here there is two panthers each one on each side of her. One of the panthers is walking towards us and the other is looking really sheik ‘grrrrr’. The artist on that cover look so real and you would never say it is a myth, but it is. The photograph would never put the music arts on the same photo panel as two panthers. You never know what the panther might do after being photographed when the flash goes to panther eye and also ‘LILY ALLEN’ didn’t pose top less. The whole cover is a myth it is created to make a good, beneficial image of a character but it doesn’t mean it is real. The picture is right behind the writing, although one of the panthers head is taking place on the writing to create this outstanding image from the cover. Below the ‘LILY’ there’s a rest of the strapline ‘& HER WICKED, WICKED WAYS….’ (to create this outstanding look the magazine not only increased size of the letters but they also gave the red colour to it).The use of the alliteration and repetition makes it sound really clever and interesting there reader is trying to think… What are her ‘WICKED’ ways? This really persuades customers of magazine ‘Q’ to buy it.
Going down there is well known by a lot of magazine part on a cover called ‘sticker’ It stand out from the other part on this cover it’s not in column or in square but it is in circle. It catches the eye very simply and easily. The sticker almost seems like a bonus to this magazine, ’THE 25 GREATEST ROCK MOVIES’. This might also suggest the fact that everyone knows ‘LILY ALLEN’ is not a rock star so they looking for various types of music.
Next in a row is well known and popular barcode. Every single magazine in in held with one barcode. The barcode is not only there to help the shop to sell and for the customers so they how much it cost, but it also store a date so them ‘Q’ magazine knows how many magazines had been sold.
In comparison to any other magazine ‘Q’ is not giving to the customers all the details there is not much writing involved on this cover. In my opinion what the magazine is trying to do it to persuade people to buy it but not giving them to much so they more curious what is idea, what else there is that ‘Q’ is offering to us the customers.
The masthead of the magazine denotes one simple easy to remember letter ‘Q’ which takes 15% of the cover. The letter ‘Q’ is not only there as a masthead but also as a logo. The masthead is placed right in a middle of a red outstanding from the page big square. I would like to point it out nothing is designed just to look good every single bit that has been put on the front cover has a deeper meaning with it the subject. Not many people are thinking of, why the square of a logo is in red? It catches the eye of a customer but the designer knows their target audience very well and he knows what they are looking for. Red is the hottest colour of the warm colours girls (the target audience for Q) are looking for something that catch their eye immediately but also red connotes a strong colour that conjures up a range of seemingly conflicting emotions. Underneath the masthead there’s a tagline saying ‘A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MUSIC’ which means the ‘Q’ is a music industry
magazine. Backing to this hot red colour, red can denote ‘different’ emotions, ‘different’ types of music. The logo is placed in the left hand corner, people in England and in most European countries are reading from left to right so their eye are automatically looking to the left and then they looking for more information elsewhere. ’Q’ has decided to put their logo in a place that is going to be seen and so that they have more space to develop their other ideas. ‘Q’ is not a very popular letter It’s almost unique, there is not a lot of countries where this letter is used so in my opinion this magazine is focusing on a stuff that is different and unique. Letter ‘Q’ is not used very often but still really useful. I think magazine ‘Q’ was trying to make this magazine as simple as possible so the audience will remember the magazine masthead fairly easily and it will show it’s something different from other music magazines. Most of the magazines are running theirs mastheads right at the top of a magazine cover, although ‘Q’ is positioned in a very altered way.
Just after looking at the masthead is eye are moving towards the right. The place where the reader can see column with all the kickers written up. Most of the magazines have the kicker on the left side so this magazine is trying to make something different from other magazines they trying to build the own image. It is all structured and everything has its own column, where in most of those types of magazines everything is out of space. The ’Q’ decide to talk about three different music bands, although all three of the bands names are written in a same style the rest of a kicker is not. They used a different style to make a metamorphosis. Reader might not even know what the bands are but from the way the words and style is set up they can already judge on the genre of music.
There is no specific audience for ‘Q’ the magazine really hope to interest not only females but also males, that’s why they are looking for various of music types.
In big letters almost as big as the logo by itself you can see the strapline is going across, position in a middle of a page. All in capital letters ‘LILY ALLEN’(‘LILY’ in black letters and ‘ALLEN’ in clear white) just above the name of a music artist it says ’SEXY BEAST’ all in the capitol letters although the colours has been swapped now the first word is in white and the second word is in black to make a contrast.
Why ‘SEXY BAST’ on this specific cover magazine you can clearly see the whole ‘LILY ALLEN’s’ body. She is topless and she has really tight sorts on. She is standing to us turn to the back and looking out a little bit to the reader in a very sexy way. Next to here there is two panthers each one on each side of her. One of the panthers is walking towards us and the other is looking really sheik ‘grrrrr’. The artist on that cover look so real and you would never say it is a myth, but it is. The photograph would never put the music arts on the same photo panel as two panthers. You never know what the panther might do after being photographed when the flash goes to panther eye and also ‘LILY ALLEN’ didn’t pose top less. The whole cover is a myth it is created to make a good, beneficial image of a character but it doesn’t mean it is real. The picture is right behind the writing, although one of the panthers head is taking place on the writing to create this outstanding image from the cover. Below the ‘LILY’ there’s a rest of the strapline ‘& HER WICKED, WICKED WAYS….’ (to create this outstanding look the magazine not only increased size of the letters but they also gave the red colour to it).The use of the alliteration and repetition makes it sound really clever and interesting there reader is trying to think… What are her ‘WICKED’ ways? This really persuades customers of magazine ‘Q’ to buy it.
Going down there is well known by a lot of magazine part on a cover called ‘sticker’ It stand out from the other part on this cover it’s not in column or in square but it is in circle. It catches the eye very simply and easily. The sticker almost seems like a bonus to this magazine, ’THE 25 GREATEST ROCK MOVIES’. This might also suggest the fact that everyone knows ‘LILY ALLEN’ is not a rock star so they looking for various types of music.
Next in a row is well known and popular barcode. Every single magazine in in held with one barcode. The barcode is not only there to help the shop to sell and for the customers so they how much it cost, but it also store a date so them ‘Q’ magazine knows how many magazines had been sold.
In comparison to any other magazine ‘Q’ is not giving to the customers all the details there is not much writing involved on this cover. In my opinion what the magazine is trying to do it to persuade people to buy it but not giving them to much so they more curious what is idea, what else there is that ‘Q’ is offering to us the customers.
Photo-Shoot Planning Sheet
13.12.2012
Media
Media
Photo-shoot Planning Sheet
Photo-shoot Title:
Rock
Front Cover:
Rock band
Rock
Front Cover:
Rock band
Photo-shoot Concept:
I need 4 girls for my photo shoot. I want all of them with heavy and rocky make up.
My concept is to make a girl rock band group.
Aims:
My concept is to make a girl rock band group.
Aims:
I aim to get a nice photo with 3 /4 girls all together and I also would like to get some shocking pictures witch will interest people to buy the magazine and also so I can use them as one on my subtitles for my double page.
Date & Timings:
3rd January 2013, 3pm
Location:
Location:
At my house, all I need is a white wall so I don’t need to do too much of a photo editing.
Props:
Rock style clothes, dark eyes shadows/ make-up and fan.
Models:
4 girls
Team:
Team:
I will be taking the pictures and also I will take care of the hair and make-up of my models.
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