successful/used photos

 I picked this image for my front cover because she looks edgy and confident which is what will attract my target audience. she also looks attractive which again, will appeal to my audience. she is holding her shirt open, as though she is opening up to the readers and telling them her story.

 I picked this image for my contents page because it will look as though she is looking directly at the page (I will need to flip the image as I want her to be on the left side of the page)

I picked this image for my article because it will look like she is looking directly at the article and I have discovered that this is frequently used in Q, as shown in my style model.

unsuccessful/unused photos

this image did not appeal to my magazine as I think she looks as though she is awkwardly positioned and it would not look right in my magazine.

 although I like this image due to its background, it was too blurry for me to include it in my magazine.

 I don't think this image appeals because she is hiding her tattoos and the tattoos help portray a punk aesthetic look.

I don't like this angle as it looks like she is hiding away from the audience. she needs to look confident in my magazine to attract more readers.

Article ideas

Photo analysis of Oasis

Photo analysis from luccyjanexo

Photo Analysis of Sam Smith

Contents page flat plan idea

Contents page style model

Double page spread flan plan idea

Double page spread style model

Flan plan front cover idea

Front Cover Style Model

Chosen masthead for my magazine

I surveyed a group of 20 young people to help me decide which masthead to use for my magazine, and this was the most popular. Since it was most popular amongst my target audience, I decided to use this as it is what they would want to see in my magazine and would therefore be more appealing to a wider range of people interested in my music magazine.

Masthead ideas for my magazine

Masthead ideas from luccyjanexo

Magazine Pitch

The new music magazine "Muse" has officially been launched! My primary target age group will be aimed at 18-35 year olds because that was the most popular answer in my questionnaire. My secondary target audience is the general public, both male and female, who have an interest in the dominating music genre of my magazine. It will consist of the best current artists and upcoming musical events from around the globe. I will take inspiration from already existing, top selling magazines such as 'Q' and 'NME' and base my own magazine on these. I will feature similar contents of these magazines in my own such as live music and album reviews, interviews and new releases from popular chart artists.

Questionnaire results

Questionnaire results from luccyjanexo