Music Magazine: Front Cover Research

 The following magazines I have chosen are magazines that I have read and analysed, and I hope to incorporate some ideas from these magazines into my magazine in the future.

 The first magazine I have chosen to analyse is 'Q' magazine. 'Q' magazine, is a magazine sold throughout the UK and is owned by the Bauer Media Group. Q magazine is catered towards a 17- 30 year old target audience. Much of Q magazine is devoted to interviews with popular musical artists. The cover of this issue shows Matt Bellamy from the band Muse smashing the masthead of the magazine with his guitar. The pull quote of the story is "I bought 50 tins of beans & an axe ...". This would suggest that the story line of this article would not be suitable for younger readers. The subsidiary image is of The Beatles, above it the sell line of "200 things you didn't know about The Beatles.This sell line would be used to try and make Beatles' fans or rock fans in general buy the magazine. There are 3 colours that predominantly feature on the front of this magazine; grey, red and white.

The second magazine cover I have analysed is the October 2010 edition of 'MOJO' magazine. MOJO magazine is also owned by Bauer Media Group and is consequently a sister magazine of Q magazine. Unlike Q magazine, MOJO is catered towards a 30-60 year target audience. Similarly to Q, MOJO magazine is also devoted to interviews with popular artists. The cover of this edition of MOJO shows Paul McCartney in the foreground of the magazine and the other members of The Beatles in the background. The main sell line of the magazine is "Paul McCartney: How I Survived The Beatles". Similarly to Q, this type of pull quote is used to try and persuade fans or people in general to buy the magazine.  There are two subsidiary images on this editon of MOJO, unlike Q. They depict Bob Marley and Brian Wilson respectively. Unlike Q, There is a pug on this edition, offering buyers a "free CD" this is more likely to persuade customers to buy the magazine. The three predominantly used colours for this editon of MOJO is; black; white and red.

The final magazine I have analysed is the 'Rolling Stone' magazine. Rolling Stone magazine is a magazine that is published every two weeks, and is sold around the globe. Rolling Stone magazine is a magazine that focuses on politics and popular culture. The Rolling Stone is catered for a 20-60 year old target audience. This cover of Rolling Stone, depicts the rapper Jay-Z dressed quite smartly, this is an ironic outfit for a rapper, as the common stereotypical depiction of a rapper would be very informal. The splash and pull quote of this edition is "Jay-Z: Addicted To The Game". This would suggest that the magazine is not intended for readers under the age of 12. Unlike the previous two magazine covers, this edition of rolling stone magazine has no subsidiary images; hence making the main (only) image more prominent. On this edition of Rolling Stone, the three main colours used are red, white and black.

Final InDesign Magazine Cover

This is my final version of  my magazine cover. I have included a background onto my magazine magazine cover and I have also changed to colour of my font in most areas to make the words stand out more. I have also included captions for the main and subsidary image to make the magazine look like a more authentic magazine. I have also reinsated the original footer, back on the my magazine. I have also changed the font on all of my text (except my mast head) to make my magazine look more tidy. I have also moved my main picture ahead of my mast head (in terms of layers) to make it look like other popular magazines I have studied.

Second InDesign Magazine Draft

This is my second draft of my school magazine. Although it hasnt changed much from the first draft, I have changed the subsidary image in the magazine. I have also removed the footer of the magazine because at that moment in time I had second thoughts about what sell line I could use. My next aim is to have an almost complete version of my magazine cover. I also want to include a colour background and complete the captions of my main and subsidary image

First InDesign Draft of Magazine Cover

This is my initial first draft of my school magazine. I have experimented by using a variety of different tools and layouts. I have changed my initial main story and picture of the magazine to make it look more appealing.
I've kept the stories the same on the header and the footer of the page and on the splash of the magazine as of my first drawn draft. I have used PhotoShop on AdobeBridge to remove the background of my main image and I have also used AdobeBridge to port my subsidiary image. By sending my main image to the back (by using layers) all of my other images/splash etc. Have been send to the front making it look more like an appropriate magazine cover.