Final Front Cover

This is the final draft for my music magazine cover. I added a barcode, plus a date, issue number and price. Also i decided to add a free gift. I made it stand out in the circle up by the masthead.

Third Draft for Front Cover

This is my 3rd draft for my music magazine cover. I changed the colour of the masdthead so it stands out more plus i changed the outline for my coverline so it was more readable.

Second Draft for Front Cover

This is my second draft for my fornt cover, i decided to change the photograph because its clearer and gives more space to put the masthead and coverlines.

First draft for Front Cover

This is the first draft of my music magazine. I have added blocks of colour to the picture to keep in within the theme of the magazine. I made the masthead bright and eye catching, making sure it stands out.

Photos for Magazine

 

I chose these four pictures out of the bunch for my front cover. I chose these because they are a  mid shor/close up of the model. I left a gap at the top of the pictures for the masthead to be put in. I decided to use the first image on my front cover because it uses most of the shor and it portrays the model well so that he looks personable.

80's music magazine covers

I've just grabbed a load of magazine covers from the eighties to pull ideas from them.

I interviewed a friend to get her opinion on my ideas.

My Chosen Music Genre

Eighties Music on Prezi


I chose to focus on Eighties style of music because its beginning to come back into fashion. Eighties songs are being covered by current artists and riffs are being used in new songs, for example, the riff from Africa by Toto is being used in Jason Derulo's new song. Eighties band are doing come back tours and greatest hits CDs.

Music Magazine Proposal

My music magazine will be aimed at teenagers/young adults aged 13-25, both men and women. I also think that people who were born in the seventies will also be interested because they would've listened to this style of music when they were teenagers.


The genre of music that i'm going to focus on is eighties/electro music. Im going to look at re-releases of eighties songs, current covers and electro vibes that keep in tune with the themes of my magazine.

The title i have decided on is 'Frankie Says'. I chose this because it keeps with the eighties theme and its a iconic phrase that everyone knows therefore everyone will remember. Other titles i thought of were; 'Feist' 'WT' and 'Radio'. I decided against these titles because i felt that they didn't really relate to the theme of the magazine. I like 'Feist' because it had a punch to it and it was really original but it did not link to the genre of the magazine enough for it to make the audience think Eighties straight away.

I want to use a boxy font for my masthead so it stands out and looks strong.

I like this font because its so very bold and eye catching. I dont want anything subtle!

I decided that i dont want to use a tagline for my magazine because i think the title embodies all that i want it to.


I think that i would publish this magazine monthly to allow the industry to develop for there to be enough to report on. The public like a big thick magazine that will last them a while so monthly will allow this. A weekly magazine wouldnt hold enough new things for the ever changing industry,


I think i'll use a midshot of an artist on the cover, something bright with contrasting patterns or colours. I think i'll only use one image to make sure it doesnt look busy or tacky. I think this will relate to the genre because of the iconic figures that came out of the eighties and lead the industry into a new age.


I think i'll use blues and yellows as a colour scheme, i quite like the idea of using post-it notes to make points through the magazine, plus the blue will stand out against the reds of the other magazines that are already being published.

For Coverlines i think i want to keep it simple, listing the artists/bands that will feature, mentioning a few special reports and free gift notification.