The Front Cover of my magazine is the main

selling point so it had to look attractive and

bold.
To do this I made the points that would
attract my target audience a lot larger than
the rest and enforcing that the magazine is
full with information they would like to read
about. Therefore in many ways I have tried to
attract my audience by keeping consistency,
keeping the layout clean and simple but also
making sure it is packed with information the
target audience of my magazine would like to
read about and would be interested in.
I kept a consistency of the same colours
throughout the magazine to resemble each
page back to the front cover so the magazine
gave a more professional approach and
insured it didn·t look a mess and unclear.
 Rrogress of my Front Cover


  
       
     
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I introduced a included a price to
large, bold, I used a selling ensure the readers
clear heading line to new how much they
that would encourage the were paying for the
stand out from audience to be information that is
other more intrigued. produced on the
magazines in front cover. I
this genre. ensured it was a
reasonable price.
I made a menu strip and
I included a Secondary
included what I thought To create
Lead which will attract
the magazines target more of a
the audience more
audience would be more professional,
because it shows an
interested in reading legit look, I
immediate insight of
about. I therefore inserted a
another story inside
included the colour red website and
the magazine.
and enlarged the main the date of the
the names of who the issue,
pages where about.
I also included a
headline of the main
story.
I then went on and included another menu strip of the
I also included a bar code to create a more I also included a flash. This was artists that would be featuring in the issue.
professional look to the magazine and also to to intise the readers to buy the
ensure that the readers of the magazine magazine and want to read
thought the magazine was legit. more. This also lead on from
the Secondary Lead.
 Final Front Cover
This is my Final Front Cover.
I have included a wide range of different techniques when
designing my front cover, in many ways.
A few ways I have managed this is to include the same
consistency of what I have included on the front cover
throughout my magazine such as, colours, stories, featured
people, layout, text and images.
I have included information and headlines which are suitable for
my targeted audience which is mainly aimed at r& b and hip-hop
ranged between 18² 34 year olds mainly. I have included artists
which are American and English to widen the variety of my
audience and have also chose artists that are well known at the
current time due to the date of issue.
I included things such as bar codes, price, website, date of issue,
to give the magazine more of a professional approach to the
market and also to the target audience.
I chose the colours read white and black because the
photographs consisted of red and black, the white helps
accompany these to colours by helping to break up the dullness
and highlighting some of the main points. The red then sounds
out well as the main heading and works well throughout the
consistency of the magazine.
 Rrogress of Contents Rage
This is my first attempt in making my contents page. I included a menu strip to show what the magazine features and also
included images of the main headlined stories. I included pictures and to accompany them I inserted a page number to show
the reader where to find that particular article and also a caption to give a little insight of what is it about.
I have also consisted with the three colours red ,black and white .
I added the front page into the bottom right hand corner to allow the reader to easily see that what was advertised is included
in the contents page as well.

I then decided that the first contents page and a big space missing and it needed improving. Therefore I included a quote from the
main artist Terrell. I then included a signature from him to prove to the readers he had actually said it, and ensured that I quoted it
in his language style also. I then inserted a picture of the female mixer ¶Waynetta· to create the effect that audience can really
understand the quote.

I then updated the final Contents Rage by ensuring that the Contents Rage had the correct information on. I then realised that I had
recently updated my Front Cover therefore I had to change the image of the Front Cover in the right hand corner to the updated
version of it.
This is my Contents Rage of my Magazine. I have
included many ways to indicate what is inside the
magazine and what the magazine consists of.
As you can see I have ensured that I used the same
colours to math the front cover of ¶Bounce· magazine.
I have included the fashion aspect of the magazine, I
have included what the magazine features and also what
is big in the magazine this week.
I have ensured that to attract the correct audience I
have used an appropriate language style that my
audience and the artists themselves use.
I also included the front page of the magazine to ensure
that the readers no that I have included everything that
is adervertised on the front cover is in the magazine.
Lastly I included a plug from the main artist included in
the magazine that is signed by himself to show that it
his real words.
Rrogress of Double Rage Spread

I struggled when making my double page spread. I couldn·t get the layout right. I included picking out quotes and included headings, section headers, and columns. I then decided
that the colours were not the same as the ones I had been consistent with throughout the front cover and the double page spread. I therefore inserted a black background which
immediately made the layout more suitable for my magazine. I edited the font of the writing to a more suitable font which also fit in with my audience and genre of the magazine.
I then switched the columns round to a lower angle and a glow on the main image of who the article was based on. I added a background line to give a more appropriate effect. I
then added the main headline that is used on the front cover to represent ¶Bounce· and included it in the left hand corner to show that the article is a ¶Bounce· article and is
produced by the magazine. I then added the cd cover image of ¶Terrells· cd and track list. I also edited the colours and added a more creative effect on the interview we had with
¶Terrell· by making the question stand out in red to the answers being in white.
In the double Rage Spread I
tried to keep the consistency
of the colour scheme and
house style that I have
created throughout the
magazine.
I involved various unknown
information about the artist
such as what personal
information, life as an artist
information and his new cd
information.
I tried to create a sense that
when the audience read it
they would feel as though
they knew him as more of a
person than just seeing him
as a distance artist.
I included snippets of the
main quotes and interesting
photography to represent
his character. I included the
correct page number in the
right hand corner as I did in
the contents page.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media
products?

My media product uses key elements that I have taken from VIIBE Magazine. The two magazine have noticeably the same genre of audience
e.g. r&b, rap, hip-hop style, the only difference is VIBE has an American audience whereas my magazine is based on an English audience.
I have tried to include most of the same convention styles as vibe has used in my front cover, contents page and also my double page spread.
I took examples of the VIBE productions and aimed to reinforce the same techniques used in attracting the target audience.

Vibe uses the rule of thirds in an unconventional way by using the

right third the place its kickers and cover lines so I am suing the
same method to back it up this is because I am going for more impact
because nowadays are sold online rather than on shop shelves where
the left third rule is more important.
My double page spread represents Vibe's version
in many various ways due to the long shot of the
main artist the article is on, the background due
to layout, the representation of the magazine in
the top left hand corner.

My contents page also conveys a lot of Vibe·s

layout due to the dusk, full, landscape image in
the background and the mid length shot of the
artist.
The main similarity they have both got is the
image they both include of the front cover of
each magazine. The main difference between
the two is that my contents page is more full
to create a more interesting approach to the
audience

In the Front Covers the similarities consist

of many conventions that are used such
as, the masthead is spread out across the
top of the page with the medium close up
shot artist placed in front of it. They both
also have a selling line above the
masthead.
vow does your media product represent particular social groups?
My magazine and Vibe represent a gangster orientated background. The lifestyle of the audience mainly identify young, mainly
black, urban teens, who are usually deprived in areas.
Vibe·s audience is American gangster whereas mine is English hip ² hop. The difference is that American gangster·s are seen
to be killing The English are seen to not be as gangster as the Americans' when it comes to hip-hop whereas the Americans'
are seen to be more slick and dangerous.

The English side to hip-hop, gangster rap is seen to be more slicker and more inspirational than the ¶gangsta rap· that you see
represented negatively in magazines and newspapers. But the American side to the genre is seen to be hard, bad and more
towards the crime side of things.

These images are of the English r&b genre

and as you can see it is more about the
fashion, style, how slick you are and how
big your ¶swag· is, whereas below is the
American stereotype of the r&b genre is
more about gun/knife crime, as seen, how
bad you can be etc.

Above is a picture of Ashley Walters

(English) he was sent to jail fro
gun/knife crime and since he has been
doing everything he can to reduce it, if
this was an American Artist he would
be seen as a person you wouldn·t want
to mess with but would be looked up to.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Dennis Rublishing are web-based when it comes to magazines. They own various types of online magazine.
I have chose Dennis Rublishing due to Vibe Magazine closing down to fact that the readers were more online, video orientated than reading
when it comes down to it due the stereotyping of r&b, hip-hop, gangsters etc. Therefore my magazine would benefit from having a web
based publisher due to my audience.
Choosing Dennis Rublishing could benefit my magazine by benefiting from online technologies such as videos, interactive blogs.
My magazine could benefit from this due to the audience being able to write their opinions on the online magazine and could definitely
benefit from the feedback.
Dennis Rublishing has also had many experiences in the industry to offer a lot of useful support to the magazine in many ways in the WEB
2.0/3.0 area.
Dennis Rublishing could be happy to take on another magazine as part of their collection. I think this magazine would be different from any
others they originally have due to the audience.
Dennis Rublishing is one of the world·s leading independent publishers. Founded in 1974, the group consists of a number of operating
companies in the UK, USA, Australia and India.
The company publishes over 50 magazines, digital magazines, Magbooks , websites, apps and mobile sites in the UK.
In the last decade, Dennis has transformed itself from a traditional print publisher into a multiplatform content provider, putting the
brand at the heart of everything it does.
On average 700,000 people visit one of Dennis· 35 websites every day. Dennis Rublishing was originally run out of a garret in Central
London·s Goodge Street. The company v is still based nearby and Dennis employs over 500 people around the world. My magazine could
benefit from this due to Dennis Rublishing being worldwide.
 Who would be the audience for your media product?

The English are seen to not be as gangster as the Americans' when it

comes to hip-hop whereas the Americans' are seen to be more slick and
dangerous. This therefore leads to the reasons of the online magazine due
to the fact of the American stereotype of the urban scene, as they are
more into the video element rather than the reading. Compared to the
English whose stereotype isn't seen to as being hard, which entitles them
to be able to read the magazine.
My magazine for urban music, entertainment, culture and lifestyle for the
inspirational 18-34 year old.
¶Bounce· audience is comprised of trendsetting individuals passionate
about music, entertainment, fashion and pop-culture. I hope my readers
look at ¶Bounce· brand to keep them ahead of the curve, things hot, new
and cool. The audience of my magazine is mainly aimed at predominantly
young, urban followers of hip-hip and R&B cultures. It also attracts people
interested in young fashion as it has a big hit n the fashion industry.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product??

Front Cover

When creating
my Front
Cover I used
the I also used the
programme magic eraser
Rhotoshop. tool in my
I used many photography to
different get rid of the
effects such background of
as the paint the image I have
tool to fill the used for a fuller
writing and image of the
background artist.
etc.

I used the
technique of
having layers to
create a 3D
effect.
 Double Rage Spread

In my double page I used a glow effect

spread I used a lot around the outside
of different of the artist to make
techniques in him stand out to
Rhotoshop. represent he was
To create the image the main interest in
to have a white and the article. I did this
white effect I by using the blending
clicked on the filter options and
gallery and chose increasing it.
the effect I wanted
and applied it to the
image.

I also used the technique of the shaped I can use by

clicking on the shape I wanted and filling it in what
colour I wanted to with the paint bucket tool.
 Contents Rage

I used the blending

In my tools again to create
Contents Rage a transparent effect
I have used on the shape where
most of the the menu strip is so
techniques I the writing has
have learnt in become more clear.
this. I have I also used it on the
used the writing as the white
shape tool, area around each
magic eraser, letter has been
layers in many faded from red to
different white.
places.

I have used
the filter
gallery in the
background
to create a
black and
white effect.
 Looking back at your preliminary task (the College magazine), what do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to full product??

From when I made my College Magazine I have come along way in progressing in many ways.
Firstly from my knowledge in using Rhotoshop, from the layout and making things become clearer and setting it out like a magazine
properly.
Including relevant information due to the audience of the magazine and what information I needed to include for the audience to be
interested.
Also I have learnt about using a house style which consists of using the same colours throughout and using a similar layout thought-out
the whole of the magazine to make it appear more presentable and professional.