Genre research

connventions of a double page spread.

headline: the headline would usally be placed at the top of the page and would be of a diffrent size and font to the rest of the article and may even be a diffrent colour to the colour scheme. it can be used to inform the reader what the article is going to be about. in this case this headline is relevant to the artist giving the viewer some indication as to what it will be talking about.
subject name: the subject name is a great way to grab the raeders attention as it is the one of the things they will recognize as that is who they want to read about. having the name bold and bigger than the rest of the t6ext is important as it needs to stand out, however it is important that the colour stays with the colours scheme or it m,ay just look odd and wont be appealing. as above the darker pink on the light ppink makes the text stand out yet is not harsh and makes the page seem calm where as if they had used a bright green this would have looked to harsh.
colour scheme: this is important as it dosnt want to look harsh as this wont be appeling to the reader, i think that this double page spread is a very good choice of colours as it uses diffrent shades of pink which compliment each other making it seem calm, also it is aimed at girls as that is niki minaj audience which suggests why the magazine has used pink as it seen as a femine colour.
drop capital: the drop capital is there on the double page spread so the reader can see where to start reading.
stand first: this is the introductary paragraph that gives the reader a hint as to what the article is going to be about also adding that extra peirce of infomation.
columns: on a double page spread there is usally three colums used all the same colour and size the size is conventionally smaller than the headline. it is in colums as this makes it easier for the reader to read.
image: the image is set out very clever on this double page spread as it it is center to the pages with the text curving around nikis body making the pages nice to look at and shows that it is cleverly layed out. the image is big which makes it stand out. this is important as it is the first thing the raeder will look at and shows the reader immeadatley that this story is going to be about niki!
quotes: lastly the double page spread contains quotes that have been said by niki. this makes the reader feel asif the article is more real and not made up as they have quoted her actual words.

conventions analysis contents page

Q's contents page
headline: the headline clearly states that this is the contents page, this lets the audience know that this page will give them all the infomation that the magazine is going to contain. for exsample if the viewer was unsure which magazine they would want to buy they may look at the contents page out of the two they are holding they will look at which one has the most infomation that they are going to enjoy reading, which makes it important for the magazine top include what each storyline is goung to be about with maybe an image that is going to make the reader want to read that storyline.
main image: the main image is of artic monkeys lead singer, this gives the reader an indication that one of the main storylines are going to include infomation about artic monkeys. this is important as it lets the audience know what kind of audience this magazine is aimed at by the genre of the artist.
contents infomation:this allows the reader to look at what the storie lines are going to be about and see if they have any intrest in it.
more images: these extra images make the page seem more full and more eye catching as the images are the first thing the veiwer will look at. also if the images are related to the info on the contents page this allows the audience to understnad what the contents is about.
extra infomation:this extra infomation allows the magazine to maybe put adverts in or talk about a recent concert for exsample this just adds to the contents and adds to the appeal to the audience.

conventions analysis front cover

Mast head:the mast head is hidden behind the main image but as the magazine is so well known that it dosnt matter as the colour and the first letter of the mast head already lets the viewer see that it is the rollingstone magazine. i also think having the main image covering the majority of the mast head quite effective as it draws attention to the main image and who the article is about.

Colour scheme- the colour skeme of this magazine is red and white and black. i think this works really well as it allows the red to stand out yet it is only the title that is red which is clever as it makes the masthead more reconizableas it is on white background surrounded by black text.

Story lines- there are only 4 story lines on this magazine, although the usual amount is around 8 i think this acceptable as the storylines that are currently there curves arounfd the main image if any more storylines where on there it would cover the main image which wouldnt be as effective as the main image is what makes this magazine stand out to the rest.

Main image- the main image is effective as it stands out covering uop most of the front cover. as image is of someone very recognized espically with this target audience it makes the viewer pick this magazine over opthers as it who they are used to listening to is the main attraction of this magazine.

Date- The date is a definite convention of a magazine as this should be on all magazines so that the consumer can see the relevance of the story lines

bar code: this is another definate connvention of a magazine as it allows the magazine to have an i denifaction.

plug:lastly this magazine has a plug which is an extra peice of infomation that will stand out as it is usally in a box. in this case it is in a black box which makes it stand out suggesting it contain important infomation that they want the reader to spot first out of all the storylines.

Double page spread house styles

Look at 3 double page spreads from the same magazine (different issues) and explain how images and text (fonts and sizes) are used to create a house style.

Contents page house styles

Look at 3 contents pages from the same magazine (different issues) and explain how images and text (fonts, and sizes) are used to create a ‘convention/house style’ for that product

Conventions analysis contents page

Conventions analysis of a contents page of a music magazine. LIIAR to be applied and each area to be explained in detail.

Foundation Portfolio Brief

Conventions analysis of a front cover of a music magazine. LIIAR to be applied and each area to be explained in detail.

Main breif

To design a front cover, contents, and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text must be orginal. Also there is minimum of four images must be used.

Evaluation

Evaluation

what have you learnt from this task?
I have learnt what is exspected off me in the next year of as media and how to meet my deadlines. it has also helped me get used torking with photoshop.

How have you used technology?
I have used technolgy by using a camera to take my photographs with in order to get a nice front cover image. i have also used the computers and photshop in order to creat my magazine cover by uploading my image onto photoshop and then minipulating it.

What conventions have been used?
I used a main image, story lines, a plug, barcode, colour skeme, email, and the mast head

What would you change?
I would change the image and make it more exciting, as it was justa simple plain image that wasnt very eye catching.