CODES AND CONVENTIONS

FRONT COVER

MASTHEAD - This is the heading area of a magazine, the font used here identifies and characterises the magazine making it instantly recognisable and noticeable to the readers
FONT
TAGLINE - The purpose of this is to show what the magazine is about, this can also be used to show who the magazine might be directed at and aimed at. Can give an insight on the sort of language the magazine might use - easy picked up and read by the reader, enticing them
COVER LINES - Ones used to give the reader an idea of what is in the magazine, might be topics or names of those celebrities inputs which might be the content inside the magazine
CENTRAL IMAGE - This can be taken using a range of shots, typically they will follow the traditional magazine conventions of being either mid shots or close ups of the artists. The point of these are to attract readers even before they have time to read any text, the main image - celebrity - might be what attracts someone to the magazine initially. COVER MODEL - The model or celebrity used in this image
COLOUR SCHEME - Colours used can attract audiences without any actual context, these can reflect the views and opinions of a suited targeted demographic
BARCODE - This is located within the same position throughout the issues of the magazine
EDITION - Edition numbers are noticeably places in an area not to obscure the view of the rest of the magazine as its not that crucial, it just allows the reader to be aware of what issue they have purchased and of what season/ month

CONTENTS

They are typically other a one page or double, these usually have someone who features on the front cover taking most of the positioning and space as the main vocal feature. However, I may decide to use different models on both of these to give my audience a further insight into the magazine, the mass appeal.
TITLE
FONT
COLOUR SCHEME
POTENTIAL QUOTES - referring to the main model, celebrity
HEADINGS
SUB-HEADINGS
IMAGE - MODEL

ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE? BRIEF INTERPRETATION

WHAT IS AN ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE?

An entertainment magazine can cover a range of topics and such as film, television, music, books and many other categories. Entertainment is a type of journalism focusing on popular culture and recent trends. These cover industry-specific news and alter to attract and target different audiences for each individual coverage.

EXAMPLES:

1. People
2. Entertainment Weekly
3. US Weekly
4. TV Guide
5. Rolling Stones
6. Billboard
7. Vanity Fair

My interpretation of this brief would be to produce a Music Magazine, I believe this would greatly appeal to the audience and market. With it being focused at 16-25 year old, fun loving and to attract a mass market demographic, age is by far the most important factor which influences music consumption. I have researched some facts based on my target audience, between he ages of 16 and 25 years old -

• 64% of listen to music on their phone (biggest demographic group consumption, with information up to 65 years old)
• 34% on their laptop and computer (biggest demographic group consumption, with information up to 65 years old)
• 84% of 20 year old have listened to music by their phone in the last week (=14% change from 2016)

PHOTOSHOP IDEAS

Here is a trial I have done, testing out different skills on photoshop.

TITLE IDEAS

One idea for a title idea I like is iD however, i personally feel this is too short and doesn't look right as a title idea. I then looked into synonyms for iD - identification.

From this the one that sticks out to me is 'BADGE'. I like this title as it is snappy and has different meanings behind it. After all my research into magazine names I feel this is suited as the definition behind identification is 'something that identifies a person', music is something that represents someone and builds their persona and personality together. However, having identification as I title, I believe is too long an obvious. I like the fact badge has a more underlying meaning to it, it is something that is 'special or distinctive mark' meaning it is something that sets someone apart form the rest, such as their music taste, likewise the definition for it is something 'bearing identifying information'.