Making My Music Magazine

In this representation, you can see I ma playing around with curves. I found that the best black and white effect I wanted would be with a completely straight line. 

This was the cover before I had decided to fill the mast head in with colours. I decided to add colour because it seemed a little too bland which made it boring and wouldn't stand out. 

In order to fill with colours, I selected the area i wanted to colour,  went to file, fill and then chose the colour i wanted to use. it was simple and easy.

This was the final product, of which i  talk about in my evaluation.

My Music Magazine Analysis

This is my final product of the music magazine front cover.
The girl in the visual,Sky Mulvey, is a student and friend who was happy to be the muse.

The effect of the pose can be taken in different views. I, myself see it is a girl laughing, however when I asked around for criticism, people thought the girl was:

• crying
• laughing
• embarassed 

Emotionally speaking, a picture will tell us what we want to see. What we feel. So for many people, the photo will mean different things which then opens up the audience of readers further.

The mast head has been rotated 90 degrees to make it vertical,reading down. I done this because it differentiates from other magazines and looks bolder. the colours that fill in the text are different from the offical BILLBOARD logo. The colours also bring out different moods depending on which colour you focus most on. For example, the red can make a danger of love vibe, or the yellow could be happiness and innocence.

I have used different types of text for each line. The 2015 is faded and small, that is because it isn't the main attention. 'Sky Mulvey' is is curved fluorescent font to represent the feature and femininity of the subject. Lastly, 'Woman of the year' is straight capital font to emphasise the importance of the subject title.

The whole theme is laid back, calm and giving off a collected vibe. The reason for this is because the topic is Woman Of The Year, and the tidiness gives an evidence feel of worth.

However, to improve I would try to experiment with colours a lot more, and maybe add more text, working with the two thirds. I could possible use a photo with Sky's faces showing rather than being hidden.

Key Definitions

Media: the main means of mass communication (television, radio, and newspapers) regarded collectively. 

Denotation: Is what the audience can visually see.

Connotation:An idea or feeling which a word evokes from a person in addition to its literal or  primary meaning.

Semiotics: The study of signs and symbols and their use of interpretations.

Music Magazine cover analysis

This magazine is aimed at Latinas and teens. The demographic audience needs are met by the colour scheme; all colours are bright and stand out yet they work out well together. The orange, red, brown, pink, white and green evoke a sense of individuality; having a visual representation of the magazines differentiation to others therefore making it stand out.
The font is large and clear, it avoids a clash with the colours but also matches one of the girls clothing choices.

The visual shows five girls laying 'snuggled' together in bug wintery coats that give off the vibe of topics about winter, friendship, love ect…

The tag lines language shows that the main audience would be mid teens, or elder women. The language used will always give away the typeof interview/content inside the magazine.

Magazine analysis front cover

This Magazine cover of Angelina Jolie looks like the demographics would be aimed at late teens and up. We receive that inference because of the colour scheme, it is mature and calm. We also see this from the language used, it is sophisticated yet catchy.
The design is eloquent with the black, white and nude colour scheme. It shows maturity for the target audience letting them know they will be interested. The tag lines are eye catching and intriguing.

The font is simple and easy to read, it goes stands out against the darker parts of the image. However it is good they the font as been changed around as it keeps the interest of the reader. The graphics give off a calming feel.
The theory of thirds have been used here. Angelina's face is the centre third which we automatically look to.

Possible improvements
In my personal opinion I think the magazine could be improved by not cramming the text on the right hand corner. Though it is visible to read it looks squashed.

Media Mind Map

Media is the main means of mass communication (television, radio, and newspapers) regarded collectively.

To me media is the way we communicate, express ourselves and pass time.