Double page spread analysis 3.

The main focus of this double page spread is on a band called 'The Black eyed peas'. The 'B.E.P' are a hip-hop group which tells the reader about the type of music presented within this music magazine. The magazine would be intended for people who enjoy this genre of music.

Double page spread analysis 2.

Photos are the main feature of this double page spread. These pictures appear to have been taken during live performancs, concerts, to give the reader a sense of the atmosphere.

The ideology behind this double page spread is to give the reader infomation about punk and rock music presented within Kerrang magazine. This particular issues focus is on Avenged sevenfold, a heavy metal band formed in 1999. This band is a typical example of what the music in Kerrang represents, rebelliousness.

The layout of this double page spread is mainly focused on the photos of the band Avenged sevenfold. There are numerous photos along the bottom of the double page spread and the righ hand side of the page. There is a small section specifically for the text on the double page spread. The text is upon a white background to make the text easily visable for the reader amongst the photos.

Double page spread analysis 1.

The main focus to this double page spread is of a concert that took place at Wembly stadium. The bands that played at this concert were HIIM, Machine Head, Mastodon and the main band featured at the concert, Metallica.

The text on this double page spread is on a black background which is a convention of metal/rock music which is the type of music these bands are based on. The text is white in colour as it stands out on the black background. The main text is based on the events of the concert. However, there is a second section dedicated to main singer and guitarist of Metallica, James Hetfield. This small section asks what James Hetfield thought about the event. The red colouring is also a convention of rock and metal music as it is seen as edgy.

The photos on this double page spread were taken from the concert. Having photos within a magazine from a live event gives the reader a sense of the atmosphere from the concert. The double page spread includes photos of James Hetfield from Metallica and numerous other singers and guitarists from other bands who performed at the concert. The photos show then insensity of the concert as we can see cleary from some of the photos the passion and effort these musicians are putting in.

The text in the middle of the page talks about the concert. This text is larger than the other text on the pages in order to catch the readers eye so that their attention is drawn to the story within the magazine. Machine head is written in bold in order to make the name of the band easy to read for the reader and to grab their attention. This is so fans of the particular band maybe more influence to read the story.

Contents page analysis 3.

This contents page gives the reader infomation about the magazine.

The colour scheme tells us about the genre this music magazine represents. The colour of the text on this particular contents page is red and black which is a convention of rock music, so this tells us that this contents page is most likely from a rock magazine.

From the text we also learn that this magazine is probably aimed for people aged over 15 as it includes swear words such as 'fucked up'.

This conents page also includes a selection of bands included within the magazine such as Good Charlotte, Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance. The photos also include page numbers placed within the photo instead of having just text relating to each story and page number.

Contents page analysis 2.

This contents page is from Kerrang magzine. The contents page is neat as all the text is in line and sectioned off. The contents page is simple and easy to read which is how contents pages are suposed to be so it does not confuse the reader.

This contents page, like most others, has used various photos. These photos show the reader some of the bands and musicians featured within this particular issue in this magazine. These photos grab the readers attention and make the reader want to know about these musicians within the magazine. These photos also represent the musicians attitudes and their type of music. The picture of the musician swearing tells the reader that his music is 'in your face', edgy and rebellious as this is what swearing symbolises.

The colours of the contents page is a convention of the type of music which Kerrang magazine represents which is various types of metal music. Theses colours are black, yellow and grey. These colours are edgy and grab the readers attention. The text on the contents page is bold and the colours are seperated into sections. We can tell that the main headings are in yellow and the page numbers and storiesare written in black.

Contents page analysis 1.

I chose this contents page as it is from a rock magazine which is a similar genre to my type of magazine.

On the top of the contents page, the masthead is easily visable with a red background which is a convention of rock which draws the attention of the reader.

The writing on the contents page is red and black which is a convention of rock. The colours also allow the text to stand out. The text is small and vague as contents pages should not include large amounts of infomation as they should be simple, easy to read and straight to the point.

The images on this particular contents page refer to the name of this music magazine, Drummer. The pictures include some drummers and a band.

Q magazine front cover denotation.

The photo on this front cover is a medium long shot. This is so the entire band can be seen on the front page. The band members have stood legs apart to represent their dominance on the cover. Stood with legs apart represents dominance and the band members will of stood this way to represent their powerful music.

The main image is of a band called Metallica. The bands name is in large, bold font which captures the readers eye. The text on the front cover of the music magazine is mainly in red which is a conotation of a metal magazine as red is seen to be edgy.

The text above the band name "Madness! Mayhem! Sex addiction !" tells the reader about the band. This text tells us that this particular band is egdy and rebellious. This also gives us an impression of their type of music.

Kerrang magazine front cover denotation.

The ideology behind this particular magazine is alternative metal.

The audience for this magazine is aimed at people aged between 14 and 25 as it consistes of metal music which is popular with young adults and teens. This magazine would not be suitable for children as Kerrang represents rebelious attitudes within their music within a generation in which adults may not want their young children to be involved in.

The photo on the front cover of this Kerrang magazine shows us a close up on one of the band members of Slipknot. The close up tells us about the band as the mask the band member is wearing looks agressive and emotionless. This tells us that this particular bands attitudes and type of music is bold and agressive.

The language used in the front cover of Kerrang magazine tells us about the band, Slipknot. The words "somebodies gonna get killed" tells us that this band has more of an agressive genre of metal. This quote also tells the reader about the intensity of the bands music.

Finished music magazine front cover and evaluation.

This is my finished music magazine front cover. I chose to call my music magazine 'Backstage' as it refers to all the backstage gossip and behind the scenes details about famous musicans and upcoming stars. Every music lover would like a backstage pass to their favourite bands/singers and this is why I chose to call my music magazine 'Backstage' as it grants people who love music acess to their favourite bands and musicians.

I chose to have my logo within my name of my magazine. I transformed my A's in Backstage into stereos as they are iconographyof music.

I used a website called dafont.com in order to change my writing into different styles. I used this website to edit my main story text, 'An exclusive interview with Tom Kay'. I chose to do this to make the text look different and edgy.

In order to add more writing on my front cover and make it stand out I decided to use an flag picture from clipboard on desk top publisher, filled it in black and wrote my other stories featured within the magazine upon the flag image in order to make it stand out on the magazine.

I chose to have my background of my music magazine to be Black fading into red as dark colours are a conotation. I began doing this by creating a blank page on photoshop. I then used the paint tool and used the gradient application. I then filled the page with Black and red then copied the page onto desktop publisher.

My main image was a picture of Guitarist and singer Tom Kay. I took a selection of photos during my spare time and I believe the photo I have chosen was the best photo for this particular magazine. My main image features the musician with his guitar, Ibanez gem, which tells the reader about this particular musician. The photo tells the reader that he is a guitarist. When taking the photo I chose to use a fan in order to make Tom's hair windswept and make his face more visable to the reader.

If I had to change my music magazine in anyway I would of changed my main photo. I would of prefered to of had Tom facing the camera as on most music magazine front covers, the musicians are facing the camera, however, on mine this isn't the case. The musicians facing the camera is also a conotation of music magazines.

Backstage magazine front cover draft 2

I have chosen to change the design of my music magazine. I changed the colour of the background from red to black turning into red by using the gradient tool with paintbucket on photoshop. I then copied the background on the publisher and applied my masthead and main image onto the background.

I used a website in order to create my writing for my main story. I then print screened the text, cropped it to the size I wanted and then copied it to publisher onto my background for the magazine.

How to make a front cover of a magazine in photoshop

This account on youtube is very helpful as it teaches people how to use photoshop in order to create a magazine front cover. This video is very helpful for people creating magazines on photoshop like myself. The video gives the audience direct instructions on what essentially needs to be included on a magazine front cover. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=photoshopalpha&annotation_id=annotation_189104&feature=iv


Here is another example of how to create a magazine front cover in photoshop. I plan to use these videos in order to help make my music magazine better as I continue editing it.

Beginning the front cover for my music magazine.

Here is the beginning of my music magazine cover. I began by changing the colour of the background on my photo from blue to red. This is because Darker colours are a convention of Rock magazines as they give the magazine an edge. I also chose to put my masthead behind the main image so that the image is clear and the masthead isn't blocking any of the image.

Examples of alternative rock/metal music.

Here is an example of Alternative Rock/Metal music. This is a song called Time by Creed, an American rock band from Florida that became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This is an example of the type of music my magazine will be based on. This music will give people the indication of what my music magazine will represent.

Music magazine contents page mock up

Music mood board

Here is a collection of music icons. This mood board consists of many genres from pop to death metal. I have used a collection of images from google from reconised musical icon from the last few years including Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Alter Bridge and Creed. These images sum up how music has progressed over the years. From the early rock style of 1954 Elvis Presley to the alternative rock band of 2004 Alter Bridge.