This is what our article turned out like. We used publisher to create this but i will use photoshop. Due to the fact that the background is dark we were able tojust place white text over the top of the photo.
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Practise Article
During my media studies lesson me and two other group members created a mock up of a magazine article. We decided to go for a bit of humour in our interview as we thought this would make it more interesting to read. Our interview was conducted question by question. We got responses from one member of the band.
This is what our article turned out like. We used publisher to create this but i will use photoshop. Due to the fact that the background is dark we were able tojust place white text over the top of the photo.
This is what our article turned out like. We used publisher to create this but i will use photoshop. Due to the fact that the background is dark we were able tojust place white text over the top of the photo.
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Testing Fonts
I have decided that i will call my music magazine 'Noise' using the website www.dafont.com i will experiment with some different font styles, this will then help me decide on a final font for my title.
Font One:
I like this font as it is rough and looks destroyed. It is loud and would grab peoples attention.
Font Two:
This font doesn't represent the genre of my magazine as well as the other one but i do believe it could still resemble the magazine. Overall i like this one the best.
Font Three:
This font would stand out a lot as it is big and bold. It would be eye catching and draw attention. However i don't think i will use this font as it does will not suit the magazine i am going to create.
Font One:
I like this font as it is rough and looks destroyed. It is loud and would grab peoples attention.
Font Two:
This font doesn't represent the genre of my magazine as well as the other one but i do believe it could still resemble the magazine. Overall i like this one the best.
Font Three:
This font would stand out a lot as it is big and bold. It would be eye catching and draw attention. However i don't think i will use this font as it does will not suit the magazine i am going to create.
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Questionnaire
Here is a copy of my questionnaire that i created. I handed this out to 10 people and asked them to fill it out. With the results that i got back i created several excel charts.
Questionnaire:
My name is Charlotte Tasker and I am creating this questionnaire to try and get some information as to what people would expect from a music magazine. This will then help me create a music magazine of my own.
1) Do you read music magazines?
Yes No
2) If yes, how often?
Daily Weekly Monthly Occasionally
3) What music magazine(s) are you likely to read?
Kerrang! NME the Big Cheese Rolling Stone
Q! Classic rock Other
4) What genre(s) of music do you listen to?
Rock
Pop
Metal
R&B
Classical
Country
Other
5) Within your chosen genre(s) list 2/3 bands or artists you like:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6) If you were to purchase a music magazine what would you class as a reasonable price to pay?
£0.50 £1.00 £1.50 £2.00 £2.50 £3.00 £3.50
£4.00 £4.50 £5.00 Other
7) What would you expect to feature in a music magazine?
Gig Guides Posters Album Reviews Interviews
Confessions Competitions Q&A’s Other (please state below)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Thank you for taking the time to complete my questionnaire, this will help me create my music magazine.
Questionnaire:
My name is Charlotte Tasker and I am creating this questionnaire to try and get some information as to what people would expect from a music magazine. This will then help me create a music magazine of my own.
1) Do you read music magazines?
Yes No
2) If yes, how often?
Daily Weekly Monthly Occasionally
3) What music magazine(s) are you likely to read?
Kerrang! NME the Big Cheese Rolling Stone
Q! Classic rock Other
4) What genre(s) of music do you listen to?
Rock
Pop
Metal
R&B
Classical
Country
Other
5) Within your chosen genre(s) list 2/3 bands or artists you like:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6) If you were to purchase a music magazine what would you class as a reasonable price to pay?
£0.50 £1.00 £1.50 £2.00 £2.50 £3.00 £3.50
£4.00 £4.50 £5.00 Other
7) What would you expect to feature in a music magazine?
Gig Guides Posters Album Reviews Interviews
Confessions Competitions Q&A’s Other (please state below)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Thank you for taking the time to complete my questionnaire, this will help me create my music magazine.
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Kerrang article essay
Below is an essay that i had to complete over the christmas holidays. I had to look and study a music magazine article, i had to look at all concepts of it and the analyse them. By creating this essay i have realised many techniques that i could then use to create and make my own article.
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Thursday, 15 January 2009
Music Photography
Here are a selection of music photographs that i have gathered whilst out at gigs. I will use a majority of these photos for my magazine, i could include them on my front cover, contents page and maybe even main article
This photo would be good to use for a front cover shot as it has a dark, plain background. This would then make it easy to place text on top of it. I could also use this for the double page article as it shows the band in action and would be a good representation of them.
I love the bright colours in this photo, they make it stand out, this would be good to use on the front page to illustrate what people could expect to see feature in the magazine.
This photo would be good for the main article. It shows all four members of the band and has a plain, dark background, this would be useful as i could then plave text over it.
This photo would be good to use for a front cover shot as it has a dark, plain background. This would then make it easy to place text on top of it. I could also use this for the double page article as it shows the band in action and would be a good representation of them.
I love the bright colours in this photo, they make it stand out, this would be good to use on the front page to illustrate what people could expect to see feature in the magazine. 
The background in this photo is very busy and has a lot going on. I could edit this in photoshop and cut out the lead singer, i could then use the singer on my contents page. I could also then bleed the singer out of the page to create a more dynamic look to my page.
This photo would be good for the main article. It shows all four members of the band and has a plain, dark background, this would be useful as i could then plave text over it.
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