Magazine Analysis

The front cover of this magazine issue of NME is focused around the main picture in the centre of the cover. The main picture is very symmetrical as the two men stand behind the women. Also the tag line 'Standing in the way of control' This connotes the main picutre as they are stood in a commanding pose. Also the colour of the tag lines connotes the colour of the main title. The main title has dropped shadows to make it stand out more, also the colour scheme of the title is carried out through the front cover.

This front cover has given me ideas what to do for my front cover, i will try to have one main picture to be the focus and will have other cover stories down the side./

Questionnaire Results

From my questionnaire i have been able to gain information into what people would like to see in the magazine and what they would like to see on the front. Many people they would like to see a band on the front cover. They said they would like to see reviews and interviews in the articles so i will try to include this in my article. Many people said their favourite genre was rock so i have decided to follow this a create a rock themed magazine. I have decided to name my magazine 'B2B' as the people i asked said this would fit in well with a Drum and Bass genre.

Questionnare

Hi my name is Matt Loft. I am a sixth form student currently studying media. I am researching what sort of genres of magazines people are interested in. Please could you circle your answers? Please only choose one answer.

Gender:

1. What is your favourite genre of music magazine?

Rock Pop Indie Rap

Jazz Classical Other

2. What would you like to see on the front cover of a magazine?

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3. Do you like attending music festivals?

Yes No

4. Would you be interested in a free gift with your magazine?

Yes No

5. What would you like to see the articles about?

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6. How much would you be willing to pay for a music magazine?

Under £1 £1-£2.49 £2.50-£4 £4+

7. How often do you go to music concerts?

Very often Often Sometimes Never

8. What is your favourite band/ Artist at the moment??

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9. What do you think of ‘B2B’ for the magazine name?

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10. What do you think makes a good music magazine?

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Thank you for taking time on answering my questionnaire.







From this questionnaire i hope to able to gain information in aiding me in this project. I am trying to find out what people think of music and my magazine. This will help decide what i will put in and on my magazine as this is the greatest insight into what the customers will want.

Preliminary Task

Preliminary Task

For our preliminary task we had to sketch and create a front cover of a school magazine. We also had to create a mock up of a contents page. Firstly i began with a questionnaire which i ahnded out to people and they gave me their views on a school magazine and what they would like to see in a school magazine. After this I drew up a sketch of what i want my front cover to look like. After this i began taking photos and i chose the the picture that would best highlight the content of the front cover. The picture to the left does this well because you can easily make the name of the magazine stand out from the background of green on the wall. Sell lines could easily be put on the computer screen and could stand out from the white background. Overall i believe this was a good picture to choose as it is a mid close up.