contents page for Kerrang and Classic fm

The contents pages for Kerrang and Classic FM are very differnet, mainly because Classic FM didnt seem to have one. Although if I had found one, I imagine it would reflect the same style and layout of the cover as does kerrang with their contents page. Kerrangs contents page
 mainly consists of images as does its cover. It has a plain colour scheme as is shown, the pictures and headings are surrounded by black and yellow writing which is simple and appeals to the target audience(teenagers/young adults). I expect that in a classic fm contents page, it would make no effort to be bright and vibrant as the target audience (mature adults) would have no interest in this.

Q mag contents page

in the contents paage of Q magazine, the few images there are, are quite large and take up most of the space. The logo and heading of the page are at the top and along the entire left side in a coloum are the stories in the magazine followed by the page number so they are easy to find. The contents page keeps the same colour scheme of the cover and like the cover of Q magazine is quite simple and plain. The contents page enforces the structure and theme of the magazine. The layout is desinged to appeal to people who like the style of the magazine, structured and simple as well as casual which appeals to the target audience.

magazine cover deconstructions

preliminary task

mood board description

In media we were told to make a mood board. the mood board would show images that were relevant to the style of the music we wanted to use to create a magazine. I went for the type of music you would hear in the charts. i tried to show this by including a variety of artsists. we spoke about the different ways magzines are successful and what we liked about the magazines we chose.

My mood board.

evaluation for preliminary task

On the cover of the poster we used the font we thought would be most appropriate to the image and theme. We also used alliteration to amuse and engage the viewer. The colours used combined with the mysterious and slightly sinister facial expression of the person on the front helps us to try and intrigue the reader. Any space that was left on the cover we filled with effects that related to the magical theme of the magazine like stars or sparks. We also used colour and font styling on the subheadings to try and make the stories stand out.

The most memorable thing of the image is probably the person modelling the cover (Sam). We gave him props like the broom which relates to one of the stories mentioned on the cover. This probably stood out because he is the only person on the cover and aside from the sparks and stars, is the only image. With the use of alliteration, “sixty second snitch snatch”, we intended to make it gripping and intriguing. The title of the magazine “Wogharts weekly” is also alliteration and is designed to immediately grab attention.

Because the magazine concept is fictional, the target audience is with some exceptions, more likely to be the younger generation. So although the image on the cover suggests the age range of the readers, the gender isn’t confirmed and can really appeal to anyone as long as they like the theme. The only use of facts in the cover are the headlines of the stories, such as, “sixty second snitch snatch” this plainly shows that the “snitch” was snatched or caught, in a minute.