Front cover conventions

• MAIN IMAGE -  usually in mediumclose-up or mid shot - Direct address.
• TRADEMARK FONT  - Usually one or two words. - Fills the width of the cover, or is in the top left corner.
• PRICE AND ISSUED BARCODE ( 11pt size)
• PUFF  – offers something else to the magazine such as free giveaways Buzz word e.g. “EXCLUSIVE, FREE, PLUS” Barcode - This will be positioned at the bottom right, or up the right side. 
• COVERLINES- lines of text on the front cover designed to attract the audience’s attention and make them pick the magazine up and look inside.
• MAIN COVERLINE - This is the largest text on the cover after the title and it anchors the meaning of the image. These must represent the stories inside. There are only 5 or 6 and they are positioned down the sides, framing the image, so the main image is not covered. These are usually in the same font to create a distinctive design.
• COLOURS – small amount used with a simple colour scheme adding to the distinctive design.

SKETCHES

This is a sketch plan of how my front page is going to look like. I'm going to have the mast head on top. the font will be black with red background. the page will have a main image of my model with white background. the will be texts behind and front of the image. At bottom of the page i will have the date and bar-code. 

This is a sketch of the double page spread. I'm going to use just one image. I ll add texts in columns. The text is going to be white , this will work well with the black background/image. I will also include interview of the band at the bottom as seen in the picture below.

This is the contents page. this is going to be simple. at the top there will be the title. There's going to be 3 images on this page. I ll add texts to each image. on the right side of the page I have 'featuring'.  

Good magazine front covers

This magazine is very attractive and would perfectly fit my chosen genre as its very colourful and vibrant. the colour scheme is very bright and colourful giving the magazine an indian feeling. The front cover of this magazine consists of a woman(M.I.A) looking directly at the camera; this indicates that the she is trying to establish a relationship or connection with the reader.i will use direct dress of mode in my magazine to create this effect. The background of this front cover is colourful( pastel colours)  however in the middle the colour format becomes a brighter and bolder, which makes this cover have a more warmth feeling.Behind the women is the 'CLASH' master head and in front of her lies few cover lines in white. the white font works very well with the red background and is very clear to read. The woman’s name (M.I.A) is bigger and bolder than the rest of the text this emphasises the importance of the model/musician. the costume is not very clear but looks very colourful and looks like it has lots of patterns , representing the indian culture as Bollywood is very well known for its colour and patterns. i will be using this magazine as an inspiration to create my own. i will probably use similar colour scheme and style of font. 

These two magazines are also very colourful and attractive.The billboard masthead is bold and big. With coloured in letter, this instantly makes it recognisable as a logo.  Billboard's masthead is simple . The font is clear and easy to read, the colour used for the masthead is black Sans Serif font, with the inside of the letters A and D coloured in blue and yellow adding more excitement to the cover.i will be using these colours and font on my cover .i will also be using similar colour scheme.in the second cover Beyonce's clothing colour matches the background of the cover. Her makeup also blends in with the theme . The colours do not clash. As i am going to be using lots of different colours on my page, i need to make sure that the colours i use do not clash.

PITCH

RESEARCH

Bollywood songs more known as Hindi film songs are songs featured in Bollywood films. derided in western film circles for the song and dance routine. Bollywood songs,along with dance are a characteristics motif of Hindi cinema which gives it enduring popular appeal,cultural value and context. Hindi film songs form a predominant component of Indian pop music, and derives its inspirations from both classical and modern source. Hindi films are mostly musicals, and are expected to contain catchy music in the form of song-and-dance numbers woven into the script. A film's success often depends on the quality of such musical numbers.Indeed, a film's music is often released before the movie itself and helps increase the audience. Indian movies are mixture of many things such as action comedy but mostly romance.bollywopod plots tend to be melodramatic.

• They use  other forms of performance art such as playing an instrument, singing and dancing (this is used excessively and is most easily the story noticed)
• The presence of a religious figure that all the characters believe in, such as a God or Deity.
• Romance is the main plot or subplot in the songs.

RENAMING THE MAGAZINE

After asking my target audience and my media teacher I've decided to change the name of the magazine. The name sangeet is a quit boring and over used so I have decided to change the name to something different and creative. Here is the list of names I've chosen to use as the name of my magazine

Arohana   is used to define the ascending melody in music.

 

Avirbhav - Avirbhav is that technique of presenting the raga, in which the raga is noticeably expanded and exhibited

 

Anuvadi - Those notes of a raga that are neither highlighted nor downplayed are known as Anuvadi notes.

 

Shadaja - Shadaja is 'Sa', the first musical note of Indian Classical Music.

 

Shastra - Shastra is the treatise or text that explains the timeless rules and principles behind music.

 

Shaudava - Shaudava Raga is the raga that comprises of six notes in its ascending or descending movement.

 

Antya - Antya is the last section of a musical composition, after which the recital ends.

 

Tanpura - String instrument used for drone; Tanpura means to fill the void behind the music; to complete or assist a tan; a. k. a. Tamboora

 

Samvadi - Samvadi is the second most important class into which the notes in the basic musical gamut are divided.

 

Uttarang - Uttarang is the higher tetra-chord of an octave, which comprises of Pa, Dha, Ni and Sa notes.

 

Varana - The four Varanas are the four basic ways, on the basis of which musical tones are organized.

 

MAGAZINE COVER ANALYSIS

MEN'S HEALTH 

MAGAZINE 

The masthead of this magazine is written in lower case and is a red font to show its simplicity. The name also gives an idea
of the target audience of the magazine which is clearly men. The cover lines clearly shows that the magazine is suited for men as it addresses different types of health tips which may be useful for men. 'STOP EXCUSAS' is a mode of address and is written in block capitals and is also highlighted.This makes it seem as if they are directly shouting at the men which are looking at the cover to encourage them to workout. Another mode of address is the man used on the front cover, which is leo rico . He is looking straight at the camera smiling.he has his top off this shows the audience how their body can change if they do what they are told on the magazine(exercise) and be as confident as him.if they had out of shape man the audience may not take the magazine seriously .'him having a ripped body also relates to mens health and portrays the ideal men body. It also makes the magazine seem like men have to look a certain way which is to have abs and that it would instantly make them sexually attractive.

WOMEN FASHION MAGAZINE 

The masthead of this mazagine is blue but its written in capital letters. This connotation makes the cover  look much more sophisticated and the fact that it is blue gives it a more classic and chic feel. One of the coverlines for Fashion magazine

is 'BEST BEAUTY INVESTMENTS' which is clearly aimed for women as stereotypically, women love 'Fashion' and looking at the new trends, so it fits perfectly with their needs. On this front cover, Miley cyrus  is being used as the model and she looks perfect  and airbrushed. She is wearing a black dress which is revealing, she isn't fully clothed,but still looks. Her hair is neat and makeup is very bold and sharp, which suggests that women are not just sex  objects even if they aren't covered up properly, they can still look elegant and fashionable rather than trashy. 

FINAL DECISION

I did a questionnaire to see which of then names my target audience liked the most. After asking 30 of my target audience I have decided to use the name 'SANGEET' as most them liked that name more than the others. more that 50% of the people I asked preferred the name 'SANGEET'.As a result I have decided to name my magazine SAGEET.

HERE IS THE VOTE 

INTERVIEW

INSPIRATIONS

When looking at magazine covers these are the ones I felt most connected to. As they are all unique. For example the HI BLITZ magazine COVER with Shilpa Shetty looks very traditional and being one of the greatest Bollywood icons as well as in Hollywood, appeals more to me and others too. Her confidence is clearly reflective in her posture which inspires me because this quality of looking bold and confident is what I would like to see in my models. Another example of professional looking magazine cover is 'Hello!' This is yet another extremely accustomed photo-shoot which truly brings out the Indian culture. The fact that the whole outfit is presented on the cover makes the cover more appealing and attractive to look at- relatable to my target audience. One criteria for my target audience is family involvement and this magazine fulfils this requirement as the image is of mother and daughter.

MY MODELS

NAME- VAISHAKHI  PATEL

AGE - 18














NAME- TORAL PATEL

AGE - 18

TARGET AUDIENCE PROFILE

GENRE

I have decided to base my music magazine around the Indian culture. I have done a research on Indian music.The biggest form of Indian Popular music is  songs from Indian films, it makes up 72% of the music sales in India.^[4]The film industry of India supported music by according reverence to classical music while utilizing the western orchestration to support Indian melodies.Indian music originated through religion and belief. Hindu has had a big influence on the music in India. Through history it has developed and people of that society have created sub genres within one genre. Folk music, pop and Indian classical music which has sub genres: Hindustani music and Carnatic. 

Folk music:Folk music is different due to the string instruments used. Before there would be drums and bells however, now it involved much more modern instruments such as violin and guitars etc.
Pop music:Pop is referred to popular music. This type of music is more common among younger generations. This type of music has and r&B twist to it where it is mixed and produced to sound more engineered and has bass and features more artificial sounds than natural. 

Hindustani music:This is more of classical Indian music which goes back hundreds of centuries. This type of music was more common in Hindu dominated parts of India. People would sing to the gods and dance around to this type of music.

Carnatic music:This type of music is combined with voices and is more focused on the art of a singer’s voice alongside the sound of instruments.
Common types of instruments are flutes and drums (DHOL) 

While doing my research I've noticed that most Indian magazines are based around fashion and Bollywood (cinema/film).I will be looking more into the idea of an Indian music magazine and how it will best suit the needs of the target audience.

MOOD-BOARD AND NAME IDEAS

FINAL PRODUCT

CONTENT PAGE examples

FINAL PRODUCT

HERE IS MY FINAL PRODUCT ......

THE MAKING.....

Here is how i started. well first i opened photo shop ( blank A4 page ) then i had to adjust my main image so that i have enough space for the masthead and headlines. then i edited the the name of the magazine.i used  black and white writing color  because i wanted my student model to be the main focus and i didn't want the front cover to look colorful,i wanted it to look simple but catchy.

then all i did is add a bar code at the end of the page and add text. The barcode helps to show the audience that it is a magazine. i used color boxes to make sure the texts are visible and stand out so that the reader can clearly see what the magazine contains.I made sure that the texts are inline and looks good.

TOP 3 IMAGES CHOSEN FOR FROINT COVER

Here the image looks large and my model is the main attention this attracts the customer they can clearly see she is a students as she has an exercise book and a pen. the image is direct mode of address  my model is looking directly at the camera. the direct gaze helps stimulate  interaction with each individual reader 

This  image is taken LOW ANGLE. The angle makes my model look more powerful and confident .I feel this image is  appropriate for a school magazine the model is holding a notepad , however i wish i used a brighter lighting , I ll make sure to make it more brighter when editing, hopefully through editing i can make the image look better.

 I wanted to take a image of students working together to show knowledge being shared between students, this image was taken candid snapshot, i thought it was better to take it this ay because i didn't want the image to look forced and unrealistic.

IMAGES FOR FRONT COVER

TOP 3 FONTS

I chosen the name HAGGY-WEEKLY for the School magazine as its catchy and rhymes which makes it more exciting. The first and second font are quite similar as they are bold and have a black background. The first one looks like graffiti writing which can often be related to school and artwork. The second font looks similar to the first, but looks less graffiti and looks quite simple and appropriate for a school magazine. The third font is more simple and the letter are not quite inline and the letters aren't properly placed so it makes the magazine seem more entertaining.

FONT IDEAS FOR SCHOOL MAGAZINE