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Target Audience

The genre of music that i will be analysing and creating my magazine of will me indie/ indie rock. I have chosen to use this genre as my own because its the type of music that i like to listen to, and over the past year or two the music has grown on me. Indie rock is a type of alternative rock that orriginated in the UK and the US in the 1980's. It has around 20 subgenres within it. These inclue Indie pop, grunge, jangle pop and many more. The name for the genre of music deprives from 'independent' and mainly consists of small indie groups that create music themselves, and not with the help of large studio producing teams. In the mid 1980's the term 'indie' was not used to display the bands, but the music they made. which is where we get the term 'indie rock' from.

Magazine Analysis

Magazine covers i like

I like this magazine cover, it uses the iconic colours and is a simple Z layout. it isnt to complicated, and everything on the magazine is easily readable.

I like this magazine because like the 1st one, it uses the iconic colours. this magazine appeals to me because it isnt based on a Z or and F model. which most magazines are. i like the individuality of the cover.

This magazine doesnt feature any image. and doesnt show anything on the cover, it is simply a picture and the name of the magazine. I like the simplicity of the design. and i think this stood out for me because i like the famous person modelled onto the front.

I dont really know why i chose this magazine, i liked the models helmet and the individuality of the whole magazine. the helmet/ hat doesnt go with the rest of its outfit, but it still looks good. i like the colour scheme. it isnt the iconic colours, its just a gold and light brown which works well.

i chose this magazine because i like the primary colours, and the style of all the writing. A not very well known magazine would have to keep their title on show for people to see. but by having their model infront of the title, it shows that people are familiar with the magazine and just by seeing a few of the letters and design they would be able to tell that it's billboard. this also shows us that they think that adele is more important than their magazine.

I chose this magazine because i like the clothing brand 'Supreme' and i like the simplicity of the cover. it looks simple to make, and uses iconic colours so its easy to read and looks neat and tidy.

I chose this magazine cover because i like the colours used, and i like its simplicity and the iconic landmark on the front.

I chose this as one of my magazine covers because it uses the iconic colours which i like, and it has 3 well known actors on the cover. The models are based infron of the title of the magazine, which could mean that they are more important than the magazine itself, or that it is such a well known magazine that they dont need to display the name of the magazine because the audience and the customers alreaddy know what it is and what its called.

I chose this magazine cover because i like the greyscale of colours used, and the well known lead singer of the band radiohead. this magazine also has the model featured infront of the title of the magazine, this shows that he is more impoirtanat than the magazine and that the consumers of the magazine know it well that they dont need to see the whole of the title. just a few letters will tell them the name of the magazine.

Glossary

Masthead – The name and logo of the magazine.
The Lead – the introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals.
Body copy - refers to the text of your written articles, which should be produced as a printed presentation to accepted industry standards, e.g. correct use of language, font size, word limits etc. Usually written in columns.
Serif font – fonts like Times New Roman, or Baskerville Old Face, which have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Sans serif font – fonts like Impact, or Agency FB, which do not have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Drop Capitals – Really big letter, which start off an article.
Cross Head – Small sub-heading used to split up a large block of text.
White Space – white parts of a page other than text or pictures.
Mode Of Address – How the magazine talks to the audience.
Sell Lines – Text on the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience. Kerrang!’s sell line is “life is loud”.
Banners – text, which stands out because its on a coloured background.
House Style – a magazines distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.
Borders – the gaps at the edges of the page.
Gutters – the gaps between the columns of text.
Leading - the space between lines of text.
Kerning - the space between letters.
Strap Lines – a smaller headline, printed above the main headline.
By-lines - name of the person who wrote the article. Picture Credits - where did the photos come from, or who took them.
Anchorage – The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and visa versa.