Thursday, 1 March 2012
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Marking music magazines
"RythmN'Beatz =
From a distance i didn't feel as if this magazine was striking, as the colour scheme that was chosen didn't work well with the style of magazine. The image of the artist had been cut out using photoshop, however it had been done poorly and on one image her arm was completely missing and it was stretched. The language was accurate and had a minimal front cover.
Over all i gave the magazine a level 1 and 18.
"Voice" =
I liked the colour scheme of this magazine but i felt that the front cover was a bit boring and some of the images on the contents page looked really unprofessional, for example the picture of a girl on a bed that hadn't been cut out. I thought the article was good but the overall magazine didn't appeal to me as a "rock" magazine. Also the numbers on the contents page weren't chronological.
Over all i gave this magazine a level 2 and 26.
"Drowned in sound" =
Firstly the name had been taken from the internet, i felt there was to much on the front cover and to many colours where involved. The image was slightly bury and hadn't been cut out so showing no sign of photo shop skills for that. But i thought the text worked well and there wasn't any spelling mistakes.
Over all i gave this magazine a level 3 and 38.
"Supermacy"
This magazine didn't look like a music magazine it looked like a glamour magazine. She spelt Lily allen incorrectly and the barcode didn't work very well. It was supposed to be a "indie pop" magazine, but i didn't feel as if there was anything indie or pop about it. I really liked the idea of the dps and writing around a letter i thought that was really good but i also didn't think the name represented a music magazine and was a bit irrelevant.
Over all i gave this magazine a level 3 and 46.
From a distance i didn't feel as if this magazine was striking, as the colour scheme that was chosen didn't work well with the style of magazine. The image of the artist had been cut out using photoshop, however it had been done poorly and on one image her arm was completely missing and it was stretched. The language was accurate and had a minimal front cover.
Over all i gave the magazine a level 1 and 18.
"Voice" =
I liked the colour scheme of this magazine but i felt that the front cover was a bit boring and some of the images on the contents page looked really unprofessional, for example the picture of a girl on a bed that hadn't been cut out. I thought the article was good but the overall magazine didn't appeal to me as a "rock" magazine. Also the numbers on the contents page weren't chronological.
Over all i gave this magazine a level 2 and 26.
"Drowned in sound" =
Firstly the name had been taken from the internet, i felt there was to much on the front cover and to many colours where involved. The image was slightly bury and hadn't been cut out so showing no sign of photo shop skills for that. But i thought the text worked well and there wasn't any spelling mistakes.
Over all i gave this magazine a level 3 and 38.
"Supermacy"
This magazine didn't look like a music magazine it looked like a glamour magazine. She spelt Lily allen incorrectly and the barcode didn't work very well. It was supposed to be a "indie pop" magazine, but i didn't feel as if there was anything indie or pop about it. I really liked the idea of the dps and writing around a letter i thought that was really good but i also didn't think the name represented a music magazine and was a bit irrelevant.
Over all i gave this magazine a level 3 and 46.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Images for my contents page.
I like these images, i think they would work well on my contents page to advertise the interview with the singer Rachel Howard, it shows her individuality and her sense of humour.
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Draft photo shoot
I was able to take my pictures of Rachel in college, i took about 40 photos and narrowed them down to just a few that i liked to use on the cover, contents and the dps. When it came to putting the cover together, i noticed that her outfit didn't work well with the genre of my magazine and the colour of her cardigan didn't go well with the colour scheme i originally chose, which is blue pink black and white. I decided to change the colour of the artist to grey scale, to make it work and to attract my audience. I think it works really well and looks different to most of the magazines already out there. I have a few adjustments to make which are quick and easy, for example, adding more cover lines but consciously keeping it minimal and effective.
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