Analysing A Magazine Cover 2...

Analysing A Magazine Cover 1...

Results From my Questionnaire...

These are the results from my questionnaire.

Looking at the responses from my audience, I have decided that...

 

The name of my magazine will be: Shout!

The colour scheme of my magazine will be: Red, white and black.

On the double page spread will be: An interview with the cover artist.

I will include a free poster.

The poster will have the cover artist on it.

I will include extra features such as movie reviews and television reviews.

This magazine will be published once a week.

The font for the masthead will be: Broadway



Music Magazine Questionnaire...

I am going to be producing a magazine similar to Rolling Stone or Q magazine, which mainly focus on rock and pop artists that are well known.  Please tick your answers.

 

1.     What name do you think is the best for the magazine (or any suggestions)?

·        Shout!

·        Beat

·        Echo

·        Attention

·        Dare

 

…………………………………………………………………

 

2.     What colour scheme do you think is best for this genre of magazine?

·        Red, white and black

·        Grey, white and black

·        White and blue

·        Red and grey

 

3.     What kind of article would you like to see on the double page spread?

·        An interview with the cover artist

·        History of cover artist

·        Update on the cover artist

·        Gig dates

·        Review of latest gigs

·        Review of latest release

 

4.     Would a free poster encourage you to buy the magazine?

·        Yes

·        No

 

5.     If you answered ‘yes’ to question 4, who would you like the poster to be of?

 

………………………………………………………………………

 

6.     Would extra features such as movie reviews and television reviews interest you?

·        Yes

·        No

 

7.     How often do you think this magazine should be published?

·        Once a week

·        Every fortnight

·        Once a month

·        2 every year

 

8.     What font do you think best represents the genre?

·       Broadway

·        Wide Latin

·        Copperplate Gothic Bold

·        Britannic Bold

Mood Board...

These are the kinds of artists that would appear in my chosen genre of magazine.

Grid Analysis Of Music Magazines...

Magazine Research...

For my music magazine I want it to be a rock and pop genre, mainly focusing on newer artists who are "on the scene" at that particular time.
I want my target audience to be people who listen to this kind of music and that are interested in television and movies too.

These are some magazines that have given me inspiration and who would be a competitor for my magzine:


Q Magazine
 

Q is a music magazine published monthly in the UK.
It was first published in 1986 Publisher, Bauer Media Group.
This magazine focuses on Rock and Pop music. It features new musical releases, music compilations, film and live concert reviews, it also includes radio and television reviews. The magazine mostly covers interviews with popular music artists.



Rolling Stone








Rolling Stone is a magazine published every two weeks in the US and UK.
It was first published in 1967. Publisher, Jann Wenner.
This magazine is devoted to music, liberal politics and popular cultures. It also includes television shows, movie actors and popular music.


NME


NME (New Musical Express) is weekly music magazine published in the UK.
It was first published in 1952. Publisher, Tracy Cheesman.
This magazines genre is rock and pop.
NME was first published as a newspaper, it was the first British paper to include a singles chart and in the 1970s it became the best-selling British music newspaper.  The format change to magazine came about in the 1980s.

Music Magazine Sales...

As music magazine sales are dropping I found it difficult to purchase them.
It was either that the shop did not sell music magazines or that they were not displayed well because not a lot of people buy them anymore.
I also noticed a lack of choice when about to purchase a magazine.
I found that most shops had Kerrang!, Rolling Stone, Q and NME, other magazines were not so popular.

Research...

What is a music magazine?
A music magazine is a magazine all about music and music culture.
Music magazines usually include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews and concert reviews.

Here is a list of some of some of the popular music magazines in the UK:

• Clash
• Q
• Kerrang!
• Echoes
• Music
• Rolling Stone
• Mojo
• NME

The different types of music magzines include genres such as:

• Rock
• Pop
• Jazz
• Elecronic/Dance
• Country
• R&B
• Classical
• Reggae

Their audiences would be people who are intersted in this type of music.