Final Front Cover

This is going to be my final front cover. I feel as though it is a step in the right direction for me as I have now added more to it such as barcode, price, cover lines and more making my design look more professional and like an actual magazine front cover.

Front Cover So Far

This is my front cover so far, I am still planning on adding more to it. I will be able to continue working on it next week. I am hoping that I will be able to finish my front cover next week also, allowing me to move onto my contents page and/or double page spread.

Proposal For My Music Magazine

Proposal

Who are you aiming your magazine at?

I am aiming my magazine at young, male rock supporters aged between 15 and 25.

What musical genre will you be from?

The genre of my magazine is rock. My target audience will know this from the image and cover lines I will put on my front cover of my magazine.

What title have you decided on and why?

A possible name for my magazine is “Rock On”. I feel as though I will be able to use a clever design for this particular title, along with the fact that it an easy name to remember.

What fonts do you want to use?

Some of the fonts that I am thinking of using are either big and bold fonts that will stand out to the audience. However, on the other hand I am thinking of having light, faint and thin text.

What are your ideas for a tagline?

The next boy band. Is as possibility for me to use.

What kind of image do you expect to put on the front cover? (How are you going to get the images? Who is going to pose for you? Which cover are you going to recreate?)

On my front cover I am planning on having a group of young people (friends) posing for the camera pretending to be a rocking boy band group.

How much would your magazine sell for?

£3.99

What are your ideas for cover lines?

The cover lines that I am thinking of are going to be giving a brief insight into what my magazine is going to be about. An example of a cover line would be “Teenagers to Five Star Rockstars”.

What images do you expect to use on your contents page?

On my contents page the image I am thinking about is a medium close up of the band together either talking or possibly playing on their instruments.

What will your double page spread be about?

My double page spread will be a interview with the band asking them a variety of different questions such as when they were formed as a band. Who is the lead of the band? Who formed the band etc.

What are your initial ideas for images?

Some of my initial ideas for images are a picture of the band on the front of my cover posing for the camera just like a typical boy band would.

Music Magazine Research and Planning

Q Magazine Logo Evolving Over The Years


The Q magazine website is a great place for me to look for inspiration due to the fact that they have all of their magazine covers ever published from 1986 to 2012. The allows me to be able to see how their magazine has evolved over time.
I am able to see that from 1986 until May 1992 the Q logo was published in many different colours, such as light blue, dark blue, black, orange, yellow, purple, pink and green.
From May 1992 the Q Magazine company logo was only published in red.
For a visual representation of the Q magazine cover logos evolving over time visit the link below:
http://covers.q4music.com/Default.aspx?year=1986

Music Magazine Research and Planning

This is an example of a music magazine that i have annotated. The reason for me to choose a Q magazine cover for inspiration was because their front cover are simple yet effective due to their clever front cover designs, colours and promotions. 
Also, people are able to immediately recognize the magazine company as here their easily recognizable company logo is shown in the top left of the magazine (as always) and is in a white on red background which again reinforces the 'stand out' feature of the magazine itself.

Music Magazine Research and Planning

Web Based Research

The majority of the web research that I have found has told me that Q magazine’s target audience are the older generation such as people in their 30's and 40's who are looking for a different mode of address, more sophisticated and just want to know more about the music. 

Although the founders state that they want to appeal to all the older generation, it seems that Q magazine doesn't appeal to many woman of that age.

Contents Page

This is my magazine cover. However, due to time constraints I wasn't able to input actual text into where is wished. But, to compensate for this I have illustrated where the text would have been.