Cover-contents and 2 page spread

As my chosen genre is dance i will be reviewing many dance magazines to get a feal for what content and methods for creating a dance magazine.

Mixmag

Mixmag magazine in 2008 october. This magazine could have its name because of the term 'mix' and its reference to dance and making dance music 'mixing', the mag comes from magazine which could be a good reason for the name. The main title ( masthead ) has a constant trend as it is the same for every issue. Its in sans serif and about size 42 and in a constant white. It uses a language which is semi-informal and also you may have to use self knowledge, just to know what its talking about. The target audience is around 18-27 which is mainly clubbing ages, it also mainly goes for men as it has sub titles such as 'Techno's Pin-up princess close up'. The main image is a reference to the chemical brothers, they have chosen these artists because its the 16th year since their creation.










The contents are very different from the front cover as i does not contain any weird or out of the ordinary images (except the man with a pig mask). It has two main pictures 'Magda the cheese shoveler turned techno vixen' and 'Japanese popstars, bring home the bacon', which is a obvious

pun. The font for the page number on the bigger pictures looks retro but its also neat and modern. The contents also have a small advert ( which is below Magdas picture) and two smaller pictures below the 'japanese popstars'. All together the contents is all alined and straigh with small gaps between pictures and contents titles.

In this double page spread there's a general pattern of lines and text in pink which could signify the uniqueness of this article, as it says VIP where a headline or the magazine name would be it shows that its important. This article is alot like any other with a 1 page picture of the person being insterview with a pull quote. This page spread of a pictureof the person being insterviewed shows what he or she looks like, normally it shows them in there natural habitat, what i mean by this is doing their job or with many fans, but Armand van Helden wants to be pictured as himself and not a 'rich *******' which i've quoted from his interview. The main title of this interview is bold and quite long for a normal title, it has the flow of pink which compliments the top lines. the interview is in 4 collumns and has a small picture located at the bottom. The text is black on a white background with the questions in a bold.

Comparison

This is Mixmag of December 2008, which is unlike the theme i had expected, it is yellow with a band on the front not with a singular person, as it is the time for sharing. The text is slanted at the side collums with the main title ( masthead ) a constant trend as it is the same for every issue. Its in sans serif and about size 42 and in a black on yellow background. It uses a language which is semi-informal and also you may have to use self knowledge, just to know what its talking about. The target audience is around 18-27 which is mainly clubbing ages, it also mainly goes for men as it has sub titles such as 'Party or Die'.

My flat plans are alot like my creations which i decided to go with, i took my different desgins and merged them into one.

My magazine cover is much like any other. It has a masthead which is around size 42, it also displays the issue number and date. Alot like other dance magazines and conventional ones mine has a cover which only has one person on the front, ( although this is unlike the mixmag of december 2008). It has descriptions of whats going into my magazine on the sides in the same green as the title, this will increase eye movement all around my front page. My front page doesnt challenging or push the boundry of magazine covers as there is no explict or nudity which would or may cause upset, it is a normal front cover which you may find in any magazine. My contents page is the same as it would cause offense. Its design is slightly different with a black with white typing on the top left side and the date and month shown. It has the writing down the side in black text around 34 size. it also has a large picture on the left which takes up most space, below is a offer for a free cd. My double page spread is alike the one found in Octobers Mixmag, as it has a interview and a 1page image. The image is of 'Rowan Dearden' which is shown as a Dj star, it also has a pull quote which shows some of the context of the interview. The interview its self has a three line title with the stars name in pink outlined by black to make sure you see who its about, it has a 3 strip border at the top in pink yellow and blue which are normal colours to find in a dance or techno magazine. The intial look of the page would draw you to these lines, after the eye would look down to watch the title and then would lead to the interview which is essential so it doesnt ruin my interview.

I believe my media product represents the social group of 17-26 year olds as it has language and terms which they would understand. It has pictures and text which shows you that, thw writer (me ) knwos what hes talking about, and the interview was peiced together nicely for the audience to read, it has questions which the audience would like to ask, and that was my main goal. The retailers that would sell my magazine could be endless as it is the same as many other magazines ( mixmag, Dj). I believe that a Whsmiths or major book outlet would stock my magazine and sell for around £3.35. I believe if they sell my magazine they would bring in a wider audience and make more money. I attracted the audience by outting people which they like or are into at the time, as Dj Rowan Dearden doesnt exist and is a friend people would lisen to his music, but if he were to become a massive star he wouldnt forget his roots and thats why more people would like him as he is.

In this project i have learnt alot about new programs in the computer system, some programs include Adobe Indesign and Photoshop these were once vague subjects and i didnt know much about them, but now i have discovered that there are endless things to do in the program.

Looking back on my preliminary task i believe that i have come along way in desining and creating magazines, my preliminary task wasnt very good as i didnt take eye contact into affect also my picture didnt fit the kind of layout i was going for.