Social group

The social group of people that will read my magazine is mostly females aged between 16 and 30 as most of the cover photos will feature females which will encourage them to buy it as it is someone they may aspire to be like.I chose to make the target age between 16 and 30 as the music focuses on mainstream chart music and this age group are the people who are most likely to listen to that kind of music.

The type of person that my magazine is targeted towards would be someone who enjoys spending time with their friends, going to concerts, keeping up with the latest trends and listening to mainstream music.

According to the BBC Great British class survey, the class of person who is most likely to be the audience of my magazine is new affluent workers. These are people who are a young class group which is socially and culturally active, with middling levels of economic capital.

Front coverThe masthead is behind the artist in order to symbolise that they are behind them and supporting them and are behind the act. Another reason for the masthead being behind the artist is because it takes up a large amount of the page which is valuable room and because the masthead is still recognisable, you do not need to be able to see the hole thing.

The puff is used in order to boost the reputation of the magazine. By saying it is the ultimate magazine, it encourages people to buy it.

These plugs are flush right to the page and it follows convention and makes it look organised and easy to read the articles. They are separated by bold lines in order to make it easier to see where one plug stops and another starts. The artists featured on the front cover as mainstream artists that will appeal to my target audience and make them want to buy it.

There are plugs flush left of the page in boxes in order to make them stand out from the feature article photo as well as to make them catch your eye which encourages you to read them. They are artists that will appeal to my target audience.

There is also a plug on the bottom of the magazine that informs the customer about all the content that is still to read which encourages them to buy it.

The feature article photo appeals to the target audience as females can look up to the artist on the front and aspire to be like her. Because the photo is a close mid shot it makes the artist look intense and powerful. Because her facial expression is serious it suggests that she is serious about her music and she wants to be taken seriously.

The artists name is bold by the picture in order to catch the readers attention and tell you who they are. This also works as a plug as it may encourage you to read the article about the artist.

Contents pageI made a review box as I feel it catches the readers eye and detects there attention there, it also allows me to break up the negative space. Peoples eyes will be drawn to this section so I made sure that artists who will interest my target audience where in this section.

The title of the page is in typical house colours and font in order to make the house style clear through the magazine. The date is also above it so that you know what issue it is.

There is a plug saying the worlds best music magazine which makes you want to read it as it boosts the reputation of the magazine.

Each section has a sub heading so that it is easier for the reader to find an article that they are interested in. I made them have a dark grey background so they stood out and also looked more exciting.

The page numbers are in the typical house colour so that they stand out from the text and it is easy to see what page each article in on.

I added a dark background to this feature article photo so that it linked well with the sub heading as well as made the picture look bolder.

I decided to make the artist name in more eye catching font so that the reader could quickly scan over the page and see if there is an artist they are interested in. The artists are all artists that I feel will appeal to my target market as they are chart artists.

The feature article photo for this artist is 3D as it goes over the line of the headline. I feel this makes something that would normally be plain look more exciting and professional. I made the text fit around the image as it looks more exciting then just being straight. I used pictures of artists that will interest my target audience in order to encourage them to buy the magazine.

I have two pull quotes from my interviews as it may encourage the reader to look at the article as it gives them more of an idea what it is about.

Double Page SpreadThere is a drop cap at the beginning of the text in order to make it look more interesting.

The article is set up in three columns so that it fits in with music magazine conventions which makes it look professional. The questions are in the house style so that it is easy to see which is questions and which is answers.

There is a standfirst before the article that tells the reader what it is about and encourages them to read the article. I is in typical house colours to enforce the house style.

There is pull quote in the middle column to break up the text as well as to highlight a certain thing that the artist said.

The article is a interview style article as that is what I found was most popular with my audience when I did a survey on survey monkey.

My feature article photo takes up a hole page of the double page spread. I chose to do this as I saw this in other magazines and thought it looked very effective. It also shows that the artist is the soul focus of this article as makes it so that you can easily see who its about. Her facial expression is serious in order to suggest that she is serious about her career. This article will appeal to my target audience of women age between 16 and 30 as they can aspire to be like this artist and look up to her.

I chose to make the headline just the artists name so that you can quickly see who it is about, I also chose to put a quote underneath so that you can easily tell it is an interview.

The page numbers have also got the magazine name written next to them to make it look more interesting and stand out.