Media ResearchKatie Donohue

Bold Title of the

magazine: stands out

and it’s clear and simple

to read

Only one main image on

the front cover so that it’s

dominant and stands out,

also it will get the readers

attention if they like that

certain artist.

All similar colours,

keeps the magazine

organised so not TOO

many colours are

used.

Other artists that are

mentioned in the

magazine are made clear

but don’t dominate the

front cover

Main story across

the front cover to

draw attention

Front Cover Research

All double page

spreads have

generally half of the

page text and the

other half and image,

this is more practical

and appealing to the

audience.

The title is important

so that the reader

can see at first

glance, who the

article is about.

The ‘10 questions’ is a

good idea for readers

who don’t know the

artist, to understand

them more. Also it’s a

good way to find out a

lot of information, in a

short space of time.The small snap shots

break up all the text

and give the reader

something to look at

other than all the text. Columns are used to

break up the text, it’s

important that they’re

the same size so the

page doesn’t look un-

even,

Double-Page Spread Research

Using a band index is

a good idea so the

audience can see all

the artists that are

mentioned in the

magazine.

The title is important

so that the reader

can see at first

glance, who the

article is about.

The subheadings for each

section of the magazine

help the reader to

understand what’s in

specific sections so they

can find exactly what they

want.

The advertisement at

the bottom is used to

try and make money

and is also used to fill

empty space on the

magazine.

A short story about the

artist/s shown in the

picture is good as the

reader can turn to

another page and read

‘the full story’.

The image on the

contents is important

so that the page

looks more

appealing.

Contents Page Research

Logo Research

NME’s magazine’s logo

is very simple and short.

It uses simple colours

so that it doesn’t look

too colourful.

Q’s logo has a similar

colour scheme to NME. It’s

simple and not too colourful

so that it’s simple and

easily recognisable.

Rolling Stone’s logo uses

simple colours and looks

very smooth. The outline on

the text makes it stand out

more so it can easily be

seen.

Smash hits logo is aimed at

a younger audience and the

logo represents this by

using very bright colours on

brightly coloured

backgrounds.

Blurt's logo is very simple

and stands out. As it’s

black, it means that it can

easily be seen on many

different backgrounds.

Kerrangs logo is also very

simple and easily

recognisable and would

also easily stand out on a

number of backgrounds. It

also looks like it’s

exploding, suggesting that

the music in the magazine

is very loud and violent.

OverallThe majority of logos use Red, white and black as they’re simple colours, they also are usually not too long so that they can easily be remembered and recognised by the target audience.

Photo-Shoot Idea’s

these photos and

the styling is what i

would like to use in

my magazine, this is

because they’re

simple but very

effective and aimed

at working class

people.

There’s a range of

different photos taken

in different outfits, this

shows that it’s

important to take a

wide variety of photo’s

so that you can select

the best image from a

selection.

I would like to use an

image from a live gig

on my contents page

so that it shows the

magazine isn’t just

based on solo artists.

OverallIt’s important to take a variety of photos so

that you can select the best ones for your magazine and a range of outfits so that you can change the colour scheme and the photo would still match.

The photos are

taken from a number

of angles and many

different poses, this

would mean that the

editor can select the

best image and

enable them to fit

text around the

image if they need

to.