Task 5

I have decided the genre of magazine I would like to make for my as media project is Hip hop/ Pop. The main magazine that inspired me are the 2 American music magazine Vibe and Billboard. In this task I will show different front covers, contents pages and double page spreads, I will use these to get ideas for my own magazine. And at the end of the task i will they convey my own ideas.

Front covers of Vibe

All vibe front covers, have current up to date artists posing suggestively, with bright vibrant colours, with are very appealing.

Front covers of Billboard

With the genre of the magazine pop, the colours and photographs are still bright which matches the upbeat of the magazine.

Vibe Contents page

Vibe contents pages are different because they are mostly taken up by the image with different poses, which catches your eye and makes you want to read an article on the artist

Billboard contents pageAll Billboard contents pages are the same, they use the same lay out each week, with the chart update on the left. Main image, mid centre and website info before.

Vibe double page spreadI love vibes double page spread, all bright, lots of colour and they usually have an image taking up one page.

Billboard double page spreadBillboard double page spread are mainly image focused, with celebrity the main focous.

The magazine websites.Billboards magazines, fits its genre really well. Bright colours which conntoes the pop genre, the same layout of the mini images are used on the website and the contents page. Also the celebrity gossip is included which the audience love.However Vibe is completely different, with the dark colours which is conveys the dark side of hip hop which is rap. The yellow however makes the website not look so dark, furthermore I had to design a website I would use bright colours like the billboard website as I believe its more inviting.

MY IDEAS FOR THE

MAGAZINE

Judgment

Mix

Mix It up

Mix up a beat

Beats

Connect

Reconnect

Pulse

Amplify

Genre : Hip Hop/ Rap/ Pop/ Indie

Featured artists in magazine: • Ed Sheeran • Ellie Golding• Rihanna • Drake• Nikki Minaj• Little Mix• Pro Green• Usher• Ne-yo• Kesha • Jay Z• Kayne West• Rita Ora

Articles: First number 1, Band splitting up, Up and coming bands, Chart releases, New album, Tours. Tour release dates. Special offers on gigs.

KeyRed = Featured artists in my magazineBlue = GenrePurple: Ideas for articlesBlack: Magazine name ideas