Dance magazine
By Steph Dennis
ILLUSION
MY CLIENT THE NORTHERN ECHO
My magazine will fit a gap in the market because the genre mixes dance and fashion and there is no
magazine on the market like this.
Audience Research
Tribe – Trendies and Sports Junkies
Gender - Female
Age – 16-24
Location – North East
Socioeconomic status – A-C2
Target audience – Freestyle/disco dancers
Secondary audience
Why I chose this genre... I am passionate about this style of dance
No magazine on the market like this
I have a lot of knowledge I can present about it
It is for a niche audience so I can focus on specific sections
It brings two different genre’s together
Contents Articles
“Top ten productions”
“Stand out from the crowd”
“It’s all about the costume”
“Take it on”
“Stay away from stress”
“What’s your look?”
“Dance it, live it!”
“Keep your cool”
“Stay in shape!”
My genre
INSPIRATION
Masthead
Sell lines
Main sell line
The layout of my magazine is going to be mainly influenced by company magazine and the content will be inspired by Dance Spirit
magazine.
INFLUENCE
Layout and colour influence
Fonts WINDSOR HAND
PRESTIGE ELITE STD
TREBUCHET MS
Design of product Influenced by Company magazine Use a feminine colour scheme
Range of topics, not just dance
Local magazine so it is relevant
High selling price because it is unique
Articles and content on areas of interest
Name of magazine comes from dance term
Language in the articles 2nd and 3rd person narrative voice
Colloquial language
Specialised dance terms
Relatable language
Short paragraph length and fast paced
Text to image ratio 50/50
Mock up one
MOCK UP TWO2
FEEDBACK Liked the pastel colours Good text to image ratio Like the step by step
Good layout and
presented well
Like the title as it is
relatable
Lots of different elements
to the layout
Images relatable for
the target audience
Article good, interesting
and enjoyable to
read
Good article topic and it is
made personal
Could have featured more pictures of dancers
Could have made the
page look a lot busier
Change the fonts
because they are too similar
FEEDBACK Good use of colour Well presented page Title relates to the article
Good layout and
presented well
Images relatable for
the target audience
They like the shock
imagery
They like the way in which
it involves the audience
Good article topic and it is
made personal
Prefer how the article is more of a shock story
Second person
makes it personal
Colours are a bit to dark,
looks to serious
Could have included breakout boxes to break up text
Journalists
Photographers
Models
Sub editors
Researchers
Lighting assistants
Make up assistant
Studio space rental
Flash lighting
Camera
Insurance
Travel
Props
Insurance
Studio space rental
Photographers
Expenses
Printing costs
Commercial viability
Total income after giving the distributors and retailers 25% each
comes to £2102.70
Total expenditure comes to £4780.60
after editorial personnel, equipment costs and the cost to print and produce the
magazine
Most of the income comes from
advertising and that comes to a total of
£8986.
If the total sales estimate were to be 4,000 copies and the sales income would be £10,000 I would get a total
income of £18,986.
Distribution My magazine will need to be distributed in places that the target audience of the
magazine would be likely to go too.
Dance college/university
Dance studio’s
Hair and Beauty shops
Fashion stores
Independent shops
Front cover
Bold title featured at the top Use of 3 colours Sell lines and teasers Most attention on main image Sell lines etc featured around the outside of the image Colour scheme would change with every issue like Company magazine Only a few fonts featured Important sections made bold
Flat Plans
Contents page
Magazine name featured down the side Same colour scheme as front cover Imagery of articles that will feature inside
Double page spread 1
Double page spread 2
Double page spread 3
Conclusion2 The unique selling point of this magazine is the
fact that it is a magazine on freestyle dance and there is no magazine on
the market like this.
Varied topics • e.g. make up articles to getting fit for the perfect body article so it is relatable to more people and gains a wider audience.
THANKYOU!