Using photoshop

This is a screenshot of me using photoshop.


This is how I edited my photos and added text to them. Here, I am constructing the contents page for my magazine.

Planning

When planning my Front cover/Contents/Double Page Spread I needed to take some factors into consideration. I needed to make sure that they all followed a certain house style.

The colours I decided to use are Red and Black. To ensure that I follow the same house style, on all of the pages I used the same font and colours.

Planning for photographs. For my front cover I took many different photographs. The reasons for this is so I can see which ones I liked or didn’t.

These are a few I didn’t like.


This is the one I did use.



I decided to use the photo because the lighting was good and it was clear. There were no objects, which distract you from the main object, the rapper.

Question 8

Question 8
Which font is the most fitting for a Hip-Hop/Rap magazine?


These results show that the most fitting text for my Hip-Hop/Rap magazine is text number 4.

Question 7

Question 7

What do you like in a Hip-hop/Rap magazine?

As you can see by these results the most popular articles in magazines are interviews and music charts.

Question 6

Question 6
What do you when enjoy looking at on a magazine cover?

The most popular answer here is bits of texts and one large image on the cover of the magazine. I will take this into account when making my front cover.

Question 5

Question 5

What type of layout do you think is appropriate for a Hip-hop/Rap magazine?

As you can see by these results, the most liked type of layout is ‘Structured symmetrically’.

Question 4

Question 4
What is a suitable price for a Hip-Hop/Rap magazine?



Using these results I can see that the price, which most people feel is a suitable price for a Hip-Hop/Rap magazine, is £2.99

Question 3

Question 3

For a rap magazine, which colours are most appealing as a colour scheme?

As you can see here the colours, which were most appealing, are Black/Red/White. This gives me an insight into what the majority of people find appealing.

Question 2

Question 2
What gender are you and do you enjoy reading hip hop/rap magazines?




Judging by these results you can see the majority who enjoy reading hip hop and rap magazines are males. The majority who said they do not enjoy reading it are females. I now know that if I target my audience as males between ages 17-19 I will get more interest in the magazine.

Question 1

Question 1

What age group are you in?

As you can see by this graph my results show the people who mostly read Hip-hop/Rap magazines are aged 17-19. Using this data I will aim my magazine towards this age group.

Questionnaire

This is my questionnaire. Instead of priniting out hardcopies of it I uploaded it on facebook so more people have to access to it and I can get a larger range of results.

Here you can see the questionnaire on Facebook.

Second double page spread flat plan

This is my second double page spread flat plan for my music magazine. This one is based on a top 40 music charts. It consists of two images of artists and two sections in which the top 40 singles for hip-hop and rap will be shown. It is very clear and I have kept a good distance between the images/articles and the spine. The reason for this is that the images and articles can become unclear if they fold in the middle of the magazine.

First double page spread flat plan

This is the first page of my double page spread. This one is based on an interview with a famous hip-hop artist. It consists of a large image of the artist spread almost completely over the two pages. A large title for the article, which does not cross the spine of the magazine, is placed near the top of the page on the right. A column of text is placed on the right side of the right page that will not overlap the main image.

Second contents page flat plan

This is the second contents page flat plan for my music magazine. This one is the opposite of the first one. This one is a lot more crowded and spread over the whole page. The other one was made up of four large sections. This one is split into many smaller ones. This makes the page seem cluttered and may make people not want to read the magazine. This again can show stereotypes of a rock magazine, messy and out of control, which does not match my genre.

First contents page flat plan

This is my first contents page for my music magazine. The main point of a contents page is to convey information. This contents page is very clear and simple. It consists of two images and two sets of articles and their page numbers. This is easy to understand and makes it more pleasing to look at. Looking at over crowded pages can put people off from reading the magazine.

Second front cover flat plan

This is my second flat plan for my front cover of the music magazine. I have decided to go for a more irregular layout. The texts and images are spread out randomly. It is messy and random I believe this gives more of a rock and roll feeling. I think the first flat plan is more suitable to the genre of my magazine.

First front cover flat plan

This is a flat plan of my front cover. It is very organised and in a symmetrical manor. This means the texts and images are clearly visible. This will ensure there are no overlapping text or crushed and confusing text. It should appeal to people and make them want to read it. The clear layout means people can easily find the main stories which will interest them in buying the magazine.