Flat Plan - Reverb Magazine

What I've learnt:
   Doing this flat plan has helped me develop my magazine ideas, in turn helping me decide what I'm going to put on my final contents page.

Reader Profile/Rate Card

What I learnt:

   By doing this, I have finalised who I want my target audience to be, what they want from my magazine, and how my magazine will provide them with it. I has helped me understand how magazine companies put together rate cards and how it helps them cater their magazine towards their main audience.

Music Magazine Name/Logo Ideas

What I've learnt:

   This has helped me decide finally on what my name for my magazine is going to be, and furthermore,  how I shall arrange it on my front cover. With my chosen logo (red on white) I plan to have no background behind the text, so the image on the front cover can be seen through the text

Music Magazine Dragon's Den Pitch

What I've learnt:

   This pitch helped me finalise the basic ideas I had for my magazine, and performing it as a pitch to someone gave me an idea of how magazine ideas are put forward in the industry.

Mood Board and Video

What I've learnt:

   Doing this mood board helped me gather all my ideas about magazine representation into one place, and seeing them together has provided me with ideas of how I want my magazine to look.

Thinking of a Concept

What I've learnt:

   This helped me finalise what I am going to do for my magazine design and content, but has also opened my mind to other ideas as well.

What I've learnt:

   Through analysing these pictures, I have developed my knowledge on the effects different types of shots can have on the feel of the picture, and ultimately the front cover.

Flat Plan

What I've learnt:

   This flat plan is based on the most recent (October 5th 2013) issue of Kerrang! Magazine, pictured above.

   Kerrang! Magazine is mainly aimed at fans of the rock/metal/punk genres. This is achieved in many different ways; it appeals to the younger generation, obviously with the artists that are interviewed, also with the adverts (new albums, tour dates of various bands, adverts for indie clothing lines). They also support new talent, with the 'Up And Coming Bands' page. They do include the fashion element (with the clothing line adverts) but mainly focus on the music.

   I've learnt that I need to focus who I aim my magazine at, and tailor the whole layout and content of my magazine to suit that audience.

Contents and Double Page Research

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What I've learnt:

   This have given me some ideas on how I'm going to set things out on my contents page and double page spread, so I have a wide range of options.

Representation of Magazines

What I've learnt:

   Through this task, I've learned how magazine companies set out their magazine pages for maximum effect on the reader, depending on the story. Colours, font, the subject (if there are pictures) all count toward the feel of the particular page(s).

Survey Results Analysis

What I've learnt:

   I need to cater my magazine to a certain audience to get a good response. Judging from my results, I would need to create a magazine similar to Kerrang!, in the design, the layout, the stories I cover and so on.