This is my analysis of the Conventional Designs Feature of a Magazine. I have labelled the key elements of my chosen magazine; the Masthead is the main title of the of the magazine which should grab customers attention – the big, bold writing filled with colour is attractive and eye catching. The small snippets as captions for the magazine provides a taster to the customer of what’s inside and what to expect. Valuable information such as price,barcode and issue date is stated clearly on the front of the magazine, all situated in the same place which enables the magazines audience to access the information more efficiently.
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I have created a moodboard on Pinterest for my chosen genre of Indie/RnB. I have included numerous varied images that connote my chosen genre of Indie/RnB. For example front covers designs, typefaces, images/shoots, album covers etc. When creating my own magazine I will use my moodboard to inspire me when in doubt of anything when producing it. My magazine must include the appropriate conventions so that my Indie/RnB magazine is accepted by my selected target audience. The inventiveness from this moodboard I have created will allow me to represent my magazine in a way that meets all of my target audience’s expectations and requirements.
my moodboard is a good portrayal of my chosen genre, Indie/RnB. The images and artist covers I have chosen will help me significantly in the future when creating my own magazine because I have now learnt the denotations which have to be included and aim for when producing my magazine. For example, simple design layout, unadorned facial expressions and bright but also subtle colours. All of these segments help to represent the Indie/RnB culture connotations creating an aesthetic feel to my magazine. I believe if I represent my magazine in the same way as professionally designed like ones included in my mood board, my magazine will be successful and also link with my target audience.
Star Image
How is Amy Winehouse represented?
Amy Winehouse is represented as a singer/songwriter with amazing talent. Though Winehouse was so talented, she portrayed herself to be in a dark place – often posting tweets with a negative effect – often transmitting onto others. Amy Winehouse, as an artist, became a sensation world wide after launching her debut track ‘Stronger Than Me’ in her first album ‘Frank’. Winehouse was unique and did everything in the way she wanted too, many people aspired to artist as a result of her success.
How is Amy Winehouse’s star image portrayed as ordinary?
Although Amy Winehouse is one of the most famous and successful solo artists of all time, she was just a girl who had achieved so much through her talent of singing and song writing. Winehouse had no distinctive features until she entered the music world, this was where she was transformed into the person she was until she unfortunately passed away. An example of a ‘typical’ girl was Winehouse, she wanted to be noticed and that became possible when she unleashed her talent to the right people. Winehouse was confident and never let anyone punish her self esteem through negativity.
How is Amy Winehouse’s star image portrayed as extraordinary?
Winehouse is unique and had her different ways of dealing with things. Drugs were a thing Winehouse used often to deal with her insecurities and problems – drugs are what resulted in the death of Amy Winehouse. Amy Winehouse’s day-to-day dress sense was often seen unusual, she wore items of clothing which stood out to those walking past her in the street. When entering the music industry, Winehouse took a turn in the way she presented herself; at the time, big curls and large hair was in fashion, Winehouse personalised this look by wearing signature bows in a variety of colours. Winehouse often left bold and fierce posts on social media, the meaning of the written text varied, there was some negative and some positive comments in relation. Amy Winehouse was seen as an icon to her fans and supports, even though some of the decisions she made were ones that fans would not follow – there was something about her in which fans enjoyed.
I have researched my audience profile with success. Following the blog, I used the website ‘yougov.co.uk’ which was very helpful when finding suited statistics relating to my magazine. This allowed me to find out about what sort of artists and bands the fans of my chosen music genre were into; indie musicians also feature in my demographic which allows me to gain an idea of who the ‘typical’ target audience is. This resulted in me knowing who would be best to feature in my magazine to entertain and engage the audience. I now understand their likes and dislikes after using ‘yougov.co.uk’ as a way of researching this information.
ARCTIC MONKEYS
Whilst carrying out my research, I found out that Arctic Monkeys are more popular with women rather than men. The most popular age range for the Arctic Monkeys is 30-35.
Above is what fans of Arctic Monkeys like and search for online.
NIRVANA
Whilst carrying out my research, I found out that Nirvana are slightly more popular with men, women not far behind.
Above is what fans of Nirvana like and search for online.
RECORD DATING
In addition to the research, I had to create a dating profile for my target audience. I have included many features of what a real life dating website looks like. I have created my dating profile through the filter of music which hopefully helps describe my targeted audience well.
