Before creating our own magazines we were tasked with understanding and acknowledging the competition for the genre we were gonna base our magazine on. I looked at many different magazine front covers that offered many new ideas and inspiration for me. To really scope out the competition we made a pictogram to analyze what these magazines were trying to send out to the audience. This was my pictogram:
Reflection
This task has shown me what I can better my magazine with to make my front cover stand out and look different, new and appealing, for example I might include a new emerging reggae artist which may intrigue and excite viewers. Analyzing the themes of these magazines such as the fonts and particular colors has also given me many ideas to include as well such as Reggae magazine frequently use sans serif as it is simple and easy to read and isn’t overly formal which reflects the genre as laid back and easy going.