Artist Profile

Making his way up from nowhere Danny Tee is making his mark on the indie rock scene, with the hopes of his small but thriving fan base held high, for the release his first album. After, dropping out of Bristol University weeks before his second year was due to begin, as he wanted to put everything into his music career. He has been playing guitar for his entire music career.

At Uni Danny met a drummer, who loved drumming as much as Danny loved singing and playing guitar, his new friend, Liam Thymes, provided a simple but strong enough beat for Danny to work with and they soon formed a two piece, although Danny Tee is the front man and still takes most of the glory, they named themselves The Villatorres.

Pitch Ideas-Double page spread

For my double page spread i am going to use a similar style to a double page spread i have already analysed (The vaccines). I will try and make the page split down the middle, with the image on one side and the text on the other side of the page. And i will write in coloumn form to keep the page looking clean and in line.
The other idea i may incorporate in my doube page spread is very similar to my first idea, but i will have the min image of the spread at the top part of the page and have the writing underneath. In this case i would still right in coloumns but i would think about writing about 4 coloumns to fit across the whole page, as opposed to only using 2 and leaving white space.

Pitch Ideas-Contents page

Contents page:-
Following the anlyses i have done on contents pages, i plan to lay mine out using 2 main columns of text, which will be bordering around a main image that will take most of the attention of the page.

I would also use smaller text boxes around the image and, 1 small box within the corner of the image for anchorage of the image. I would like to achieve something similar to Q magazines contents page on the left of my post.

Pitch Ideas-Title

My ideas for the title of my magazine:-
- VOLITION (Meaning to choose, suggests there is no right or wrong to the music you listen to. connotations to the origins of indie rock that came from the u.s college radios in the 80's as gradually groups of students neglected the more mainstream music scene.)

- STRIVE (Meaning to work hard to achieve something, could reflect on the efforts that the current indie rock bands have been through to get where they are today, some have come from working class background and have simply succeeded with a mix of talent and determination. Also could act as a subliminary message that you can achieve such as these iconic bands by working hard.)

- ORIGIN (Used in the sense that something has risen from somewhere, and in relation to my magazine how indie rock has risen to be a huge part of the british music culture.)

-IRM (This has no connotations, it is simply an acronym for Indie Rock Magazine, i have used inspiration from NME magazine to possibly use this title)

Pitch Ideas-Colour Palette

Colour palette:-

The colour palette i am aiming to use is mainly monochrome (black and white) but i will also use red, to bring some colour to the cover to draw attention to it! Similar to this cover of rolling stone magazine! My magazine concentrates on purely british music, so i will also try to encorporate a blue white and red palette to match with the british 'Union Jack' flag.

I like this color palette as it creates a very clean image and makes the cover look like there isnt too much going on. The red shadowing to the writing also adds an extra dimension to it and gives it a bit more impact allong with the red box on the right of the page. 

Pitch Ideas-Possible Fonts

Possible Fonts

Animoto moodbaord, British indie rock

Target Audience

My target audience is very similar to that of my main influence, Q Mag. My age range is 16-25, this is my age range as it stretches, from the age when people first become more closely involves with music and ends at the age where people music tastes my change, to what is being produced from the generations below them. I am also targeting my magazine at a very male readership, similar to Q Mags 75% male readership, and also similar i am aiming at a working class target. Making the magazine effective and trying to sincerly infulence its readers. The typical reader, will be passionate about music, especially the sub genre of indie rock that i am covering, altough they will have a very good general knowledge of the music world. They will also be in the social group of 'trendies' or 'indie scenesters' the audience will have a very up to date fashion sense and not be afraid to wear what the want and make the own crowd instead of following a pre made group. The target readership, will not only be interested in music, but also in popular culture and current affairs within the entertainment industry.

Magazine Inspiration

Q magazine is my main inspiration as it is a british magazine that provides news and views on popular music that is also current to date. It also has parts of the magazine which concentrate on popular culture, just as much as music. I like this idea as it adds an extra element to the magazine but also means it will appeal to a slightly wider audience. The magazine is targeted at a 75% male readership with 68% of there readership being a working class audience (Bauer media, audience profile). I want to keep the readership of my magazine quite similar to this, with a genre of indie rock but overall a british theme to the magazine. 

Analyses of 3 magazine covers, contents pages, double page spreads and a mood board

Analyses and mood board

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17/01/2012 Target

Today i will try and finish my analyses of a front cover, contents and 2 page spread!

Magazine front covers inspiration

I like this front cover of WIRED because it has a very urban look about it. A very basic red cover that was very subtle and made a few simple points has been violated by the graffiti, that has been written across the middle. The word 'RIOT' is also suggesting that there will be quite a rough content throughout the magazine if you were too 'judge a book by its cover'. The word riot is  'hash tagged' this has connotations with the social media site Twitter, this gives us the idea that the magazine will be for a younger audience and appeal to people who regularly use the internet and social sites, like myself. 

I like this magazine cover as it has a very inspirational image of steve jobs on the front. Steve jobs Was the creator of 'Apple' and plays a part in my every day life because of it. The edited image of his face is also very modernised and i like the general style of it.

I like this front cover as it has three of my favourite actors on it, all of which play parts, in my opinion, some of the best action films around. The cover also has been made to look very 'cool' the three men stand looking carefree but we already have built an image of them as what they are like in their films.

This front cover of WIRED is very vibrant and this is why i like it. It instantly catches your eye because of the spectrum of colour used. I also think the bold title could draw attention aswell becaus people would want to see who is on the smart list.

This cover is quite amusing, the man sitting on a huge pile of money is just having a good time and putting on his cheesiest smile. There is also quite a retro look about the image which i like.

This cover is a very clean cover, it has a neutural coloured background which that also emphasises the bold tribute to andy warhol style art.

This cover is very simple, and i like the simplicity of it. The lips are bold and a vibrant red which adds some impact of the cover.

This cover is also very simple, it also has an era of uncertainty about it. You cans see the hair and upper body of the man but his face has been pixelated and it is as if something is being hidden. There is also a pin attached to some thread coming from the face which makes us wander what has happened to it.

I like this cover of rolling stones magazine becaus eit makes a very fetailed and interesting cover out of such a simple item of clothing. However the leather jacket is a great icon of 'Rock and Roll'! this cover was also a limited edition print and only 2500 copies were pribted, this adds to the exclusivity of the magazine.

I like this cover simply because of the contrast with the background of the cover and the main feature, of denzel washington in the foreground. He is dressed quite well yet is sitting in a rough run down looking room, which makes us question why he is there.

Key Terms for Coursework

Masthead – The name and logo of the magazine.
The Lead – the introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals.
Body copy - refers to the text of your written articles, which should be produced as a printed presentation to accepted industry standards, e.g. correct use of language, font size, word limits etc. Usually written in columns.
Serif font – fonts like Times New Roman, or Baskerville Old Face, which have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Sans serif font – fonts like Impact, or Agency FB, which do not have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Drop Capitals – Really big letter, which start off an article.
Cross Head – Small sub-heading used to split up a large block of text.
White Space – white parts of a page other than text or pictures.
Mode Of Address – How the magazine talks to the audience.
Sell Lines – Text on the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience. Kerrang!’s sell line is “life is loud”.
Banners – text, which stands out because its on a coloured background.
House Style – a magazines distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.
Borders – the gaps at the edges of the page.
Gutters – the gaps between the columns of text.
Leading - the space between lines of text.
Kerning - the space between letters.
Strap Lines – a smaller headline, printed above the main headline.
By-lines - name of the person who wrote the article. Picture Credits - where did the photos come from, or who took them.
Anchorage – The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and visa versa.