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Well done for completing most of thr research and planning tasks Kelvin. You have a few items outstanding i.e. focus group audio file.

Contents page sketch - baseline magazine

Main Article - Double page spread (baseline magazine)

Front Page sketch - Baseline magazine

Front page 1.

Front page 2.

Double page Article - kerrang (All American Rejects)

The colour scheme on the double page coincides with what the band are wearing, mainly the lead singer of the All American Rejects. by using colours that dont bleed' into one another for example red and yellow. The reader finds it easier to read and dont have to over exert themselves. the layout it balanced, perhaps a little more text, and has the impact of appering slightly organised and more structured than having the text in random chunks all across the double page spread. this makes it easier for the reader to read. only one image in the article is in full colour contrasting with the non-coloured images around it. It grabs the readers attention and amplifies the text around them. The pull-quote is used once more in advertising the bands ne album 'The All American Rejects might sound like a band your mum would approve of, but dont be fooled. Tyson and his crew dish the dirt.....' written in capitals and two different colours (purple & Red) drags the readers attention towards the article, after looking at the standout image. the article it self is layed out like a script for sport, with the journalist asking the question and the name of each of the members in front of their response. A simple and easy to read layout for the reader.

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contents page analysis - NME (Gerard Way)

The contents page is very simple and can be broken down into four main section. The background is simply white and the colours used for graphics are simply red and black using a lot of reversed out text to stand out a lot. The right hand side of the page has the contents, divided into each section of the magazine on arrow graphics that point to the edge of the page, each being different colours to show the seperation of sections, each section with a small image attached showing one of the bands features in section, with the corresponding article highlighted within the section and the cover stories clearly labelled so anyone who bought the magazine knows were the main cover story can be found easily. there is a section at the bottom advertising a subscription, although all magazines have this, were it is placed varies, the image shows back issues of the magazine representing itself an interesting showing a range of different band covers.

Double page Article - (Black eyed Peas)

The photo has been edited so the main artist in the band stands out on the page and the other three have been faded into the background. the effect of this is that t makes the main mmber in the band seem more important than the rest. I like how the title in the article is in grey and gold. this relates to the clothing that the 'Black eyed peas' are wearing. This gives the page a theme that runs throughout the double page spread. Some of the text is harder to read against the darker parts of the picture although the fadded effect that has been used does help against it. Questions for the article is in bolder text. this makes it clear for the reader to know which parts are questions and which parts are answers. Most of the text is black and white lthough quotes of articles have been picked out and have been highlighted. These parts are white and black.

Contents page analysis - kerrang

The images are dominant on this contents page, this is positive as it gives the reader allot to look at and take in whilst looking attractive and not dull by just having all text. However it could look overdone and messy. As the contents is mainly images there are few words, however they are used in clear, black capitals to emphasise the angriness of the magazine as the target is the market of the Rock music. Also in a smaller font there is the cover issue and date. This is to remind the reader what issue it is even thought it is on the front cover. the overall impression is that the layout of the contents page is cluttered, bold and loud. This is done purposely as it attracts the target audience of Rock music, as a clean cut contents page would look out of place in this magazine. In the Right bottom corner there is a red box highlighting to the audience that they can get "get K! delivered to their door for just £6 a month" underneath there is a number for readers to subscribe to this offer. The reason why there is such a bright red used in the box is to attract readers to sign up.  As many magazines have there is a quick note from the editor. this is alongside the picture of the front cover. This is largely effective as it relates directly to the audience as i gives them a personal approach to the reader as they feel they can relate and connect to how the editor is writing. it is seen as conventional if the writer gives a common at he end of the article. 

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Kelvin you have made a good start to the research and planning work.
Target: work through the checklist to ensure that you complete all of the tasks by 18th Feb.

Thanks for adding me to your blog Kelvin.

Music Questionnaire graphs

Preliminary task

For my preliminary task i was asked to design and create a front and contents page to a music magazine based in the school. this is the product of my work:

Front Page:

As you can see i tried to incorporate the font style that would appeal more to 11-18 year olds. I used a popular area in the school that would immediately help the audience recognise that this is a school magazine. I also made Mariam fold her arms. This appeals to the younger children in the school as it could be seen as her being a role model..

Contents Page:

The problem i think i have with the contents page is that it is positivly composed but it is too different from my front page. I tried to maintain the image of Mariam throughout the page, however the font is too mature for the target audience.