FINAL

nearly completed

add social medias change fonts make sure the colour scheme is the same.

front cover, contents, double page spread (NOT COMPLETED)

draft front cover contents double page spread

(working progress) contents page

today i complete my contents page however, i haven't been taken any images therefore to completed my contents page i need to photograph models. if i do this then the contents page would be completed and i can move onto the double page spread.

Final magazine flat plan

AMK magazine flat plan

AMK magazine flat plan (1st copy)

Today I started doing my final contents page which would look like this. as its working progress i would change thing also the background is not green i made it green so i can see white writing.
i need to add images to complete my contents page
i learnt how to use the grid to make my work more organised.

today i have complete my mock up front cover. this would give me an idea of what i would like to do in my actrall magazine. next lesson i will have to complete my contents and double page mock ups so i could know what i am doing and i can use it as an example and know what looks good and i can change it around if i think it doesn't look good.

my location

as hip hop is usually about gangs i decided that i need to go to a area with flats because people in gangs hangaround flats therefore it will be a good idea to go to an area with flats to take images for my magazine and have my background ofthe flats to relate it back to the genre of my magazine.

working progress front cover plan

this is my front cover plan. i have my original logo which is "AMK" and i think that it looks very good and i think that its easy to remember however, it would be a good idea to come up with an idea of what "AMK" can stand for.

media pitch

i will change my target audience to people aged 14-24 as most teenagers wont spend money on magazines adults will as they work. 

typography practice

front cover college magazine

The image is suitable for the magazine. However, the colour scheme is makes it look different and I should change it to only 3 colours so it looks better. Also I will need to change the positions of the sublines as they look very disorganised. The main cover line should be more bold so people can read it easier also as it's more important. But, the image in the background makes it look better as it's related to the genre of the magazine.
To improve I should change the placings of the sublines because they look cramped up and i should make the headline bigger to make it stand out more.

college magazine contents page

The image is suitable for the contents page as its a photo of another student and it relates to the magazine however I should decrease the opacity of make it easier to read and to make it stand out more also to make it look different to the front cover. I also need to change the placings of the information as they are not placed professional and it doesn't look good. Also the text is hard to read therefore I should change the font to make it easier to read.

example

front cover layout

content page payout

XXL

• Mid Long Shot (MLS)
• Body language: serious
• clothing- expensive 
• 3 colour rule 
• price and bar code
• 
  

• fact about hip hop artist clothing's
• this magazine is less formal than Clash
• its audience is people aged 13-19
• slang used to attract teenagers 
• images of artists
•  

content page

• one page (pages were ripped out)
• one column 
• the personas clothing is different
• page numbers to help find what people need
• a picture of the artist 

PAGES

1. results day 
2. key dates
3. trip info/ repeat journalism  
4. student accomplishments
5. celebrity secrets 
6. clubs/ activities 
7. competition 
8. interview with/ staff/ students
9. preliminary task 
10. college magazine 
11. front cover 
12. contents page 

Music magazine has various of different aspects. For example on the college magazine the persona is happy where as on a music magazine it will be more serious. However there are similarities as well for example they both have a cover line also they have the three colour rule.

double page spread

•  In the beginning it was introduced with a fact
• They talk very formal and their target audience is 23-34
• They layout is very format
• The camera angle is two shot which is two people, close up shot
• 
  

content page

• There are two pages
• some of them
• There are (6) columns to separate each section (3) 
• page numbers to help people find what they need
• also pictures to show what artist are included in the magazine most of them were mid long shot or full body shot 
• It makes the magazine look very professional

clash title page

• Face shot
• There's an alternative genre: hipster and retro 
• body language: relaxed
• colour used: different colours used to make it stand out
• price and bar code
• 
  

Class analysis of Usher "vibe" mag

Image:
usher: mid long shot (mls)
aeroplane in background plot/engineering clothing.
Box-fresh white t-shirt tags
aviators shades.........
"top gun" - classic US iconic heathrob
lighting: high key lighting- emphasis star equality.
runaway/airtrip
colour scheme blue/yellow/black
genre:
expensive accessories connote R and B
page layout:

masthead:VIBE 

convention to place star in the front of masthead 

vibe is well establish 

usher has dominance

san-serif constant

cover lines:

what else is in mag

skyline: 

names of artist 

main cover line:

puff

anchors picture

large

first person language 

lower case to reinforce his brand

I have decided the genre of my magazine will be hip-hop. Because I listen to hip-hop all the time and I enjoy listening it. Hip-hop started in 1970s and since then it has changed and new people joined and improve it and made it more popular. It first started in New York City. Hip-hop is defined with four key elements rapping, DJing, graffiti writing and beatboxing which influenced different people with talent to get together and make hip-hop songs. they make sure that their logo is represented in a large font. Hip Hop weekly is the first band only weekly celebrity magazine for Hip Hop their target audience is 18-34 year old. Hip-Hop get over 800,000 viewers every week and they are top 15 magazine in 2007. Vibe has full service video capabilities led by experienced broadcasters team.


VIBE https://www.scribd.com/doc/112702966/2013-VIBE-Media-Kit
and
Hip-Hop http://www.hiphopweekly.com/advertise/

Calender

Hello. My name is Murat. I wanted to study media because I do Photography and they are related. this would help as they are both related and i can use my photography skills to make my media work better and by improving it i will be getting better grades for both subjects. i also chose graphics which is related to both of these subjects which would help me when doing my work as i can apply my knowledge/skill from each subject and make my work better.

Murat's article (incomplete)