Magazine covers and contents page flat plans

First cover

Second cover




These are the two flat plan cover disign that I draw out. The target that I exspect for this magazine:
Age: 16-30
Gender: Both gender
Socio-economic classifications: B C1 C2, Individualists psycographics.

I have been asking people opinion in which of these two music magazine covers that they would buy. Three fifth of them chose
the first cover. They give their reasons that the font of the magazine is clearer and more easy to read compare to the second cover. Even thoug it looks like rock stlye font, but it's seem untidy when looking as a whole with other main sells on the front page.

With this imformations it help me come up with my final cover. which I think it will cover my target audience. The position of the main flash image, I decided to use two people in position where one stand close to the cemara and another person stand far back. With this position they will cover much of ther page. I get this idea from Karrang! magazine which I think it will invite the audience attention first other than the main flash's title.

Final cover

Contents page 1 Content page 2

For contents page I redu it and change the stly into the second contents page. First reason that I change it because It has too many images without any details about those main sells that will tell anything to the reader. Second, because it's less details about the topic makes the page have more free space in which will reduce the reader's interest, makes it look more like another page cover, and because the topics are every where that none of it draw the forcus of the reader.

So for the second contents page I catagorise the topic follow the idea that I saw in some magazine. Also, type some details about individual topics that I think when the reader read, it will give them more details about the topics. By put it into a catagories make it easier for reader to forcus at one point, and it look more nice and clear.

The use of Font

Title cover 1: Chromosome Heavy

Title cover 2: Chiller



These are my 2 choices of the font before I lay out my cover flat plan. Feedback that I've got from people that I've been asking for their oppinion. The percentage come out equally, they like both of them and said that both fonts will be good for music magazine but only depent on me of what kind of sence and feeling I want to convey. From that feedback and decided to use the first font "Choromosome Heavy". I look back at my target audience, I think this font is well suit for both gender and ages that i've chosen for my magazine. It's not too much fierce look and feel which is what i want. I want it to look "Proper rock" means a little neat and well arrange stlye. Main flash's font I try to use a closer style that can go along wiht the cover "Stencil Std: MQB TOP" and for the word 'Rank' I decided to use a different font and go with "Astonished" To make it feel how much it's important to be in a rank especially in the 'top rank'. For 'Exclusive' font I use "Base 02" This font will draw audience attention to its exclusive news that we provide. The details of the main sells I use a simple font so that it wouldnt drage the attention from the topics.

Kerrang! two spread pages

Kerrang! two spread pages:
On this page is an interview of the band leader who said that writting out lyric for his album is a "hard work" Through that interview the writter come up with a name for the column which is called "Blood work"
The font are in bold. Using the red color to represent blood to give more the feeling that it is really a HARD WORK or a BLOOD WORK for the band leader.

There is only on image used and it dominate across the pages or I will say that they use the image as a background for that 2 pages and one caption about the person on the photograph. The article start with a big red drop capital. The language are informal or I'll say it's like a normal talk standard english.

Q two spread pages

Q two spread pages: The tone are still stink to the theme of the magazine which are red, black and white(for background). Also the use of the font still the same style. The first letter of the sentence are written in a big bold letter and for some others sentences too.

The image did not dominate across the page. First page use only one big image which is the main person of his band. Second page pictures(9 images) are filled more than half of a page and also some caption of thoes images. the tone of the image are dark and red which go along the theme of the page. Languages are formal because it was and interview so the languages the the writter for these colum is formal and there is no pull quote use.

Q contents page

Q contents page: The contents page of Q is mixing with images fron inside it issue. Along with index, page numbers,a nd some details of an individual. Colors and font style are still the same as the cover. For the main image in the contents page are a person from the cover but change of post which give a feeling of rock star and hardcore.

Kerrang! contents page

Kerrang! Contents page: Kerrang! did not ues the main flash on the cover for the contents but using the image of the the main sells. The contents page is splited into two catagories. First part of the contents where half of the page with a full picture and overlap by others small images with an index on the side. Second part are index and words that describe on that particular subjects along with page numbers and small images. Also mention which of the index are from the cover.

The font style stayed the same but and yellow color in it. It gave out a feeling like the cover did through color, font style, and languages.

Kerrang! cover

Kerrang! : "Kerrang" is the sound of an object. For them to use this name for their magazine I think they want it to be like a big hit to the reader tells that the stoy in this magazine is really "kerrang" or good, best, thrilling rock music magazine. Which the font and style of the title also expressed that feeling. It is a close up photo from head to chest.
The use of color are mainly Black, red, and white. Using black color as a background of main sells but not to make images to standout instead I think they try to let the words of the main sells to standout more then the imagas of it. By doing that it makes the Main flash standout the most. Use of red color especially use on a words that are important and can get the attention of the reader also use it to be a frame on the main sells for the same purpose.

Kerrang! Demographics is around 18 - 40 of age and most of the reader are male. Socio economic are between A-C2. The clothing of the main flash are in style of rock band. Facial expression is not a happy expression but gave out the feeling of "here i am, the rock's next supperstars" as it written on their faces and also on the main flash title. For Kerrang! magazine cover are male star.

The main sells are an exclusive tour of a band and Plus of famous bands. A free poster inside the magazine and Free 4 track download of the main flash band which the magazine insert a unique card into the magazine for reader to be able to download.

Barcode: issue no - month and year - pirce in UK and price in AUS - website of Kerrang!
The story of the main flash are more like Introducing the band and telling story of themselve and their rehearsal.

There are 63 pages and the language are jargon to go along with images and their objective.

Analysis of existing magazines

Q: I think Q stand for "Quick" which I think it should suit its purpose. You can find everything about music or news about celebrity. On the interview of Stuart William he said that the analogy that he have for Q is like "There is one guy who knows a little more than the other guys about music" I think he want Q magazine to be like a Quick news of music even if its just a little bit. The main flash image have been take as a full body further off. Q magazine have their own theme colors which Red, white, and black. Most of the background color is white, and words are either red or black. By doing this makes the Main flash and other main sells more outstanding. The style of the font are standard Times New Roman which are easy to read, look formal but not too serious. Language of Q magazie not too formal and some use of puns words. Demographic might be around 18 to 40 of age and most of the reader are male. Socio economic might be around A - C1. Psychographic are Succeeders and individualists type.

The main sells are the interviewd of: The killers, Greenday, Kings of leon, Lily allen. Story of POP Babylon and Plus: beastie boys, florence & the machine, white lies, and Who the hell is... STING (an interview)
The mani flash is the interview of the PRODIGY

There is barcode with price, month, year, and the website of Q magazine.
This issue have 162 pages.