Front cover sketch

this is a sketch of the plan for my front cover.

front cover photo ideas

I have chosen to use the poses from the covers of 'ACOUSTIC' and 'Q' magazines for the front cover of Unplugged i think they are effective and i have tried to replicate them. These are some of the photos i took:

Unplugged Mission Statement

Unplugged is a magazine focussing on acoustic style and genre of music. It's aimed at teenagers and upwards. Unplugged's readers are intelligent, creative and have a passion for, reading about, listening to, producing and finding new good acoustic music. Unplugged will inspire its readers to create thier own music and open thier eyes to, buy into and look for new bands through reading the magazine.

Reader Profile

• Gender: 70% male 30% female
• 60% play guitar and/or sing.
• 20% have a youtube account and are subscribed to various acoustic artists.
• Average age: 20
• Purchase music regularly collect live somgs etc.
• 80% regularly attend gigs and local music festivals.
• 98% own a CD Player
• 22% own an ipod or mp3 player.
• 95% agree that music is an important part  of thier lives.
• 30% are students

Music Fan Profile

Acoustic Elitist Sophisticate
Age: 15 upwards
He is: Very knowledgeable about music and guitars. He is wearing ripped jeans, Vans trainers and a his      t-shit with his faveourite slogan on it.
Music: He listens to music at every possible point during the day on his ipod, his faveourite bands/artists consist of Boyce Avenue, Damian Rice and Eric Clapton. He writes his own songs and enjoys doing covers of his faveourite songs. His friends are musical too, and they get together often to play music. He likes music in the charts but prefers to look for less mainstream bands/artists.
Wants to be: He is undecided, still studying in education but his passion is for music.
Find him: Open mic nights in local pubs and at local music festivals.

Questionaire Results

The most popular masthead from my questionaire was Unplugged. This was one of my favourite mastheads and i have chosen to use it for my magazine. The slogan i have chosen is 'The best for acoustic music' this was not one of my original slogans but i combined two of the most popular fom my questionaire to create it. The most popular colours were; white, black, purple, red and orange i have chosen to use white, black and purple. The subsiduary images that were most popular were other artists and new guitars i will include these on my front cover. For the main image more people voted for a group than a solo artist, however i may feature a solo artist to fit in with the genre of my magazine. People i asked were willing to pay between £1-£2 for a music magazine, the price of my magazine will be based on this at £2. Monthly and Weekly magazines both had equal votes i have decided to produce a monthly magazine so i can include the month on the front cover.

Music magazine questionaire

Music Magazine Questionnaire

1.What gender are you?
Male
Female

2. How old are you?
15
16
17
18

3. Which of these mastheads do you prefer?
SixStrings
Chord
Pick Up
Unplugged

4. Which of these slogans do you prefer?
Pick it up
Turn it up
Your favourite music, your favourite magazine.
The world of acoustic music
Only the best

5. Which of the following colours do you prefer?
Black
White
Blue
Purple
Red
Orange
Yellow

6. Which images would you like to see on the front cover?
Different artists
New albums
Competitions
Gigs
New guitars

7. Who would you prefer as the main image?
Group
Solo artist

8. How much would you pay for a music magazine?
£1-£2
£3-£4
£4 or above

9. Which do you prefer?
Monthly magazine
Weekly magazine

10. What on the front cover attracts you to buy a music magazine?

Magazine covers i like

I like this cover because it shows all of the artist and his guitar but also leaving space for a subsiduary image and sell lines. Also the artists stance is more layed back than those on magazines like Kerrang which are usually more agressive.

I like the masthead on this magazine its clear and is of the same genre as my magazine. I like the competition at the bottom and i hope to include one on my magazine cover.

I like the close up on this artist, the simplicity of the main image and the colour scheme on this cover. I also like the way the artists name is displayed as its bold and eye-catching.

Front Cover Evaluation

My front cover took me just over 2 hours to do. I like the masthead and the colours black and yellow were the most popular in my questionaire. I am happy with the main image it is clear, represents the main story well and is quite informal. There was no natural light because it was taken inside so i used the flash but i think this creates a good effect. The title 'Battle of the bands' shows clearly the story inside and explains the main image. The slogan 'one school one voice' represents the magazine and the school well and was voted the most popular in my qestionaire. I think the subsiduary images were good because they were voted the most popular on my questionaire. However i didnt spend enough time on the layout and design of the cover so they are not organised very well on the page. Also the titles for these images fit in with the colour scheme, but i havent used the space effectively to make the subsiduary images and titles appealing. If i had more time and knowledge of the the software i would have liked to but a backround colour in and improve the layout of my cover. Overall i am happy with the end product of my school magazine front cover.

School magazine front cover

images for my front cover

front cover rough sketch

Questionaire Results Evaluation

From the results I collected my target audience is between 14-16 years old aimed at sixth formers both male and female. The most popular magazines were gossip, sport and music so these will feature on my front cover. The most popular mastheads were Sixth Form Weekly and King gossip, I have chosen to use King Gossip as it fits in with one of the most popular magazine types chosen, also it recieved the most votes. The price of my magazine will be between 50p-£1 as that was the most popular choice from the people I asked. The most popular stories to include on my front cover were clubs and activities, sport success and music. The chosen images for my front cover were sixth form students, school bands and school trips. When choosing the colour scheme the most popular colous were yellow, blue and black.

questionaire results

Questionaire Results
Q1. Age: 14-6 -most popular
Q2. Year group: Year 11 -1, Year 12- 9
Q3. Gender: Male- 4, Female- 6
Q4. Favourite magazine: Film- 0, Gossip- 2, Music- 5, Sport- 2, Other- 1 (cars)
Q5. Prefered Masthead: Sixth Form Weekly- 3, KHSays- 2, Henry's Voice- 0, King Gossip- 5
Q6. Price: 50p-£1- 9, £1-£2- 1, Above £2- 0
Q7. Stories Covered: Clubs and Activities- 7, New Staffroom- 2, Sport Success- 4, Uniform- 2, Healthy food in the canteen- 2, Exam Success- 5, Drug and health problems- 3, School trips- 7, Music- 7
Q8. Images: School band success- 3, Sixth form students- 5, Teachers- 1, Uniform- 1, Exam success- 0, School trips- 3, School teams- 0.
Q9. Colours associated with King Henry: Yellow- 2, Blue- 6. Black- 6, White- 0.

Questionnaire

Questionnaire - Magazine Cover

1. How old are you ?
11-13
14-16
17-18

2. What year group are you in?
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13

3. What Gender are you?
Male
Female

4. What magazines do you enjoy reading?
Film
Music
Sport
Gossip
Other… (Please state)

5. Which of the following masthead do you prefer?
Sixth Form Weekly
KHSays
Henry’s Voice
King Gossip
Other… (Please state)

6. How much would you pay for a school magazine?
50p - £1
£1 - £2
Over £2

7. Please circle five of the following stories that you would be interested in reading about in a school magazine?
Uniform
Sport success
Healthy food in the canteen
Clubs and activities
Exam success
New staffroom
Drug and health problems
School trips
Music
Others…(Please state)

8. Which of the following images would you want to see on the cover of a school magazine?
School band success
Sixth form students
Teachers
School teams
School trips
Exam success
Uniform

9.Which colours do you associate with King Henry?
Yellow
Blue
Black
White

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