The genre of my magazine is broad and across the board as it is a Chart magazine. This means that the genre of music may change throughout the magazine rather than having on continuous throughout.
This meant that the content of the magazine could vary as well. I kept the same sort of content as many other music magazines do, containing interviews, gig reviews, UK chart and download chart, prizes and competitions, festival information and celeb stories. The layout of my magazine is brightly coloured contrasting with dark colours so it appeals to many tastes in design. I looked at other magazines for ideas for the layout so I kept the usual conventions of magazine style. On the front cover I put the masthead at the top, the main picture as the whole background and had left justified cover lines telling the reader what is inside. I also included, the price, strap line, a strap at the bottom of the page, issue number, barcode and a graphic cover mount with a free gift. My main cover line linked in with the main image and double page spread, which gave the magazine a large continuing story to cover.
The magazine that I most closely followed the conventions of was NME. This had the layout, style and content of what I wanted my magazine to be like. It was brightly coloured, busy and included the latest music news about lots of different genres of music. The house style of my magazine is similar to this as it also included a similar lexis and informal language to these types of magazines.
I constructed a broad based magazine so it would appeal to a large audience. It gives the latest music news and updates about the UK Chat, which contains a wide variety of music. It also gives information about local bands and gigs going on to appeal to those who may not be so interested in the current music in the chart.
This meant that the content of the magazine could vary as well. I kept the same sort of content as many other music magazines do, containing interviews, gig reviews, UK chart and download chart, prizes and competitions, festival information and celeb stories. The layout of my magazine is brightly coloured contrasting with dark colours so it appeals to many tastes in design. I looked at other magazines for ideas for the layout so I kept the usual conventions of magazine style. On the front cover I put the masthead at the top, the main picture as the whole background and had left justified cover lines telling the reader what is inside. I also included, the price, strap line, a strap at the bottom of the page, issue number, barcode and a graphic cover mount with a free gift. My main cover line linked in with the main image and double page spread, which gave the magazine a large continuing story to cover.
The magazine that I most closely followed the conventions of was NME. This had the layout, style and content of what I wanted my magazine to be like. It was brightly coloured, busy and included the latest music news about lots of different genres of music. The house style of my magazine is similar to this as it also included a similar lexis and informal language to these types of magazines.
I constructed a broad based magazine so it would appeal to a large audience. It gives the latest music news and updates about the UK Chat, which contains a wide variety of music. It also gives information about local bands and gigs going on to appeal to those who may not be so interested in the current music in the chart.
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