Creating the front of a magazine.

Creating the front cover of a magazine.

TASK 1: Create a conventional magazine that targets your audience.

Front page elements.

Title: ‘Insight’

          I chose this name for a title because insight means ‘the capacity to gain an         accurate and deep understanding of someone or something’, which fits the idea of my magazine idea because I will be featuring various different articles about a range of different things in which people can gain information and an insight into the topic.

Coverlines: ‘All about the hottest gigs of 2015 in this month’s issue!’

                   I chose to keep with the general theme of my magazine when choosing cover lines because I wanted it to be simple, so I only chose one. I chose this one mainly because my magazine is music based, and I think my target audience would be drawn in by, and want to know about the gigs of 2015.

Tagline:  - - -

             I chose not to use a tagline because I wanted the front cover of my magazine to be fairly minimalistic and I thought that too many coverlines or features would make the main picture I use look too busy and take away from my initial ideas of how I wanted it to look.

Main Coverline: ‘All about the hottest gigs of 2015 in this month’s issue!’

                          I chose this coverline to be my only one, for similar reasons to why I don’t have a tagline. With all of the text, I think it looks scattered and goes against the vision I had of how I wanted the magazine to look.

Colour: Different shades of grey and white.

             From the start, I knew that I wanted the colours of my magazine to be very neutral and simplistic. I knew I didn’t want to use anything bright or too eye-catching, because I thought the overall layout and finish of the magazine would be eye-catching enough. I chose to stick to these fairly limited colours to ensure I kept with my theme, and make a certain brand image for my magazine that would be easily recognisable to the audience.

Price: £4.99

        I chose to price my magazine at £4.99 because I think it’s very affordable to my target audience of teens/young adults, and especially as my magazine is produced monthly, I think it’s very affordable considering the content and overall appearance of the magazine.

Image:  Lana             Del Rey.

           I chose one main image of Lana Del Rey because I decided that the magazine would be a special edition based on Lana Del Rey, her fashion n and her love life, so I chose to feature her on the front cover. I changed the image to black and white to keep in with the theme I was going for.

Barcode: I chose to use a barcode so it’s easy for me to track the amount of people purchasing my magazine so I can tell if the target audience are appreciating what I’m doing or if I need to change it. Also, appearance wise, it makes the magazine look a lot more professional.

Date: I chose to put a date because if someone is subscribed to the magazine, and have a few issues of insight, it’s simply easier for them to order. If one is missing, or for whatever reason they didn’t receive an issue, that can be quickly sorted out so the consumer is happy and gets what they want.