Artist Profile

Visual Magazine Profile

I used animoto to present my visual magazine profile, All the words and pictures show the direction that I want to go in for my music magazine. The words that I used in the animoto were 'fresh' 'edgy' 'urban' 'bold' 'cool' and 'funky'. These are the words that I want people to see as soon as they see my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I feel those words link in well with the Hip-Hop genre and make the genre stand out. The images that I have used are what i'm going off of for my music magazine cover. They all have certain elements that I would like to incorporate on my front cover such as the masthead colour and size and the layout and shot type.

Hip-Hop Magazine Deconstruction

In this prezi, I have highlighted the genre that I will be doing for my music magazine which is Hip-Hop. The front cover, contents page and double page spread that is displayed in this prezi are representing some of the things I want to incorporate in my music magazine. For example you will be able to see that the colour scheme used in Vibe magazine are the colours that I will be using for my music magazine as I have collected results which suggests those colours would appeal most to my readers. On my front cover I will have a medium close up shot for my artist as this will show who they are, this is what Vibe magazine did too. The layouts of the front cover, contents page and double page spread are what I want to be doing for my music magazine, its simple and easy to read for the readers. I want to make my music magazine seem like it's from the Hip-Hop genre, so just like Vibe magazine, I will use edgy fonts that link with the genre and have my artist portray the typical conventions of a Hip-Hop artist such as wear gold jewelery and have them doing direct gaze to show power and to draw the reader in.

Hip-Hop Genre

I used glogster to create a moodboard of the different types of Hip-Hop/Rap magazines there are and show how I have gotten some of my ideas from how the front covers of XXL or Vibe magazines have looked. I also took in mind what my audience research results were and compared them to the magazines I have looked at and I have also shown how the results link with the hip-hop genre. The moodboard of magazines shows how I want my layout and colour scheme to be. My analysis of why i'm putting certain things on my front cover are explained in this glogster.

Reader Profile

Hello, my name is Summer Sanchez, I am 17 years old and I am currently taking A-Levels. I live in Croydon and I go to school close to where I live. I am currently taking 4 A-levels which are media, art, music and drama. I have picked subjects in which I feel i can express myself in, especially music. In a normal day i go to school then come home and listen to music all night. I love Drake, J.Cole, Wale, Big Sean, T.I, French Montana, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Jhene Aiko and Keri Hilson. I try to go to as many concerts as possible, I enjoy listening to music live as you can see the artists natural talent. I have been to a Drake concert and J.Cole's and I also attend festivals such as Wireless as it has such different varieties of artists to hear. I enjoy listening to Hip-Hop which is my favourite genre but I tend to listen to other genres too. In my free time I go to the gym, have singing lessons and learn how to play instruments. The instruments i'm interested in playing are the drums and guitar. The music I listen to mainly have beats created by drums and sometimes have the guitar in them so I thought it would be good to learn them.

Market Research Response Analysis

In this prezi, it will show the results of my market research answers of the questions I asked to my target audience. I will be able to create a music magazine based on these results. The outcome is that my music magazine genre will be Hip-Hop, the main focus on my front cover will be the artist, the colours and the layout of the magazine. The layout will be very simple with little images and more text, the text will be on the sides of the magazine. The colours of my front cover will be a black or white background depending on my main image for the front cover and the other colours on the front cover will be green and blue, I will superimpose my artist over the masthead and i will make the cost of the magazine between £0-2. It will end up being £1.50 as its not too cheap but not too pricy either.

Focus Group Interview

I have conducted an interview for my focus group. I asked them several questions in relation to my music magazine to gain some knowledge on what my colour scheme should be and the layout. I asked questions to 16-18 year olds as I can make a magazine which would be relatable for teenagers which are my target audience. From this interview I have gained the information I need to make my music magazine, double page spread and contents page. The two people that I have interviewed have led me to make a clear decision on what things are to be involved with my magazine. I have decided that my magazine is going to be Hip-Hop genre, the main image is going to stand out as they were drawn most to the aritst on the front cover, i'm going to have one main artist on the front instead of a group as I feel it will look better that way and not distract away from the text. The masthead will be stretched across the top of the magazine and the layout will be simple with a font that is easy to understand. I will take inspiration from the XXL magazine on how the double page spread and contents page will look as the layout was affective to my target audience in the focus group.