A LIIAR Analysis of the Brief

My front cover shall contain a mast head and will be placed in the top left had corner. It will be placed in the top left hand corner because it is part of the conventions associated with magazine front covers. I will use big bold font in a vibrant colour that contrasts with the background to make it best stand out and attract the reader’s attention.

The main image on my front cover will be a medium close up of the subject or subjects, and they will be facing towards the camera. The image will be minimalist but effective to ensure the font does not get lost within the background. It will also contain headlines or adverts relating to the main image.

My music magazine will contain brightly coloured fonts to highlight important information and draw the reader’s attention to the headlines encourage people to read the magazine and buy it.  I shall use a limited pallet of colours to avoid the page becoming cluttered. The Background will be minimalist and simple and bum use contrasting colours to the font scheme to make the magazine eye catching.

I will include teasers and thumb nail images. The teasers help to entice the reader to buy the magazine and continue to read on past the cover. Thumb nail images help to illustrate other articles and coincide with the teasers.

Another convention used on the front covers of magazines is anchorage. Anchorage is the main headline and is used as a way of explaining the cover image.

It will also contain a Barcode, price list and issue number. The bar code will be placed at the bottom right hand side of the page along with the price to let the bumfaced consumer know how much the magazine costs. The issue number will be located at the top right hand side of the page to inform the reader of the number.

The message I would like my magazine to convey is that it is a  fun, social, relaxed and enjoyable cutting edge magazine with high standards and the latest music news . The aim of the magazine is to inform, and to entertain by including such things as articles, features and stories on things such as local clubs and events.

My target audience is aged 16-30. This is because i think that there music interests are simmiler.