By Namibia McLean

My Music Magazine Contents Page Flat

Plan:Analysis

FINAL CONTENTS PAGE FLAT PLAN:

FONTLike my front cover I do not know the exact fonts that I will use as that would come in due course however again I do have a clear image in what I want the fonts to look like. The masthead for this page of my magazine shows ‘Word-Up’ which is my title and ‘Contents’ but in a bigger font in comparison to the ‘Word-Up’ which are both placed at the top of the page (‘Contents in the middle and the ‘Word-Up at the top left). I decided to put it here because when I was researching the conventions of the magazine (that were relevant to the genre of my magazine) I noticed that all of them had the word ‘Contents’ at the top of the page so I too decided to follow this convention. I made the word ‘Contents’ bigger than the ‘Word-Up’ because they know what the magazine is called already so this wouldn't need to be focused on whereas I want my audience to know that the page they are on is the contents page hence why I made it big and eye-catching. Both of these fonts will be purple as this will match the colour scheme of my magazine, the masthead on the front cover and all in all will make my magazine be more conventional. Although I do like the font being purple with a black banner behind it (this done so that everything placed on the black will look 3D and stand out more) I think I could make this more eye catching if I was to do an outline on the ‘Contents’ of some sort like a yellow or white (these colours chosen to match with the colour scheme) so that the audience would see that particular part of the magazine first. However for the ‘Word-Up’, this will remain purple and I won’t consider doing an outline because if I was to do an outline then this would cause confusion as the masthead on the front cover would not have the same colour outline and this would make my magazine unconventional. The font for ‘Word-Up’ will be the same as displayed on the front cover to make my magazine professional but slightly smaller as again the reader’s already know the name of the magazine. However the ‘Contents’ I may just do it the same font as the ‘Word-Up’ beside it so that the different fonts aren’t jarring to the eye. Also for both titles I want them to be capitalised as this will show continuity from the front cover

FONT CONTINUED…The text underneath the word ‘Contents’ shows the date and the issue of the magazine ‘Issue 1 || March 2011’. I wanted to put this there because I want to remind the reader what the issue is and the date so that if they area fan and are collecting the magazines then they can put this in order quickly. Also if I were to put this on the front cover then this is typically the conventions of a newspaper and of course I am aiming to make a music magazine. Additionally I want to make this font white (however it has been written in black so that it is readable and getting hold of a white pen was complicated work) and have this font small so that it doesn’t take up too much as it is not important in comparison to the rest of the information on the magazine. During my research I discovered that ‘Hip Hop Weekly’ sort of done this too but only saying what edition it was so I added the issue number to it too so that my magazine doesn't have all the typical conventions that Hip Hop and R&B magazines have. This font will be capitalised like most titles on my magazine and I have placed this at the top left of my magazine so that it’s not really noticed. The numbering for my articles I’m still a bit iffy about because some articles vary in length meaning that I would have to change the size of the numbering for each article and that may look messy and unprofessional so I have to find a way of either getting the numbering a specific size that looks good beside the articles or changing all the articles so that they fit the size of the numbering. I want the numbering to be white or purple depending on what looks better when displayed on the computer and which one stands out the most against a white background screen but with a black outline so that it doesn’t fade in to the background and the audience will need to refer to this regularly so the size of this is important.

FONT CONTINUED…The articles within my magazine will all be the same font colour and size although some articles are longer than others. Also they will all be the colour black as they are put against a white background so this is the most clearest and readable font when taking this into account. The main words within the article such as ‘DRAKE’S DEVASTATING DIASTER’ and ‘WORD-UP TODAY?’ will be capitalised so that it grabs the readers attention and by doing this, this will make the reader want to read on and maybe end up actually going to the designated page to read the article. The text within the border such as ‘MAIN STORY’ and ‘COVER STORIES’ I’m a bit wary about because I’m aware that I have used the colour purple excessively and I would like to add in another colour. I think I’m going to make the background behind the text yellow and have the actual font either black or white even though I’m leaning more to having the font colour black because black and yellow always go nice together. Nevertheless if this is a choice that I don’t agree with in future then I might change the colours around so that the black is the back colour and have the yellow as the font so that the yellow stands out better and this will bring continuity to my magazine. Finally for the font within the border that says ‘3 WORD-UP (Page number). I decided to have ‘WORD-UP’ beside the page number because during my research I saw that ‘Hip Hop Weekly’ had done this also and I think that if it wasn’t there then the page number would look quite random and out of place and I want the audience to know what page there on.

GRAPHICI decided to have only one graphic for the same reason as the front cover; so that my audience will focus on who the graphic is about and make them want to know more about them by reading the article. The graphic is of three girls standing together with their hands and arms pointing upwards. I thought about this pose carefully as I wanted it to somehow reflect or include something about the magazine but in a creative way. I ended up with the girl on the left and the girl on the right pointing at an angle so that they spell the letter ‘W’. Also I’ve made them smile in a way that represents them saying a word or showing a surprised look. Additionally I made them point their hands upwards so that the whole graphic spells or symbolises ‘WORD-UP’. Unlike the front cover graphic I want this to be taken in natural surroundings however I did not draw this because the camera would not have picked up the detail properly. Instead I’ve decided that I want them standing in front a brick wall so that the environment is natural however they is a ‘staged’ feel to it. I have made their angle of gaze towards the audience so that they have a friendly connection to the audience and make them more likeable. I have also made all three girls lift their knee up so again it has a ‘staged’ feel to it but to also make the graphic a bit girly to reflect the personalities of the girls within the photo (who are called ‘The Revolution Crew’). I have placed this graphic at the middle left of the picture so that it makes the graphic noticeable and grabs the attention of the reader better. I outlined the graphic yellow as i mentioned before I need yellow within my colour scheme to compliment the purple although I only want a touch of it so I think this was the most efficient way to include it within my contents page. ‘The Revolution Crew’ will be wearing different clothing as I don’t want the graphic to look too staged and having them wear different clothes give the graphic a sense of realism which will contrast the ‘staged’ feel to conclude with a nice balance.

ARTICLESThe articles featured within my magazine are as followed:•‘WORD-UP’ manages to get an exclusive interview with the new R&B hit Tiana!•RANKED! Ever wanted to know who the greatest Hip Hop artists to ever live so fare are? Well WORD UP have got 100 listed on our Hip Hop rank Chart•TREY SONGZ gives us exclusive access to his new movie ‘SENSUAL’. Pictures included.•CODES! Beyonce allows ‘WORD UP’ to distribute some of her most favourite songs for free! Codes and details shown within!•DRAKE’S DEVASTATING DISASTER! We try and piece together made Drake fall off stage at the Brit Awards•CIARA WEIGHT GAIN! Ciara puts on the pounds for her new music video ‘Love me the way I am’•JAGGED EDGE TO MAKE A COMEBACK? Kyle from Jagged Edge shares all with us•LLYOD’S NEW TV SHOW! You heard right! More details within•REVOLUTIONISED! The Revolution Crew tell us about their experiences of being celebrities so far•WORD- UP TODAY? What’s going on with the celebrities today we hear you say. Well we can answer that with exclusive news about Hip Hop and R&B celebrities•THAT’S WACK! These celebrities must have walked out their house with a blindfold on! Their clothing is that terrible!•WIN! Spend the day with the famous R&B rapper Lil Kim and obtain £2000!

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I decided to feature articles like these because I find them interesting and if I was part of the audience I would find this entertaining to read. Also I think that magazines nowadays are lacking in interest and for my target audience I believe that they want to read fun and amusing articles as they can indulge in what the article is telling them and it would encourage them to buy another issue.

EXTRASBorder – I decided to have a border for my magazine as this makes the magazine look more organised and when I carried out my research I saw that every magazine had a border so I wanted to carry out this convention. I’ve made the border purple so that it matched the colour scheme of my magazine however I want to create contrast so in future this colour may be a darker shade of purple but I am confident that it will remain purple. I’ve made it quite thin so that more information can be displayed on the page and additionally having it any bigger I feel would be unnecessary. Colour Scheme – I kept the colour scheme the same as the front page (black, white purple and a hint of yellow) because I want the element of consistency and continuity within my magazine.