Music Magazine Research

I have started my research for Music Magazines and I have found a wide variety of genres for people who are interested in different and specific types of music.
The genres included are:
1. Mixed Genre
2. Rock and Roll
3. Pop
4. Rap
5. Hip Hop
6. Metal
An example of a very popular music magazine is 'Q':

1. Q is a music magazine that covers and includes news and articles          on all genres of music. It is extremely popular and has high sale rates. It was created for older music buyers as the creators believed that the music press of the time was ignoring that specific generation. 

Contents Page Numbering

I believed my contents page of my magazine would have to included a page number as I had seen from other examples I had looked at that they had also included a page number.

I labelled the contents page as "Page 1" because essentially it is the first page of my school magazine.

Issue Number and Date

On my front cover I decided to add an issue number and date as I had seen from other school magazine covers I had previously looked at, they also included those specific features and is clearly a key feature so the reader will know when the magazine was made and what time period it covers.

Masthead Effects

For the Masthead of my front cover I decided to use different effects on the text using blending options.

I used drop shadow, Inner shadow and Bevel and Emboss. I used each of the effects as I believe it makes the text really stand out and eye catching for the reader.

Finished Contents Page

This is my finished contents page where I have maintained my house style from my front cover and used the same actor for my photo I had taken previously during my photo shoot. I edited the image by using the Eraser tool and Magic Wand tool and leaving the parts of the picture, the actor and computer, I wanted to be apart of my Contents page.
I have listed what is included within the magazine in white and maintained the font that was also the font used on my front cover.
The school badge is another aspect of the house style that I used on my contents page.

Finished Front Cover

Here is my finished front cover for my school magazine.

I believe my front cover works well as I have included the school uniform colour, burgundy, as the background, using the paint bucket tool, because I think using the colour is a good way to indicate what school the magazine has come from.

The text font I have used is Bernard MT Condensed because I believe it is a very clear and readable font and I used the colour white for the text because the clarity of it against the burgundy background works well. I have used this font type for all of the text on the front cover because it gives the whole layout a very uniform look.  

I included "The Wedding Singer" picture to catch the eye of the reader as it is very colourful and will definitely inform the reader that Oldershaw are clearly going to be involved in something to do with the musical.

I only included two main stories in the magazine on the cover so the front cover didn't look too cluttered and busy.

School Badge

I have added the school badge on to my front cover as I believe it is a clear indicator of what Academy the magazine is coming from. I placed it in the top right hand corner as it is in a place that is obvious and readers will recognise exactly what magazine it is.