Product Placement

In order to test my magazine's marketability, I placed my front cover amongst other music magazines. For my magazine to be successful, it had to stand out to lure readers in. I think my magazine cover is eye catching, particularly because of the bold blue background colour and the creative fonts. My magazine has a unique house style which also makes it attention grabbing. The 'free' poster is bold enough to capture the audience's attention, acting as a successful lure. Overall, I'm pleased with how my product looks in comparison to established magazines.

Contents Page Development

When making my DPS, I used a new font that wasn't used in my Front cover or Contents page. I wanted to continue the house style so I changed the font of my editorial profile on my Contents page to the same font as the one I used in my DPS. I think this is an improvement because it looks as though it's been handwritten, which makes the editorial profile seem more personal.

Double Page Spread

For my double page spread, I made sure I used the same fonts and colours to show a sense of house style. Additionally, I also included the flowers from the Front page and Contents to keep the style the same. I decided to change my original idea of having a quote as the heading, because the name of the star (Naomi Rose) stood out more. Instead, I enlarged a quote from the text which acts as an enigmatic lure, making people want to read on. I've used the typical conventions of a magazine, by having three columns of text and I'm also pleased with my image, as I think the mise-en-scene fits in well with my acoustic genre. In the top right corner, I have included a banner with the artist's Myspace address, as this would promote their music online, making the magazine multi-platform. Overall I'm happy with how this looks.

Researching Interviews for DPS

I thought I would research various interviews with artists within my genre to find out the sort of things they would say and the tone of the language used. This will help me when writing the article for my DPS. I came across a few interviews that really interested me including:

Taylor Swift Interview

Pixie Lott Interview

James Morrison Interview