Final front cover

Contents page: final

Final double page spread

Evaluation 6

Here are some list of technologies I have used during this project:



Used to upload my ideas



This is what I used to take my photographs

Created my front cover and double page spread. Also allowed me to change the lighting of my images when they appeared dark.

Created my contents page using this programme.

Studio with lighting to take my photos as well as my videos.

Uploaded some of my images, as well as annotation for the reasons why I chose to do things in a certain way e.g. the masthead.

Used this to present my ideas in a fun way.

Used for my evaluation as well as other post, to vary the different technologies used on my blog.

Used for my focus group as well as uploading my interview (which I edited). Also allowed me to post videos of my artist songs, in order for people to see who she was- build more fan base.

Tripod used to put my video camera on top to ensure that the camera was not shaky, whilst filming my focus group/ artist interview.  

Evaluation 5, part 3

How did you attract/address your audience? Double page spread using "Flicker". Click on the image, which would take you to Flicker.

Evaluation 5, part 2

How did you attract/address your audience? This is my contents page I analysed using "Flicker". (Click on the image which would take you directly to Flicker for the notes made).

Evaluation 5, part 1

How did you attract/address your audience? This is my front cover, using "Flicker". Click on the image which would take you directly to Flicker for the notes made.

Evaluation 4

Evaluation 3, part 2

What kind of media insitution might distribute you by priscillababy on GoAnimate

Animation Software - Powered by GoAnimate. This is the written verision of the animation: They distribute for magazine companies such as “Cosmopolitan”, which is a magazine aimed mostly at women. And with a female artist present on my magazine front cover, it would attract large amount of female readers. They also distribute for magazines such as "Reveal", "Elle" "Company", "Best". This company would distribute my magazine due to the fact that I feel I would be able to introduce a new genre into this market, targeting wider range of audience. And with many of the magazines having a female on the front cover, my magazine would fit in perfectly, as its targeting the same audience. Furthermore I would not only base my magazine online but in stores too. Such as WHSmith, as WHSmith displays range of magazines from different audience, this was seen whilst conducting my market research into the different music magazines that are produced.

Evaluation 3 part 1

What kind of media institution might distribut for by priscillababy on GoAnimate

Video Maker - Powered by GoAnimate. This is the first part of my evaluation using "Goanimate". This is the written version of my animation: Stated pervious times, my target audience are teenagers ranging from 14 to 17 years old. Due to the ages of my target audience I based my magazine to be on a weekly basis. In addition I also decided to base my magazine on a weekly basis rather than a monthly, because through my market research I found that some “Hip Hop” magazine such as “Hip Hop” was based on a weekly basis. While as “Vibe” and “XXL” were based on a monthly basis, charging £3.20 (Vibe). However due to my magazine being weekly I fixed my price at £1.30, making it affordable price for my target audience. From further research into distributors for magazine, although “IPC” and “Bauer” are one of the largest magazine distributors, they however do not distributor for my genre of music magazine, as they focus more on other genres of music e.g. “Rock” (NME). This led me to look further into distributors that could distribute for my magazine. I finally came across “COMAG” which is a company based within the UK, distributing magazines and other forms of leaflets. “COMAG” was formed in 1977, which is co-joint and owned by “Hearst Magazines UK” along with “Condé Nast Publications”. The company distributes for both weekly and monthly (annuals) magazine, which would be ideal for magazine, as it’s weekly based.

Evaluation 2, part 2

This is a focus group I conducted for my second evaluation 2.

Evaluation 2, part 1

How does your media product represent particualr social groups?

My magazine represent and reflect my social group, which was in this case teenagers from the ages from 14 to 17 years of age. Due to the genre of my music I wanted to focus on ("Hip Hop"), I took images that were similar to those I had seen on  "Hip Hop" magazine front covers. As you can see the image on the top left hand "XXL" magazine front cover is in some ways similar to my own magaine "Lyrical".This demonstarte that my magazine represents similar social groups to other magazines that are present in the music industry e.g. "XXL". The similarities of these magazines can be seen with the posture in which the artists are placed. Both of the artists have one arm across their chest, whilst another is placed near their face, with angle of gaze to ensure that it engages readers. Due to the photographs being one of a mid shot, this creates an initmating atmoshphere and a sense of power to the reader, which is the convention of "Hip Hop" magazines, leading the focus to be on the artist body language and facial expression.

However the images differeinate as "XXL" gesture connotes some element of playfulness, this can be seen with the facial expression (with the showing of the teeth). In contrast one could argue that with the showing of the teeth, gives it a sense of aggression, which in affect makes the gesture very similar to my own image. Although not a lot of women have this persona of a hardcore impowering gesture, by chosing to place my artist in such a pose adds to the idea of powerful "Hip Hop" arists who are serious on making music and their image (how they are percieved). Through such expression, this allows the reader to have an idea of what the magazines would include e.g. by having a hardcore female artist on the front cover this gives an insight to the reader that article would be included on the subject of women making it in the "Hip Hop" scene. 

The use of costume in these images suggests that in both cases, the artists are in a way high maintenance this is shown with the jewelleries which they are wearing. In the "Hip Hop" scene the earing of jewelleries (bling, bling) are very important, this is due to the fact that artists are associated and know to their fanson the bases on the jewelleries, this has led many artists to have their own masterpiece of unquiue jewelleries. Although with the wearing of such jewelleries connotes high maintence, this represents my social group well due to the fact that they have similar dress sense. By wearing such jewerlleries this therefore inspire and encourages my target audience, that those who want to trying to make it into the music business would one day make it, allowing them to own their own individual chains.

The colour scheme in both magazines are bold and eye cacthing. Despite the background of "XXL" being the same colour as my own background (grey), I wanted to use colours that would suite my social group. This led me to subvert from the convention of using red, instead I used colours that were unisex engaging wide range of readers. I used gold, connotating  the idea of my magazine being famous (popular). This is helped through the use of purple giving it the feel of power and royality, which is the connotation of purple. By using colours such as purple, indicates the idea that even though the connotations of colours states power and authority, it also has a sense of femmine touch as purple is soft, often associated with romantic. This contrats the use of black which reinforces power, adding to the aggressive nature of "Hip Hop". This is balanced with the colour white making my front cover as a whole stand out, whilst attracting my social group who stated in my survey conducted (using "Survey Mokey"), that such colours attracted them due to the brightness.   

Evaluation question 1

Double page spread layout

Sorry for the late post, this was the beginning of my layout of my double page spread, using "Photoshop".