the images

attracting the audience

preliminary task

Technical Aspects

Audience profile

magazine industry

representation of social groups

double page spread

contents page

Media evaluation

Mission Statement

Teen music magazine

Mission statement

The music magazine Tmm focuses on the combination of conventional magazine styles to bring forward a unique and visually appealing product for its readers. Bringing to light new bands but also providing looks back at old bands the magazine carries with it a sense of nostalgia while still delivering pages full of high quality information for the keen reader or fan.

Tmm is aimed at the youthful age range from 13-19 and focuses on covering the aspects of rock and metal that appeal to the younger generations while also introducing them to new artists and bands. Tmm’s readers are eager to impress with their knowledge of music and also possess a passion for music that often leads them to knew genres, artists and bands. Tmm's advantage is its diversity of content, bringing in more than just one fantype. Its use of convergence also makes it a strong competitor in the magazine industry that rivals many with the same target audience.

Tmm does not force readers to embrace new technology but merely offers it for those who wish for a richer more interactive experience. It will not give dishonest opinions or unworthy praise but will guide the readers to new experiences much like a trustworthy friend would with its main goal being to satisfy and entertain its loyal readers.

The first issue arrived on shelves on April 14^th (may issue”

We are expecting a circulation of approximately 56,000, between june-december 2012

reader profile

Music fan profile

Music fan profile

TEEN ROCKER

Age 13-19

What is he wearing? Anything he finds

comfortable, for the teen rocker it’s not

about fashion it’s about music. Normally

he wears dark jeans and a t-shirt of choice,

most likely of his favourite band or artist.

All of this is topped off with a hoodie that’s

A size too big and a pair of trainers that

should have been binned 3 months ago.

Listening To the latest bands he’s been

introduced to, normally in the form of metal,

rock and punk. Favours bands like Foo Fighters

and Greenday but also enjoys older bands

like Puddle Of Mud or Nirvanna. For him its

all about what catches his interest and discovering

new bands along the way.

Wants to be In a band, music is his sole passion

And theres nothing he enjoys more than making

his own. Often takes up an instrument such as

guitar or drums to pass the spare time between

concerts or tours.

Find him Pushing to get to the front of his

favourite bands concert or discovering new

interests at festivals.

final contents page

contents page remade.

i felt the old contents page didnt have the right feel of a conventional magazine so i went back to the begining of the planning and this time paid more close attention to the structure and layout as well as the style . above are the before and after photos

edits

these are the three edits that may go on the contents page

contents page photoshoot one

here are the pictures from the photoshoot i  took to gather an image for my contents page

media article

ive added the picture of the lead singer to the article as well as page numbers different colored fonts and adjusting the pull quotes all to give a clearer more user friendly page that's easily readable.

re development of front cover

while i liked the darkness of the previous front cover in terms of them it rendered some text difficult to read or tell apart from others, as a result ive used more vibrant colours a few shades lighter so that it is easier to view

re edit

i wanted the photo to to be longer widthways so ive had to darken the edges instead of using the crop feature. ive also used a tint effect to fir the style of my magazine

article images

out of the two i prefered the second so will probably use this for editing

latest contents page update

i have been playing around with different word arts as i felt the previous fonts looked quite boring.

article

this is another possible article with different coloured background and fill effects used

contents page

ive played around with the borders and font to try and make the bolg look cleaner

other option

this is another version of the article in a different colour scheme if done this because it fits better with the theme of the magazine however the other one was easier to read

ARTICLE PRODUCTION.

above you can see the two images of my article, one with the picture of an NME article as a guide and the other without.

double page article research.

ive began looking at images on the web of double page articles. i like the layout of image number four so will probably baes my double page layout around this one.