Research And Planning: Production Schedule

This is my production schedule. It may change as some tasks may not be completed on the day that was needed or some tasks may take a shorter/longer time than I thought.

Research And Planning: Questionnaire Results (Slide Share)

These are my questionnaire results.

Research And Planning: Double Page Spread Drawn Drafts

Here are the drawn drafts of my double page spread.

Research And Planning: Questionnaire Questions

Pop Magazine Questionnaire

1.     What is your age?  ____________________

2.     What is your gender? (Please circle)

                                       Male / Female

3.       How much would you be willing to pay for a Pop magazine?

(Please Circle)

  

     £0 - £1           £2 - £3          £4+

4.     What bands or artists would you like to see inside a pop magazine?

5.     How often would you buy a pop magazine?

    Weekly        Fortnightly        Monthly

6.     Who is your favourite pop artist or band?

7.     What colours would you like to see in the magazine? (Please choose 3)

  Pink     Purple     White     Black     Green     Orange     Blue     Yellow

8.     What would you want to read about in a pop magazine?

9.     Who would you like to be featured on the cover?

Research And Planning: Pop Magazine Drawn Draft

This is my drawn draft for my cover and contents page. They have a similar layout as I need to keep the style the same so that the audience know it's from the same magazine.

Research And Planning: Double Page Spread Analysis

Research And Planning: Target Audience Prezi

Research And Planning: Contents Page Analysis

 

I have taken this contents page from the 'We Love Pop' magazine. There is a 'contents box' which shows what is inside the magazine and on what page. I like this design because it is minimalistic but still gives enough information to the reader. It stands out on the page because it is in black and all the other font is in blue.

There are 3 main cover stories are also featured inside the magazine down the right hand side of the page. The pictures are effective because that artist might have been featured on the front so the readers can point out the ones they like and read the cover line about them. The main 'quote' or 'title' of the story for each star is written in blue which makes it separate from the other stories on the page. It also has the page number of which the story is on which is an important aspect of a contents page.

On the left hand side of the page there is a letter from the editor to all the readers. This features more detail on the main story of the magazine (in this case Olly Murs). It is also a Christmas edition so it has a Merry Christmas message as well. I think a letter from the editor is important on a contents page because it makes the magazine more personal to the reader and it gives a little extra information about the issue.

On the very bottom of the page there is a banner which features the posters which are in the issue. I think this is important because it is a form of advertisement. This could be the selling point to some readers as their favourite star may be featured in that section. There is a small advisement next to the 'contents box' which advertises a calender that comes free with the magazine. This is also important to a contents page as that may not be advertised on the front cover of the magazine.

Overall I think that the contents page is one of the most important pages of the magazine as it tells the audience what is inside the magazine and on what page. I also gives the editor space to advertise and give more information about the stories featured inside.



Research And Planning: Pop Magazine Name Ideas

I have chosen what I beleive to be the most appropiate names for the pop style magazine. My ideas and possible names are:

• Teen Pop
• Popworld or Pop World
• OMG Pop
• Pop Mania
• Pop Planet
• Simply Pop
• All About POP
• Pop Hits

The ones that are highlighted are the ones I am more likely to focus on using and are my favourite name ideas. I have chosen these four as they are the ones that stand out the most and don't sound like a pop magazine that is already out.

Research And Planning: Pop Magazine Mind Map

I created this mind map so that I had a collection of ideas for my magazine.

Research And Planning: Masthead Designs

These are the 4 different fonts I chose for my magazine. I think each one is appropriate for a pop magazine as they are 'bubbly' and go well with the pop genre. I chose to use pink, purple, blue and orange for the font colours as they are easily recognisable as being for a pop magazine. I think i am going to use the 4th one for the masthead and the 1st one for the contents page. I am going to also use pink and blue.

Research And Planning: Pop Magazine Examples

I have chosen to create a pop magazine. Here are some examples of pop magazines that I found to give me ideas for my own. They are all very colourful and are all the same style.

Research And Planning: Pop Magazine Double Page Spread Examples

These are 3 different examples of double page spreads from 3 different pop magazines. The first one contains a poster and an interview. The second example has a small story about the stars, pictures and and and interview. The last example is just a small simple story with large pictures and captions to explain what is going on. I think I will design my double page spread similar to the second example because it contains everything the audience needs to know.

Research And Planning: Pop Magazine Contents Page Examples

These are 2 examples of pop magazine contents pages. I am going to use them to help me plan and design my music magazine.