This is my research on fonts.

I have looked mainly at gothic fonts, as i am doing a heavy metal magazine.

contents page layout for final draft

This is my layout for a contents page. I have looked at a contents page from Kerrang magazine. I have taken ideas from that magazine as Kerrang is the magazine that i would like to do.

I have decided to input alot of pictures to kake it more exciting.

IPC and Bauer

Bauer and IPC

Bauer and IPC are two separate companies that dominate the UK magazine market.
Bauer is an independent company, whilst IPC media is part of the American Time Warner group conglomerate.
The Bauer publishing group was founded in Hamburg 1875 by a man named Johann Bauer. Bauer entered the UK scene with a magazine called, ‘Bella magazine’, in 1987’ and by this time they were already very successful with an annual turnover of 1.79 billion euro. Bella was a women’s magazine, very successful. Then in 1990 the launch of ‘Take a Break’, also managed to touch many women’s lives. It sold over 1 million copies a week.
In 2008 Bauer had changed its name to Bauer media as it had expanded its portfolio.
Bauer is now the largest consumer, publishing women’s magazines, such as women’s interests, women’s lifestyle, TV listings, puzzles and music and film.
IPC media is a leading UK consumer magazine publisher, with over 26 million UK adults reading it. Their magazines include, ‘Women’, ‘Now’, ‘Marie Claire’, ‘Ideal Home, ‘Nuts’, etc…
IPC is currently owned by Time Inc, the publishing division of Time Warner Inc.
IPC have divisions; such as IPCSOUTHBANK, which focuses on two key markets, women’s lifestyle, and women’s home. Also IPCINSPIRE is the biggest division within IPC, providing magazines and associated websites and events for a massive range of specialist interests.

preliminary task

This is my front cover. I have also used internet images and magazine sources.

preliminary task

This is my contents page. I have used ides from ogther magazines and images from the internet.

camera work

These are tyhe pictures that we had taken when we was doing camera work practice. We all had to take a picture each. We were all given some pictures and we had to recreate these.

Ideas for Main Product

Target audience – A mainstream audience, 16-24 year olds and both genders.
Sub Genre – Heavy metal
Title – Tenacious shows determination, persistent and stubbornness.
Main cover image – A heavy metal band (4 members); using angry facial expressions, leather, dark clothing, heavy metal hand gestures by 3 of them, arm showing from the drummer at the end; wild, gelled hair. Dark lighting from the side of the band member showing arm, darkening from left to right, with a really dark shadow at the right hand side.
Main splash article – Joe blogs raze another gig in style.
Other possible contents – Pete Doherty’s messy life as a rock star. The new guitarists in London smash an open top bus. Win Metallica’s autograph.

Target audience – Pop magazine, Disney fans, 11 – 16 year olds and mainly female.
Title – New Tune shows that we have the latest music, or tunes, out.
Sub genre – A new type of genre; Disney genre.
Main cover image – The two main characters from a new Disney film called; ‘I wish I was a pop star’; a girl and a boy; both holding microphones, back to back looking at the camera. Looking colourful and bubbly, and wearing fashionable and modern clothes. Also the lighting will be very high key.
Main splash article – Exclusive behind the scene footage from the cast of I Wish I Was a Popstar.
Other possible contents – Kelly Clarkson’s mishaps from her teenage years. Mcfly flies into stardom. Busted go bust.

Target audience – A mainstream audience. R&B. 12 – 16 year olds, both genders.
Title – conflict
Main cover image – Image of a fashionable female; an ideal self and ideal partner. Very high key lighting and a white background.
Main splash article – Joe Blog’s new album release is a big hit.
Other possible contents - …new dress causes a stir.

Tragets:

• Caryy on with, and finisg research.
• Do 3 magazine ides