Marking of magazines

Rhythm 'n' beatz LEVEL 1 (13 marks)
Cover 

.No clear colour scheme, to many colours
.Basic layout, not much going on, plain looking
Contents

.Angle of image looks odd and looks out of place
.The pages look to detailed and listed making it hard for the reader

.Poor Photoshop skills, pictures are badly cut out 
Double Page Spread

.Interview is not long enough 
.Again poor editing on the images, look stretched, image is repeated from cover

VOICE LEVEL (28 marks)
Cover

.Mast head doesn't stand out

.Clear colour scheme.Picture look out of place
Contents

.Pictures don't look professional and are poorly taken

. Background of the picture is a bedroom, look unprofessional
Double Page Spread

.Interview is a decent length and works well

.Clear colour scheme and well laid-out

.Picture fits in well and is placed in a good spot

DROWNED INSOUND LEVEL 3 (44 marks)
Cover

.Mast head stands out, eye catching 

.Maybe too many colours and not a clear colour scheme

.Looks busy, and the picture looks blurry which makes the magazine look unprofessional
Contents

.Interesting layout, 

.Looks a bit confusing which goes against the conventions of a contents page
Double Page Spread

.White spot light makes the page interesting and is relevant for a music magazine
.Clear colour scheme, text stands out, good use of pictures


Supremacy LEVEL 3 (45 marks)
Cover 

.Good colour scheme using the traditional red white and black
.Masthead text on cover stands out, good layout 

.Cover photo looks professional

.However I don't think it looks like a music magazineContents

.Side bar works well, easy to use for the reader

.Picture has no editing 

.Model look uncomfortable in the picture .Image is not very suited to a music magazine 
Double Page Spread

.The use of the letter C looks interesting

.Interesting clean layout

.Quote stands out

.Model look uncomfortable in the picture

Article

Final drafts

Double page spread drafts

After receiving feedback from George, a potential target audience for my magazine I have realised that the text on the right hand side of the page is to small and will need to be increase to allow it to be easily read by the customer. Also George made me aware that the text would look better in a shape that refers to the magazine for example in the shape of a 'D' or even in the shape of a diamond.  

Clothing style

These are the kind of clothes which K.I.D will be dressed in. These styles will match appeal to the audience and are those worn by artists of this genre. I will carry this style of clothing through to my contents page and also the big full page photo on the double page spread. 

Draft designs

 

Similar style

Artist Profile

K.I.D is an English alternative hip hop recording artist, singer-songwriter. He first rose to fame as a producer for HUB Records. This saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, alternative, electronics and synth-pop. He has been highly acclaimed by critics in the music industry and made it big when he got signed by the record label disturbing Tha Peace (DTP). From a young age he sort inspiration from artists such as Jay-Z.

Style of double page spread photo

I want the image to cover the whole left hand page of my double page spread. The picture on the left is the type of photo I want to use, a close up side shot. However I would like the model in the photo to be facing the text on the right hand page to give more focus on it and also creating a clearer link between the two pages. I will also have the model wearing a red piece of clothing to tie in with may colour scheme. The right hand side of my double page spread will contain only text and no pictures. 

Magazine colour scheme inspiration

Analysis of pitch

After completing my pitch I have realised that for a first edition my magazine will need more information on the front cover rather that a extremely simplistic deisgn as seen on some complex magazines I have shown as insperation. Therefore I will be keeping I will keep the complex magazine look however with more text as seen on vibe magazines.