Final Magazine

This is my Issuu publication of my final magazine, although I am not too sure why the colours of my contents title have been changed in the processing as it has gone from a black to white gradient to appearing as only black in this publication.

Magazine Evaluation

Here is my evaluation of my magazine, answering all 7 questions on institution, representation, audience, progress and technology.

Processes

Processes of Blog

This is a 'Scribd' documentation in which I provide an overview of my blog in moving throughout the course.

Final Magazine Feedback

This is feedback from my peers Holly Etty, Chloe Baker and Samantha Harris of my final magazine. This has helped me to acknowledge strengths and weaknesses of my final product.

Magazine Stages

Page by page stages of my magazine as I work and improve it throughout the course as a result of decision changes and feedback.

Production Log - Monday 30th March

Today I acted upon feedback given to me by my teacher, for example I removed the bevel and emboss from my contents page where I have created a black box that says '@rhythmik', in doing so I think that it has made my contents page look more consistent as all of my boxes had a 'clean' look to it without any effects. therefore by getting rid of these effects makes the page look neater and more professional.
On top of this, I have made my main image on my front cover much larger to draw significant attention from my target audience to my front cover, moreover I have placed the main image in front of my title so that you a few letters of the title are covered by the image. This highlights that my magazine is an already well known brand and therefore can afford to do so, as consumers will already recognise the magazine without needing to explicitly state 'rhythmik'.

Draft Magazine - March

This is the third draft of my magazine, I have again changed my quote page to style now that I am content with.

Chosen Images



 

These are the chosen images for my magazine.

Draft Magazine - February

This is my second draft of my magazine, I have made made improvement such as the consistency and house style on my front cover by changing my sell lines, also I have added pull quotes and changed my quote page entirely.

Equipment

I used the program in-design to create my entire magazine, I also used Photoshop to edit the images I took of my models, I used Photoshop to do things such as change the colouring of the photos to make them more vibrant and eye-catching to fit in with the ethos of my magazine. Another piece of equipment I used was the camera to capture different types of shots of my models such as long shots, mid shots, high view shots and close ups. In order to take these pictures I used lighting to illuminate my model, creating a high quality picture to be used in my magazine – I had to manipulate the lighting according to the position of my models in order to make sure that the picture would come out in the clearest format and not have the appearance of being ‘washed out’. I also used the plain white backdrop to take these images in front of in order to make the model the main focus of the picture, however different backgrounds can be used to create a more edgy RnB look to suit my magazine genre.

Box Out Text

 

This is the box out text that I have created on InDesign for my magazine. "Im taking it back to basics" and "Jasmine discusses all" will appear on my double page spread to entice readers into my article, increasing interest and enjoyablity of readers. "Never forget who you are - jasmine one" will appear largely on my quote page to display the ethos and branding of my feature artist.

Contact sheet

This is the contact sheet from my first photo shoot including my feature model, I will be using various different pictures shown here on the contact sheet throughout my magazine.

Contents Ideas

 

Drake Discusses -

From his life on tour, the fans he met and how his life changed within the space of 6 months: we learn about Drakes recent journey in his music career and how it has changed.

Jasmine One -

Britains newest and freshest rnb artist is discovered in a new depth as we learn more about her background, family life and why she is the inspirational young lady she is today.

 

Only Overview -

Nicky Minaj’s new single ‘Only’ gets reviewed see page 21 to see what we think!

Exclusive -

RnB Radios’ expectations for Jhene Aiko’s new album release in May 2015!

Don't Miss Out! -

Subscribe to make sure you are always on top of news about your favourite artists and up and coming concerts/gigs!

Subscribe to ‘magazine’ for just £2 a fourtnight! See page 35 for details.

 

Have Your Say! -

Want to be featured in our magazine or having something you want to see in the magazine?

Tweet us at:

@rhythmik

Instagram us at:

@rhythmik

Gigs and Tours -

Find out the the dates of the best rnb tours across the country.

 

Top Tweets -

 

                We choose our favourite tweets every fourtnight from you! Stay tuned to see if you appear this edition!

 

Competition -

Get involved in our competitions to win concert tickets, clothing vouchers and posters!

See who the winners are this time on page 15.

These are all of the articles that I would like to display and will appear on my contents page.

 



Mood Board

This is the mood board that I have created in order to inspire my magazine, this expresses the ethos that I am aiming for within my RnB magazine - exemplified through components such as fashion, music and lifestyle.

Draft Magazine - January

This is my magazine so far in January, I would like to make further improvements after feedback.

Sell Lines For Front Cover

• EXCLUSIVE Jasmine One Interview
• All The Hottest Music, Right Here!
• PARTYNEXTDOOR'S First UK Tour
• The Weeknd Receives Tough Criticism
• FEATURE Take A Peak Into Style Sensation Rihanna's Wardrobe! See Page 17

These are the sell lines that will appear on the front cover of my R&B magazine to appeal to my primary target audience.

Institution

This video includes information about leading media magazine distributors and publishers in the UK.

Promotional Methods

 

Script: 

The use of my target audience using the hash tag of my magazine name on social media such as twitter and Instagram can be used to promote the magazine and therefore enticing a larger audience as the magazine grows more popular.

Moreover there could be a feature section in my magazine in which tweets from readers are showcased on a page, these could include positive remarks from the audience towards the magazine, helping to hold a positive view of the magazine. This will also allow the audience to feel involved in the magazine.

Competitions can be used to keep readers buying the magazine, if there is a competition in each issue of the magazine, readers will be more likely to buy the magazine if they have a chance to win a prize that appeals to them.

Aspects such as a continuous story/article in my magazine could be an element which causes my primary target audience to keep purchasing the magazine, for example a paragraph of the story/article could be in each issue and readers have to buy each issue to understand and know what happens next. This ensures loyalty from customers as it is leaving them on a cliff hanger and wanting more.

Deals can be used such as when customers buy 6 issues of the magazine they can use a code to get the 7th free, giving readers something back to show our appreciation in their loyalty.

When someone buys a subscription to our magazine they could obtain vouchers or discount codes to particular things that my primary target audience would enjoy, such as clothing/music shops. This makes buying a subscription even more appealing to customers as there are more benefits for them to enjoy.

These are the ways in which I could promote my magazine to widen my audience and therefore increase sales of my magazine, moreover there are various factors which provide incentives for readers to be loyal to the magazine and continue to buy newer issues in the future.

Social Media

Social media provides a great opportunity to promote my magazine as it is used significantly by those between the ages of 15-21 which is my primary target audience. This presentation discusses the way I will use the social media platforms of Twitter, Youtube, Instagram and Facebook in order to appeal to a mass audience.

Image Ideas

This collection of photos and exemplar images used on front covers has helped me to have a further understanding of the conventions that I should acquire to when taking photographs of my feature model.