Question 1.

Time Management Update

I have now finished my magazine and I am up to date with my action plan. I will now begin to develop my evaluation.

My Finished Music Magazine.

Here is my finished front cover. I decided to use a different coloured background behind the coverlines as the colour yellow clashed with the pink, this results in it standing out more. I also decided to make the outline of 'OUTSTANDING NEW ARTIST ALERT!!!' bolder in order to emphasise it more to the audience. 

Here is my complete contents page for my music magazine. I decided to straighten up the page numbers, as before it looked quite messy and it was difficult to read. I've also added more colour into my contents page as before it looked quite plain and boring. I decided to highlight the celebrities names in order for them to stand out more, I found that this was a generic convention in other pop magazines. I also added a yellow background to the headings in order to introduce some more continuity between my pages, as I also did this on my front cover. This also resulted in the headings being emphasised and made more visible to my audience. I have also stuck to the same colour palette as my front cover in order to reflect a strong house style and brand identity. 

Here is my completed double page spread. I decided to change my previous page numbers at the bottom of each page as they looked quite messy. I  went back to my research and found that other magazines similar to my genre put their magazine name next to their page numbers, this was a generic convention, therefore I decided to add 'TUTV' infront of each number. I also made sure to include 'TUTV' in the top corner of my magazine in order to make my brand identity clear- they did this on other magazines I analysed. I also stuck with my original colour palette that I used on my front cover and contents page. 

Hollie and India Audience feedback double page spread

Summary of my audience feedback:
-good layout- looks professional
-good range of images
-clothing shows I'm targetting older audience
- continuity in fonts and colours- but maybe too many colours 'unbaring'

Hollie and India audience feedback contents page

Summary of audience feedback:
-good use of highlighting words
- easy to navigate between sections of magazine
- continuity
- good layout, but page numbers could possibly be clearer
- lacking images, or maybe spread the images out

Hollie and India audience feedback for my front cover

Summary of my Audience feedback:
- Too many colours.
- The red and black on my front cover 'connotes rock genre'
- Change some of the colour
- Crowdedness is common among pop magazines
- coverlines and fonts more suitable for an older target audience due to them being mature.

Audience Feedback Questions

Front Cover:
How do my images on my front cover reflect a pop genre?
Does my front cover look suitable for an older target audience? Why? / Why not?
How does my front cover look in comparison to current pop magazine covers on the market?
What changes can I make in order to make my front cover look even more professional?

Contents Page:
How is my brand identity successfully reflected on my contents page?
Do you think my layout is effective? Why? Why not?
How do my chosen fonts on my contents page reflect my pop genre?
Why do you think my contents images are suitable? If not, why not?

Double Page Spread:
How is my language used in my double page spread relative to a pop magazine?
Do my image choices for my double page spread portray a pop genre? How?
How does my general layout reflect a music magazine from the pop genre?
Is my use of columns effective? How / Why not?
What changes can I make to my double page spread in order for it to be even more successful?