Quiz Preview (Target Audience/Organisation)

Quiz preview (Organisation)

I will have to ask a range of people of different ages/culture and class status on what they would like featured in a magazine to decide what would be more appealing to the people of Birmingham and from this i will decide what write about and what age asked for it.

Magazine name change (Drafting and planning)

After some research i have realised that my magazine name 'Brummagem' is already taken by a popular regional magazine in Birmingham. Therefore i have to change my magazine name to something else which is a shame because the name Brummagem is historic and would have represented my magazine well.

 The name alone would attracted a more middle-aged/elderly audience because they would be familiar with the name, now i will change my name to a more modern one which would attract a younger audience which i am okay with because i will know a lot more about modern Birmingham than when it was Brummagem but i was looking forward to doing some research on the history of the city

Names that come to mind are 'Brum' 'Talk of The Town' 'word of mouth' 'Bham' and 'In The City'

Brummagem Draft review (Drafting and planning)

Brummagem Draft (Drafting and Planning)

Here is my first draft on Brummagem, i have used a picture of the Bullring Bull as the cover-star as it is a famous landscape in the city. The Bull only occasionally has clothing on therefore having the union jack on deserves an article.

Viewers that see the heading 'Bulls New Union jack-et' and wonder why does the Bull have it on? Does it mark a special occasion? Is it simply for show? Who designed the jacket and where? etc.          The background features blue splatters on the left and red on the right, this is just to relate the union jacket on the bull and further links to the main heading which is about the jacket the Bull is wearing. The masthead font is in 'Olde English' and i believe this was appropriate because the name of the magazine 'Brummagem' is ancient; Also Birmingham was found in the 1400 century. You may see the quote 'good old' under the masthead and this was because it reminds me of a song based on the city and 'Good old Brummagem' also good old is an appropriate word to use when selling a magazine.

To improve Change heading fonts, which is way to basic and also the pug is not eye drawing; the font in it is way to small to be effective and being in black is not going to make it eye-catching either, blue or green would have been more appropriate as long as it fills most of the circle.

Magazine Conventions (Drafting and Planning)

Magazine Conventions (Drafting & Planning)

Cover-page
Cover-page includes the following:

Main- Image - The photo dominating the cover-page, the image is normally of something popular, trending or the magazines main feature inside. The Main-Cover overlaps part of the masthead, this shows that the magazine is giving the image authority over itself and is visually saying "we are not important,this is".

Masthead - No matter what category you are in, in the magazine industry; you always have your own unique magazine masthead which is traditionally normally on the top left corner of the magazine.

Main-Heading - Main statement, usually the widest or if not the boldest writing on the cover page. The headlines main priority is to catch a viewers eye; it needs a teasing sentence, that'll make the viewer want to read more. Sometimes metaphors, alliteration, popular topics and celebrities are included to the main headline. The headline is also promotes the main topic of the discussion and will lead to you reading at least a double page on the main topic of discussion

Cover-lines - A group of less mainstream statements, smaller and not as bold as the main headline.

Sub-heading - Secondary Headline, normally linked to Main heading

Pugs - Used to catch users eyes, usually anywhere on the top of the cover-page featuring magazine price or exclusive features/offers

Exclusives - Exclusive means that the magazine have offers or information that no other source can give you   (Exclusive David Beckham interview).

Quotes - Gives you a preview of maybe a interview, quoting something that was a highlight of the interview.

Bar-code - Used in identifying the magazine for purchasing reasons, it is found on the cover-page of the magazine. Needs to be ignored as its not part of inside features; therefore it is commonly pushed to the very bottom of the cover page.



Others magazine conventions

Contents - A page that shows you what is on published on each page and what to expect on this weeks/months issue.

Interview- There is highly likely to be a featured interview within the magazine.

Back-cover commercial - Magazine some magazines choose to advertises a sponsored partner at the back cover of there magazine.

Typography (Research)

 The font in this print links to its title New York, the font links to New York in a variety of ways. Firstly the font has a straight an sharp part in each font, this reminds me of the tall tower like buildings in New York and evident of these linking to the tall buildings in the concrete jungle of New York, the 'W' at the end of 'New' has the Empire State attached to it.

The 'O' in York is replaced by an apple, this is because New York is nicknamed 'The Big Apple'since the 1920s. The round/curly end of the words are linked to the apple as an apple is round itself and the round/curly ends of the letters stand out more than the sharp bits because of the white line on the border of them; this makes look juicy and tasty like an Apple as well as them appearing in the same shape as them.

Potential Magazine fonts (Drafting and Planning)

These are the potential masthead fonts i could go for when creating my regional magazine, the final font will link to the my magazine components and design. For example if i choose to have a Selfridges theme or picture on my cover page, the font will relate to it by having blue dots inside or being rather circular. I have found these selected fonts from dafont.com in the gothic, Old school,modern and sans serif section. I may choose to upload some more fonts if i have a change of heart.

Cheshire Life (Research into similar products)

Regional Magazines (Organisation)

I've decided to do my A2 project on a Regional magazine, i am comfortable in this area and although i would have liked to record a video; i am even more passionate for the designing side things.

With the regional magazine i can design a masthead and discover some creative cover lines which i really enjoy, as well as creating magazine themes sharing my purposes as to why i did this and that to a certain layout which all will have justified reasons like in AS.
My magazine will be based in Birmingham/ West Midlands and i am thinking of calling it Brummagem but there are plenty of alternative names that will come to mind throughout the week and i look forward to deciding the final name ill stick with.

To follow i will post a list of names and fonts that could go with my magazine.