Music Magazine: Planning 
 

• My magazine would be specifically aimed at the majority of young males or females that are interested in indie rock style music. Probable that they wear the same style as the artists on the front cover such a skinny jeans messy hair, or over the top iconic outfits. My initial idea was to have mainly a young male audience however this music and also particular music artists would appeal to young females as well expanding my targeted audience. 

• The main theme of my magazine will be indie rock music therefore the typical content will include reviews of gigs, new albums, artists, and festivals, interviews with typical indie rock artists, articles based around music,  and top 40 albums of the time. Initially i was not going to include articles however they can be varied as they can appeal for both genders as well as include vital information on this music genre.

• Possible cover lines could be 'Over the world gig blow out!' talking about possible reviews of gigs that not only take place in england but around the world as well. Another possible cover line would include my main image bands name and a model credit introducing the main topic of the interview. I would also include an article that will attract my target audience such as '100 things you didn't know about Oasis', there would also be a controversial headline to grab peoples shock factor for example 'Mcfly pop to rock success in a week!'. Then i would include and 'ultimate festival guide to kickstart 2013' as it is january and the start of the new year. 

• 'Unplugged' could be a possible music title for my magazine as it could follow the slogan of 'unplug your life to music' or 'Your guide to music.. Unplugged'. This is a possible title as it relates to this genre of music as you would normally unplug a music amp of a guitar and this is the main instrument for indie music making. Another possible suggestion would be 'INM' as it would stand for Introducing New Music, this could be a tag line as its plain and simple as well as easy to remember.

• A possible font for my music magazine could be Bernard MT as it look rough and ragged like a music icon is stereotyped to follow this particular trend. Another possible font for my title could be Momento Mori as it looks idealised to be on the front of a rock/indie magazine with its grainy and rough features. These are just ideas and no definite choice for my magazine as it may alter depending on my image and headlines or sub headings. Furthermore the colours can change depending on my image colour and feel.

• Depending on which title i will use will alter the tagline, for example if i chose 'Unplugged' it would be 'Your guide to music... unplugged' as it suggests it is a music magazine and acts as a 'guide' so will guide you in the right direction of music to listen to. Also as it is 'unplugged' this could mean that the information given is fresh and raw imitating the actions of unplugging something. On the other hand if i choose 'INM' the tagline would be the meaning which is 'Introducing New Music'.

• I have decided for my main images and smaller images to be of one person preferably a girl with the stereotypical look of an indie girl, something of a style icon. I will also ensure a white clean background for the main image to be taken so the colours do not contrast with the other colours on top of the image. The images above both show a clean background and a variety of shot distances as appropriate to portray the photography as professional, this also means i have more to choose from when creating my front cover, contents page, and double page spread. 

A contents page that has another main image and smaller images on a banner. There is also a text box where the content and page numbers are written. 

This is my flat plan for my front cover, i will have a main title, model image, cover lines a banner and puffs and promotions.

• I will incorporate a puff which has a promotion inside for a festival or associated with music, this will again appeal to my target audience to show who it is written for as this prize will draw the attention of this specific group of people. 

• My price will be around £2-£3 as most popular glossy magazines are around this price. It will indicate again the target audience and portray the type of content it will have as you will be provided with a variety of information that is worth this money, i will stick to a maximum of 3 main colours as this again shows it is a high end glossy magazine. 

• I will include a banner on both the front cover and contents page to make the information stand out and again professionalise the magazine. Within the banner will be content that my target audience will most be drawn to so it has to be a selling point and indicated on the left hand side as this is spotted first when looking at magazines and should be one of the main focus for a selling point.
  

 This was my first cover for my "Unplugged" magazine. I had a banner of images on the bottom and my puff was in an awkward position. To improve this cover I changed the images to a banner that runs across the whole of the bottom of my magazine to have band names. This also allowed me to make the puff less of a problem and look as if it was an appropriate position for this convention. I have also moved my title so it was more to the left. This makes the reading from the left third when in shops or on the racks of newsagents. Again by creating a long banner i have allowed room for the barcode, date, price, issue number and web address to fit in. They are also easier to see and notice when looking at the front cover of my music magazine.