LO1: Prelim task for UTC magazine

 

I am making a magazine for mu college to keep students and staff informed about latest events, changer and achievements. I am taking inspiration from other collage based magazine and other academic/educational magazines. For magazines front cover i have chosen to use a picture of students work on the coursework to showcase the work ethic at our college. I have chosen to call the magazine the UTC weekly as its based around the college and will be issued on a weekly basis so that everyone is best informed. I chose to use these col.ours at the are the house college and run though out the building and  presentations. I made sure the there was information on the front of the front cover

so that people were draw to read it and find out more information about what was happening in college. I am happy with the out come of  my magazines front cover. i especial like how the masthead turn out with he use of colour and front. Next time i would like to use a more detailed and exciting front cover as i  had think this reflects the unique aspects of this college.  

LO2: Fonts, graphics, house style colours

 

LO2: Visual styles and themes moodboard

 

LO2: Legal and ethical issues

Ethical:

This is based on people values and morals.

Laws of Contempt:

This says that it is a criminal offence to interfere with legal proceedings this means that u can't make judgment and ongoing trials, For example u can't say the a person on trail has committed a murder before the court has has said person that they has been found guilty.

It is illegal to report on a legal court case in your magazine/media product, You can speak on any information that is public information but u can not give an opinion. You can not publish anything that is sensationalist, this is over-egradation in a positive or negative way. This also applies to posting online

"Music venue sued for underaged drinking" The Star 

this Links with my genre and magazine as if a young person decides to attend and event from my magazine and attends and see the drinking culture around live music there will want to participate. 

Obscene publications Acts:

This says it illegal which is not acceptable to be seen by the general public, it can't encourage people, this includes: nudity, pornography, drug abuse This can be photographic, video

My Magazine is aimed at 16 to 25 from the A,B,C1 social class, I need to be careful of the drug scene, in music as there is a stereotypical subculture that people who listen to type of music must take this drug and act in this way, I need to put across that this is not everyone who is assisted this certain music yes this might be true for some people but the these are the negative effects of drugs. As I'm also aiming this magazine to people under the age of legal drinking so reasons not to under aged drink.  

A,B,C1: how drugs and the music scene are intertwined 

negative langage/symposium

hooliganism 

16-25

stereotypical subculture 

Libel law: 

This the writer word, You mean to make sure that anything you write is not defamatory  content about a person/brand or publish untrue information. 

I will make sure that all the information that I include in my magazine is 100% acute, I will do this by getting my website from official website and checking that its allows unto date following any changes. An example of this would be taking date and performance title from the Leadmill event timetable on there website.  

Copyright laws:

Ensure that intellectual property is protected from being plagiarised without permission from the original creator.

I will ensure that is don't break copyright law be taking may now photos, I have planned the front of my magazine to be a lead singer on stage. I have also come up with an original masthead "in the know" this is as it keep the reader upto date and in the now the the music scene in Sheffield. 

LO2: Gantt chart

This is my Gantt chat the is updated weekly, this lets me see all the step broken down into separate smaller jobs, the job of the Gnatt chat is to keep me on track and make sure that deadlines are kept. 

 

LO2 Production schedules

These production scheduleds show how and when i had done each week and what i still have to complete. They allow me to to stay on track and meek my deadlines. 

Week 1 production:

week 2 production:

                                              

Week 3 production:

Week 4 production:

LO1, Task 2: Sample materials (Masthead designs/ visualization materials)

 

Theses are my visualisation materials  for my music magazine. 

This is my front cover for my magazine I have you a lager title font across the top of the page in a traditional style of font. I used this to Make sure that my magazine can be noticed on a coffee table or on a shelf. I will use a a photo from a music event, this makes it clear what the magazine is about and it genre. I also added the brands name and logo to the bottom of the cover this always.  there are two puffs on each side of the photo that will draw the reader in a to to pick the magazine up and read it, and by there being titles from the inside been on the front cover it will intrigue people who might pick it up. I will also use bright eye catching colours to hope that it will stand out from other magazines of the shelf. I will added an issue number to the the side of the front cover so people are able to know which issue they are reading. I will incorporate it  this the ticket sub that will be a running theme though all issues of the magazine. I have chosen this as a piece of iconography from the music seance as manly poeple save their tickets. The ticket on the front of the magazine ill serve the purpose of a puff, a barcode and the issue number. 

For the design of the contents page I have chosen to use a photograph of the sign where the front cover was taken. I did this so that there is a connection between the two pages. I have then over laid the picture this what the contents of the magazine will be, I have added a large heading to the top of the page asking a rhetorical question to engage the reader and have added the magazine name into the question to show why the magazine is called in the know. Then under the heading I have listed the contents each page. I am going to use a traditional serif to contradict the colonial and informal language that I will use through out the the magazine, I will give the magazine a layer back and casual vibe to reflect the genre of the magazine as music, gigs and consets do not need to be a serious thing. I will use black for the main text but for the page numbers and the heading in use a deep red colour that is similar but the not the same (so you are still able to read the text) as the one that appears in the Sydney and Matilda sign. 

This is the design for my double page spread, down the lefthand side of the page there is a time table of acts/events/club nights for the Leadmill. I will use class typewriter style font that has been used through out my magazine for the heading and a less stylised font for the dates and names for that its easier to read. Across the top of the page will be that main titles for the page that will provide an over view for the page I what to use a different font for with that isn't present anywhere else in the magazine to allow it to stand out and use a toned down colour to make sure that it won't take over the page. Below That will be the heading for my article this will be in the same font as all other headings to continue house styles. The main article will be in two colums to fit in with conventions. Down the left side of my page will be cut out of each band member and there logo so the reader knows who the articles is talking about. 

LO1: Proposal

Genre, Form and purpose:

For my magazine I will be the editor, graphic designer and photographer. For creating this magazine, I will need hardware such as: a computer, monitor, mouse and keyboard. This computer setup will be important as the computer will be where I do all my written work and most of my preproduction and planning. This is a must have for creating and completing the documents, without it I cannot produce barely any of the magazine. As well as this, I will be using a laptop to complete any of the same work outside of lesson. I will also use a pencil, ruler, paper and pen to create other preproduction documents such as visualisation diagrams for each page of the magazine. Software I will use includes: ‘Photoshop’ for creating and editing the pages themselves, ‘Blogger’ to store and organise all my work in one place, ‘Edexcel’ to create gantt charts and production schedules, and Word/PowerPoint to create and edit written work before uploading it to blogger. 

Content:

My magazine's purpose is to inform and promote events and artists in Sheffield, which will be centered around music and pop culture. The magazine will be comprised of 3 pages. The first page is my front cover, The main cover image is a photo taken in a local venue of a riot band and the colour scheme for the front cover will be colour that has been sampled from within the photo, so it has a cohesive look. The cover lines will talk about where to find a vent and the band name on the front cover. I will use a serif to contrast the Moden style of the photo.   

The second page will be the contents page will used the same photo as the front cover but washed out so the information is easier to read, I will use a serif sans font to make sure that the information I easy to read and the letters are clear but for the heading I want to use a Newspaper clipping style of font to refiled to messy and raw style of music the band create . The colour scheme will follow on from the front cover, The models will be wearing plaid trouser larger shirt and platform boot  

The Double page spread will use the same colour scheme and front as the rest of the magazine to ensure that the magazine has an easy flow. The double page will include close ups of the band on the front cover and an article about how they got into music and their opinions on the Sheffield music scene The headline will read 「Harlot give us the low down on Sheffield music」 I will use less formal language as it is aimed at a younger audience and an informal topic.  

My reader profile/target audience:

Alex is a 19 year old student who is living in Sheffield, they are studying media at Hallem uni. They have a passion for film and music, they are extremely sociable person who enjoy spending all their wages on gigs and concert tickets. Alex is always up to date with the latest trends but also likes to stand out from the crowd.  

I will be responsible for the editing, photography, and graphic design for the whole magazine. I will use photoshop to edit photos and to put my magazines together.  

I will use a MacBook air and a DSLR camera to create my magazine, This will allows me to create a professional magazine to an industry standard.  

I will be using a band as my models, the photo will be my cover image and and they will be individual photos on the double page spread. 

I have chosen to use a band for this as they are a local band to Sheffield and are not widely known.  

I would use social media posts to promote my magazine and create synergy, I would choose to use social media because my magazine is aimed at a younger audience so are more likely to see the post whereas a radio advert would be less affective because a fewer number of younger people listen to the radio.  

Distribution and specifications:

The circulation of my magazine will be 600 and this is to keep costs down as the magazine is independent and because as it is a first issue it is got to have people that follow the magazine or know about it. The readership will be 1200 and I hope the people that get the magazine will pass it onto at least one other like-minded person.  

The measurements of my magazine will be 252mm x 305mm for single page, 498mm x 305mm for a double page spread 208mmx 127mm for ½ page. This will be the same for advertising. I have chosen these measurements because they are like Rolling stone magazines which is like the magazine I want to create.

 

 

To market and distribute my magazine, I will position posters and copy of my magazine in commercial spaces around Sheffield example of these are vulgar vintage clothes store, the steam yard cafe, laundry for hair and  record junkie. I have chosen these place as they attract the target audience for my magazine as they are all small business which are important to support and that are more ethical that large chains. These are business also attractive more of an indie crowd that enjoy discovering small bands. If these business where to stock In the know want each to have a poster of the latest front cover in the front window to notify costumes coming in that these magazine can be found there, By changing the poster to the newest front cover this will allow previous readers to new that there is a new issues out. In return for the shop and businesses that are willing to stock my magazine and put posters up I will put adverts in the magazine to help market their business  as well. 

I will also place posters in high traffic area so that there able to be seen by a large volume of people example of this would be bus and tram stop in the city centre but also Sheffield where people who don't live here my want a copy of the magazine to find out about event while they are here. 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

  

 

 

 
 

LO1: Analysis of a magazine