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  These are my very first designs for my magazine logo/masthead, ive taken inspiration from the Metal Hammer magazine and experimented with the positioning and look of the word "mayhem" while inside the word "Metal", i will further develop this design and attempt to give it more texture to make it look more unique and original. I may also experiment with contrasting colours such as outlining the word "Mayhem" with a much brighter colour such as yellow, red, blue etc.

Statement Of Intent

Monday 17th June 2024 Statement Of Intent LO: To produce a concise and well structured statement outlining your chosen brief I Intend to produce the front cover and contents page of the first two new editions of a metal music magazine that is launched by an independent publisher aswell as two functioning and thorough pages for a working website linked to my magazine. My magazine will follow and respect the values of my chosen independent publisher, Silverback Publishing. This means I will produce a high quality and effective magazine that maintains the pride SP has for its magazines, it also means I must maintain a high standard in order to match the passion, belief and value of print media SP has. My set target audience for my products are middle market 16–25-year-olds that like to be entertained. to achieve this as a target audience throughout my products I will utilise media language such as Lexis and Colour pallet in order to clearly establish a passionately positive opinion on Met

Website Planning

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  Website Overview: The content of my Website will be Metal music news and presently relevant topics such as upcoming tours, festivals, performances etc. My website will focus on positively representing metal music and metal music artist, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age or sexuality though i may have a larger focus on younger metal artists to conform to the needs of my target audience. I will represent these values through not prioritising any one social group (aside from age) and representing that which is most relevant and interesting in metal music news at the time. The overall values of my website will be positively covering metal news, supporting all social groups who enjoy listening to metal music and to cover metal news without discrimination against anyone.   Pinterest Board Magazine/Website Pinterest Board Article Subjects Judas priest renews their status as Metal icons. Why buying a magazines is better than reading online. Hard Rockers and their hometowns. MetalHeads fir

Magazine Planning

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 Sub-Genre and Name The sub genre of my magazine will be Metal, a very popular sub genre of rock that tends to be a-lot more intense. The name of my magazine will be "Metal Pulse" though that is only my first idea and is very likely to change while my magazine develops. Magazine Overview The content of my magazine will be Metal music news and presently relevant topics such as upcoming tours, festivals, performances etc. My magazine will focus on positively representing metal music and metal music artist, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age or sexuality though i may have a larger focus on younger metal artists to conform to the needs of my target audience. I will represent these values through not prioritising any one social group (aside from age) and representing that which is most relevant and interesting in metal music news at the time. The overall values of my magazine will be positively covering metal news, supporting all social groups who enjoy listening to metal music

Target Audience Profile

 16-25 year old middle market audience that likes to be entertained Target Audience Demographics 16-25 years old Primarily male target audience with a secondary female audience. Likely employed and/or in education have a sustainable enough income to afford magazines. UK Based, urban location, easy access to magazines and taking part in physical events such as gigs or concerts. May be in a relationship but likely not married. Target Audience Psychographics Enjoy Listening to metal music Are aware of modern and older influential metal artists. Have a fondness for the slightly retro and older metal music and artists, fans of the now much older previously influential and famous metal artists. Enjoy consuming print and digital media. VALS Categories My target audience are likely a mix of "Strivers", "Makers" and "Experiences" .  Enjoying excitement and being fun loving and that keep up with modern productions but have a fondness for older media as-well. This ma

Research Conclusion

 Magazine Write about the main concept of your magazine: My product will a metal rock music magazine, i will conform to typical magazine elements and layout, i will take my own photographs for the main image, my initial plan is to photograph my dad in appropriate clothing and assisted with appropriate mis-en-scene. My main image will be central, surrounded by cover lines on the side and a masthead along the top, with smaller elements included such as a puff, barcode etc. The name of my magazine will be "Metal Pulse", this name relates with the vibrant and active genre. The word 'metal directly relating to the genre" and "pulse" being related to music. I will design a logo design with this name, likely using a slab serif or sans serif font with a unique twist on the logo such as the metal hammer logo having the "metal" in the word hammer. Write about how this concept will fit into the genre I will try to conform to codes and conventions of other re

Initial Research

 LO: Investigates production companies and similar products Most popular sub genres shown are usually rock, magazines usually reference at least one sub genre of their mainly represented genre. Most popular sub genre is usually most represented. smaller magazinesWebsites are less polished, more information than needed, offer other services. More popular and streamlined magazines such as Mojo contain less info and focus primarily on magazines and music, while having minor sections talking about things separate to magazines such as recommending music tech (Record Players, Speakers) etc. Websites and magazines usually promote each other via barcodes, competitions via use of website and featuring alot of previous magazines on the website and teasing the latest one, inclining people to purchase the physical version, as-well as containing physical items in the magazine such as cd's to further tempt people to buy the physical copy. https://www.mojo4music.com/ Rock magazines have much more