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Magazine Cover/Contents Diary

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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. Cover & Contents page layouts   These are the templates i have created for both of my magazine covers so i can easier organise and arrange all of the elements i have aswell as making it easier when it comes to assembling these elements in my final version. And these are the templates for my contents pages that serve the same purpose as my cover templates, making it easier to assemble and give me an idea of what my cover will look like before it is finished. First Photoshoot These are some ...

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 opini...

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. ...

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 ...