Feature article progress

So far I have changed the brightness and contrast of the main image and removed the image background using the magic eraser tool. I have also changed the font and colour of some of the text to match in with the house style (the colour red) that I have been using throughout the magazine and I have matched the colour of the quotation marks with the colour of the top the model is wearing.

Feature article process

 

I have started to create the first double page of my feature article. So far I have changed the brightness and contrast of the image as it looked quite dull to begin with and have enlarged it so that it takes up most of the first page. I have also included a quote from the artist which takes up the majority of the second page. The quote is a common convention in music magazine articles as it attracts the attention of the audience.

Mode of address

Mode of address is how media speaks to the audience. The audience feel like they can relate to the contents within the magazine so are more likely to buy it.

Contents page progress

 

I have now filled in "the into review" bit using an image that I took whist at a concert.

Uses and Gratifications

Contents page progress

 

I have replaced more of the shapes with actual images and have stared to write the actual contents of the magazine. A picture of the model on the front cover who is also features in the main article is located on the right hand side of the first page. This is to make it easier for the readers to locate the main story that has been featured on the front cover.

Podcast

Contents page progress

The contents page is also complete. However I think I need to change the brightness and contrast of one of the images and I also need to change the photo of the front cover as I have recently made some changes.

Interactivity

Interactivity is becoming more and more important and is becoming an essential if a magazine wants to stay in business as social networking is now largely more popular than paper magazines, because of this many magazines now have their own websites and social networking in order to keep in touch with their readers and draw new customers.

Many magazine editors will use social networking to make the audience feel like they have a say in what goes inside the magazine, for example the editor of Kerrang!, a popular rock genre music magazine often uses Twitter to ask his followers who they think should feature on the front cover of the next issue which makes the readers feel as if they have had an input in the magazine.

In additional many magazines will include a page of fan letters/ fan art/links to videos on these pages the editor will often reply to something the fan has spoke about which makes the fans feel as if they are being listened to and their opinion is important to the magazine. Interactivity can expand a magazines readership and make it look more modern leading to it becoming a popular and well known magazine. 

Bauer Media Group

Podcast

Front cover progress

This could potentially be my final front cover however they're a few things that I am not happy with. for example the font of the main tag line and the drop shadow that is surrounding the text. I feel like it makes the font harder to read so I may be making some improvements