Deconstruction of Front Page

My Final Page

• To keep my page neat and tidy as requested by my audience, I kept the headlines short by using a simple quote to advertise the main article. I also did this because it makes my cover a lot more modern and minimalistic. This also implies that regular readers will understand that when there is a model on the front cover, there will be an interview inside with this person, hence, instead of writing 'exclusive interview with 'Amber Martina' etc.' I just pulled a quote out of the interview that made the interview sound appealing and interesting and used that on the cover instead.


• I made the speech bubbles either side of the text the same colour as the masthead simply to add more colour to the page, help it coordinate and make it look more modern and thought through.


• I chose this font because it looks like the style of writing used for old fashioned films/stage shows. The connotations of this font is therefore 'old school' glamour and fame. This is closely associated with my chosen genre of music, helping to advertised my music magazines genre. As well as this, it also creates a theme on my front page.
  

I wrote this so as to excite fans of the 'artist', by not including her full name, it is implied that the readers will already be familiar with her. By taking this quote out of context and writing it off as a 'promise', I've also made the article within the magazine more appealing since it makes it seem as though a few revelations are made in the interview and as though 'Amber' is speaking directly to her fans. I wrote this in an italic and 'swirly' font style so as to make it appear feminine - relating to the artist and to contrast the delicate lettering against the boldness of the actual quote. The way in which it flows almost makes it seem as though the statement is 'set in stone'.

• Instead of writing the word 'Plus' I used the symbol so as to keep the informality of the page. I did this because typically the social group my magazine is aimed at will use colloquial and informal language, as well as slang. This helps to appeal to this particular audience.


• I made the '50' large with the rest of the text surrounding it because this creates an effective shape and design, making the page look more arty and modern. It's also similar to the logo of '50 cent', someone closely associated with the rap and R&B genre, helping to appeal to my target audience.


• I did the word 'R&B in a different font since this particular font can be associated with my chosen music genre. This helps portray the genre of my music magazine, as well as making 'R&B' stand out, which also portrays my genre to potential readers.
  
• I tried to make all of the text the same width so as to help it align and keep the cover tidy as well as creating a more rectangular/square shape around the '50'.


• As an addition to the informality and colloquialism, I've used the word 'Tunes', meaning songs or music, to appeal to my target audience, the members of which typically have an informal sociolect.

I put the website beneath my barcode because people will look here to find the price, so they won't be able to miss it. I wrote the word 'Blast' in a bigger font to make it stand out. I also wrote it in the same font as the masthead so as to create a recognisable logo for it and to help people associate this font with my magazine.
I inserted the price into the barcode because they are most commonly found here, for example:

This also keeps my magazine cover neat and tidy as requested by my target audience

I included the stars name in large letters to grab attention. Capitals have been used so as to portray her high status and suggest excitement and exclusiveness of her being in the magazine. I coordinated it with the masthead to add effect and suggest that it's the main feature of the magazine by creating a link between the headline and the masthead.


I did this in grey so as to coordinate with the other colours in particular the models skin! I also did this so it would stand out against the black of my models dress. I used this Beyonce lyric to suggest the nature of the song and almost create an inside joke with both reader and writer since they will be familiar with the song. I also did this to suggest the genre music magazine mine is since such a lyric may not be picked up on in a music magazine that does not have an urban genre. Hence, this helps attract fans of R&B artists such as Beyonce - my target audience. My survey also told me that a large number of my target audience are big fans of Beyonce. Again, this helps to attract these potential readers.


I decided to make certain words bigger than others for effect and to make the layout look more interesting, modern and informal. Doing this also highlights the important and 'key' words; 'No', 'Broken' and 'Girl'. I did the 'No' in the biggest font to highlight the importance of the fact that she really isn't a 'broken hearted girl'. The use of this reassurance also suggests that other magazines and articles have suggested otherwise.


I positioned my model here so that her arm would be going off the page creating a nice effect. This also fits the page perfectly since her arm is right in the corner and there is plenty of space around her for the headlines and masthead. This also keeps the focus on the models facial expression and her pose is also just about visible.






I chose this colour because it coordinates with the black and white, creating a very modern look. Whilst blue has connotations of sadness and coldness, this bright shade is slightly happier and youthful. The use of a colour with sad connotations represents the feelings of the model on my cover. The use of a brighter blue represents the fact that whilst the 'star' was sad and 'blue', the story surrounding the picture although was sad, is now happy.


So as not to crowd the page or distract attention from the main story, I advertised the other artists who feature in the magazine in the space across the top. This creates a professional look and looks neat and tidy. I separated the names with small diamonds, the connotations of which are money and fame - associated very much rap and R&B artists, helping to imply my genre and keep this urban theme going. As before mentioned, this font implies glamour and fame, I therefore wrote the artists names in this font, in capitals, to make it look as though it is their names written on the cinemas/shows etc, implying high status and as though they are the best around at the moment. This helps to influence my readers, which magazines (music in particular) frequently do.