evalution re-write

For the layout of my front cover, I followed the main common conventions from the magazines “Kerrang, Classic Rock and NME”. These magazines all have one or two star vehicles at a medium close up shot. After I have researched these three magazines I then got a really good idea on how to base my layout for the cover. I followed the theory of ‘Stanley Hall’ (1904) because he says that youth show conflict and with creating a rock magazine this usually connotes death and violence. With the ideas I got from the three magazines I found out that most of them have a chaotic layout as they have loads of detail to them, however I have broke this convention because I have based mine to be simple and tidy so it is easy to read and view.

 

For the colour pallet I also looked at the three magazines “Kerrang, Classic Rock and NME” and by researching this it gave me a rough idea that most rock magazines use about 3-5 different colours for the front cover. So as I know that they use 3-5 different colours, I used this in my creation of my front cover and I have used mainly the colour black; however I have used red and white because these three colours fit well together. I then followed on using these three colours together for my contents and double page spread because during my research they used the same colours throughout the magazine. Black and red both connote rock and death, which fits well with the genre of rock.

 

For the main image I used a medium close up because this was a common convention when I looked at the following magazines Kerrang, Classic Rock and NME. I think my choice of star vehicle represents my target audience because he looks exactly like a rock star and he wore a leather jacket with his chest showing. This then shows that people wearing a leather jacket are usually people who ride bikes so it shows that they are cool but are also dangerous which links in with the rock genre. In short, I think my image and star vehicle choice successfully represent my target audience, because the star vehicle and mise-en-scene follows the stereotypes outlined in Stanley Hall (1904) theory, because he didn’t have a t-shirt underneath so Stanley Hall is saying that “magazines are getting attention from sexual desire and with the star vehicle looking rebellious and violent”. It could be argued my image breaks or challenges conventions because on most rock magazines there is more than one star vehicle, however I have just one star vehicle.

 

The typography and lexis choices on my magazine were based on what would appeal to and represent my target audience. Through looking at Kerrang, Classic Rock and NME magazines I discovered the common typography styles were simple but rock looking because the title was pointy. For the lexis I used words like “The unstoppable and The Unforgettable” and this shows a bit of alliteration, and gives the impression of that I rock magazines they are being a bit big headed about the lexis they are using.

My lexis and typography style link in with Hall’s theory again with violence being used and with the word ‘Death’ it shows rebalance and violence.

 

I also noticed all professional magazines included a bar code, price and issue number. I included these on my product following the conventions of keeping them small to disguise the price allowing my readers to get ‘hooked’ before they saw how much my £3.99 would set them back.