Drafts of intial ideas.

This is a rough draft of how i want my magazine front cover to look like. I gained inspiration from the vibe magazine front cover as i thought that as she is posed naked it shows confidence and for this month my magazine is about confidence. I want minimal images i just want one main one and then cover lines surrounding it. I think this shows sophistication. Instead of cramming my cover page with lots of images like the Billboard magazine did in 2005 and then a year later they improved it and just made it one image which for me makes a magazine look more professional.

I want my double page spread to be consistent with my front cover and contents page,minimising the amount of text used.

My interview is for this page. The ideology of different levels in the images on the first page continues into my interview with the level of the text boxes going from large to small.

Price and how often my magazine will be published.

I think my magazine will be priced at £2.00 I know this way that it will be affordable for both sides of the social demographic scale. This price will suit my target audience perfectly. I aiming at C1-A, however I do want to gain a percentage of C2-E to purchase my magazine as well. It will be published and released in stores weekly. It will be published monthly because £2.50 is definitely affordable for the higher class to purchase, and as they are my main target audience I will please their needs by releasing classic updates on R&B music. To expand on this it gives me time to maintain quality context by releasing my magazine monthly. As the age group is 15-24 it maybe more of the older aged students purchasing my magazine however it will depend on the younger target audiences background, as they will probably be from a wealthy background £2.50 should be no problem for the quality of information and entertainment they're retrieving when purchasing my magazine.

Different coloured barcode gives me an idea of changing the traditional norm of having a plain black and white on my front cover. these could be potential barcodes that i could show my price on.

Target audience.

I'm going to apply to a niche audience in society. I'm targeting people who enjoy the R&B genre, to do this i will be looking a a number of different aspects that will affect the choices I make in designing my magazine and writing my article. I will examine points similar to what Hartley in 1982 studied to understand the news, such as self image, gender, age group, family, social class, nation and ethnicity. I will also make sure I will appreciate sexuality and religion. Because the music genre I have chosen attracts a younger audience the age group I will be targeting is 15-24 for both sexes, and for social demographics I'm going to be targeting C1-A class. I've chose to target that area because of the research I have done.I have realized that many magazines who sell R&B genre in their magazines sell well to that particular class of people and if I was to sell my magazine I want to target an audience who can afford it and and buy it regularly. On the other hand i know that it would be appreciated by an audience with social demographics C2-E if i made it cheaper, this is were i have thought about reconsidering my price and lowering it to be affordable to both groups of classes so my magazine has a good reputation.

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liiar interpretation of billboards double page spread.

The title 'MUSIC' is in the same font as the titles on the contents page this shows the magazine maintains consistency throughout the magazine and and using the border lines again however in a different colour shows a maintenance in the particular house style they have created. They have used the same colours that are used in the masthead. The layout is very textual, it has eight columns and an extra column on the right hand side highlighted in yellow, another colour which is used in the masthead. The highlighted column has sub-title called the 'latest buzz',this being highlighted yellow is definitely eye catching and grab the readers attention.  

The band in the main image are wearing black to go with the colour scheme, the man at the front is also wearing a red tie which again ties in well with red borderlines. Compared to  'VIBE's double page spread its not focusing on one main artist, it has three different topics which it focuses on. On the first page the main focus is 'INTO THE FIRE' and on the second page there is another main focus called 'Tropical Paradise'. This shows that 'Billboard' magazine may have more to offer, or it shows that 'VIBE' like to pay attention to a certain artist and focus on that in detail to show they have interest in particular artists. On the other hand its shows that Billboard magazine have variation.

liiar interpretation of billboard contents page.

 The contents page has a lot of text, and four images, three across the top seperated and one main image at the right hand side making the text look more interesting. It makes the text look more appealing and seperates it up to give the impression that there isn't that much text. on the left hand side there is a list of the top music in the charts this immediately tells the reader that as soon as they open the first page to the magazine they are bombarded with music information.

The magazine has remained consistant because it has used the colours in the masthead in the charts list and the blue for the border lines and the text for the main features in the magazine. The main colours used are blue white and black, in the main image the women is wearing a black outfit which contrasts well against the white background. Compared to 'VIBES' contents page this page has more images, and it doesnt show any dominance of any paticular sex. Also the images across the top in frames have numbers in the corners this could be to minimlise text. The font for contents and No1 is the same showing consistancy.

liiar interpretation of Billboard magazine.

L- The grey background and dark Grey jacket that Gaga wears lets the light tone colours stand out, the colours in the masthead and Gaga's hair, because the background is dark it immediately draws attention towards her and her image as it known for being so creative and surreal. Again there is similarities with the 'VIBE' magazine front cover because they both expose themselves showing they're confident artists.

I- Their personal selling line is 'The Publishers Quaterly'. The Billboard has being part of the media entertaining an audience since 1984. There site gives information on where abouts their magazine is sold http://www.billboard.com/#/footer/about-us. 

 From 2005 to 2009 this shows how the magazine has changed and since 2006 they have shown consistency in having minimal pictures on the front cover.

15th January 2005            

11th March 2006

29th November 2008

28th November 2009



I&A- We can tell this magazine is a world wide magazine because one of its cover lines is 'ITUNES INVADES MEXICO' we notice that this magazine applies to world wide audience of young students who enjoy music. The image gives off that typical confidence of an artist, and because Lady Gaga is known for her high levels of confidence and wacky costumes the magazine is just not applying to an audience that just likes R&B they balance pop music and more. Again I think because of the quality of the layout and the images it focus on a target audience C1-A.

R- The image shows sophiostication as she is wearing a blazer and the star has limited her usual wild image to show the magazine cover has taken control over her becuase its powerful, big and needs to please an audience as some people may not like her image.

liiar interpretation of 'VIBE' double page spread.

In the top left hand corner it says 'VOLUME' and it is seperated into three lines like the title 'CONTENTS' on the contents page, this shows consistency, and this maintains a continuous house style throughout in font. The colours red and blue contrast with the black and white. The black and white images at the top look like a film strip which looks quite vintage and it shows a number of ways how shes expresses her personality from the way she is standing and presenting herself. Then the image on the second page as she is in red and a blue jacket stands out on top of the grey wash of text. The red symbolises her been hot and that readers should stop and read this article. The blue symbolises her personality being cool, laid back and conversational.

On the first page there is three columns seperating it up neatly, on the second page there is only one column as there is an establishing shot of the artist. The same font is used throughout apart from a key aspect of the article is extracted from the interview and is written in block black caps to give the reader a brief idea of what the article is going to be about. It also shows how conversational she is and how she is interested in the music and thats what music readers want to read. 

By her stance and the way she is posed on the small individual photos across the top of the double page spread it shows her very positively and someone that can idolised by readers.  

liiar interpretation of vibe contents page.

 The contents has page numbers and a description, it separates the features and fashion so it applies to a wide audience. The logo is shown 'V' and the shape of the women's legs in the image are shaped like a 'v' as well to emphasise on the continuity of ideas on the logo. Also the way her body is shaped as she lying down with her legs horizontally
 creates a 'v' shape and her heals do, between the heal and the platform. Its obvious the magazine what to maintain consistancy in the colours and the image. They achieve this by using the colours grey black and white. The background and the artists skin tone match and all the colours together maintain a continuous house style on the page. The black text stands out on top of the gray background, and the block white title 'contents' which is broken up contrasts well with the black background. By looking at this I automatically assume that this issue is female dominated, most women are interested in fashion, a higher percentage of women are interested than men, and basically because it is a woman posing the audience can assume it is for women. On the other hand because of her pose being promiscuous it will definitely seduce men to buy and read this issue as well. We can tell that this magazine provides for both sexes and social demographics groups C1-A because of the font chosen, it is very sophisticated and the image is of very high quality from a professional photographer and stylist which is mentioned in the leader under the sub heading feature.