Other people's Views

In order to get a better judgement of my magazine i decided to ask a few people there opinions consulting my magazine asking both hardcore dance music listeners and core listeners.

Hardcore fan: " if i walked into a shop and saw this magazine i would have definitely bought it because i like the front cover and how it cough my eye as a passed by. I don't really buy music magazines but as this one has got special interviews and winter and Christmas tips i would but it. The only concern i have with the magazine is that the contents page looks slightly kiddie only due to its lay out.

Core fan: Even though i don't really listen to this music on a great scale i like this magazine because of the double page spread. The music that i usually listen to in RnB and i thing that the use of pictures and colours used relates to my type of music by the dark pages and speakers on the page are some that i would like to own.

Core fan: even though i don't listen to this kind of music i would contemplate buying this magazine because of the contents page, the music that i like is pop songs and by looking at the contents page it relates top the music that i like to listen two.

Through the reactions and statements that i have got from the people that i asked i believe that even though they are very mixed comments that within my magazine i have written or done something that both core and hard core fans can enjoy

possible corrections

Through this task there could be a a few things that i would want to improve on if i was granted a longer period of time to create the magazine.
Firstly i would have wanted to make my contents page look much more professional and i would also have wanted to make it incorporate into the theme of dance and DJ music genre more effective.
I would also have wanted to make the picture on the front cover stand out a bit more by making some minor corrections on photo shop.
However thought all this i am happy by the way that it has come out.

Another correction that i have made is that on my front cover around my staring artist there was a faint whit line where i hadn't cropped the image propperly, however after looking at the page printed out i then whent back and re-croped the picture to get rid of the line.

Another correction that i have made during this phase was that in my double page spread i have re aranged the pictures so that the are in a more apropriate layout and no longer look as if they have been thrown onto the page.

Overall Evaluation

My media product represents a number of different social groups from the way that the magazine is laid out.

My magazine represents the social groups by many reasons firstly the name of my magazine lights and sound will intreage my target market because people in my target market who go out can relate to seeing the lights and hearing the sounds. Another reason could be due to the colours that i have sued. Many people enjoy seeing bright colours as in puts them into a party mood.

I have attracted and addressed my audience by using a number of different colours this is a good way of attracting the audience because people enjoy seeing these colours. Another way that i have attracted my audience is by putting a picture of a man on the front cover, this would attract the female audience because just as men like seeing women in magazines women like seeing men on the front of magazines.

Through out the making of this magazine i have learnt a great deal about the technology involved within making this project. This is because before involving in this project other that experimenting with the preliminary task i had never used either adobe indesign or photo shop.

Target Auidence.

The target audience for my magazine is within the age range of 16-25. The reason that i have given this age range is because this age range gives enough range for older or younger readers to not worry about simply Reading the magazine.
I have started the age range at 16 because at this age young people will be starting to go to college and also enjoy parties.

Double page spread

For this page i have decided to show two different sourses of information about the artist that i have interviewed DJ Base The reason for this is so that the readers can get to know this new star. firstly i have written a few paragraphs about the artist himself within this interview i had asked him a number of different questions about what he is currently doing and also where he is playing his next gig which is all incorporated within the interview.

The second points of information i have given is a short question and answer session, I have done this because by doing this it has allowed the readers to see how that artists reacts to questions and also the kind of person that the artist is and the types of language that he speaks.

At the top of the page i have once again incorporated the name of my magazine lights and sounds in the font that was on the front cover. Also at the top of the page i have given a brief over view of what is written on these pages by writing DJ Base and writing a little something about him.

For the picture on this page i have given 4 for 4 very different reason. Firstly i have placed a picture of the venue that the artist is going to be playing at in new York America i have done this because this way the readers can relate to the artist about the venue and feel that they know what he is going to go through.

I have written the interview and Q and A in a simple font of Arial Rounded MT Bold this font is also a sans serif font this is because it immediately gives the magazine a more laid back approach the reason that i have done it in the simple font is so that the readers can understand what is being said with out any confusion.

Contents page

For my contents page i have decided to got for a simple layout. this is because readers flicking through the magazine want to be able to see whats in it with no confusions and i believe that my contents page has done this because in the lower two thirds of the page i have laid out the information that is in my magazine. To make the information ever clearer i have decided to give a number of sub headings along with a short paragraph underneath. this is because this gives the reader a number of choices. the reader can either pick up the magazine and simply look at the subheadings for the contents of the magazine or read on into the paragraph to get more information and depth about the subject that has intrigued them into the magazine.

I have decided to place the title of the magazine along the top left hand side because in doing so the reader knows the name of the magazine by simply looking up at the page. I Have decided to write this in the same font as it is on the front cover as if the reader does not remember the name of the magazine then the distinct font of sylar in a sans serif layout.


The picture that i have chosen to put in this part of the magazine is a picture that i took simulating a party which would be able to relate to the readers in my target market. The other picture that i have put in tyis page is a picture i took of a stroble light the reason i have got this in my magazine is due to two reasons, firstly it incorporates within the title of my magazine "lights" and sounds and secondly because the aspects of lights flashing very brightly is one of the dance and DJ characteristics.
Within this page i have incorporated a number of different coulours the reason for this is due to the characteristics of dance music also because it will catch the eye of my target market as they would go to clubs were there are lazer lights shining a variety of different colours simutaniously.

With in this page i have told my readers what they can expect within the magazine through the contents. In the magazine there would be many articles, interviews, fashion and many other information that would entreage my readers.

Evaluation of my front cover

For my magazine i have decided to call it "lights and sounds" this is because upon reading the title the reader can gain a sense of what the magazine is about this is due to the nature of the genre that i have chosen. Dance music is renowned for having a fast, loud, lively beat that gets people up and dancing, this combined with the lights setting of the clubs makes dance and DJ music a lively and exciting genre. For the layout of the title i have decided to place it in the middle and at the top of the page. Also the reason that the title of my magazine is all in lower case is to shine a message to the readers whilst working within the characteristics of dance music that this genre has a very laid back approach to the way it is formed.

I have chosen to make my title in the font of sylar stencil downloaded from the website dafont.com, the reason i decided to use this font was due to the results i have found from my research, from looking at a number of different magazines that a large number of them uses a serif font that looks laid back but could also look lively if needs be this is much like the music itself. I decided to use this font as it fits the requirements of a serif font and i also believe that it has linked in nicely with the rest of my magazine.

Closely underneath the title of my magazine i have incorporated a subheading of "winter 08" this is because of the time of year that my magazine would be published (winter 08). The reason this is necessary is so that i can try and relate to the target market range. Also to try and catch the eye of my target market i have started to write about the fashion of winter 08 and that there would be special in site into the fashion winter world inside that magazine.

Also on the left hand side of the page i have gone into a certain depth talking about the clubs changing there themes as the seasons have changed and to be more incorporated in the winter feel of life.

Along the left hand side i have given qualitive data about the magazine by giving detailed information but with a small supply. However on the opposite side of the page i have given the opposite type of data. On the right hand side i have given quantitative data by giving large amounts of data but only in small detail.

on the right hand side of the page i have given much broader information about what is in the magazine has inside. I have done this because people passing by the shops/ stalls that my magazine has been sold to might pick up the magazine and spot a favourite artist or theme of the magazine and by putting a bigger range of information on the front then the people passing by are more likely to see something that they like and buy the magazine.

Evaluation of double page spread flat plan

For my flat plan i have decided to interview one of the fast rising influential dance artist DJ base.

For the layout of my double page spread i have decided to form it with pictures covering a proportion of the pages to show the artist as his music is widely known however his image is greatly unseen as his name is still only small.

I have left along the left and bottom hand side a large amount of space so i can type up the interview of DJ base to give the public a closer in site to his life, his old and new albums also what he thinks about the competition he has surrounding him

Evaluation of contecte page flat plan

For this page i decided to choose an unusual layout, this is due to the nature of dance music, this style of music doesn't always have a steady beat and throws unusual instinctive beats in to make the music more personalised to the individual listeners.

At the bottom half of the page is where i have placed the information for the magazine. I have given the page number for where the magazine sections would start, i have also given a brief phrase that will give the readers an idea what in written on those pages however i have also given more information about the pages numbered by writing a sentence about the pages which is labeled by arrows to the necessary sentences

Evaluation of flat plan front cover

For my magazine i decided to call it "lights and sounds" because both lights and sounds are what makes the dance music as a genre known. The heavy flashing lights and bright colours mixed with the quick but heavy beat of the music inspired me to give the magazine this name.

Down the left hand side of the page i have given an in site to what is going to be included into the magazine, headed with winter '08 i have caught the readers attention as when my magazine would be published it would be that time of year.

Along the right hand side of the page i have only give a brief in site to the content of the magazine but give a much bigger range of information.

The picture that i will be using will incorporate the specifications of the genre i have chosen , dance but also incorporating a Christmas/winter feel by having done this the reader will upon looking at the magazine's picture be able to tell the time of the year and also what time of genre the magazine is for.

However in my flat plan i have not incorporated a space for the bar code or date this is a matter that i will sort out when I'm creating my magazine.