magazine design

Media studies.Design

Pitch, style sheet and flat plan

Indie and pop

Why I’ve chosen my genre

I love a wide range of music from artists such a Taylor Swift to Bon Jovi, but one genre of music that I really love is indie and indie rock. I love bands such as The Killers and Imagine Dragons.However, the results from my survey show that the majority of people like pop music. I’ve taken this into consideration and decided to an indie pop magazine as many of the bands/artists I listen to also have a bit of a pop feel.

Pitch documentName – IndiePop! Clearly tells the audience the genre of the magazine and what it’s aboutIndication of style/attitude etc. – dark-ish colours, photos from concerts and photo-shootsCost, editions - £1.60 I’ve chosen this price because my research shows people are willing to pay between £1.50-£2Target audience – teenage 14-18Sample article ideas – NME, Q and Spin

Style sheet• Colour scheme

• Font selectionMasthead: quirky/adventurous so that it stands out and catches the audience’s eye.Main writing: quite basic but not too boring

• Photos:Photos from concerts and photo-shoots

And white and black

For fonts I’ll use dafont.com

Fonts (from dafont.com)I’ll be using the sans serif which is bold lettering to make it stand out and appeal to both genders. I’m going to give examples of five styles and choose one I like the most to sample my masthead.

Fonts (from dafont.com)I’ll be using one of micrsosoft’s fonts for my main text. I’m going to give examples of five styles and choose one I like the most to sample my main articles.

Calibri (Body)Adobe Gothic Std B

Kozuka Gothic Pr6N B

This week Coldplay were…Eras Demi ITC

Verdana

Lucida Console

Fonts (from dafont.com)I’ll be using the sans serif which is bold lettering to make it stand out and appeal to both genders. I’m going to give examples of five styles and choose one I like the most to sample my cover lines.

Use of the artist’s/band’s font could also be used for headlines e.g.

Katy Perry

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Imagine Dragons:

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Live >

PhotosPhotos from concerts and photo-shoots e.g.

Featured artistsThe magazine will feature my favourite indie and pop artists as well as artists I’ve received from my survey.

My favourites:Indie:

Imagine Dragons ColdplayThe KillersFlorence + the machineFUN.

Pop:Katy PerryConor MaynardOlly MursTaylor Swift (country/pop)