Evaluation Question One

RAYGUNTITLE: BECAUSE THE GENRE OF THE MAGAZINE I CHOSE TO DO, THE TITLE CHOSEN IS VERY IMPORTANT AS IT HAS TO BE EDGY AND DIFFERENT. ON THE COVER, IT HAS TO BE ENSURED TO STAND OUT TO BE THE MAIN PART OF THE MAGAZINE ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE AS THIS IS WHAT DRAWS THE READER TO THE MAGAZINE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I CHOSE TO USE THE MAGAZINE AS MY STYLE MODEL FOR MY MAGAZINE BECAUSE OF IT CLEAR EDGINESS AND BECAUSE IT FITS THE GENRE OF INDIE VERY CLOSELY . BELOW ARE KEY CONVENTIONS OF THE MAGAZINE THAT I AIMED TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE SAME EFFECT ON MY MAGAZINE.

GRAPHOLOGY/PAGE LAYOUT: RAYGUN MAGAZINES DO NOT FOLLOW USUAL CONVENTIONS OF MAGAZINES. IT AIMS TO PORTRAY A QUIRKY LOOK TO HIGHLIGHT THE GENRE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE IMAGE IS DEAD CENTRAL BUT WITH SEVERAL PICES OF TEXT OVERLAPPING. VARIOUS PIECES OF WRITING ON THE PAGE ARE SLANTED ALSO WHICH GIVES AN ‘IMPERFECT’ LOOK BUT WORKS WELL FOR THE GENRE.

COSTUME/PROPS ETC: THE MAN IN THE PICTURE IS WEARING A SIMPLE BLACK JACKET WITH NO EXTRA PROPS, BUT THIS WORKS EFFECTIVELY AS IT TAKES AWAY THE USUAL GLAMOUR FOUND ON A FRONT COVER IMAGE, AND BY DOING THIS REFERS BACK TO THE GENRE WITH THE STANCE AND GLARE OF THE PERSON RATHER THAN THE CLOTHES.

A MIDSHOT IS USED FOR THIS MAGAZINE WHICH IS COMMON AS A FRONT COVER IMAGE ALONGSIDE A LONG SHOT. THE IMAGE IS SET DEAD CENTRAL AND THE LIGHTING HIGHLIGHTS ONE SIDE OF HIS FACE GIVING MORE EFFECT ON THE MAGAZINE GENRE.

A KEY ASPECT OF A MAGAZINE IS THAT FONTS FOLLOW THROUGHOUT A PAGE AND THE MAGAZINE. THE SAME FONT IS USED CONTINUOUSLY ON THIS FRONT COVER BUT SIZE AND OPACITY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO GIVE OFF DIFFERENT EFFECTS. THE MAIN TITLE IS DONE IS THE DARKEST BOLDEST LARGEST FONT SO THAT IT DOMINATES THE PAGE AND THE OTHER TEXT ON THE PAGE. THE OTHER TEXT IS DONE IN A LIGHTER OPACITY SO THAT IT TAKES SECOND PRIORITY TO THE TITLE.

GENRE: FROM A FRONT COVER, THE READER MUST BE ABLE TO INTERPRET WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC THE MAGAZINE IS. THIS MAGAZINE USES OBSCURE IMAGERY, DIFFERENT LAYOUT CONVENTIONS, ODD USE OF COLOUR, DIFFERENT PORTRAYAL OF OTHER TEXT ON THE PAGE TO ENSURE THAT THE GENRE OF INDIE IS PORTRAYED.

ARTIST PORTRAYAL: THE ARTIST IS DEFINATLY NOT PORTRAYED AS GLAMOROUS, AND HIS STANCE AND GLARE GIVES OFF THE IMPRESSION OF THE GENRE OF THE MUSIC THE ARTIST IS APART OF.

COLOUR SCHEME: THREE DEFINATE COLOURS ARE USED. BLACK, RED AND A KIND OF BEIGE COLOUR. THESE COLOURS ARE IN A SENSE DULL BUT ELIMINATE ANY CHANCE OF ‘GLAMOUR’ AND KEEPS IS EDGY AND DIFFERENT AND AWAY FROM GENRES SUCH

POP AND R’N’B.

AFTER CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE UNUSUAL CONVENTIONS OF RAYGUN MAGAZINE, THIS WAS MY FINISHING RESULT. MY FRONT COVER (FAR LEFT) ENCORPORATES THE USE OF OPACITY

CHANGES IN THE FONTS , AND THE USE OF SLANTING THE TEXT AND OVERLAPPING. THE TITLE IS THE MAIN DOMINANCE OF THE PAGE WITH THE IMAGE AS PORTRAYED IN

RAYGUN MAGAZINE. I CHOSE TO FRAME THE IMAGE DEAD CENTRAL ON THE PAGE AS ON THE RAYGUN COVER AND TO CREATE DOMINANCE ON THE PAGE. I ALSO USED A SIMLAR COLOUR

SCHEME TO RAYGUN; BLACK RED AND A BEIGE COLOUR. I THOUGHT THESE COLOURS WORKED WELL TOGETHER TO CREATE A NON-GLAMOROUS BUT UNIQUELY STYLISH EFFECT.

Evaluation

QuestionTwo

Diana Vickers Katie SuttonSimilarities Differences

• Dark blonde hair• Red Lips• Feminine Features• Messy Hair• Pale skin• Hair accessories• Eyes defined

• Diana Vickers more glamorous

• Katie Sutton eyes closed• Katie less posing• Hair up• Not smiling• More makeup

Katie should reflect a social group of individuality and less of the glamorous look often found within recent female artists. I had some inspiration from the style that Diana Vickers portrays as she gives off a very strong unique style and personality. However, for my front cover I wanted a more serious look rather than glamorous.