EVALUATION OF MAGAZINE WORK

Final Front coverThis is the final front cover. In order to display the genre conventions, I used a particular font for the masthead that I thought portrayed the rawness of the music. Also, for the main image I dressed the star in a tracksuit as this is a particularly used piece of clothing in this industry. Additionally, the star is wearing a ring and two earrings, these pieces of jewellery present the star’s wealth. I felt that this was the right colour scheme. In order to make it clear to the reader what the genre was, I included the names of several grime and urban UK rap artists.

Final Contents pageThis is the final contents page. I decided to add an element of branding by adding a ‘G’ in the same font as the masthead. The letter G is the first letter of the name of the magazine. Also, I made it clear that this magazine is about Grime and urban UK rap through the contents of the magazine – the content is about UK artists. Furthermore, I returned to the fact that this magazine has an exclusive article about a particular artist that is doing a lot in the scene at the moment. I singled out the page number of his article and made it bigger so that it is clear to the reader that it is important.

Final DPSThis is the final DPS. I decided to put the initials of the artists name at the top of the page and display it as a title. This makes it clear the article below is about the him. I also added an image of him to fill up one half of the page and a quote so that the readers know how he thinks. The main article is an interview with the artist himself. I thought this would be a good exclusive feature for the magazine, as he is a well known artist and he is becoming even more successful at a very quick pace. Also, I thought that that an interview with the artist and to hear from him first hand would be what readers would want to see.