How did I attract my audience?

Evaluation

Front CoverColour: through my research I found out that indie music lovers like pastel colours and also neutral colours like black and white. Other genres like pop are more into bolder colours like bright pink and yellows however I didn’t use these on my cover because they take away from the main features and distract the audience. I also took inspiration from another cover which i looked at from Foam magazine which had similar colours and was aimed at a similar audience.

Fonts: The fronts that I have used on the front cover are varied to add interest but aren’t too different so that they don’t take away form the main interests. This links back to my audience because indie fans don't usually want to attract too much attention, they are more focused on the music and don’t want anything to get in the way. However, the title is very big and bold emulating a typical t-shirt that an indie fan would wear, possibly supporting a particular artist.

Contents PageImages: The images on the covers that I used on all three covers portray a typical indie lover. The actions are moody and sultry showing how indie fans like to keep them selves to them selves.The clothes that they are wearing are plain and simple and don’t distract from anything else on the page. Leah is holding a guitar which shows how one of their interests and passions is also music which is stereotypically correct.

Band Index: I have created a band index on this page which allows the audience to find any particular musician they ant within the indie bracket. This feature draws the fans in and possibly even other people because they will be interested in discovering new music. This is a common feature within Indie magazines such as the NME and are used regularly in issues.

Double Page Spread

Questions: The questions that are in the main article of the DPS are purposefully tailored for my audience. One of the questions mentions ‘Glasto’ meaning glastonbury which is an event that a very large amount of indie fans go to so this question, like the others will apply and interest them. One of the question also mentions ‘London’ which represents England and the UK which is where many of the indie fans come and originate from. Other artists like ‘Ellie Goulding’ are also mentioned which will entice the audience and attract them to the cover. Ellie is an Indie Poop artist and has shaved hair showing her rebellious side, linking her to the genre.

Coherence of themes: The house style of the three covers is the same throughout all three of the covers which allows the readers to be emerged in the article and the images rather than the fonts and page numbers.Pop magazines tend to focus on qualities like page numbers and titles more, mostly because they have a younger age group to address.