Initial research

 Friday 26th April 2024.

Mojo is a British magazine that publishes music magazines regularly, the picture on the left is an example of one of the magazines they have published recently. 

By the picture we are able to tell that Radiohead is a rock band, this is because of the colours they have used in the photo are darkish grey colours. 

This magazine is quite a simple design and doesn't have much context written on the front and the main focus of this magazine is the photo taken as it is one of the first thing people look at. 

This is another example of a mojo magazine it is also a british rock singer but she is a solo singer, with the pose and the clothes she is wearing people who dont know her will be able to see she is a rock singer because of the stereotypical leather jacket that rock singers wear. This magazine has more context on the front of the magazine compared to the Radiohead magazine. 

Thursday 02nd may 2024. 

 

                

Huck is a smaller more inderpendent brand then MOJO and many other big magazines publishers, huck publishes many different genres of music videos. The magazine cover that i have picked from the many choices is one of there rock magazine covers. Hucks magazine covers are always very mimalist keeping it simple and not complicated. On the front cover they have used a well known name and face so people will be interested to see what is being said inside the magazine. The publishers have put everything important on the front cover of the front cover e.g. barcode, names e.c.t. The cover photo is just a picture of liam gallager and the lighting of the photo is quite dim. I dont think it is that obvious that it is a rock magazine and i think people will only know if they know Liam Gallagher. 

The publisher/founder of Huck is TCO London, hucks websites are easy to understand and they run smoothly, TCO London also has a link that can be pressed that will take the person to Huck magazine. 

 The wire is another independent magazine publisher they also publish rock magazine covers. The wire have much more on the cover of there magazine then Huck does, they tell you what will be inside of there magazine so the buyers can know if its something that they will enjoy to read or not.  There socials are very simple and easy to control and find things, they put there magazines in year coloums, they also sort it by newest to latest so its easier for there customers to find what they are looking for. I would say that this magazine cover makes it obvious that it is a rock band this is because the stance they have as well as the clothing they are wearing. 

This is a photo of there years you can press to find the magazines. This makes it easier for people to find what they looking for and what year it was released. 

Friday 10th May 2024. 

Style/design- Bold cover lines, includes a CD inside, repetitive colour scheme, layout professionally. 

Quality of image- Expensive equipment, expensive photoshoot, done professionally, expensive software. 

Price and regularity- £64.99 for 12 issues

No. of pages- 131 pages in total

Glossy/Matt- Glossy (more expensive as it lasts longer and gives it a better look)

CGI/Special effects- they have made the background whiter and blacked out kate bush making her look more like a silhouette so she stands out more.

Cinematic style/Documentary style- Cinematic

Clothing, hair- leather jacket, black clothes, curled/blowout hair style, dark make-up (so it stands out more in black and white)

Positioning- she has been placed in the middle of the cover page so she is the first thing that you will see she is also standing turning sideways and facing the camera (direct address) her body language makes her look layed back. 

Setting/background- plane white background 

Props- no props used

Fonts- a range of different fonts used one most used though is the sans seriff font. 

Colours- black, gold, white, red

Language- written about the new album, quote from Kate bush, other artists/bands. 

Ideology- they have made the magazine to make her fans feel closer to her and more involved, it helps her fans know things such as an insight of a new album or the free CD inside the magazine. 

This magazine website has a unique layout,  this is because on the opening page they have one of there newest released magazine with a description next to it, they have used more of a modern look on their designs. The colours they have used for the magazine cover stands out against the white background and draws in the attention of there viewers and the audience. They have quick and easy ways of finding what they are looking for by clicking the button e.g. "in writing", or "about" they also have button were you can watch a video on the magazine if they don't want to read it. They have included a search bar if the viewer isn't able to find what they are looking for on the main page. They have the name of the magazine in the top left corner using a sans seriff font making it stand out more from the rest of the writing. The way they have layed this out makes it easier to find stuff and look through the website  and easier for there viewers to find what they are looking for. We are able to see that they targeted audience is rock this is because the magazine they have out on the front page shows a rock band, i can tell this because of the spiked up hair the bold colours the droopy faces behind the guy and the way they have written "shellac" the writing is in a sans seriff font and they have made the word look loud. They have included all the information that you ,may need and have made it easier for there viewers to find magazines, videos e.c.t. they have produced there website well and have made it easy to figure things out.

This magazine cover isn't as informal as the other magazine. When the viewers look at the main page there attention is more likely to be drawn to the name of the magazines, this is because they have used a slab seriff font and make it look 3D different to the other brands websites it makes it stand out more. They have links at the top that will take you to what you are looking for making it quicker then there viewer searching for ages. we can also see that they are trying to sell the newer magazine as soon as you click onto the website it has a click to cart button and the price you would be paying to get it. the main colours they have used here is red and black, red has the meaning of love but also death and black is associated with hate, by seeing this we are able to see that the website is aimed at people who like rock music this is also shown because of the name.