Testing my Front Cover

After producing my first attempt at a front cover for my music magazine, I presented it to a group of my peers and asked for their feedback. This was so I could take their opinions and use them to change certain aspects of my front cover to make it more appealing / suitable for my target audience. I asked them questions like if they thought the main image was suitable, how I should arrange my text around the page and which font was most suitable for the style of the magazine and which would do a better job of engaging the target audience.

My first sttempt at my front cover was quite similar to the final product, apart from font styles and text/image layout. When I presented it to my peers most of them said that although the main image I had used was good, the font I had chosen to use did not compliment it very well and did not match the overall style of the magazine. This was a comment I took into consideration and would use to change the fonts accordingly.

Another comment made by people I asked was that the colours I had used for the text was too similar. I had used black and white font the whole way through, but after these comments decided to change some of the text to pink, a colour that complimented the black and white well and also went with the retro genre of the magazine.

Rate card for new music magazine

This is the rate card I produced for my new music magazine. I was able to create this after having researched and creating a rate card for another popular magazine. The rate card gives information about the magazines total circulation, cost and the social group it is aimed at.

Here is the link to the rate card I created for the magazine 'Esquire' -

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Lifestyle Profile

Audience Lifestyle – Constructing the Imaginary Entity

1. What car/mode of transport do they use?
Red Mazda 3

2. What accommodation do they live in?
A top floor apartment in London

3. What do they drink?
Hot chocolate, coffee, wine, WKD

4. What TV shows do they watch?
Friends, The Apprentice, Coronation Street

5. What music do they like?
Rock, Pop and Dance

6. What is their favourite meal?
Spaghetti Bolognaise

7. What sport do they watch and what sport do they play if any?
They watch swimming and play badminton

8. Who is their partner or are they single?
They have a long term boyfriend

9. Where do they go on holiday?
Greece, Cyprus, Ireland, Italy

10. What type of bar/pub/club do they go to?
Popular clubs in London, all types of pubs, enjoys those with music and modern atmosphere

11. Who are their favourite singers?
Ronan Keating, Lady Gaga, Rihanna

12. Where do they buy their clothes?
New Look, Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Select, River Island