Analysis of audience research 1

Font examples

Mood board

Music magazine ideas

Contents page review

I have selected a contents page from Q expressing the types of pages in the magazine using advertisements of new bands and different stuff which may interest the audience

Firstly the house style of the magazine is professional as the way it is set out is very clear and understandable for the audience/market. The colours are contrasting as they are also used all around the page rather than in one area to show a highly skilled effect. The connotations of the colour selection is red and white as it represents the colours of the Q logo being used throughout the magazine. The red colour may signify glory/blood as all their time and effort has been put into the music what they advertise. Another point is that the two colours stand out well together being very clear. The fount has repetitively been kept the same but when an important feature is introduced the font goes bold giving a gesture that it is important and you must read it.The text is placed on the left hand side as everyone reads from the left therefore it’s easy to find when navigating the picture. Overall the font is clear and simple which is very effective and useful.

The long shot picture of the band being very large highlights out that the page they’re on will be important due to the amount of space taken in the contents page. The large image may connotes that they will be touring and wanting to sell their new album by displaying it to the audience. The images have been placed this way as people tend to read from left to right therefore it will be focused on when viewing the page. The use of long shot images mainly expresses the band as a whole rather than a close up which shows emotion. This has been done to promote rather than giving off some sort of message.

The white/ grey background has been used purely so the text is easier to see .The white also suits the style of the picture and the way it has been set out. Using white may be plain and simple but in most cases it looks the most professional and suitable for the audience because when using bright background colours it can give off a cheap look about it

Contents pages usually look very simple to allow the audience to navigate the different types of pages easily. The numbers show the page the image/text is on therefore if not interested in reading the whole magazine you can skip to specific types of genre you’re interested in. Many images are not usually put on the contexts page as the main cover of the magazine produce that this is purely for help to get around the page knowing where each section is during the magazine.

To sum up, I personally think the contents page above is very useful and has a great effect to the style it has been set out. The contrasting colours draw attention giving a sharp effect. The page is easy to navigate and the text is visible during my magazine cover I will hopefully exceed giving a smart sophisticated look like on this contents page.

AQUINAS contents page-final product

Overall i thought my contents page was a success due to the fact it looked quite proffessional and also attractive.The features i thought looked good was the main image as it is very eye grabbing and different.The font is different to many normal contents features therefore it give a quite unsual look.On the otherhand,the magazine looked abit plain as there couldve been more images and writing to draw the audience in.The backround could also have followed on from the front page following the housestyle features.Overall i enjoyed making my contents page but next time i should follow out my flat plan as it will be easier to produce.