Research: Consolidating My Research

Front Cover 

For the first front cover I will use unisex colours so that it appealed to both genders. I will incorporate this into my magazine. I will use one image.

For my second front cover I will use serif font with no kerning or the masthead. In this I will include the image under the masthead. This looks more professional.  I would like to use more writing on my front cover. Same for third front cover.

In the fourth front cover I saw the use of a lot of conventions. There were word conventions to do with the genre, such as "pedalling". There was also magazine house style. in all issues of this magazine the colour scheme, layout and text are all house styles of Pianist Magazine. I also like how they had used the space well in the magazine and the use of a few pull quotes.

Contents

In the first contents research I liked how a Sans serif font was used for the text. It is easier for my target audience to read. I will us a number of pictures and make sure the contents isn't lacking any. I will also try and balance the number of text there is. I need more than little because people will be interested

In the magazine I analysed for my second contents, they used the same pushed together writing for the masthead. They do this by creating separate text boxes and pushing them together so there is no kerning. However the layout was unprofessional with only one image on the page. I liked the use of text wrapping around the image. I will defiantly be using this in my magazine.

In the third contents I liked how neatly it was set out. The information was clearly visible and easy to navigate around the page.  Due to the writing being against a white background and the text being written in lack, it is visible to the audience from a distance. I liked how they had added a lot of images to the page to get the point across of a brass band magazine. There were the right amount of images used. At the bottom of the page there is a faded blue banner. This is good because it doesn't hide the text on it and makes it stand out. It is in synergy with the magazine and it gives the page some colour.



DPS

In the first DPS, synergy is created between the artists, the writing and the front cover. The colours of the magazine match the colours of the artists clothes. Also they are the same colours as the front cover and the contents which look neat and professional. Again the DPS also used text wrapping which made everything visible as the text wasn't covering the image. There is also a play on words. The group is called "The Spitfires" and the title is "Reach for the Skies".  This is the clever because there is a film about the spitfire plane called "Reach for the Skies". They also use a target on the cover which symbolises the RAF target.

In the Second DPS I analysed there was only one paragraph of text used. To make my DPS look more professional I will use two or three paragraphs. Maybe four.  I will also use the same colours to create synergy. In this i also liked the idea of using a pull quote for the title. This captures the reader and automatically gives them an idea of what the article is about.

In my third analysis I liked how the image shows teenagers what is done in a lesson. This will encourage people to read it because it related to the article and also shows non musicians that its not all about writing and you do get to play in lessons. It also appeals to the older generation because of the type of genre and the image is of both teacher and student. However the writing is difficult to see because it is not in bold and it is in italics.