Initial Magazine Research and Ideas

My initial task was to research three already existing magazines, to find out their target audience and the reasoning's behind this. To do this I chose the three magazines with a different target audience I did a brief analysis into the ways in which they appealed to the audience through colour scheme, images, cover prices. This helped me get a understanding of the way semiotic signs are used for each magazine. 
 

 

After this I wrote a 1,000 word essay on my chosen idea for my magazine design. using the following brief set by my teacher:

In the essay I included what the front cover would look like, which celebrity(s) would be on the cover, the colour scheme I have used, the costume that i chose the the cover model(s) to wear and any other mise-en-scene ideas. I then described an idea for a main article for the magazine including the topic, artist and imaged used. I then came up with a list of ten articles that would feature in the magazine and would be included on the contents page, which included everyday articles and exclusive features and articles that would appeal to my target audience. This has given me ideas of what things I should be including in my magazine such as articles that will appeal to my target audience and style of the front cover.

 

 

The grade I received for this piece of work was a C, I was pleased with this grade as it was something I had had very little knowledge about, but I knew I could improve this. My teacher said that had I had good idea for design and layout. My teacher then said I should have the articles to all be for the chosen target audience, I will take this into account when doing my magazine coursework.