Reflection on research

Front Cover Analysis:


This part of my research really helped me to see what existing magazine front covers look like. It has inspired me for my magazine front cover and has helped me to see how different magazines use the codes and conventions of the magazine industry to produce as front cover. MY favourite covers are the Rihanna Vogue one and the Megan Fox GQ one. I will take inspiration from these when producing my one.

Contents Page Analysis:


This also helped me to see what existing contents pages look like so i have more inspiration for mine. I now know what most contents pages consist of and what works best. I found that almost all of them featured the main articles in the contents page, had some images and perhaps competitions or news. The contents page i particularly liked was the one for Vibe magazine as i like the way that the writing was set out around the model and the colours used, this is a contents page i will use for inspiration for mine.


Double Page Spread Analysis:


Again by looking at existing double page spreads i can see what works and what doesn't, what looks good and colours that work well together. I have realised that all double page spreads have a main images and then text and some even have a few smaller images to give you a more in depth look into what the magazine is talking about. My favourite double page spread is the one from Billboard featuring Rihanna as it is quite simple but i love the layout and the way it looks, i will take inspiration from this one for my own.


Audience Research:


My audience research really helped me to understand my audience for my magazine. From this ive learnt what they want from a magazine which seemed to be interviews and new on artists. I also found out what Music artist festivals etc were popular which really helped me to work out what to base my magazine around. I also found out what people were willing to spend on a music magazine which seemed to be between £3 and £5 so i will give my magazine an appropriate price based upon this result. The 'Find Your Tribe' questionnaire helped me to see how groups of people are categorised by the fashion, music choice, social life etc.