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I would like to use a layout like either one of these on my magazine cover I like the way these two magazine covers as they are quite similar, the mast head and main cover line match with the colours which is really effective and would be something i would like to use. The colours are summery and girly which relates to the theme of summer, this has shown me how i should think carefully about the colours i need to use to relate to my music genre. I like the way flowers are in the hair and the look the girl has, i would like my star on my music magazine. The effect on the second one with the lighting has more effect on the first one even though it doesn't include direct address.  

Codes and conventions task

The 'Drakes Dilemma' is alliteration which reaches out at you, it makes it seem catchy and funny which would attract readers and draw them in from when they are reading the magazine from the shelves.

Having the colour red appear three times on the magazine cover makes it have a sort of colour theme to it of black white and red. This suits the magazine and the cover star as he is also wearing black. As I have use rap artists it would not be right if I used colourful colours as rappers are not seem to be jolly etc. so a colour like pink wouldn't go.

I put a headline in a black background with 'inside' going over. This draws the audience to look at this and think there is something interesting going on inside.

I used Chris Brown in another headline and linked them by knowing some information about them myself. I linked them because they are both in the same type of music genre and people most likely compare them.

I made the headline be about Rihanna, all the audience loves a bit of gossip so therefore i thought this would attract them.

Codes and conventions task

I used the name 'Dreamscape' for the band name as it fits the bang as they look very unique and fits the jazz theme. The light yellow in the title contrasts well with the whole light pink background making it stand out. The colour yellow normally associates with people being happy and up lifting which is why i used it. The whole jazz music fits into a happy / jolly type.
I put not only who they are put a headline under. I feel that i put that under because it was not important. The photo that was taken of them looks like they are a well known band and how everything is about them so i tried to suit this.

I put a picture of Lily Allen on the cover also, i feel like some of the old music she did could fit in and as it has not a specific type of music to it we could fit her in as there is not only a saxophone on the picture but a guitar which Lily Allen could play. I put her in the corner as she is nowhere important than the rest. 

Codes and conventions task

The main cover star of the music_x magazine is Bjork. The main headline is her name to show the people reading the magazine who she is, i kept it to a black and white theme to fit in with the magazine as if I added yellow it would look ridiculous. It stands out as there is a white background and not a black one as a black background would just fade with it.I also used white on the cover lines. I think this makes the magazine look like there is a theme to it and appeals to the right people that it needs to be appeal.

I think as an improvement i could of added red to go with the 'x' of the magazine title.

Magazine cover research

I like this magazine cover of the pop star Taylor Swift as it is not a typical magazine cover because it is not a head shot/ close up of the cover star it is a long shot, which allows more room for text and headlines. You would expect to see more girly colours on this magazine as there is a girl as the main image however the colours are more boyish this could influence me as it could mean as I could use a long shot picture on my magazine as I didn't realise how effective it looked before seeing this. 

Magazine cover research

I was looking at some different magazine covers trying to get ideas for what I wanted my own magazine to look like and what genre of music I would like to base it on. I come across a few magazines that I liked the look of and the first is Billboard magazine with Katy Perry as the main picture on the front. I like her sort of music which is pop and the type of look she has which is quite a girlish look. The black masthead contrasts with the light pink background even though it is not a girly colour, it still fits with the theme of the magazine cover.

Typography exercise