Magazine practical task research
Research
Create a blogpost called 'Magazine practical task research' and complete the following tasks:
1) Use your lesson notes on magazine genres and conventions to view a range of potential magazine covers. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one.
2) Select your chosen magazine to create a new edition for and explain the thinking behind your choice.
I am going to be using the GQ cover as it focuses on a rising African American actor Michael B Jordan and his rise in the industry and his popularity growing even more since starring in the worldwide blockbuster Black Panther. It also represents an idea I came up with to use for my own magazine.
3) Find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines presented? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.
The magazines main image is over Neymar Jr which for a football fan is exxtremely eye catching as he is very popular all over the world and is also the 2nd post expensive football players in the world at the moment, therefore making him a very interesting topic to come across as people will want to learn a lot about him. We also see how the image covers the title of the magazine. WorldSoccer are able to do this as they are a very well known company and don't have to massively show off their name. The cover lines 'Zidane' and 'Europa league' are both in the colour gold which signifies wealth, achievement and victory which all heavily link to football therefore being a smart tactic to use them, and to add on gold is a very eye catching colour to most people.
The colour scheme in this magazine cover is very spontaneous and reflective of the 80s which is what the creators of Thor Ragnarok were trying to go for through their advertising which is effective as older audiences my feel a sense of nostalgia as the reminisce back to the 80s. The name Thor is put in the middle of the cover in block letters which makes the magazine easier to see what it is about from a further distance which is a good selling technique as the consumer will be more drawn into it without having to get close, especially if they are a marvel fan or maybe even Greek mythology. A coverline used in this is, 'YOUR EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THOR RAGNAROK'. This is done in order to make the consumer more inclined to read it as they will feel as if they have gotten lucky by finding out info that other people may not be able to get. The main image offers good female representation as it features two females and only one male which back in the the past you wouldn't see as we lived in a very male dominated society.
The central image is of Drake wearing a suit and expensive looks shades which shows a very successful lifestyle which audiences will be interested in as it might be what they aspire to reach. The main flash, 'The best dressed man in the world' is extremely eye-catching as we get to get an insight on Drakes life and how he manages to keep up appearances so well on a continuous basis. By using the word 'Best' will also have audiences intrigued to see what makes him so much better than the rest of the people in the world and even them as that is not just a normal title to receive. The colour scheme features both white and light blue. White represents successful beginnings therefore meaning if you read this magazine you will learn what it is to be successful and will maybe get to where these top list celebrities are. The colour blue represents intelligence and confidence, and so by having these shows off GQ in a good way as it makes them seem very sophisticated.
Create a blogpost called 'Magazine practical task research' and complete the following tasks:
1) Use your lesson notes on magazine genres and conventions to view a range of potential magazine covers. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one.
2) Select your chosen magazine to create a new edition for and explain the thinking behind your choice.
I am going to be using the GQ cover as it focuses on a rising African American actor Michael B Jordan and his rise in the industry and his popularity growing even more since starring in the worldwide blockbuster Black Panther. It also represents an idea I came up with to use for my own magazine.
3) Find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines presented? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.
The magazines main image is over Neymar Jr which for a football fan is exxtremely eye catching as he is very popular all over the world and is also the 2nd post expensive football players in the world at the moment, therefore making him a very interesting topic to come across as people will want to learn a lot about him. We also see how the image covers the title of the magazine. WorldSoccer are able to do this as they are a very well known company and don't have to massively show off their name. The cover lines 'Zidane' and 'Europa league' are both in the colour gold which signifies wealth, achievement and victory which all heavily link to football therefore being a smart tactic to use them, and to add on gold is a very eye catching colour to most people.
The colour scheme in this magazine cover is very spontaneous and reflective of the 80s which is what the creators of Thor Ragnarok were trying to go for through their advertising which is effective as older audiences my feel a sense of nostalgia as the reminisce back to the 80s. The name Thor is put in the middle of the cover in block letters which makes the magazine easier to see what it is about from a further distance which is a good selling technique as the consumer will be more drawn into it without having to get close, especially if they are a marvel fan or maybe even Greek mythology. A coverline used in this is, 'YOUR EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THOR RAGNAROK'. This is done in order to make the consumer more inclined to read it as they will feel as if they have gotten lucky by finding out info that other people may not be able to get. The main image offers good female representation as it features two females and only one male which back in the the past you wouldn't see as we lived in a very male dominated society.
The central image is of Drake wearing a suit and expensive looks shades which shows a very successful lifestyle which audiences will be interested in as it might be what they aspire to reach. The main flash, 'The best dressed man in the world' is extremely eye-catching as we get to get an insight on Drakes life and how he manages to keep up appearances so well on a continuous basis. By using the word 'Best' will also have audiences intrigued to see what makes him so much better than the rest of the people in the world and even them as that is not just a normal title to receive. The colour scheme features both white and light blue. White represents successful beginnings therefore meaning if you read this magazine you will learn what it is to be successful and will maybe get to where these top list celebrities are. The colour blue represents intelligence and confidence, and so by having these shows off GQ in a good way as it makes them seem very sophisticated.
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