https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54 en-us 2017-01-29 22:15:13 UTC 2025-11-06 14:43:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150127806 My target audience consists of male and female young adults from the age of 16 to 21. I aim to attract to both genders but from questionnaires that I have done, my magazine will most likely have a male dominant reading which, stereotypically, would be main reading gender. 
With a music genre, such as rock, comes a male dominant scene and culture which I believe is important to maintain and challenge. For example, I wish to challenge it by implementing feminine details in my magazine but keeping it balanced with masculine details as well. 
The key thing to attract audiences is stereotypes. For example, a rock magazine will always have bold people on the front cover with a dark colour scheme. Stereotypes allow people to quickly differentiate between what is or is not for them.
When researching stereotypes, you soon find out what people within that certain stereotype like the most and I allowed this to influence how I dressed the artist on my front cover, contents page and double page spread. One of the key topic that people within the rock culture like is creepy and dark movies and from this, came my inspiration to dress my model in The Joker based clothing. For example, purples and black along with the green hair. This then attracts people into reading due to wondering why the artist has been dressed to reflect The Joker. I also decided my model should wear relatively heavy eye make-up and a 'pasty' foundation to fully create the look that I was aiming for. ]]> 2017-01-29 23:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150127806 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150128642 When attracting an audience, it is important you are using colours relative to that specific audience. For the rock audience, I chose colours that are dark and bold. All colours have different meanings behind them and so that also helps with the overall vibe that the magazine portrays. All of the colours which I decided to pick are gender neutral colours allowing readers to know that it doesn't matter what their gender is, it's aimed at them.]]> 2017-01-29 23:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150128642 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129372 Red is a colour which shows anger and love. Both emotions and meanings contrast each other greatly and so is suitable for a rock magazine because the stereotype of rock fans is that they are aggressive and so to use red to not only show aggression but also love, it appeals to different demographics. ]]> 2017-01-30 00:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129372 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129422 Black and White highly contrast each other because black is usually used to represent ‘evil’ where as white is used to represent purity. Black is also the main colour used to represent rock due to it being the dark ‘colour’. It is also a colour that is said to match everything and so is the easiest colour to use in any magazine. ]]> 2017-01-30 00:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129422 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129672 Yellow as a colour represents energy and happiness which has always been a main feature in rock culture due to the types of gigs and bands involved. For example, most rock gigs are standing and involve a lot of energy to get through.]]> 2017-01-30 00:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129672 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129688 2017-01-30 00:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129688 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129721 2017-01-30 00:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129721 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129797 2017-01-30 00:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150129797 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150130712 This is one of the most important features of your magazine because it attracts the target age of your audience. For example, I used short sentences which regularly ended with exclamation marks at the end to appeal to young adults. During the course of my front cover and contents page, it is mostly informal language and then in the double-page spread, it is a safe mix of both. This means that those reading don't have to be high intellectual it is fitting for everyone to read. During editors note I made references that would be known to a younger generation and so it made the magazine seem a little more personal.
I also used a mix of direct address and none. This allows the reader to get dragged into the article but not so much that it confuses them. ]]> 2017-01-30 00:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150130712 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150131327 On my front cover, I used the term 'exclusive' to fully draw the readers attention to the person the magazine is featured on that week. This also suggests to the reader that the information within the article is unknown and has only ever been talked about in my magazine and showing that the reader will truly get what they paid for. ]]> 2017-01-30 00:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150131327 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150131556 Having a clear image of what genre your magazine is is highly important to your target audience. For example, your target audience will be less likely to buy your magazine if they are not aware of the genre. 
Throughout my magazine, I used the same colour scheme and only changed it a little when it came to my double page spread. ]]> 2017-01-30 00:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150131556 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150132811 I used an array of fonts throughout my magazine. These included ones from DaFont.com and just general fonts such Arial. I used fonts called Nervous and Bad Coma because I feel as though those are what fit best for my magazine. The other fonts used were Times Roman and Arial. The reason for picking Arial was because, not only is it aesthetically pleasing to look at, but it is also said to help dyslexic people read easier which allows me to reach a wider target audience.]]> 2017-01-30 01:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150132811 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150176983 I chose to use a pack of cards as the main prop for my model. This is because, in the article, it talks about how the artist basically gambled her job away and how she almost lost all of her money to gambling. This prop is also something related to the artist and not a random prop which makes the article more appealing and person. ]]> 2017-01-30 10:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150176983 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150177956 My magazine is at least 30 pages long whereas Kerrang, my main inspiration, is about 60 pages. 
Kerrang magazine retails for £2.50 and then when it includes stickers or extras that aren't posters, it goes up to £3.
Following this rule, I decided to price my magazine at £1.50 if it had no special extras and £2 with special extras. 
I also think that this is a reasonable price for the amount of pages in my magazine along with the age of the target audience. Young adults don't particularly have a lot of money and I think it's reasonable time price it there.]]> 2017-01-30 10:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150177956 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150278353 The layout of my magazine is a mix between crammed and organised. 
On the front cover, the left hand side is rather crammed along with the majority of the bottom, but the space near the face of the model is quite open. This is so that when people are looking at the model, the attention is drawn to the sell-lines around it and only to the dominant image and sell-lines. ]]> 2017-01-30 16:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150278353 chloebell608 https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150283923 The use of layout shows the genre and the audience that it is appealing to. From this fact, I decided to have a mix between a crammed and organised layout. 
My front cover, for example, is quite crammed beside where my model is. This is to draw attention to the dominant image and dominant sell-line. This also allows it to be appealing to young adults whereas if it were messier, it'd be younger teenagers. When it came to my contents page, everything was once again crammed until it came to the dominant image. However, in my double-page spread, it is a lot more organised to juxtapose the personality of the artist. 
During my magazine survey, I found out that the majority of people liked a bold and messy look but also liked organised, which lead me to create the layout that I did. ]]> 2017-01-30 16:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chloebell608/owbi7mb9bp54/wish/150283923