Music magazine analysis

I looked at three issues of Q magazine as this is the kind of music magazine I would like to make
it also allowed me to see how to get a consistent house style and how colour schemes work.

Analysis of front covers from Q magazine editions DECEMBER 2010 and MARCH 2017 

Analysis of contents pages from Q magazine editions DECEMBER 2010 and MARCH 2017

Analysis of a double page spread from Q magazine editions DECEMBER 2010 and MARCH 2017

Front cover analysis Q music magazine - March 2015 Edition



Analysis of a contents page from Q music magazine - March 2015 Edition

Analysis of a double page spread out of Q music magazine - March 2015 Edition

Preliminary Task - Evaluation

Evaluation

• Did you plan your magazine? If not, what have you learnt about the importance research and planning?
  • I did not plan my preliminary magazine this hindered me and slowed my progress down as I did not know what I wanted my magazine to look like so I kept restarting. I also did not do any research for my magazine this meant I might not have used all the codes and conventions that are associated with school/college magazines and instead used the codes and conventions associated with music magazines.
• What technology did you use to complete the task and how did you use it?
  • I used Serif Page Plus X9 and Serif Photo Plus X8 to complete this task. I used Serif Page Plus, the most, to put the magazine together and position the objects. Meanwhile I used Photo Plus to crop and edit the photos I used.
• Did you encounter any difficulties? If so what were they and how did you overcome them?
  • I did not encounter any difficulties while making this magazine this was because I had made sure to get proficient at using the programs so I did not struggle when attempting to create my magazine
• How successful was your magazine? Please identify what worked well, and with hindsight, what would you improve/do differently?
  • I think my magazine worked quite well. I believe I had some creative ideas and managed to keep a consistent house style and colour scheme. However, if I was doing this again I would need to work on the size of my text and the quality of my images.
• What have you learnt from completing this task? Looking ahead, how will this learning be significant when completing the rest of your foundation coursework, do you think?
  • From this task, I have learnt many things for example how to keep a consistent style and positioning of objects when designing a magazine. This will be useful for the rest of my coursework as I will know how to create a professional looking music magazine that follows the codes and conventions of music magazines

Preliminary Task - Magazine

Front cover for a school magazine



Mock up of a contents page for a school magazine