Front Cover

Front cover

This is my front cover for my music magazine and it is aimed at teenagers from the age of 16-21, and it is aimed at a particular type of social group; indie teenagers. The background has been given a red tint as it is quite unusual and quite unique, and it challenges conventions. I have also put my masthead on a slant to challenge forms and conventions of magazines, as usually the masthead is on a straight angle. My title is in quite a bold text to catch the eye of the readers, it is in black and white as it stands out against the red background and catches your eye. I chose the word fuel for my magazine because it represents how this magazine gives you what you need about the music industry; like fuel helps your car this helps you with the music industry.

The image takes up the whole of the cover; as that is what it does on most magazines; and it shows how I have used conventions of magazines. The image is of a teenager as that is the target audience I am going for, and it will appeal to them more if the person on the front cover is around their age. The girl is in indie clothes as that is the particular social group I am aiming for, and it will attract them to the magazine if the model wears clothes similar to what they wear.

I chose the cover line to include Rob Pattinson because I knew it would appeal to 16-21 year old girls, and I am aiming for my target audience to be mostly girls, hence the image of a girl on the front cover. The cover line is of something they would want to read, so it is appropriate for my target audience. The other cover lines I have are of different bands e.g. Reverend and the makers, these are bands who my target audience listen to; so therefore seeing there names on the front cover it makes them more likely to read the magazine. I also put the cover lines in black and white because it stands out, and it is also a running colour theme throughout my magazine.

My selling line is 'showdown' and I chose this because it is very dramatic; and will instantly attract people to the magazine as they want to find out why there is a showdown. I put the selling line on top of my image so people can recognise that the selling line is associated with the main image. It is also in black to continue with my colour theme of red, black and white.

I have put an advertisement on the front cover offering a free poster of Rob Pattinson to attract more readers, and because it appeals to my target audience and will encourage them to buy the magazine. Again the text is in black to stand out; and to continue my theme.

The bar code has been placed at the bottom so it is out of the way, but it can still also be seen, this follows conventions of most magazines as they usually have it at the bottom. The date and the price are at the top above the masthead, so they can easily be located. The price is 2.00 which is quite reasonable, and also my target audience can afford to buy it.