During the course of this project I will be creating a front cover, contents page and double page spread about the genre of music of my choice. I will be updating this blog regularly with new briefs and my progress will be displayed alongside this. Furthermore I will be looking into magazine conventions and market research surrounding magazines of varying genres.
I personally enjoy listening to R&B, Rap, Pop and Indie Rock. I believe this genre of music will definitely influence my magazine format and the aesthetics. I was particularly drawn to magazines such as "NME" because of the contrasting colours and alternative format of positing of subtitles and pull quotes. I also liked the "Clash" magazine because of it's minimalist approach to design and text ; similarly the alternative conventions used with "Complex" magazine in regard to the positioning of the model were particularity eye-catching and interesting.
I have been looking at magazines from a variety of genres to get a feel of what kind of formatting works well and appeals to specific audiences. Some concerns for me that may arise during the course of completing my coursework may include factors such as time. I am hoping to improve my time management skills in order to keep on top on deadlines and personal targets, I will also create a schedule for when I should update my blog as this would save me time when harder blog-posts are due. I would set aside time for corrections for previous blog entries and then set aside time for new blog entries and research into new topics and layout methods such a Prezi and Slidely. Another factor of concern for me would be making silly mistakes such as typing errors or using Photoshop tools ineffectively.
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