Wordle on Music Magazines

Looking at magazine titles is an important aspect when studying media. This is because, if a company is looking to make a new magazine, then they would need to find out which music magazine titles sell the most. By looking at different names of music magazines it makes people like my classmates and myself understand how different types of magazine titles sell. Below is a wordle of a different titles on music magazines put together.

This wordle gives me an idea that every music magazine has the words "Music" and "Magazine" in them, this implies that the audience would need to know what they are buying and seeing these words would then reinforce their judgement on whether to buy it, as they know that the information they read from it would be about music magazines. I decided to go with a set out such as this one because it has an 'indie' look to it and this relates to music because new music should be different from every other music track out in the industry. From doing this task, I have learnt that each word used on a title page of a magazine has to stand out to the demographic in order for them to purchase it. When I eventually make my own music magazine I will keep this technique in mind and use catchy phrases which will attract the attention of others. I have also learnt that writing exactly what the information is about is a good concept because an audience would want the magazine to get straight to the point instead of all the information they read represented as 'waffle.'

My Prezi on Music Magazines

When learning about music magazines, it is important to research the background of each magazine so that one will have a key concept of how the media companies produced and published them. This is so that we know where each magazine was founded from. By researching the background it can give us inspiration, especially for when making our own music magazines and this is why I have made a prezi researching some music magazines. I have also compared the examples that I have picked out so that it gives my audience and I an idea of how different music magazines can attract a different audience. 



I undertook this task because I felt that it would help me and give me an idea of how to make a music magazine. I have found that to have a successful magazine, you need to use a well known celebrity (especially in pop music magazines) to attract a demographics attention. I have also learnt that the use of colour code is important because it has the power to change the mood of the front cover of the magazine and this will reinforce the customers decision whether to by one magazine compared to another. Overall this task has been helpful to me because it gives me a better understanding of the history of music magazines as well as what is effective on the front cover, and when I will eventually make a music magazine I will keep in mind all I have learnt from this task in order to succeed. 

Key Concepts Applied to a Magazine

For this task, I had to find out what the key concepts consist of when looking inside a magazine. I found that probably the most important element applied to a magazine is the main image. This is because it attracts the readers attention in order for them to buy it. I used prezi to portray these key concepts as it is easier to read than any other software in my opinion. Before doing this task I wanted to make sure I understood about each of the different key concepts that a magazine has so that when it comes to making my own magazine, I will have a better understanding of what to include and what not to. 



Learning about the different key concepts applied to a magazine allowed me to develop my knowledge of this particular topic. This is important for me because I needed to be clear on how each element depicts meaning inside the magazine. I found by doing this the layout is important because if a company does not involve every element that is meant to be on a front cover then it would not attract the reader. As well as this, if the main focal point is not the main image then the reader would lose interest and look at another, if it were on a shelf at the shop. I will remember what I have learnt from this task and will incorporate it into my final piece. This is because I would like my magazine to appear as real as possible.   

Magazines

In my media studies class, on the 17th of September, my teacher taught us the history of the magazine. It is said that the word "magazine" comes from the french word "magasin" which has a meaning of "storehouse" and this is relevant because a magazine is where information is stored in order for other people in the world to read and find out about what interesting situations are happening.

Magazines are quite different to newspapers because they are thicker, smaller and are printed on glossy paper, in colour. They are published less frequently than newspapers but have a longer life. Magazines sit in dentists and doctors waiting rooms for months after they have been published as the articles are long lasting, whereas newspapers get thrown away after a day as the news is no longer current furthermore it is printed on paper which can get damaged and torn easily. 
20 years ago there were no lifestyle magazines aimed at men, although, now there are more magazines that are made for them, for example:

   

 These are the logos of the main types of mens magazines and they make a lot of money nowadays from men who buy it.

Competing against other magazines is essential because the producers of the magazines all want their one to get picked from their demographic against another similar magazine. This is what makes the front cover so important, for example, big writing with lots happening on the page will get a magazine noticed compared to a simple one with not a lot on the front. Not only does a front cover have to look good it needs to be clear to the target audience as to what genre it is because if people get the wrong idea then that would mean the sales decrease.