OTHER STUDENT WORK

MAGAZINE COMPANIES

Bauer

Bauer Media Group is a large European-based media company, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany that manages a portfolio of more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations around the world. The portfolio extends to include print shops, postal, distribution and marketing services. Bauer Media Group has a workforce of approximately 11,000 employees in 17 countries.

Q started out as a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. Originally it was to be called Cue (named after the act of cueing a record to play), but the name was changed so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a snooker magazine. The Q music brand has expanded to Radio and Television, with Q Radio and Q TV being music entertainment that specialises in indie, rock and alternative. Q also holds annual music awards in the UK, known as Q Awards. In spring 2010, Bauer caused controversy with its attempt to unilaterally impose a new contract on all photographers and writers, which takes away their copyright and off-loads liability for libel or copyright infringement from the publisher onto the contributor. 200 photographers and writers from Q and Bauer's other music magazines, Kerrang! and MOJO were reported as refusing to work under the new terms.

Kerrang! is a brand that specialises in Rock Music. It originally began as a magazine and in 2004 Kerrang Radio was launched. A Kerrang TV channel also exists and as of 2005, all of its programme content is music videos, the majority of which is open scheduled, for text requests from their playlist.
 
IPC

Time Inc. UK (formerly International Publishing Corporation and IPC Media),a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Inc., is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year.

IPC Newspapers — including The People and The Sun (soon sold), as well as the Daily Mirror and Sunday Pictorial

IPC Magazines — consumer magazines and comics

IPC Trade and Technical — specialist magazines (later known as IPC Business Press Ltd.)

IPC Books — all book publishing (headed by Paul Hamlyn, whose own company had been acquired by IPC).

IPC Printing — all non-newspaper printing operations (headed by Arnold Quick, whose own company had also been acquired by IPC).

IPC New Products — launching pad for products which used new technology (headed by Alistair McIntosh).

UPDATED DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

This is my double page spread with all of the article and text on it .

 

this is my double page spread so far I have added text in an article form. I have sued two columns on the right side of the model because this adds a different effect by linking to an average magazine. the columns consist of a question and a full direct quote of what the artist said this adds a more personal effect because it shows the reader how the artist speaks, the formality of his speech and the way in which they respond. this is important because this will allow them to relate to the artist which will make the reader feel a better connection.

 

with my work I am thinking about adding a section to the bottom left od the double page spread because there is not much text or image so that area of the page look blank and out of place. I may add the magazine name, a column of text or a longer summary of the artist and how he has gotten to where he is.

MY MAGAZINE NAME

My magazine is an interdependent music style magazine it will consist of alternative and 'indie' rock music some magazines that i am taking inspiration with names is THE WIRE, INDIE MUSIC MAGAZINE and PITCHFORK thee names all go well with the style of each individual magazine. when trying to find a name i searched for words or phrases that i would like my magazine to be related to. i used a theasaurus to see what word i could get from my idead. by looking up words like inderpendant i found words like unallied, free wheeling, maverick and bohemian. words like these link to my style and the look i am going for. i have tested out how the letters of the s words layout on a sheet and i have found that maverick looks the best on the page and it blends in well with the block style.

MAGAZINE DOUBLE PAGE COMPARISON

This is a comparison between my inspiration double page spread and my design so far.

 i have chosen this double page spread as my main inspiration because of its basic layout and its minimal features. this is important because on the image below there is one feature of an apple which is bold and then goes to match the drop cap at the start of the article. this is also a good layout because they have the model to the left center of the screen and a small amount of text on the top left side and then a larger full article at the right side of the page. this is good because on the left it includes the artist the year and a little taster of who they are are how they have gotten to the point at which they because who they are.

MAGAZINE CONTENTS COMPARISON

This is a comparison between my inspiration contents page and my design so far.

i have used NME contents page as inspiration this is because of its basic forms and it simple block structure. this is appealing to an audience because it is easy to read and is not a complicated layout. i have used the individualize image idea to achieve a specific look which helps to give the reader an insight into what the content of that page is going to be.

 I have used features on this page like the subscription section to appeal to a more loyal customer audience this is because this will allow the repeat customers to save someone money by subscribing. by offering this it is good for the customer because it will make them see that the magazine is a long running thing.

MAGAZINE COVER COMPARISON

This is a comparison between my inspiration front covers and my design so far.

 

I have used THE WIRE as my main inspiration because of its basic style and its clear structure that does not come across as formal. this is good because this style is achieved by using basic fonts and basic images. instead of using a portrait shot i have sued a group shot because of the single shots that I have used throughout my magazine. by using a group shot this has allowed me to achieve a contrasting but similar effect to THE WIRE magazine.

 

 I have used the idea of text at the side of the magazine in ne of the thirds because this allows the  reader to have a minimal insight into what the magazine involves. this allows them to have just enough to know what the magazine is about but not enough to have full knowledge therefore making them want to buy it and read on.

 

I have used the barcode and the style at the bottom of the page because just above the barcode it hays the name of the magazine the issue number and the place of publish but it also says the cost in different currency's. this is effective because it shows that this magazine is wider than one country.