Front Cover Mock-up and Analysis

Here I have created the mock-up of what I want my final magazine to look like. I have decided to place the central image in the middle of the page so therefore I hope for it to stand out from other magazines but then also look professional at the same time. Instead of placing my masthead in a straight line at the top of the page I have decided to place the masthead in a diagonal line. I have done this as I feel it will work better with the theme of ‘rock’ but it also will look different to other magazines that people could buy. Underneath the masthead I will then place headings of information about the magazine. This will include things such as the date of the magazine which will show if it is weekly or monthly (I have decided for my magazine to be a monthly magazine because it will allow me to place more content into the magazine as it is not a gossip magazine) I then also placed the price of the magazine under the masthead as this is a very important feature to have on the magazine. From doing my questionnaire I decided to price the magazine £1.99, I also feel like this is a reasonable price and not to expensive meaning people would hopefully buy the magazine and read the content. At the bottom of the magazine I then also placed a barcode as every magazine should have one of these otherwise it would be un-scan able. But it also adds to the professional look of the magazine. I then also have decided to place a lot of cover-lines on the front of the magazine. A cover-line Is when there is a sneak peak bit of gossip on the front of the page which is there to try and engage the reader to buy the magazine and then read all the magazine. I decided to place all the cover-lines directly underneath each other as I feel this would look a lot more professional instead of them being placed all over the magazine as it therefore could make my magazine look messy. Underneath all of the cover-lines I have placed strap-lines which all give a sentence about what the whole article is about. To make my magazine stand out even more though from others I am going to make all the cover-lines and strap-lines different typography and sizes. I am going to do this as I feel it will look better on the page instead of boring. I then decided to place a main cover-line at the very bottom of the page. This will be one of my biggest cover-lines as it will take up the majority of the very bottom of the magazine. So far for this cover-line I have thought up ideas such as including famous musicians and artists. I will place this on a white background but in a big black font as I want my cover-lines to stand out on the magazine and catch peoples attentions. On the right hand side of the magazine I am going to place another big cover-line. This one here will link in with the central image but also the article. I am also going to place a sell-line underneath this cover-line of probably an album that the central image would have created as from looking at different magazines they have also done this and it looks really good on the page. I am them going to place another sell-line at the top of the page for a competition as from doing my research I saw a lot of other magazines companies doing this but I also think that this will capture the eyes of people especially if I used a thumb nail image as well.

In conclusion I am really pleased with this mock-up as I believe the magazine includes a lot of key features which should make my magazine look professional. I like how I have placed the cover-lines in a straight downward row as this should work well with my picture. I am also really happy with how I have placed my masthead as it is unique and un-original. Meaning I am really happy with this mock-up as I think it will look really professional when it is all put together and finished.

Media Instituions

Media Institutions:

IPC Media: IPC Media which stands for international Publishing Corporation is one of the biggest leading magazine and digital publishing institutions in the UK which sells over 350 million copies each year. It is owned by Time Inc and It was founded it 1968 and its main headquarters are located in London.

The Bauer Media Group is Europe’s largest privately owned publishing group. The group also offers 300 magazines in 15 countries meaning it is pretty well known all around the world. It also have its own website online and advertises through tv and radio stations. One of the institutions that is part of the media group is Bauer Media which joined the organisation in 2008. The group also employees around 6400 people. The Bauer Media Group is also a large-European media company which its main headquarters are located in Germany, Hamburg. The group was founded In 1875 and in 2013 it made an approximate revenue of 2,4 billion euros.

The institution in which I would want my magazine to be sold at is the Bauer Media Group, I have decided to use this group as it is one of the most well-known institutions all around the world meaning it would already have very loyal customers who buy the magazines that they produce and sell to the public audience. It would also help me in the future when designing my magazines about what works well and what wouldn’t work well and due to the fact that they produce magazines to around 15 countries this will mean that in the future if my magazine were to be successful then I could start realising magazines in countries other than the UK. The Bauer Media Group also advertises their magazines through different social media groups but also other technologies such as tv and radio stations. I believe that if they were to agree in being the distribution organisation then my magazine could be a huge hit and have huge potential. It would also allow my magazine to attract a lot of readers that follow the Bauer Media Group Magazines.