Music Front Cover Design.

This is the final design for my Music Front cover. I like it as its looks similar to a professional magazine. I used indesign to create this, and i used photoshop to create the magazines logo. I feel i used the colour theme, of red and blue and black to make it feel informal as the colours are quite bright. I used the theme font of 'Century Gothic' and I will continue to use it throughout the magazine.

Music Front Cover Design.

For my front cover I have decided to use a colour theme of blue and red to match the magazine logo. This is a picture of what the front cover looks like before the picture has been added. I want to use the the 'Faye Malcolm' font to use throughout my magazine for the title on the contents page and double page spread but just change the colour to match the page.

Names For Magazine.

I decided to call my magazine either pulse, rhythm or flow. I decided to call it rhythm because R&B stands for Rhythm and Blues. I also chose it because immediately when people see rhythm they automatically associate it with music and my magazine is a music magazine.

To the left are the ideas for title of my music magazine, I decided to use this font because it almost looks like graffiti and R&B is always related to the streets and expressing yourself as an individual. 

This is my final design for the title of my my magazine. I like it because its informal and the letters being un-even makes it unique. Also the fact that it has two colours makes it stand out. 

Proposal For Music Magazine.

For my magazine I chose the genre R&B/Rap. I feel the Front Cover should have a picture where the model on the front cover is doing a pose that is outrageous which stands out on the magazine. I feel it should also be quite colourful and colours that clash in order to match the pose of the model. The Contents page should be more structured and more inline rather than the Front Cover as it will be more informal as R&B is all about expressing yourself your own way . It will be informal, this is because you need to take information of the Front Cover so people know where too look on the right page and picture will be on there to give an idea of the contents on the magazine. I would do my magazine double-page spread about the upcoming star that I would feature on the front page, and how there passion for music and being an idol is inspiring. The photo that would be on the cover will be on i've taken and will be wearing a suitable attire which represent the R&B genre. I have come up with a few names for my magazine such as Pulse, Flow and Rhythm.

Music Magazine Background.

What genre of music are you going to use?

The genre of music I am going to use is R&B. As I enjoy listening to this genre. Rhythm and blues is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s.

What media exists for the genre currently?

There are a few magazines, which surrounded their articles/front, covers with R&B such as ‘VIBE’. There are also TV channels dedicated to R&B such as R&B TV and RandB TV.  And a huge amount of website delivering the top news about rhythm and blues music and what’s new and what’s popular.

Who produces these?

VIBE is produced by Quincy Jones who is famous in the music industry for producing the Thriller album by Michael Jackson and many other albums made by Sinatra and Dean Martin.

What is typically included in the current publications?

The publications predominately features R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. ‘VIBE’ has a circulation of approximately 80,000. Featured segments included the back page list 20 Questions, the Boomshots column about reggae and Caribbean music by Rob Kenner, Revolutions music reviews and Vibe Confidential, a celebrity gossip column. Next profiled up-and-coming artists. The magazine also devoted several pages to photo spreads displaying high-end designer clothing as well as sportswear by urban labels such as Rocawear and Fubu.

How much does it cost? How often is it published? How many pages does it have?

VIBE magazine cost 79p to buy every 2 months or £9.51 to buy it for 12 issues over two years.  It’s published every two months.

Who is it aimed at?

The magazines target audience is predominantly young urban or supporters of hip-hop cultures.

How successful are they?

The magazine was initially released in fall of 2004 and sales were considered successful enough for the magazine to be issued on a quarterly basis. VIBE Vixen folded after its August/September 2007 issue due to low circulation.

Example of another R&B Magazine.

Example of a VIBE cover

Magazine Genre Homework.

The genre of the magazine I would like to produce is R&B. I think people associated with this genre would have to be with the current fashion and music etc. I think the magazine to fit with this genre would have to layout there magazine for example coloured with the changes of the seasons. The cover models would always have to be well known or someone who in the future may become well known. I think they would have to make layout look futuristic and new to make a statement that other magazines would like to copy. Also I think cover lines would have to have to stand out to the public, as that’s what current musicians have to be nowadays to be noticed. I think the magazine overall would have to be unique and stand out as thats how you get into famous industrys such a singing and acting. I chose this genre because i enjoy listening to it.