These are some of the possible fonts that I am going to use on my front cover:
magazine. I did not use these for my front page image as they do not have much space for the title to go. I like the lighting of the dark one as it is from beneath and highlights different parts of the face compared to the one on the right where there is lighting everywhere. I may use these pictures inside my magazine for the contents page to show what is going to be inside the magazine.
There is a lot of information on Rock Music from the this website. Rock is a popular genre that was at it's most popular in the 1960's. The Rock genre has evolved over time and can now has sub-genres of music types such as Emo. Rock music is usually produced by a band instead of a single artist as they use their own instruments to create the sound. Some of the main instruments used in a Rock band could be drums, bass guitar electric guitar, the majority of bands have these three instruments. Some of the earlier Rock bands could have included the Beatles, however, this is a very soft type of rock compared to Iron Maiden that are fairly heavy. Some of the more modern types of rock bands such as Bring Me The Horizon are very different to the old types of rock music in that Rock is more heavy now.
MOJO and NME are similar to Cosmopolitan in may ways. They both contain a model/celebrity on the front, this is generally the main article and attracts a lot of attention. The image also overlaps over They both contain cover lines that include language devices such as quotes and repetition. They also have features that make particular sections stand out such as the yellow stamp on the front cover. All of the magazines contain a colour scheme, for cosmopolitan the colour scheme is black, blue, white and pink.
right corner of the magazine. This image does not affect the rest of the magazine or take the focus away from the main article. The picture is at an angle making it look like more of a collage than a magazine which does not follow the style of the magazine as they generally have photographs lined up. Again the picture is of a male to attract the specified target audience.
The main image of the magazine is Pink Floyd, it is a medium shot (from the waist up). The pose of the artist is very serious. He is looking into the camera face on. He somehow looks angry by the way he is holding himself, with his arms crossed and very tense. He is wearing a black top which contrasts with the light grey background making him stand out. The image is not very busy but yet very simple and shows that music is the sole purpose of this particular magazine. This image would appeal to the taregt audience as he is around the same age and is male, this means that the audience may be able to relate with the articles in the magazine.
This is the only section of the title that is on show on the front cover of MOJO. The title is in a bold black font which stands out on the light grey background. The main image is covering over the title, this shows that the magazine is confident people do not need to see the whole name of their magazine to understand the purpose. The word "mojo" could be replaced for the word confidence which suits the magazine as they are confident about the success and music they produce. The title of the magazine is in a sans serif font and is very basic. The strapline of the magazine says "music magazine" this is very simple and gets the message across that the magazine is there for music as that is not clear from the title.
The company that produces MOJO is Bauer. They only began published MOJO in January 2008, before Bauer, MOJO was published by Emap. This company also publishes Bella, Take a Break and Total TV guide. These magazines are fairly popular but are generally aimed at women. The target audience of MOJO is males aged 30+, this is shown through the music genre of the magazine as younger people would not be as interested in "classic rock". The magazine is published monthly and costs £4.50 to buy, this is quite expensive but the magazine sometimes contains a free CD or gift. The circulation of the magazine 91,678 and the readership is 106,367.
These are the cover lines on the front cover of NME. Cover lines show some of the different stories/articles that will be inside the 
magazine. The cover lines for this magazine shows the line up for the NME tour in 2011 and a comeback interview with an old band. The name of the band is in bold to make it stand out of the page to the audience. The other cover lines showing the line up for the NME tour does not stand out as much as it is white on a pale blue background. However, this coverline will attract a lot of attention as they are hosting a tour with a lot of famous people in all different genres of music meaning some people who do not normally buy the magazine, may buy it.
The other two magazines that I am comparing NME with are Q and Kerrang. NME has lot brighter colours than these other two magazines. Q is a very plain front cover with very little cover lines whereas Kerrang is a very busy front cover. NME seems to be in the middle of the two covers when it comes to the amount of cover lines. Looking at fonts, Q has a variety of serif and sans serif aswell as Kerrang. This shows that they have a versatile audience that appeals to different ages. Kerrang and Q seem to enhance their titles more than NME, for example Q has a bright red background behind the name to make it really stand out on the page. I think that NMEs unique selling point (USP) is that it looks more friendly with it's variety of colours than the other two magazines as they have very dull colours in the magazines.
There are only three other images on the front page (not including the main image). They are located to the left of the magazine and are pictures of the free posters included inside. They are on the cover to attract attention and as they are classed as "free" this makes people think that they are getting more for their money. It also shows that the magazine has more to offer than just the main image and that if the main article does not appeal to someone then they may like the others inside.
The title of the magazine is NME. This stands for New Musical Express which was the title when the magazine was formally a newspaper. They still add the New Musical Express title but use if as a logo/strapline therefore it is a lot smaller than the main NME title. The title is in block capitals and in white which makes them stand out against the pale blue and red of the man's hair. The white colour gives an image of purity and innocence however, this is ironic as the main article in the magazine is about how the singer has changed his hair to red showing danger.
I added in the last bit of text to my contents page and spread it out. This made it look fuller and clearer for the audience to find the section they want easier. I also added a star to my contents page to the "stars in their eyes" section. This made the page look full and added something a bit more interesting to the contents page. I made the main article "here come the girls" bolder so it stands out from the rest and also links to my front page.
To begin with my contents page I added a black background, this is because it is a colour that would not clash with anything else. I then used the same font as my front page for the title and the same colour also to show a consistent theme within my magazine. I also placed the school logo in the contents page, this also follows the theme through from the front cover. I placed a blue and yellow rectangle onto the contents page which resemble the school colours. For the information on the contents page I used the same font as I used for the coverlines on the front cover, this also portrays a theme in the magazine. I then edited two pictures and placed them onto the contents page.
very eye catching and interesting. I used the font for my cover lines. This is a serif font and gave the magazine a more proffessional look. I stuck to the colour blue and yellow to match the school badge. I used more yellow than blue in the front cover as it was the November edition so I linked in the colour with the autumn season. As I edited the lighting and contrasting of the picture the writing did not come out very clear in some of the colours. I resulted in putting a shape behind the writing to make it stand out and to make it easier to read. I changed the transparency of the shapes as when they had 100% opacity it was very bold and took the attention away from the main article. I included another picture to the front cover of my magazine to match one of the articles.
