Evaluation Question 1-In what ways does your product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

 

Use

I used a bold, grey font, which is a large focus at the top of the page for my title, just like the Rocksound one. This is because the grey colour fits in well with the genre of my magazine, and the large title makes it easy to see and recognise on a shelf for a buyer.

A large, dominating medium close up takes up the majority of the page as a recognised musician can be a selling tool in Rocksound, so my musician is made to look a star too, just like Cristina Scabbia is on the cover in the image above.The reason for this shot is to show the face of a star, while making him stand out, which is what a great musician should do.

The small image in the corner of my cover is to show the extra content featured, and is noticeable, since it is at the top of the page, even though it is small.

The list of bands featured are listed either side of the page in order to show what can be found inside the magazine.

Develop

My font is a similar, bold style, however I used a broken, rugged style to make the magazine look edgy and new, bacause it is a new rock music magazine, and this reflects the attitude.

 The colours of black and white within my magazine work well, however the yellow doesn't look rough enough so I used blue in order to create a moody effect.

 In listing the artists inside my magazine I decided to use two stronger colours, rather than white and a very similar shade of yellow, like in Rocksound. My significant alternating colours makes the artists stand out more, whereas I feel the Rocksound cover makes them look plain and very insignificant.

Challenge

 My artist has a very laid back look about him, showing he is very calm and chilled out, completely unlike Cristina Scabbia's fierce, fighting pose. This is to show the complete different direction my music magazine goes compared to the attitude of Rocksound. Also, it is reflected in the article on the double page spread about this artist, it being very focused on how relaxed he is.

Use 

The large, leading image at the top of the page is used to bring instant attention to an artist and get fans excited about it. 

The boxes around the subheadings are used within my magazine to make the text clearer, as the font is bold and would be difficult to read without them. 

The personal editor's note takes up the space of an entire column, just like in Kerrang to keep a personal connection with readers, showing them that they are valued by the magazine.

The banner which reads 'Sound this week' is very similar and is used to keep a consistent style within the rock magazine genre and can be recognised in every edition of my magazine. 

Develop

The editor's not is the last thing on my page, and is situated on the right hand side of the page, at the bottom. This is because the music is what comes first in Sound magazine, and the note, even though important, is far less significant than all the music-related information.

Challenge

The editor's note on my page is very different to all the rest of the content, and so is more noticeable, which is important to gain the interest of the reader.

Use

I used the large image of the artist featured in the artcile to fill up a whole page as it fits in with the style of rock magazines.
The stance of the model is the same, with a tilted neck, to show attitude, as both of the articles ae about cool, relaxed guys.

Develop

The image of the model is on the left page in Kerrang, however I have put my model on the right, causing focus to be more on the article than the artist.

The two colours in the article's fonts are repeated, however instead of alternating the colours of paragraphs, I used one colou for a subheading, and the other for the actual infomation in that section.

The title, situated at the top of the page is more structured in position in my magazine, to repeat what is on the pother pages of my magazine. Also, it is similar in the way it is very personal and informal, which is how rock magazines connect with their audience.

Challenge

The article about the AFI frontman is grey and not very bold in colour, my article has strong, bold colours, with the dark black page reflecting the dark moody style of the magazine. White is still used to link with the calmness of the article though.

The white dots around the border of the page in Kerang is not repeated in  my work, as it adds no value to my work, since Dave Brash is not an established star, and is instead a young, new name looking to get his band noticed.