Rough Magazine Ideas

Rough Magazine Ideas.

 

 

For my magazine name I had to stick to one genre, indie rock/alternative. obviously it gives me room to branch out due to an expanding genre of alternative music, anything from the heavier side of indie rock to the feel good summery side of the genre. and everything in-between. as I said in the last post, NAM is the name of my music mag. All of the main images were sourced of Google/Bing. but the text I had to put in myself. both magazines are just rough covers and are missing vital things, such as date's and barcodes. however these magazines are just rough quick little throw together to give me an image of the ideal magazine id like to create at the end, once I have sourced my own photos I can start working on my mag. to create these magazine front covers I used Microsoft Publisher, because it quick, easy and gives a professional look to my magazine without having to know the ins and outs of every dimension and having to create different layers, and this is the simplest way for me to create a sharp magazine and for me to create my ideal front cover.  with my magazine I have aimed it towards a sort of NME look with bold contrasting colours working together to create an eye catching style to the cover.

                                       

 



Indie Magazine Name ideas.

Magazine Name Ideas.

Coming up with a name for my magazine had to be the hardest decision, I had a rough idea that my magazine was to be based on the rolling stone of magazines NME (New Musical Express), so I decided to go for an abbreviated name also. NAM (New Alternative Music) was the name I settled for, with a simplistic logo. Usually there is no background square, I just needed a colour to show that around the outside of the text is an outline of white to give a contrast to the black. To give myself an idea of how id like my magazine to look I did two rough cover's of artists that Id expect to categorise within my genre.

ideology in Rock

Rock

 

 

Most people assume rock as a dark and rebellious genre of music, and they'd be right to do so. but the majority of rock and heavier music is purely for the music, people don't listen to bands for what they look like, they listen to the music. But recently rock band have had to change their image, because nowadays it is what they look like too, which is a shame because they spend more time on an image than their music. Rock is considered dark and grungy, every now and then a new band comes along and steals the limelight for a brief minute and they have a perfect balance of swagger, style and good music. a band like Royal Blood, new to 2014. Enough swagger in interviews and style to catch an eye, and great dynamic music, also they bring something new being a two piece rock band.

if you talking a long time back into the rock bands it wasn't necessarily about style but just image and what image the produced for the listeners and also the music was good, so bands such as Metallica and Black Sabbath. although style does play a part I think you can tell the type of music they make by just hearing a band name or looking at what they're wearing or how they say things, you can almost decipher what music genre they make.

the music magazines covering the rock genre are often dark colours and have text that is often distorted.

 

 

 



 

School Magazine Front Cover.

School Magazine Front Cover.

mood board

for my magazine I had to create a mood board on things that would concern my magazine, because I want my magazine to be based purely on music, no stereotypes, just the music so making a mood board full of bands that I love the music of.

the 4 f's of magazine design.

The 4 F's of magazine design.

 

1. Format.

2. Function.

 

3. Frame.

4. Formula.

why i like Indie Rock magazines.

INDIE ROCK MAGAZINES

My style of magazine is going to be an indie rock magazine, the reason I've chose this is because I am a massive fan of the genre and multiple bands involved, everything from Arctic Monkeys to Foals, and from Phoenix to The Smiths. I love all kinds of indie Rock, alternative rock and anything with a good solid rhythm. One of the fore frontiers in the indie rock scene of magazines is NME, (New Musical Express) I love this magazine because its not about image with them, its purely about the music, And new music too. it keeps the reader up to date with news and good songs that all indie rock lovers will like. I think the main thing that keeps people coming back for more is the diversity of the music and how good the magazines are sometimes at predicting the next big bands, or even themselves making a band big by giving them lots of publicity. Arctic Monkeys were made huge by the NME by giving them multiple covers and overhyping them at the time, but for me it was a great move by the magazine as now they are one of the biggest bands in the world, NME have that recognition for giving them lots of publicity and making them the chart topping band that they are.               

NME made this cover back in 2005/2006 just after the release of the first album 'whatever people say I am, that's what im not.' the coversine's for this are based specifically on the man on the main cover (Alex Turner) and his band. with 'tour mayhem!' 'tabloid hysteria!' & 'supernova album sales!' and a huge Subheading 'ARCTIC MONKEYS' with yet another cover line reading 'On the run with the biggest band in Britain.' Making the reader want to know more about this new band that are sweeping the sales. Even to this day in 2014 NME are still supporting the 4 lads from Sheffield.

History of Kerrang.

kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer media Group. It was first published on 6 June 1981.  was initially devoted to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the rise of hard rock acts. In the early 2000s it became the best-selling British music newspaper. 'Kerrang' Named after the onomatopoeic word that comes from the sound made when playing a power chord on a electric guitar, kerrang. Kerrang! commenced publication on 6 June 1981 and was edited by Geoff Barton, initially as a one-time supplement in the sounds newspaper, which focused on the New Wave of British Heavy Metal phenomenon and on the rise of other hard rock acts. Angus Young of AC/DC appeared on Kerrang!'s first cover. Launched as a monthly magazine, Kerrang! began to appear on a fortnightly basis later, and in 1987 it went weekly. The original owner was United Newspapers who then sold it to EMAP in 1991. 

the typical content is to keep the public up to date with the latest news from the world of heavier rock! Kerrang not only has its own magazine but has its own major music channel, TV awards, Radio Station, and a tour held in stadiums around the UK in January from some of the biggest  heavy rock bands on the planet.

 

the typical reader of kerrang! is a heavy rock enthusiast normally around the ages of 16-25, although recently a lot of the average age has become lower with it being normal for teenagers to buy it and read it. I believe this is because the younger generation are more up to date with new music and so are the magazines so they are buying it to see if they can find anymore, brand new music keeps people coming for more.

 

kerrang!'s house style has been practically the same since it was published many years ago. the house style matches the genre of this magazine, inside the magazine the colour scheme is very dark which connotes the genre of the magazine. the main title masthead is all cracked and the title 'KERRANG!' was founded through an onomatopoeic word that comes from the sound made when playing a power chord on a electric guitar.

 

 

 

David Carson

David Carson (born September 8, 1954) is an American graphic designer, art director and surfer. he is best know by his work on RAYGUN with his use of typography and wacky designs, as the art director. his style of typography is one of an individual style known as 'grunge typography.'

Carson was hired at RAYGUN by the publisher Marvin Scott as the art director of the magazine, creating inventive ways to make their magazine different & exciting. Ray Gun made Carson well known and attracted new people to his work.

In some cases I do like David Carson's work however I find it quite annoying to read. but I like that I find it annoying because it made ray gun different from the rest of you bog standard magazine's. it stood out, and that was all that Carson wanted to do was to change the game a little, step outside and create his own things, and I appreciate that. however his work to read can be aggravating and take longer to understand what's going on. he also took it too far I believe, within a interview with Bryan Ferry he changed the whole conversation to a font called 'Dingbat' (shown below) and to change a font to this is just stupid. however quite brave though.

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History of NME

HISTORY OF NME.

NME also known as New Musical Express is one of the fore frontiers in the music magazine created and founded in 1952 by Theodore Ingham releasing the first issue on march the 7th 1952. It is largely associated with rock, alternative and indie music. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s and 90s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, in 14 November 1952 edition. In the 1970s it became the best-selling British music newspaper. During the period 1972 to 1976, it was particularly associated with gonzo journalism (self-involved reporting), then became closely associated with punk rock through the writings of Julie Burchill, Paul Morley and Tony Parsons.

The typical content in this magazine is giving information on up and coming bands that they believe will become big, sometimes true, sometimes not. Offering honest opinion on artists and promoting major bands to gain credit, Arctic Monkeys for a case, NME made that band extremely big by over hyping a lot when they started up the Sheffield band in 2003 and then releasing there first album in 2005 and it broke record's. Records that haven't been beaten to this day. I still think that Arctic Monkeys wouldn't be as big as they are today if it hadn't been for NME on every album they make.

NME uses direct access to engage the reader. It uses bold colours to attract the reader and using contrasting colours. Using contrasts in a different colour as the main focus colour of this magazine is red, but by putting a few of the main words in white on a black background.

Magazine Conventions

Masthead - The masthead is the branding of the magazine. It should be at the top, an in every issue should stay the same to stop variation for readers and so they know what to look for.

Images - in the case of this magazine, jay - z (musician). is the main model on the cover, using the classic face on approach. he is not creating eye contact, because he's wearing sunglasses.

Main Coverlines -  needs to be very large, taking up at least a quarter of the cover. In this case 'King Of America' to show the importance of jay - z as the main model on the magazine. the main cover line is in a different colour to all the other cover lines, to show that it should be the most important one, and read more.

Date Line - month and year of publication, a monthly magazine often goes on the news stand a month before the date showed.

left third - a left third is the place on a magazine that is crucial for magazine sales when the magazine is not shown fully.

Ideas and thought's on school magazines

School Magazines

 



When creating a magazine for school you need to think about who will read it. In a school magazine you have to make it age friendly towards younger ages, making it colourful and bright to attract the attention of the readers.

This magazine has a title which is easily visible on the background and age appropriate pictures. It also has a logo of the school, and at the bottom the blue and green represent the colours of the school also matching the school logo, which almost holds the magazine together to create a more professional look. 3 side pictures which have the captions of the sub headings of appropriate pictures. 

Music Genres

Music Genres

- Hip Hop


- Rock


- Rock 'n' Roll


- Jazz


- Rap


- Pop Music


- Heavy Metal


- Alternative


- Indie Rock









- Dance Music


- House Music


- R 'n' B



my favourite genre of music is indie/alternative rock, but not heavy so, Arctic Monkeys, Royal Blood, Miles Kane & Foals. I enjoy this music because I feel like I can relate to the music and also as a musician, I find myself playing a-lot of the songs. I have a lot of friends who listen to the same music and that's always a bonus. I think this type of music can influence people and make them dress differently, to try and create they're own ways of being themselves, a lot of people actually can become themselves through music.