Music Magazine Mood Board

This Mood Board represents the main music genre my magazine aims to look at, this being Metal-core this includes the fashion the wear, the things associated with the genre and some favourite artists of the genre

Research for Magazine - Magazines displayed in stores

This task required me to go into a news-agents or shop that sold a range of magazines and take images of the chosen layout of the magazines and then analyse why they are where they are.

The Magazines all seemed to be ordered in height and age order the magazines aimed at children and toddlers are placed at the bottom where the children can easily see them and reach them. Above these are the Movie, Music and Gaming magazines as these are often aimed at teenagers and young adults and so are placed in the appropriate location. Above these can be found magazines associated with the older generation such as Health, Beauty, Cooking and Fishing. 

This image, you can see that they are a lot of different magazines. The most successful magazines are the ones with the big clear titles that stand out they use bright colours and unique fonts, they say one word that sums up the magazine this immediately the reader know if they want to keep on reading. These bits are made clear as if the magazine is not put at the front that is the only bit that can be seen so it is important to make sure its clear and concise. 

Analysis of Music Magazine

Rock Sound is a British rock music magazine. The magazine aims at being more less commercial focusing on up and coming bands, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts. It generally focuses on the pop, punk, pop-punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, heavy metal and extreme metal genres of rock music. The tag-line "For those who like their music loud, extreme and non-conformist" is sometimes used. Although primarily aimed at the British market, the magazine is also sold in Australia, Canada and the United States. The magazines audience is predominantly teenagers and young adults. They have a very casual laid back attitude to their publications often making the front of the magazine look like it has been drawn or sketched. Its first publication was in 1999. They are well know for offering free Posters and promotional CD's with tracks from albums that wont be released as singles.

NME is a music magazine from the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine style during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, in the 14 November 1952 edition. In the 1970s it became the best-selling British music newspaper. They have a more formal tone to their magazine, sticking to darker colours and neater fonts. This magazine is aimed at an older audience to rocksound. They focus more on mainstream indie and rock they don't cover heavier genres of rock.

Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. In the early 2000s it became the best-selling British music newspaper. The name Kerrang is intended to sound like the strumming of an electric guitar this noise would be familiar with many people who read the magazine. Kerrang is also aimed at a teenage audience often covering the latest rock celebrity gossip. Due to this they have a more informal casual tone occassionally swearing in some of their articles.

Rolling Stone Magazine is a magazine devoted to music, politics, and pop culture. It is published biweekly. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967. The magazine was originally known for focusing on the best modern day music and its political coverage. Rolling Stone magazine changed in the 1990s to appeal to younger readers, often focusing on young television or film actors and pop music. This led to criticism that the magazine was emphasizing style over substance. In recent years, the magazine has returned to its traditional mix of content, including in-depth political stories.