Title and Logo Ideas

Main Task:Title and Logo December 5

I brainstormed various possible titles of my magazine. I whittled it down to two which I felt best suited my genre of music, 'Blur' and 'Blare'. I felt that as the definition of Blare is to play something really loudly it was a title that reflected my genes of music well, so I chose that one.

After I decided what my magazine title was I came up with various logo ideas, by using a font generator website, so that I can see which one stands out as the clearest, boldest and loudest so that the genre of music is really connoted through it.

I felt that 'Gling' was the best suited font for my magazine as it looks as though it has been spray painted and vandalism is a common connotation of rock and indie music. Also, the excess splatters of ink make the masthead look like its sending out vibrations which reflects the name 'Blare' which means to play something loudly.

Front Cover Photoshoot

Main Task:Cover Photoshoot December 8

For my photoshoot I got a friend who is a music student and is into indie/rock music. This allowed her to look comfortable in all of the images as she was in her comfort zone.

I chose a female model of her age because my magazine is predominantly aimed at females of her age which is 17. This will help portray this because she will be the cover model and this can make my target audience clear. It will also attract girls of similar ages.
I thought about the mise-en-scene of the images and in order for the images to relate to the style of music I had my model hold various props to reflect as if she is part of the band.

In the images above I had my model sit on a bench outside with a beer bottle and a pair of drum sticks. The beer and the surroundings both symbolise independence and youth which is relevant because 'indie' is short for it and is where this style of music gets its name from.

Above I had her strum an electric guitar with facial expressions that would connote the genre of music. I chose an electric guitar because this tells the reader that the music is loud and rocky. The model gave me a brilliant facial expression that really represents the rage and emotion in rock music.

 In these two images above I had my model jump whilst singing into a microphone in front of a brick wall. The mise-en-scene connotes rebelion, which is linked to this type of music.

In the above images I took various camera shots of my model to be possibly put into a montage strip on the cover. The one at the top is a medium shot and the one below is a close up. In the image below I had my model bite a guitar pick with the brand name clearly on show to represent the style of music I want to portray.

Magazine Front Cover Process

Main Task:Process of Making Front Cover January 23

Firstly, I made a rough plan of how I wanted my front cover to look like, this acted as a guide for me as I made my front cover on Photoshop.

Then, I made a movie to show the process in which I made my music magazine front cover: