Indie Magazine

I have made up my own Indie magazine, this indie magazine cover includes a photo of an indie boy i have used this picture as it is a stereotypical view of indie people. The boy in the picture is wearing skinny jeans in contrast to the formal blazer this shows a confusion in his identity as he has mixed up his clothing as the skinny jeans are are often seen as casual and feminine wear and the blazer is normally found on people higher up the hierarchy such as accountants people who have a serious and important occupation. I chose to name the magazine 'Independant' as indie people like to be their own person and do not follow the crowd so in addition the title 'independent' fits in perfectly with the magazine. The cover has a plain white background this was done to attract both males and females as white its'nt a stereotypical colour for a specific gender. Overall the target audience would be both males and females with a a wide age range. I have used three different coloured fonts red, black and yellow these colours were used as they stand out on the white background.  This magazine would be appealing to different audiences as it includes fashion tips, music and interviews something for everyone.

Vibe Contents Page analysis- R&B

I have chosen a contents page fron Vibe magazine, Vibe magazine consists of the latest music, music reviews, interviews and fashion. The contents page is sexual as the main image is of a male singer with his bare chest on show this draws in more female attention to the magazine.  The man in the picture has a number of jewellery  and gold teeth this shows he is a successful artist and is wealthy. This contents page only includes one image and is placed in the centre of the page this puts the readers focus on the image as its the centre of attention. The image is a medium/ close up shot you are able to see the man making eye contact with the readers this may be done to create a link or a connection with the readers. The Title is split in three lines this is due to the title being in big font and capital letters this makes an impact as it is eye catching due to it being unusal and different, white font is used for the title and for the writing on the left in contrast to the red background which is very strong , powerful and vibrant and the white is peacful, light and calm. The image on the contents page is a stereotypical veiw of Hip- Hop artist as they upfront with their success and wealth and this is show through the jewellery. The tatoos on his body give the readers an impression of him being hard, strong and intimidating. On the left side of the contents page it includes what the magazine features such as the latest music, new artists and a section focusing on fashion so it goes outside the subject of music and goes into something different this attracts audience who are not necessairly into music.

Reader profile

The results from my questionnaire show that Hip-Hop music is very popular with teenagers aged 16-24 at the moment, they listen to music from two main sources which are TV and the internet this is how the mojority of my readers get their music information from. From the questionnaire i found the main thing which intersted my readers was the interviews with the current Hip-Hop artists and music reviews. A number of readers all agreed that the reason why they brought music magazine's was beause they were intresting, entertaining and informative all at the same time. I also established that my readers rarley ever attened live concerts which show they don't interact with others very much and this also shows that maybe they can not afford it.

It also shows that incentives are very popular with my readers as it's one of the the mainreasons why they buy a certain magazine as they also gain something in return. So this has got me thinking of including an incentive with my magazine as this goes down well the readers. Many readers said they were not currently buying a music magazine as they are too expensive, many correspondents answered that they are willing to pay £1-2 on music magazines as this is the maximum budget for magazine's as most correspondents are still in college and don't have jobs. So this will mean i will have to price my magazine at a reasonable price so they can afford it.