Front Cover

One of the main focal points of my finished front cover is the effects of the masthead. I used a font modifying website called dafont to create the disorientated effect I was looking for. I chose to use a capitalised font to illustrate strength and the emotion excitement; I used this to attract the audience’s attention. The disorientated font used represents high voltage music, and creates the imagery of danger, the font features white decoration which portrays an old and rusty image. The masthead portrays a loud screaming image which could portray the shattering of windows as well as the light shining through the darkness to show hope and happiness. I chose to complete the masthead in a black font to convey a mysterious effect as well as introducing a sex appeal for the magazine which would enhance the audience. The name “REVOLUTION” introduces the idea of the changing music, and that music is revolutionary and comes in different genres, the name Revolution was inspired by clubs within my local home time, however I feel the name portrays the ideology of the magazine and shows that even though the image shows a biased woman’s audience, it relates to different genres of music therefore to a broader audience.

Another main focus from the magazine is the imagery used, the wide shot eye levelled image shows natural imagery and the slight lower angle illustrates a strong dominance, the image portrays independence as she stands alone, and at such a young age, the independence evidences the dominance and creates a strong role model which an audience would be interested in. The positioning of the body being slightly tilted forwards highlights attitude as well as introducing her status within the music industry secondly this establishes a professional approach. The editing of the imagery conveys a contrast of the stereotypical woman, the pale white skin contrasts with the tanned style this emphasises on her unique taste in fashion as well as illustrating her strength and independence. The focus on the long hair imitates volume and the imagery of loud volume music. Lastly the image shows the woman staring directly into the camera, as well as showing a distinctive sex appeal it looks welcoming and inviting for an audience.

“I’M SO NOT CONFIDENT” The anchorage links directly to the imagery portrayed and persuades the audience to read further into the magazine, this is due to the anchorage also acting as a screamer. The black capitalised serif font illustrates mystery, which should enable an audience to want to find out more, and read further more into the magazine. The anchorage is juxtaposition as it contrasts with the image, she stares directly into the camera emphasising confidence, however in reverse the anchorage proves the image to be putting on a brave face and illustrating strength.

The flowers used represent a wild personality to the artist as well as illustrating freedom; the flowers also represent the ideology of a female audience, and giving them the imagery they want. He flowers are used to represent beauty and blossoming, the imagery shows a young girl blossoming into a woman. Another feature of ideology used is the love hearts, increasing the femininity and relating to the target audience.

The flash convention used is portrayed in a circular shape representing the image of a CD, to give the magazine a musical atmosphere, secondly I used a circle shape to represent never ending music and to introduce that genres changed all the time however are inspired by other genres of music. “IMOGEN ROSE” The kicker conveys the same sans serif font as the anchorage, this enables and instant recognition, the graphology looks presentable and professional. Another convention used is the bar code and dateline, emphasising on the professionalism of the magazine. Through institutional terms a company would market “REVOLUTION” due to it conveying different genres of music, therefore attracting a broader market audience rather than a niche market.