Second front cover planning for Top Pop magazine

ELEANOR BINLEY

Why I changed the front coverAfter looking at examples of magazines and researching into what makes a magazine successful I didn’t feel as though my magazine was successful and had met all of the criteria that it needed to help become successful, this included:

• Layout and design including dead space

• Effective colour scheme

• Relevant pictures

• Relevant information

The Heading

For the heading I used the colours Red, White and Blue to represent the British flag because it is a British magazine. I decided to make the logo for my magazine more basic, this also allows it to be more recognisable on the front of the magazine cover instead of it blending in with all of the information. For the ‘o’ in the top and the pop I had chosen to use record players because they are round creating the same shape and also because a record player is associated with music. By using a record player also tells the audience that the magazine isn’t just about up to date pop music but also focusses on the vintage side of pop. The heading is located at the top of the page so that the audience can tell that it’s the name of the magazine.

The subheading

The subheading is located below the heading, the reason I have placed it underneath the heading is because on my past design for my magazine I placed it above the heading and it looked more like a banner, however I have still used the black italic writing for the subheading. Either side of the subheading are musical notes to show that the subheading is talking about regular people from local communities can become worldwide popstars.

The subheading gives an inspirational lesson because its saying that you can come from any background, any ethnicity, any religion, any gender and live the dream because no one is going to stop you.

Sell LinesThe cell lines consist of the colours Black, Blue, White and Red. The reason I have kept these colours consistent is to show that these are the recognisable colours for the magazine. On the right hand side of the sell lines are: 11 tips to become a popstar - this is relatable to the music industry Win backstage X factor tickets through quiz – the x factor is what inspires musicExclusive interview with Harry C! – An artist that is part of the music industry

On the left hand side of the sell lines are: Wow, ‘she said yes’ X factor – X factor inspires music OMG Biggest music moments from 2015 – Related to music

The reason the words WIN, 11 TIPS, WOW, OMG, EXLUSIVE are in bold bubble writing with bold colour is because this is what catches the audiences eye to make you read more…also OMG and WOW is the most popular used words that youths use in their vocabulary when expressing something that’s impressive or something that their shocked about. The sell lines also include pictures that are relatable and relevant to the information included next to them.

The main imageThe main image consists of a male artist who is dressed in a dickie bow, shirt and has brown hair. The reason that I have dressed him in a dickie bow is because after researching what pop artists wear when celebrating success or going to an interview many of them dressed in dickie bows and suits even including the females. The image is large and relevant to the text.

More information

At the bottom of the page explains what you can see in the magazine including news, gossip and facts. The colour scheme here is the same along with the font and text.