My proposal for the creation of my magazine

From my research so far, I have gained initial ideas for my magazine such as the target audience it will be for, the colour scheme that it will have, the possible font type that will be used and the artists that my feature in it.

The genre that I am creating my music magazine on had been forward to me from my research from my target audience which was R&B / rap. This is because from my questionnaire the feedback I got from my questionnaire was mostly towards rap, however from the research I have done after receiving that information I found that most rap magazines do slightly involve the R&B genre as well.  It is also because the two selected genres appeal mostly to the teenagers and the younger community nowadays (which is my target audience). From this, I was then able to research artists and current products from the specific genre that may possibly be featured in my magazine. I have decided to feature up and coming artists and also popular artists at the moment because from my questionnaire, my target audience suggested that that is one of the things they look for in a magazine and what catches their eye. Popular artists such as Drake, Jhené Aiko, and Beyoncé are very successful artists that come under the two genres and have also been featured in music magazine similar to mine. All these features will be inserted into my magazine to promote it and engage the audience as well as make it more appealing to them to show a sense or relationship and aspiration. Consequently, it will encourage potential buyers to buy my magazine if it includes the features they have specifically asked for.

The magazine will hopefully consist of three to four colours to avoid any confusion and distractions from the content on the page. The colours that I have chosen are possibly white, purple and maybe black to contrast against the white and to emphasis the purple on the page, It will also make it more eye catching and therefore hopefully direct their gaze to my magazine if put on to a shop shelf next to the bestselling music magazines at the moment. The magazine will appeal to the audience if it looks presentable and neat and not to childish, the use of three colours in layout will make it look more professional and attractive. The font that I will use will be possibly be IMPACT and maybe in block capital as this will make it stand out and appeal to both genders.

The layout of my magazine will have a simple and consistent layout where I will keep the magazine masthead the same however change the colours on every different magazine to fit in with the colour scheme, there will be one main image on the front of the magazine.  The structure of the front cover will be spaced out so it doesn’t look congested and confusing where it will give non direct gaze.