Research into music magazine industry

We have spent some time researching the music magazine market and industry. According to ABC (audit bureau of circulation figures) figures, readership of music magazines continues to drop. Here is an example of some common magazine figures:
 Mojo: 79,345, down 6.8 per cent

·         The Fly: 70,866, down 34.9 per cent

·         Q: 58,980, down 8.7 per cent

·         Uncut: 56,894, down 9.7 per cent

·         Kerrang: 37,603, down 6.5 per cent

New Musical Express: 20,011, down 16.4 per cent
This is because there is now easy access to internet sites where magazines are available to view for free also people can find out information which would be included in magazines on social networking sites like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. I have included here a power point where i  have looked at reader profiles for magazines, this will then help me learn about what to include for my magazine and what I could then apply.

Exploring a feature article

In class we have analysed the linguistic features of a Kerrang! article as well as layout and conventions to help inform my own work.

We've read through an article thoroughly about The Used. The article uses images where props such as medical things like an injection and also hospital like clipboard and trolley, these types of thing link well in with the band and the lead singer as we see he suffered from things such as depression and drug use. The side bar is still relevant but a bit away from the point of the main article this helps break up the text. The linguistic features such as the inter textual references are used cleverly to help us link the images and texts etc together. The article switching between question and answer format, I think this is effective because it is like a proper conversation and is factual.

Research and analysis of music magazine pages

Here's my analysis of 2 front covers-

The key learning points about front covers are the 'sweetspot' which is commonly where they key coverline is placed so that we as readers are drawn in. Also how important the colour scheme is so that the text is clear and the magazine looks good on the eye, using a colour of the image and using that colour in the texts can be effective.

Heres my analysis of 2 contents pages-

The key learning points about contents pages are the brand identity, from the front cover there is a continued theme and colour scheme. Page layout is important because even if it is going to be an unusual layout it is good to keep to the grid formation so it is structured and easing to read.


Heres my analysis of a double page spread-

The key learning points about double page spreads for me would be that it is important to break up the text for example like using a side bar which is still relevant but different to the main text. Also about using a headline which will then anchor the image this helps the read understand what the page is going to be about.

Prelim Task review

Please find below my Prezi which analysis my prelim task.