Mood board

This is my mood board for pop music. I have chosen these pictures as I feel they associate with the genre pop music. The elements of this moodboard such as shopping bags, shopping brands and tv shows are all lifestyle connotations. I could include these elements in my magazine to attract the target audience even more.

Photoshoot

These are a few of the photos from my photoshoot. For these pictures, I will cut around the figure to remove the background. The reason why I'd do this is because I feel the background looks a little tacky, some showing the coloured flooring and the white wall, or both. For one, I don't think a white is a very good background colour for my magazine as its a little boring and plain, and doesn't compliment the model.

Questionnaire

This is the questionnaire I handed out to 20 people, about the pop magazine I will be making. The answers gave me a good idea of what I should be including in my magazine to suit and attract my target audience, and what will not be appropriate for them. The answers were as follows:

What gender are you?

(15) female (5) male

What age range are you catergorised in?

(16)10-16  (4)17-23  24-30  31+

Whats your favourite type of music?

(11)pop  (1)rock   (3)r&b   (4)indie  (1)other

How often do you buy a magazine?
(4)once a week     (1)twice or more times a week    (13)once a month    (2)not very often

What would be your perfect article in a pop magazine?

This question had a variety of different answers but the most popular and regular one was an article about a recent celebrity.

Who would you most be interested in reading an article about?
This question again, had a variety of different answers but the most popular and regular one was an interview with the celebrity, including information about their new song releases and lifestyles.

What TV program do you watch?

(15) X factor     (1)The only way is Essex     (3)F.R.I.E.N.D.S     Made in Chelsea    (1)Gossip girl     Other

Analysis of pop magazine 2

Vibe 2009
My second choice for a pop magazine is Vibe. This magazine is a little different to my first choice, it seems to be more classy as there's not as much going on compared to the magazine Billboard. The fact that the background is a plain bold blue colour is a massive contrast to the outside photograph in Billboard. Here it highlights the cover stars face making her beauty stand out. There is also a massive lack of text on the cover here, and I feel the designer maybe wanted all attention to go to the famous singer on the cover. However, when text is used it is all the same fonts and colours, with the exception of the title, to keep the class and sophistication. The title for this cover would be difficult not to recognise as it is so largely presented. The colour scheme is blues, black and white. I feel these are used as they are very neutral colours, therefore the magazines target audience can be unisex. The cover star is popular and liked by both genders. She is posing in a way which makes her look attractive and then sets an image that suggests she is "careless".

I think the target audience for this magazine are boys and girls, aged 15-18, and would only pick up this magazine if they had a wide interest in pop music. In contrast to the previous magazine, I don't feel there would be much more included in the magazine other than about artists and bands.