Tuesday, 21 October 2008

Planning - A Conventional Music Magazine Checklist and House Styles

           Checklist:
Front cover - 
           Masthead, photograph of musician, barcode, date, price, information on what is featured in the magazine.

Content - 
           Pictures of musicians, a contents page, advertisements, interviews with musicians, information about musicians and music.


In music magazines, continuity seems important, for example, each magazine has a 'house style' which is evident in every issue. A house style is important for two main reasons: a house style design is usually appealing, attracting the particular audience the magazine is aimed at; and the house style is a template in which every page is designed around, therefore, each page doesn't have to be designed by scratch.

I'm going to look at some of the music magazines which I find most attractive to see what elements make up their house style, I will then build my house style around those particular elements.

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