Next Steps

By now you should have completed:

Explanations of conventions and what makes good Front Covers, Contents and DPS

Analysis of three Mags - Just photos of the Front cover, DPS and Contents and whats good/bad - what ideas it has given you for your magazine

Colour

Typography

Next you need to write about your initial ideas

Write a short post including some of the following.

Name - 2/3 ideas
Genre?Sub Genre?
House style?
Mode of Address? (How mag speaks to reader)
Star Image?
Any ideas for layout of Front cover/DPS/Contents?
Price?
Paper?
Typography?Colours?
Demographs/Audience?
Publishing house?
Weekly/monthly/annually?
What makes your magazine special? Why should it exist?

Also add your mood board/spider diagram


Now we need to look into the following

Music Magazines

Write a short commentary on what music mags are? Which Institutions publish, them? Why? What are the main genres? Are there any conventions for these genres/Star images?

My Genre

Write about your chosen genre? Or if you are still unsure you can write about more than 1 genre or sub/hybrid genres What are the common conventions?

Star Image

Select 2/3 stars from your genre? What are their conventions? What do they wear? Why?