Original Ideas Statement

My original idea was to create a magazine based on the pop genre because it's the genre I listen to the most, however I also thought about creating a magazine which focuses on acoustic music as I also listen to a lot of acoustic covers. In the magazine itself, I hope to include a wide range of articles based on artists with different styles within the same genre and area of the music industry. This could potentially lead to more people buying the magazine, resulting in a larger revenue.

I want my magazine's cover to be simple, but interesting and effective, so that in a way it reflects pop and/or acoustic music. I plan to use an image of a solo artist on the cover as I feel that it will make it easier for me to write an article on them making the article more effective. I will use a font that I feel best reflects the style and mood I want my magazine to set, and will use similar fonts throughout the magazine but alter them slightly so that it becomes easier to differentiate which text matched which image and/or article. The main cover image will probably be central meaning the masthead, strap lines and cover lines etc. will surround it. The date, issue number and web address of the magazine will be placed either at the top or the bottom of the page.

The contents page is something I have struggled to gather my ideas for. As I, personally, do not read magazines I am unfamiliar with many of the codes and conventions set within the industry, and due to this I will probably keep the layout of my contents page relatively simple. I intend to keep the same colour scheme and fonts from the cover in order to give a sense that the magazine is relatively neat and organised.

As for the feature article in my magazine, I will probably write an article based on the artist on the cover either about a more personal side to their music, the lifestyle they now live due to being in the music industry, or something along those lines. This will probably include at least one more image of the artist, possibly two depending on how many I put on the cover and in the contents page. Again, I will use the same colour scheme and fonts in the article in order to link it with the rest of the magazine.

When taking photos, I plan to do lots of different shoots in order to take as many photos as I can, meaning I will have a wider variety when it comes to choosing which images to edit for my magazine. I plan to  get the models to pose in effective yet simple and inviting ways showing a relaxed atmosphere about the magazine, in an attempt to attract more readers. I plan to take the photos inside in order to make them seem more professional, as well as maximising the effectiveness due to the accessibility I have to lighting equipment. Also, if I do take my photos in the studio, they will be easier to edit however I wish because there will be plain backgrounds also meaning there is nothing to detract the readers eyes from the models making it easier to focus on them and text relating to each image.