3. Masthead
The masthead above stands out in the original magazine that this has been cropped
from due to many techniques that have been used. The colour used for the masthead is
effective due to the bright and bold colour of yellow. Also, this links in well with most of
the Caribbean flags for example Jamaica which also involves this type of colour.
Furthermore, the black strokes around the masthead create a shadow effect which allows
the masthead to stand out from the rest of the magazine techniques that have been used.
Also there is a 3-D effect that has been created due to the two techniques used which are
the shadow effect and the stoke effect. The font of the masthead used looks quite
monsonary due to the block shaped letters that have been used. Also the style of the font
gives the target audience the feeling of the rocky paths that are known in the Caribbean
because, the font looks like there are slight cracks in between the letters to give us the
effect. This also links well with the rocky background that has been used to emphasise
the type of environment this genre of music actually comes from. Moreover, the actual
title of the masthead which is ‘Reggae Vibes’ automatically insists the genre of music that
will presented in the whole magazine which is a good technique to use. Also, the number
‘13’ that appears between the two letter is quite unique and breaks conventions because u
would not see this in a day to day magazine, but I feel that it works quite well in some
ways because it links the main image to the rest of the magazine.
4. Main Image
The music magazine that I am analysing on this PowerPoint
only uses one image which is quite conventional when
creating magazines however, I am going to avoid doing this
and I will be using more than one image for my Reggae Music
Magazine.
This main image that has been used also uses the technique
like many other conventional magazines called direct
addressing which makes the audience feel as if the image is
looking at them personally which draws the reader and target
audience in. However, I don’t really like the image that has
been used for this magazine because I feel as if the image as
let the rest of the front cover down. This is because, the image
is only just of a male character with dreadlocks posing on a
rocky wall which in the viewers eyes would not symbolise
anything to do with the Reggae genre of music. On the other
hand, I do like the type of clothes that the main image is
wearing because it links in and matches the actual colour
scheme of the magazine which have been shown on the cover
lines and the masthead. For my music magazine I will try to
get a male or female character with the attributes of a person
from the Caribbean however I will try and improve this by
adding different props in the images such as instruments etc.
5. Cover Lines
The image to the left is of the cover lines from the
‘REGGAE’ magazine front cover. As you can see the type
of words used for these particular cover lines are very
informal. This is because the target audience for the
genre of music actually use quite informal language for
their day to day life. I have seen this through my own
parents who are from the Caribbean culture.
Furthermore, the font used for the cover lines shown also
reflect the masthead because the cover lines also look
quite gritty and take the shape of rocks with cracks and
so forth. The background of the front cover also allows
the font for the cover lines to blend in due to both assets
using the same kind on in-dents and cracks. Also, the
colour scheme of the cover lines link with the colour of
the main images wardrobe (which is the vest he is
wearing). This shows the audience that the main image
must have something to do with the cover lines and the
actual magazine itself. Moreover, the cover lines also have
slight descriptions underneath in white to describe the
cover line itself which is a great technique to use to draw
in the target audience.
