Research and planning upto date version of DPS

This is the most up to date version of my Double Page Spread.

Research and planning upto date version of contents page

This is the most up to date version of my magazine contents page.

Research and planning upto date version of front cover

This is the most up to date version of my magazine front cover.

Research and planning copy and developements

The image on the top is the existing contents page from the magazine 'top of the pops' and the image below is the content page created by me. I have used this existing contents page to create my contents page. I have copied the idea of different sections however, I have developed this idea by adding different bright colours to the different sections on my contents page whereas, this contents page has an continuing colours which are mainly yellow and pink.

Research and planning changes to front cover

I have made changes to my front cover according to the audience feedback which I received from Facebook. I have made the spelling correction on 'opens' as James had pointed out on Facebook feedback.

Research and planning audience feedback for completed covers

These are screen shots of the comments I received on Facebook for my magazine covers.

Research and planning what I have done today

These are the most up to date magazine covers which I have completed on a Monday in the holidays by coming to college with my teachers help.

Research and planning changes to contents page

I have moved my contents page to Photoshop as this software is more convenient to use. I would be able to include fancy text and different types of patterns which would be suitable for pop genre.

Research and planning improvements to front cover over the holidays

I have improved my magazine today by coming to college on a holiday.

Research and planning picture for contents page

I have taken another picture of a top to put on the contents page.

Research and planning additional pictures for front cover

This an additional picture I have taken today to include in my magazine cover. I will place it on my front cover near where I have a cover line 'the bag to have'.

Rsearch and planning upto date front cover

This is the most recent up to date front cover. I have added the different blocks of the blue and pink.

Research and planning analysis of contents page and DPS

I will be using the contents page of the pop magazine called 'top of the pops' in my research task to analyse as it's a pop music magazine and I'm doing my coursework on pop music.

The title of the contents page is called 'inside the mag' in white text with pink background colour, this is very typical of a pop magazine. The language used in this page is very simple for example, the word 'mag' has been used instead of magazine so that it can relate to the audience of the magazine who are younsters. Also, the colours used for this contents page is very smart, mostly pink and other bright colours such as blue, yellow and red. This is very typical and will attract the young readers. the yellow is used to highlight some of the text on the different sections perhaps to drag the attention of the reader to certain parts and make it easier for the reader to notice it or to make it stand out to indicate that these parts are more important than other parts.

One aspect of this contents page that is different from others that I have noticed is that it has a picture of its front cover on the page. This is perhaps done to remind the audience of what the main articles are. Also, the numbers pointing to the article on the front cover is made to make it easier to refer to if the reader is looking for an article on the front cover. The use of a circle to point out the page number looks very interesting as it suits with the rest of the magazine's layout.

There are different sections and subheading on this contents page to split and oragnise the page. And some parts of the text of all sections are highlighted in yellow. This will help the readers who are looking for something in particular for example, celebrities or gossip.

The uses of images are also appropriate for the target audience of this magazine. They have added a picture of a boy band One Direction which goes under the subheading 'wins and offers'. This will attract the people who are fans of this boy band therefore, it will attract them toward this specific section. The editors of this magazine have obviously done this on purpose as One Direction are very relevant to pop music.

This is a double page spread is also from the pop magazine 'top of the pops' which you would normally find inside a pop magazine.

Clearly, this double page spread is from a pop genre magazine because the two main images used are of two popstars from a boy band whose music is pop.
I could also tell this is a pop genre double page spread because of the layout of it's contents, the text are very bold and pop like, the uses of quotation marks and the use of circles on both the images to put quotes in makes the page look pop.

Using two different sections for the two band members is a very clever idea as it will make it easier for the audience because they can see and choose which section to read depending on which one of the boys they like.
I have noticed that the colours used on this double page spread does not relate to the front cover as the cover had mainly bright pink and this double page spread has dull colours like grey, greens and blues.

The page number on this is the same as on contents page, it shows continuity of layout throughout the magazine.

Research and planning improvements to front cover

Today I have made some amendments to my front cover. I have added a background colour and added a circle to make it look a bit more like pop. I have also added almost like a banner at the bottom with some of the popstars names, this is to make the layout look more like pop as my research on pop magazines show that most pop magazines have these types of layout.