Part 1 - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

­­Evaluation of my Music Magazine - Part 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

This is my magazine cover compared to a Blender magazine cover.

Beauty&Beat	BLENDER
Photography - Against a blank wall and wearing colourful clothes. Posing and facial expression is simple but effective. Makeup has been edited onto face, but looks real. I used a fan to make my model's hair fly.	Photography - Against a white wall and wearing black and white clothing. Posing is not as simple as my model, so Taylor stands out more. Makeup looks as though already on face, however it may have been edited on.
House Style - Three different fonts are used aswell as three colours, making sure the house style is not messy/too much.	House Style - Two fonts used to keep the cover simple, but are three different colours and There are only two fonts used within this cover, one being the font of the masthead, and the other wording is all the same font, however in a different style due to being bold.
Some words are bigger than others to show the most important cover lines. Only a few cover lines overlap cover onto the model's body. I was able to place the masthead behind the model's head.	The only wording that is on Taylor’s body is the very top line on her arm. Other wording is right at the sides, some rather small and other a lot bigger so to stand out. The colours are all linked in with the house style.
Some magazines have a bar over the model. I am happy I have included this because it shows some difference between the Blender magazine and my own.	This magazine does not include a bar.

This is my magazine cover compared to a Blender magazine cover.

(Please note that the black border like lines at the end of the page are not actually part of the contents page)

Beauty&Beat	Kerrang!
F.A - The biggest photo is the artist for my feature article to make it clear who it is going to be. I also write Daisy’s name, and made the page number the biggest too, if the large picture was not clear.	F.A - Large picture of a women on the page, however it is not clear if this woman will be in the main article of the magazine. The page number is also the same size as the others, so it is rather hard to tell.
I used four photos on my contents to, not only fill the page with images rather than writing, but to also show off my photography and to show who is going to star within the magazine.	There are four photographs on this page which can obviously show you who is going to be in the magazine, which links to the page numbers near their photos. Two of the photos are pictures of the actual articles.
Colour scheme/house style is same as cover and there are not too many colours. The pink links to Daisy’s kimono.	Wide range of colours used. Some may say this looks slightly messy and overcrowded.
Layout - Looks rather similar, large and small photos, and also the bars to separate each of the articles. I thought this would be a good idea for some more colour and separation for an easier read.	Layout - looks rather similar, large and small photos, and also the bars to separate each of the articles. Lots of bars to show lots of articles.
Page is very neat and all photos are straight, the right amount of space away from each other and have thin, black borders around them.	Two photos on the large picture that are tilted slightly, portraying that this magazine has not got such a sophisticated layout. These pictures have slight, white borders around.

This is my magazine cover compared to a Blender magazine cover.

(Please note that the black border like lines at the top and bottom of the page are not actually part of the article)

Beauty&Beat	Vibe
The photograph of Lucy has it's own page, to show that this article is about her and that it is the main article of the magazine.	Bow Wow’s photograph is on one full page, to show that the feature article is the main one within the magazine.
Photography -  Lucy is pulling a pose with her index finger at the camera. This portrays that she is #1.	Photography - Bow Wow is staring at the camera and does not take up the whole of the page.
Layout - Writing is in columns, making it easier to read. Questions of this Q&A are in a bold style. The writing is also ‘Align Text Left’, meaning that the writing does not reach the sides of the text box, making it look slightly messy. There is also use of a drop cap.	Layout - Writing is in columns; however not separate, so the article may be harder to read. There are also no different styles. The writing here is ‘Justify’, meaning the writing reaches the end of the text boxes, making it look neat. There is also use of a drop cap.
There is use of a "cute" pull quote to catch the reader’s attention to show that Daisy is a caring individual about her fans. It makes the article look a little messy.	There is a large pull quote which takes up a lot of space and is bold which catches the reader’s attention. It looks very neat within the article.
Colours - Variety of colours within the photograph; however I have cut this down in the article by just using white, black and pink.	Colours - Limited amount of colours used within this article/photo. This may be to portray the fact this article is about a male as they are stereotyped to not need a lot of colours.