Music Magazine Research- Looking at current magazine's.

Under The Radar.

I was researching music magazine's and came across Under The Radar. Whilst looking through these cover's I saw a similar pattern with consistent and simple colour scheme's, which I personally quite like because I think it looks sophisticated. I also like the image of Jenny Lewis because the angle of the camera and the direction she is looking is quite nice. Also it's not bright colours so it looks clear. Whilst the font on the top cover is also very sophisticated, I prefer the more informal cartoon style because it breaks up the image and draws my attention to it, though this may also be influenced by the bright blue colouring. The layout of both of these are also quite simple and not cluttered, which I think looks very professional without looking too formal.

This magazine has influenced my thoughts about the music magazine I will be creating a lot because I now feel I know the type of image and camera view I will use, the style of font I want and the kind of layout.

NME.



NME was another magazine I came across that I found several things I like about it. The direct eye contact draws you in and the positioning of both is quite interesting. The top one shows a closeness between the two 'Indie-pop takeovers' whilst Pete is portraying a more delicate image and this also goes with the pull quote 'I'll say sorry to every single person from the depths of my heart'. I think having the image and pull quote related has a big influence on a magazine and this is something I think i'll make sure I have. I don't like having the writing across the page or image, and I like the way the bottom NME has a clear structure and doesn't look cluttered, messy or unprofessional. I also quite like the idea of having it Indie based so I think I will consider that for my magazine.

From looking at these I have decided my magazine will be more similar to Under The Radar. I have looked into some more of their magazine covers and found a range of them which I think are very effective and would like my magazine to be similar too. Under The Radar is a Indie based magazine, which is my main interest when making my magazine. Here are a few copies of the magazine which I found interesting: