December Deadline Plan

9th December - Original Photography
9th-11th December - Placing Photos on Front Cover
18th December - Front Cover

Style/Iconography of My Product

Fonts from 'http://www.1001fonts.com/' that may be suitable for my products are: 

Battle Breath +1 

Corner Dark +2

White Funky Rabbit

Seven Deadly Sins

Dharma Bum

This mood board shows album work from existing rock bands, and all of the covers I have chosen have quite a simple element to them (other than the FOB 'Infinity on High), and the majority of the covers have an element of abstract to them. The front covers also seem to be quite simple, with red appearing as a reoccurring theme colour. As some of the covers are quite abstract, I think it would make sense that there's a sort of theme to my magazine, Perhaps madness, or an Alice in Wonderland theme might work well as it's a well known story, and there are many different spins you can put on it. 

Social Class & Demographic of My Product

I plan to aim my magazine at adolescents aged 14-18, thus their social class will probably be working class, as it's unlikely that they will have a high paying job due to minimum wage. Taking this into consideration, and considering the prices of other magazines, (such as Q, which is £3.90, Rock Sound, which is £3.99, and Kerrang, which is £2.20), I have decided to price my magazine at £3.30, as it's in the middle of average prices. Using my survey, I have gathered that vouchers and CD's would be popular gifts to include in my magazine, so I believe that gifts that would allow my audience to save money, would be the ones with highest popularity. A chance to win free concert tickets may be an enticing plug, and my headlines would probably center around success stories, in order to motivate students.

My Reader Profile

Reader Profile Research

Researching Reader Profiles  Reader Profile-A document which describes a specific member of a target audience. -Show an existing reader profile and break down each area and state why it is important for a magazine to understand their audience and profile their readers. For e.g. what type of audience does it attract? Gender ratio? Age or reader? Social class bracket? Where they distribute? What makes it desirable/ the audiences want to consume it? -State what you think your reader will want -What is the purpose of a reader profile?

-How will a reader profile help sell your product?

Demographic Information

Hard Information – Information which is unquestionable, such as age, gender and income, 

Psychographic Information

Information that is subjective to opinion and can change on a daily basis.

What music genre do you like?

What bands and artists do you like?

How much do you spend on music concerts per year?

What’s your favourite brand?

How do you consume music?

How often do you listen to music?

What do you use to listen to music? 

What is a Reader Profile?

A reader profile is a source of primary research which consists of many pieces of information put together. It often informs individuals of the type of consumers that purchase certain magazines.

NME Reader Profile

It is important for magazine companies to make reader profiles as it allows them to identify what sort of advertisements, and stories should be contained in their magazine.