To read what I have wrote click on the image to enlarge it.Monday 22 November 2010
Flat plans of my music magazine
This is how I plan to set out my music magazine. However, I may have to change some parts to fit in with the photography or to fill in any gaps which may have been left.
Monday 15 November 2010
Ideology
An ideology is a world view, a big overall way of looking at things. It is a system of values, attitudes and beliefs and a set of ideas which an individual, group or society holds to be true or important.
Identity is something that seperates people from one another. It can mean our values, expereiences, emotions, skills, passions and also many other things. Been in a 'social group' gives someone an identity wheter it is true or not.
Values are important, it shows what a person believes in. In the magazine/news paper industry almost everything is written with some value.
What is the difference between values and ideology?
Simply put we have values and they have an ideology. Ideology tends to be a term that is aimed at those whose peoples values differ from our own, it is a pejorative term.
Identity is something that seperates people from one another. It can mean our values, expereiences, emotions, skills, passions and also many other things. Been in a 'social group' gives someone an identity wheter it is true or not.
Values are important, it shows what a person believes in. In the magazine/news paper industry almost everything is written with some value.
What is the difference between values and ideology?
Simply put we have values and they have an ideology. Ideology tends to be a term that is aimed at those whose peoples values differ from our own, it is a pejorative term.
Monday 8 November 2010
Kerrang! readership information
Kerrang! was a magazine that was first published in 1981 and was devoted to british heavy metal and the rise of hard rock music. It was first launched as a monthly magazine, but then due to the high demand of it, it became a magazine to be published weekly. During the 1980s and early 1990s the magazine placed many thrash and glam metal acts on the cover slike Bon Jovi, but later discarded them when grunge acts such as Nirvana rose to fame. Readers started to criticise Kerrang! for chaning it's style every time a new music genre became more popular. However, Kerrang! became popular again when nu-metal bands such as Linkin park rose to fame, but this genre did not last long and sales declined. Many readers welcomed the come back of Kerrang! with a new focus of emo and metalcore music.
The magazine appeals to a specific niche audience because it concerns topics and themes that are relevant to people who listen to and are interested by rock music and its background.
Kerrang! identifies its audience as ‘individually minded, independent of thought and musically experienced, an audience defined by attitude, passion and loyalty’
This devoted audience of rock fans is made up of 60% males and 40% females with Kerrang!’s demographic fall into social class D-C. The predominate ethnicity of the readership is white British with a target population of 16-24 year olds. The magazine’s psychographic is defined as ‘people who aspire to be respected among other people and people who wish to have a high paid job.’ It is evident that the magazine is aimed at a young audience, through the use of graphics, fonts, layouts and presentation. Kerrang! is aimed at the youth and their lifestyles. It has a contemporary and up-to-date look, making use of modern typefaces and a down-to-earth feel. The magazine even accommodates the young readership by using advertisements that relate to their interests. Kerrang! aims itself more at a male audience and appeals to them by using content such as hard rock and metal iconic male bands on the front cover pulling angry faces or violent expressions. Female readers are targeted by the use of male bands on free pull out posters and feature interviews.
The magazine appeals to a specific niche audience because it concerns topics and themes that are relevant to people who listen to and are interested by rock music and its background.
Kerrang! identifies its audience as ‘individually minded, independent of thought and musically experienced, an audience defined by attitude, passion and loyalty’
This devoted audience of rock fans is made up of 60% males and 40% females with Kerrang!’s demographic fall into social class D-C. The predominate ethnicity of the readership is white British with a target population of 16-24 year olds. The magazine’s psychographic is defined as ‘people who aspire to be respected among other people and people who wish to have a high paid job.’ It is evident that the magazine is aimed at a young audience, through the use of graphics, fonts, layouts and presentation. Kerrang! is aimed at the youth and their lifestyles. It has a contemporary and up-to-date look, making use of modern typefaces and a down-to-earth feel. The magazine even accommodates the young readership by using advertisements that relate to their interests. Kerrang! aims itself more at a male audience and appeals to them by using content such as hard rock and metal iconic male bands on the front cover pulling angry faces or violent expressions. Female readers are targeted by the use of male bands on free pull out posters and feature interviews.
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