Magazine Audience Example

Hi, Im john. I am 23 and i am a big fan of Hip-Hop music. My favourite Hip-Hop artists are 'The Game' and 'Drake'. I often buy and read Hip-Hop magazines because i enjoy to read about recent news and occurances in the Hip-Hop world. My favourite magazine is 'XXL' because of its popularity and i was recommended by a friend. I got into Hip-Hop when i was 15 and have listen to nothing but black musicians since then. I feel i can relate to the songs and lyrics because i grew uo in a rough neiburhood in england and the majority of my friends and brothers listened to this sort of music. I would be happy to try reading other magazine on Hip-Hop and a magazine such as base-ics would appeal to me because of its size and it is packed full of news and Hip-Hop artist i listen to on a dailly basis. I shop at highly reputated urban shops such as Pilot and Wellgosh which helps me express my love for Hip-Hop in my clothing aswell as my music.

Hello, My name is Tim. I listen to Hip-Hop music and read Hip-Hop magazines. My favourite magazine is 'Vibe', this is because of its related opinions to my, i am very biased about the different Hip-Hop artists. My favourite artists are Kanye West, Kid Cudi and Bobby Valentino. These artists are what i look for in magazines and will read about them over and over again. These artists are very popular at the moment and i like showing my friends i know all about them because i have got the information and news from Hip-Hop magazines.

Magazine Audience

My magazine is aimed at males. This is because of the male interest in Hip-Hop which overules the female interest in the specific genre of music. It is going to be aimed at males aged between 13 and 25. Being a 16year old myself i know that i am at the middle age range. I want this magazine to attract males because of its language and representation of the artists and groups. Knowing this is aimed at males i can choose my colour scheme to relate to males and the Hip-Hop world, getting ideas from other highly reputated magazines which also aim at males aged 13-25.

including Tattoos

I used photoshop to imply this idea of including tattoos in my magazine. Using tattoos on my chosen models can give great Hip-Hop effect. Although the tattos are not real, i can use photoshop to make them look real, i can take a picture of my chosen person i will use to use as my magazine front cover, and place tattoos on the final picture using photoshop and ready drawn tattoos. an example of Hip-Hop artists using this idea is Lil Waynes album cover of 'Tha Carter III' Where a young child used to represent Lil Wayne has Lil waynes exact tattoos on his face and hands.

Magazine Mock

This photo was origionally just the musician with a white background, but using photoshop i ajusted the image background to create emphasis. I used the gradient tool to add a 'Fill Effect' kind of bacground commonly used on Microsoft Word. This was a manual task in which i had to create the backgrounds shape and colour. My idea of colour was using a spotlight effect to show my artist is in the spotlight. I did this using a light yellow and black to create a distinctive light effect. I am hoping to use this idea for my final magazine to be different and effective to my audience.