Front cover analysis

For the two front covers i analysed i thought it was important to use two covers of the same genre but used different conventions which helped my to get a broader range of ideas of my magazine front cover,one contrasting feature would be one uses a close up image of the artist to show facial expressions whereas the other uses a mid to long shot to show the reader what the artist is wearing.

Front Cover Analysis - 2

Contents Page Analysis

When analysing this contents page I took notice of the importance of the colour scheme which was simple yet effective,and something i chose to adopt when making my own pages

Double Page Spread Analysis

I also chose to analyse two double page spread articles to enhance my knowledge on the common conventions in the rap genre of double page spread pages, before making my own

Double Page Spread Analysis - 2

My Sketches vs Real Music Magazine

Sketches from

By comparing my own magazine sketches to existing rap magazine pages, I have gained a wider knowledge of layouts and has assisted me in following conventions of rap magazines. I compared my sketches of a front cover , contents page and a double page spread which has enabled me to now gain an idea of different things I should contain in my magazine pages,things such as image sizes, size of masthead and position of taglines have now helped me in now creating an effective final product.

Costume Plan

This thick gold chain is an example of the costume and accessories that have inspired the costume for my artist,the striking gold chain is a common convention for most rappers in my genre who want to show off their wealth and power

These 'skull candy headphones' which I plan for my artist to wear on the double page spread connote the artist is concentrated on his music only as they cover his whole ears giving the impression to the reader of the passion he has for music

Shot Plans

When composing planning for my shot plan sketches, I looked at some images from existing magazines of the genre I wanted to replicate such as 'XXL' and 'The Source' to give me some ideas before I actually went out and took pictures.

Questionnaire Analysis

Production Schedule

I have created a production schedule which enables me to set key deadlines and a description of what each task requires me to do .I believe if I stick to this production schedule I won’t be squeezed for time and will enable me to use my time productively and therefore make a better product.

Making The Questionnaire

Designing the questionnaire!


In order to design an effective rap magazine to use as my final product i decided to make a questionnaire in order to receive some feedback on different design options. I done this through the use of research and making questions in a word document which i would then input into a site called 'free online surveys'it would enable my peers to enter in i link i have provided and give responses so I can take into consideration the most popular answers for my final product. Here are the questions for my questionnaire;

Here I am inputting the questions to my questionnaire so it can be made accessible to my peers,so they can fill it out and help to to collect results