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1.

What connotations do the subjects outfits portray?

• The portrait outfits portray a stereotypical pop star of that genre, she looks like a typical girly girl. In the first one, it connotes that she is just a normal person in normal clothes.
• I think her clothes have a modern feel with the essence of a popstar.  
• Very popstar like, but also I can say it can clash with indie style because of the makeup and the poses.
• I think they portray connotations of the pop genre, due to the flowery, loud coloured pattern of the lower two images, but the top image suggests normality over fame.

2.

What do you feel about the cold colour scheme? (Mainly blues and greens).

• I think that the colour scheme works really well as the colours are more stereotypically those of a pop genre.
• If the greens are pastel shades I would think that they would look good but any harsh bold greens may clash with the pastel pinks on the models clothes. 
• The colours look peaceful and bright. Almost like bright vibes and good feeling.
• The cold colours in the background work to draw attention to the model and give across a sophisticated impression of the magazine.

3.

How do the compositions of the photographs effect the overall look of the picture?

• In the first portrait picture, she looks like she has been ‘born’ to perform whereas in the second one it looks really sassy. In the first one, she looks quieter maybe before performance maybe.
• I like the models poses because it adds nice attitude to the photos and I think the high contrast works really well.
• The model looks free and very herself. This is good as it shows her real character and she isn’t afraid to show her real side.
• I like the compositions of the bottom two especially as she looks like a natural performer, not afraid to let her fun side show. The top one works well as well, as she seems very sophisticated once again.

4.

How well do you think the masthead design goes with the look of the magazine?

• It goes really well as it has the ‘pop’ genre colours and the colour scheme fits in with the models clothes.
• I feel that the green may clash but I like the fact that its bold but still quite feminine to add to the model.
• I think bold masthead will be good for these images. Bold and colourful but not too colour because you don’t want it to clash so much with the images. The masthead should stand out so even if its black I think it will work good too. 
• I like the colour scheme of it and the design gives a very modern look to the magazine, which suits your images. 

From my audience feedback, from my photoshoot and final images I am going to use in my magazine, my audience have managed to depict the genre of the magazine based only on the images and the attire of my artist. Along with the obvious genre of my magazine based on the clothing of the model, the audience were also took a liking to my house style and colour scheme which I had based from my audience profile and questionnaire earlier on. Along with the attire of my artist, my audience have picked up on the poses and compositions of the artist and what is meant to be portrayed from these images to help the magazine stand out and express the personality of the artist. Finishing with the colour scheme and masthead design and colours, the audience have taken a liking to the colours and typeface of the masthead and feel that this will help enhance the overall look of the magazine once added to the images of my artist. 

Pre-Production Work

Magazine Contents and Articles

1. Comeback Central
1. Adele
2. Justin Bieber
3. The Beatles
4. Blur
5. The Libertines
6. The Prodigy
7. Dr. Dre
2. Top Albums of 2015
1. Beauty Behind The Madness
2. Chaos And The Calm
3. Communion
4. I Cry When I Laugh
5. Title
6. Stories
7. Delirium
3. Up Close With Echosmith
4. Touring with Ella Eyre
5. Male Domination of the Charts
6. A Year in Music: 2015
7. Introducing Ella-Naomi
8. Spotlight of 2016
9. Rising Stars
10. Must Attend Upcoming Gigs and Festivals

Pre-Production Work

Masthead Designs

I decided to play with the design of my Masthead for my magazine freehandedly in order to experiment with the different styles I could use for my magazine and what each style will help represent in my magazine. I have experimented using the same typeface for both the words "pop" and "Illustrate" as well as treating them as completely separate words with two completely different fonts used within the one masthead. Overall on design, I prefer the more robust and bolder title's than the thinner fonts due to the impact the bolder font would create on my front cover, allowing it to stand out more easily on the cover. 

Final Masthead Design

After experimenting with fonts and some colours to use as a part of my masthead, I preferred the final design for a masthead as I feel like this was bold enough to capture the attention of my target audience, had the potential to hold the same colours as the house style to help the overall theme of the magazine to link together as well as including two different fonts that help separate the two words that make up the title of the magazine as well as portraying two different styles of fonts and connotations to do with these styles which helps represent that the magazine caters for more than just the singular music genre.