Magazine practical task research

Magazine practical task: blog work

Research
Create a blogpost called 'Magazine practical task research' and complete the following tasks:

1) Use your lesson notes on magazine genres and conventions to view a range of potential magazine covers. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one.

GQ Magazine: 

Liverpool FC Magazine: 

Shortlist Magazine: 


2) Select your chosen magazine to create a new edition for and explain the thinking behind your choice.

My chosen magazine to create a new edition for is the Shortlist Magazine. This is because the magazine covers a range of topics such as News,Film,Style,Car,Sport,Tech and Business. Furthermore, the central image clearly has a sense of fashion by the way he is dressed, I'd want something similar with my own magazine.

3) Find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines presented? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.




The colour scheme of this magazine front cover black, white, blue, baby blue and grey. The use of the colour blue symbolises strength, wisdom and trust. The colour black symbolises power, dominance and authority. These are often what most men try to be or see themselves as.
The font that is used in this magazine front cover is a bold font which says "The best dressed men in the world". This clearly suggests the magazine is targeted towards a male audience aged 18-21. On the top right of the magazine front cover it says "How to... stay cool get fit and look sharp in 2017". That is there to give men tips and advice to get fit and look sharp.