photography for the magazine

For the cover, I decided to take inspiration from my photography ideas post and use a young adult for the module. Along with the shirt, which referenced a certain popular indie rock band, and the guitar as a prop, all aspects were added to appeal to the target audience . The blank background was a design choice i made to keep the focus on the module.

For a double page spread. I needed a wide spread shot of the module in a location. The multiple props all connoted ideas of the indie rock genre. the green and brown backdrop of the trees and grass contrast against the blue and white of the modules cloths. the long wide shot was a decision made so that the image could fit across 2 pages.

Photography ideas

• Potencial models - teens/ young adults 

• Locations - in town/ somewhere mundane and normal

• Costumes - typical young adult clothes, indie t-shirt, jeans, hoodie, converses 

• Props - guitar/ instrument
  
   

indie rock double page spread analysis

indie rock contents page analysis nme

Image to text ratio is about 2:1. This because the images speak louder than the text. Usually represents entire magazine subgenre of main significant story. Audience will want to see more of bands live, than reading large amounts of text.

Categories for contents helps the audience to navigate the magazine but also outlines the features of it as well, Usually showing the basic connotations of the subgenre .

Use of house style in contents page of red black and white colours manages to produce a continuity which makes the brand identity more recognisable.

Use of language is specific to appeal to target audience. Words such as “kicked off”  or “festival” connote  the lively loud emotions of the subgenre and  uses words that we link in with it  e.g. “festival”.

Font of text is  Cambrian, which is informal and suggests that the magazine is trying to come across as more casual.

Reference to artist names builds up interest for the fans.