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Website Analysis
Website 1 https://www.nme.com/ The masthead is in the top left corner of the page in bold writing. This is the same font that is used on physical copies, creating an obvious link between both. The focus of the page is an image surround the main cover line. The photo is a picture of a music artist with the main cover line saying ‘Amaarae: “music is the only place where I get to be as vulnerable as I possibly can”’. Below this is a short summary of the storyline for this copy. Towards the right-hand side of the page is 5 smaller coverlines with supporting images. The colour scheme is relatively basic being black and white making the main image, being bright, stand out. Next to the masthead is titles that lead to different areas of the website. Below this is a trending bar which takes you to trending sections. As you scroll down the page there is other sections such as album reviews and gig reviews. This creates an active audience as it allows their audience to get involved an...
Statement of Intent
The type of products I plan to make are magazine front covers, content pages and a website. With the following, I intend to represent young females in a positive light, showing their power in the music industry. Females are immensely underrepresented in the industry and often get publicised through sexual and objectifying connotations and the aim of my magazine is to battle that. As well as this, I aim to update an audience on news and upcoming things in the music industry, but in a way that is not falsely representing someone for the benefit of my magazine. Therefore, the primary target audience for my magazine will be young females, aged between 16 and 30, as they will feel a sense of identity when reading. However, the secondary target audience will be both younger and older men and women as my magazine caters for a variety of social groups. The main genre of my magazine is pop, but also includes aspects of other genres such as rock, indie, contemporary and more. This means th...