Evaluation question 5 (How did you attract/address your audience? )

Evaluation question 5 

I have used conventions such as 'Plus', 'Exclusive' this makes the audience get the impression that it is unique and this makes them more considerate about taking more of a look this is the first way that this attracts the audience and i have looked into what people are interested in the front cover of the magazine which are new information about rock genre related things and then by making that information stand out so that the audience can see read this easily as it is bold and strong also a little more information about the bands are represented in a less bold colour so that my audience will read the text that stands out the most then read the less bold one as the colours are a contrast of each other.

Another way that i tried to attract my audience is by my cover image which looks directly into the camera which makes it look like that my model is looking at the audience which is effective and most of the rock magazines that i have researched has their model look into the camera makes them feel involved with the magazine, and also the image that i use suits the colour scheme and compliments as it is black and white which suits my magazine front cover and also my magazine is aimed for serious rock fans so that my image looks serious and it looks serious which will attract exactly that type of fan.

My masthead covers the top of the page so my audience can tell instantly what the magazine is about and also it is bold and has a shadow which then blends into the background moreover my title pretty much sums up what the magazine is about instantly and i have chosen the colour of the title to be white as it stands out from the background and is a contrast to it.

I have used PLUS so that the audience will see that it will have a lot of contents inside of the magazine and it is not bland and boring this could increase the chance that they will buy the magazine as they are being offered more content and information about their favourite band.

In my contents page i have used pictures that are serious which then again suits my audience as they are dedicated rock fans it uses the colour scheme that i have been using all along which is suitable for my audience and also the pictures keeps the audience attracted when combined with the text this makes it interesting as it has a balance in text and image, and it gives information of the things that the fans care about such as popular bands and some information to get them interested to see what is inside the magazine. And i have put used the word exclusive again as this help getting the audience to keep reading this magazine.

The photos i used is direct address as they are looking into the camera so that it is immersive and keeps the audience reading this applies to most of pictures i use for my magazine as this is an effective way to keep someone interested in what they are reading.

My double page spread is aimed towards the information of my actor which is portrayed as an big rock artist this gives information of a what a rock person would be like and how the artist becomes successful, the picture i have used is my actor with his favourite band nirvana that has inspired him to play rock music and i have chose this because rock fans also love nirvana as they are a famous rock bands that a lot of people love, the shirt that he wears already gets the interest of my audience so that i can leave the space without text on it, i have also kept in the guitar on the right side of the magazine so that it does not just cut out in half at the middle which in my opinion will attract more people than having it removed as i think that it separates some of the text which makes the reader does not have read in the same direction which can give them more interest as it is not just a straight line and it is the outline of the guitar and i have generally used the same house style black text on white background as this stands out to the audience.