This document summarizes the design elements and journalistic techniques used in the creation of a music magazine called "Treble". Key points include: - The title, fonts, and color scheme were chosen to evoke the rock music genre. Impact font and dark colors like black, purple and red were used. - Design principles like the rule of thirds and Gutenberg's design principles were applied to layout elements like images, headlines and text to guide the reader's eye across the page in an intentional order. - Photographs used lighting, props and image editing to portray a moody, mysterious tone befitting the rock genre. - Written articles used an informal, conversational format and tone for interviews

1. QUESTION 1In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media
products ?
By Lara Dobson

2. THE TITLE OF THE MAGAZINE/
FONTS/ COLOUR SCHEMES/LEXIS
The title of my magazine is called Treble. The reasoning behind
this is because Treble is a play on words as it is a part of a musical
score which links to the fact it is a music magazine. The font type I
have used mainly is Impact as it is solid which can refer to the
rock genre. Also, it is in bold on the magazine to make it stand
out from the headline. The headline is from Dafont.com which is a
website that provides fonts for free. The fonts I have used from
Dafont are called Break It and Zombie-noize which I have used
for my coverlines and my headline. The reason I have picked this
for my headline is that it connects to the genre of rock and is
similar to the Kerrang! Headline also. I was basing my headline off
of Kerrang as that is the type of magazine I would like to have.
Zombie-Noize and Impact are the fonts I used for my coverlines as
they are similar and also compare to the rock genre. The colour
of the text vary between white and purple for the coverlines. This
is to add more colour to the magazine otherwise it would seem
bland and uninteresting. The purple compliments the red in the
magazine and also compliments the main image which is why it
works so well. The fact all of the colours are dark ties in with the
rock genre which is what I am aiming for.
The same text was
used for the
masthead and the
contents page
headline.
The font Impact
was used mostly as
it is bold and fits in
the rock genre
The other font that
I used was Myriad
Pro and it was
used for the
double page
spread.

3. DESIGN AND LAYOUT/ HOUSE STYLE/
GUTTENBERG DESIGN PRINCIPLE
On the cover of my magazine, I used black, purple, and white and red is
the colour scheme throughout the whole of the magazine. I did this
because I believe the consistency works well throughout the magazine
yet I could change a few of the colours on the double page spread to
make it stand out from the other articles. To create the house style, I
made sure the page numbers are all of the same font and size as it will
make the magazine look professional. It will also give me guidance on
what numbers I can put down in my contents page.
When completing my final product, I used Guttenberg’s design principle to make
sure my magazine grabs attention where I want it to. In the primary optical area, I
have the start of the masthead “TREBLE” and the masthead ends in the strong
fallow area. Also in the strong fallow area, I have placed my barcode as I believe
it makes the magazine look professional. The strong fallow area also includes the
price of the magazine which goes against conventional magazines. The cover
lines are in the axis of reading gravity and are going down the left side of the
cover. This is done to ensure the audience will read the cover lines as they are in
the line of sight. In the weak fallow area is the main cover line for the magazine in
large font. This was done to draw the audience’s eye to the headline so that the
weak fallow area wasn’t useless. In the weak fallow area and the terminal optical
area, there are names of other artists and bands that may catch the attention of
fans of those bands..

4. In the weak fallow area and the terminal optical area I
have placed the page numbers as well as the Masthead.
I have out the masthead there as it will stick in the head
of the audience as they may look for certain page
numbers.
My contents page headline starts in the primary optical
area and ends in the strong fallow area. This also includes
the issue number and the cover date. This is done to
ensure the reader will read the headline. The editors
segment is in the terminal optical area as I wanted it to
be the last thing the audience reads.
In the introduction to my double page spread, I have put
a pull quote in the primary optical area and the image in
the primary optical area. This is to grab the audience’s
attention. Also, the kicker and headline are in the reading
gravity in the middle which averts the eye there.
The text for my double page spread starts in the primary
optical area and ends in the terminal area as it follows
the axis of reading gravity. This is because readers always
read from the left to right. That is why the introduction is in
the primary optical area. I also have created an album
cover which has been placed in the terminal optical
area as I want this to be the last thing they see. This is due
to the article being about this album. In the strong fallow
area there is a caption for an image which draws
attention and makes the magazine look professional.

5. PHOTOGRAPHY /MISE EN
SCENE/RULE OF THIRDS/PROPS
The photography of my magazine uses the rule of three
to create professional photography. The main image is a
facial close up which makes the magazine look
mysterious and the facial expression of the model is quite
moody which ties in with the rock genre. The muse en
scene is a white background which contrasts with the
dark colours in the image. The other images taken are
also on a white background but have been edited to
change the background colours. The lighting for the
images was done to highlight the model in some images.
The clothes the main model was wearing were black
and red with purple jewellery. This was what influenced
the colour scheme of the magazine. In some of the
images, the models have props such as a guitar and
microphones and may be sat down. This is done
to express the rock genre as they use instruments like
this.

6. I have used the burn tool on most of the images
to make the background darker. This was done
to make the background blend in with the page
colour. It also makes the model of the image
seem mysterious and gives her a glow. On the
large photo for the contents page, I have
messed with the hue, contrast and vibrance of
the image to make the image have a dark tone.
On the main image for the introductory double
page, I have used a spotted tool to make the
background lighter. This made it easy to work
with and made the magazine look professional.
The image has a dark aura around it which
makes the model stand out. I only used
manipulation on the main models images as they
are the most viewed.
SPECIAL EFFECTS ANY IMAGE
MANIPULATION YOU HAVE USED ON
PHOTOGRAPHY

7. WRITTEN ARTICLE: FORMAT/STYLE/TONE/USE
OF JOURNALISTIC TECHNIQUES
For the interview I did a Q&A that can be found in every
magazine – mainly double page spreads as they have
more room. It wasn’t structured meaning there was an
informal register to the interview so it will attract a more
informal audience ( teenagers). The purpose of the
article initially was to entertain the audience however,
the micro purpose was to inform the readers about the
new album that “Royalty Prevails” was announcing. This
is normally found in interviews with younger audiences. If
the magazine was for an older age group, I would have
used less slang and more sophisticated lexis. A similar
way of writing is also found in Kerrang! which appeals to
the same target demographic of my magazine. I had a
kicker on the introduction to the double page spread
and an actual introductory paragraph in the article itself.
In the introduction to the double page
spread. The kicker had a slight pun which
s common for kicker’s. I used the play on
words of Royalty Prevails and named the
lead singer Queen Katie which relates to
the semantic field of royalty. The layout
of the columns makes the magazine look
professional. It took a lot of rearranging
to get the text to fit the columns. I moved
them to fit the pull quotes into the
columns as it made the magazine look
informal which would attract the target
audience of my magazine.