Possible photos for my magazine cover

Changes to model ideas

I have had to change the model for the cover of my magazine so I have got some inspiration for my next model.

Music magazine cover analysis

 I really like this cover of FROOTS magazine. I like its simplicity and the way all the sell lines are down one side leaving the image to take up the rest of the cover. The way the masthead covers the top of his head but not his face I think is particularly effective and the simplistic colour scheme fits in very well with the colours of the main image.

 I love this masthead where the first letter is a different colour to the rest of the masthead. I really like the complete simplicity of the cover although I know that my cover would have to have more on it. Also, I like that the colour schemes of both the text and the main image merge into one another so easily and still remain clear against each other.                              

Ballad Mission Statement

Ruth's new magazine ballad is a new kind of national folk magazine. Music-led and feature focused ballad will use witty and intelligent features on all aspects of the young folk scene.
Ballad is aimed at the 16-24 year old's. Ballad's readers are fun-loving and laid-back with a thirst for knowledge and a humour-filled outlook on life.
Ballad contains many of the components that are essential in the interests and aspirations of folk-loving youths lives outside of education and work - gigs, festivals,albums and reviews. Ballad's edge is its youth orientated approach to which music and bands are featured in the mix of first-rate writing and striking photographs. Ballad will strive to promote the biggest and best musicians and artists on the folk plane as well as future hits. It will also attempt to introduce readers to folk classics from the past century.
Ballad's role in its readers lives is to entertain, excite and inform. 

Pictures that inspired my magazine

Bellowhead

music magazine masthead

ballad-a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.

Evaluation of music magazine questionnaire

I asked six 16-17 year olds seven questions regarding my music magazine. The first question was about the masthead, both "Rhythm Bones" and " Ragtime" received two votes and "Matachin" and "Ballard" both got one vote. I will probably use "Ballard" as my masthead even though it didn't get many votes as I prefer it to any of the others.
Question two asked whether they would prefer the main image be of men or women. Four people said they wanted a man on the cover and two said both. Surprisingly no one said they wanted a woman on the cover, however, I will still use a woman on the cover.
Question three was about how many people there should be on the front cover of the magazine. Four people wanted a group of three people on the cover and two people wanted four people on the cover. This is in stark contrast to the one person that I plan on using.
The fourth question asked whether they wanted the main image to be in black and white or in full colour. A massive five people wanted the main image to be in full colour and only on person wanted it to be in black and white.
The fifth question was about how the main image should be structured. Three people wanted a full length picture of the whole body, two people wanted a medium close up of the face and shoulders and one person wanted a close up of the face only.
The penultimate question was about which colours they would like to see on the cover of the magazine. I asked them to choose up to three colours. Green, blue and orange all got three votes. Red and white got two votes each and gold and brown both got one vote.
The last question was about which stories they would like to read about in the magazine, I asked them to choose up to four. Interviews got five votes, album reviews got four votes, reviews of bands, up and coming bands and festivals all got three votes, tour diaries got two votes and music awards and competitions both got one vote.  

Reader Profile

General
 Male- 60%
Female- 40%
Average age- 20
Still studying- 75%
Work full time- 25%
In the last 12 months readers bought on average:
35 CD albums
20 Singles
50% Buy most of their music from a major music chain ( HMV)
45% Specialist record shop
30% Festivals
10% Online retailer ( Amazon)
10 Tracks downloaded in last month
14 Albums burned to computer/ MP3 player
54% Own an iPod
23% Own a digital radio
87% own a CD player
Gigs and events
68% go to gigs regularly
90% go to at least 1 festival per year
70% get their tickets from online retailers
20% over the phone
44% agree that " reviews helps me choose what music I listen to"
98% agree that music is a big part of their lives
72% agree that they " like to listen to new bands"