Flat plans- main task.

This is my flat plan of my chosen front page. The masthead goes along the top of the cover in big, uppercase san-serif lettering. I like the lettering because it stands out and it is easy to see it is an important element of the magazine. The tag-line is underneath the masthead to the right side. It is 'monthly music mayhem' which I chose as it uses alliteration. It also makes sense as it is all about music, and the magazine will be monthly. I chose my magazine to be called 'The rock & indie shock' as it is memorable due to the fact that it rhymes. The magazine is about rock & indie music and 'shock' gives a sense of amazement and curiosity which will appeal to the target audience. The main word is 'shock' so that can be used as an abbreviation of the entire magazine name as it will be too long, especially to fit on the cover in large writing!

There are strap lines at both the top and bottom of the cover, both give a sense of getting more for your money, this is common on magazines so conforms to the general style of magazines along with the masthead and tag-line. The top tag-line mentions free posters which would draw in interest to the magazine and persuade people to purchase it. It then mentions some bands which would also make readers interested. The bottom strap line as a big 'PLUS:' in capital letters which makes the reader think 'wow, even more things included in the magazine!'. When it mentions what else is in the magazine, it all rhymes which I think is a clever and appealing technique to attract readers.

The image on it is a photo I shall take, a head and shoulders shot of a band member, he will not be pulling any faces which will make readers not want to purchase the magazine. The photo will be similar to other current magazines- large and clear. The photo is accompanied by the main flash, it has the two most important words in larger text- 'Adam' and the band he is in 'Monocure'. The subhead is underneath, explaining briefly what the article is about, this also rhymes.

There are two large numbers on the cover, this is a common feature on magazine covers- they attract the reader. One is about Stereophonics' favourite songs and the other is the best music venues in the UK. This will appeal to the target audience as they are interested in music venues and like attending concerts, and a large amount of them will also like Stereophonics and want to know what their favourite songs are, so they can compare their music tastes to the band and may be pleased to find out that they are not that different from the famous artists. Also if there are songs mentioned that they have not heard of before- they can look them up and possibly become a fan!

There are more main sells which use a few words, they both mention famous artists- Paramore, & Amy Lee. This will attract readers into purchasing the magazine to read what they are about. All the bands mentioned on the cover appeal to the target audience and there are bound to be artists there that the readers like and want to know more about. They are interested in finding out more.

The bar code is near the bottom of the cover on the left, accompanied by the date, issue number and price - all essential information. They are placed in an area which is similar to other magazines that I have studied and analysed. Although they are important information- they are not main sells or anything which attracts the customer so they do not need to be large, just large enough to read clearly and do not need to be central, instead off to one side.