Evaluation Question 1

The title in kerrang magazine is similar to the one i used with bold black font and white background as the masthead.
The page layout/model is similar as it uses similar to mine as we Have text in similar places like band names and i have a header and footer similar to kerrangs but i have no pictures on my front cover other then the main one of the band and kerrang has a few small images scattered across the front cover to give the reader an insight as to what other bands are featured in the magazine.
My magazine has a darker picture to reflect the genre of the band and the picture in this is well lit, clear to see, cut out to overpower the title and has no background
The bands costume in both of the magazines appear to just be there casual clothes this shows they not trying to impress anyone and this represents genre and the magazine to be grungy.
The postioning of the models is different in the kerrang magazine compared to mine as the models/bands are postioned higher up in kerrang magazine as there heads begin to cover up the title and in mine the model is more centered.
This magazine has pictures and teasers on the front cover this gives an insight of the content that the magazine features and mine has lines of text telling the reader what bands are inside the magazine this gives the reader an insight as to its content but i should have included some more images on the front page to fill it out more and to make it look less empty.
I would say my magazine appeals to my target market because it has grungy fonts that appeal to the area of the market i am trying to sell to which is the alternative group of social tribes.
The image on the front of my magazine sets the tone for the whole magazine as it has a low light a plain background with lack of props, the picture is also framed so you can see the model clearly and part of the environment he is in (Background) the image was taken at a high angle to make it look like the model we the reader have authority over the model.
I think the fonts used throughout the magazine represents the genre well as is grungy and has attitude i used the DaFont website to get the 'Dirty Headline' font used for the magazines title and various other titles throughout the magazine and the 'Urban Jungle' font which is used for the chiquitos name i found this gave the band more of an identity and made them seem unique.
The Magazine has a similar model to this kerrang magazine as the text is placed very in similar places and the Bands Names Are in Similar places.

My Contents page isn't as filled with content as kerrangs but i feel this gives it a cleaner look and makes it easier to read. My Contents follows the general conventions of a magazine contents page it has pictures sacttered around the page and its listed in columns I believe this makes the page looks clean and easy to read and understand the information. The pictures are all relevent to articles in the magazine. Unlike kerrangs i havent added loads of information like quotes and teaser on my magazine as i wanted to keep it quite simplistic and clean.

In My Double Page Spread I Decided to seperate my article in to 3 seperate columns and i made the Questions bold to distinguish who was asking them and who was answering them. the font on my bands title stands out from rest of the text and gives the band a unique identity. my photo on the laft page of the double page spread is well cut out and fills the whole page its is is also positioned so it grabs the readers attention and I think this uses the spiral effect. mine dosent have a footer style column running down the side. my double page spread follows most of the basic conventions