Organisation- Band identity

Band Name: Faux Fur
Harrison Taylor- Lead guitarist and backing vocals
Jacob Robinson- Base
Sam Turner- Lead vocals and guitar

Age: Late teens
Image: Rebellious indie style, leather and denim.
Information about the band: Up and coming indie/rock band, inspired by the likes of oasis and arctic monkeys, releasing their first album with the theme of life as young teenagers having fun and doing what they want and occasionally the struggles that younger people face such as 'girl problems'.

Album Name: For the laugh
Track list:
1. Sunglasses indoors
2. Please stop talkin'
3. Forever isn't for everyone
4. Didn't do that much wrong
5. Noughties
6. Pretending to dance
7. Mysterious ways
8. Boys in blue
9. Walrus on the dancefloor
10. Ice age sugar
11. Shiver

Organisation- Name of magazine

 These are two options for the name of my magazine. 'COBAIN' is dedicated to possibly the biggest name in the genre Kurt Cobain the lead man in Nirvana. 'MELODIC METAL' is how I think the type of indie/rock music I'm thinking about could be described.
However whilst testing fonts with the two names I had the idea to combine the two and use the abbreviation 'CMM' similar to 'New Music Express' being abbreviated to 'NME'.

Organisation- Name of band

When trying to come up with band names for the main original band that will feature on my magazine i thought about current indie bands being quite young and rebellious but also quite eccentric and strange. I think the band name i will use is 'DROPOUTS' as it is simple and memorable and also forces connotations that the band are young and rebellious.

Although i didn't think 'MELODIC METAL' would be good choice for my band name i may use this for the name and masthead of my magazine as i think it represents the 'indie' genre and sound perfectly.

Drafting and planning- fonts

I found a range of different fonts that fit in with the indie genre. I dislike 'indie hand' as i disagree that it is indie and think it would look quite cheap on my magazine.

I think the rest would all fit in with different indie/rock bands but the one that would suit the band i wish to create is probably most likely to be 'Indie Press'.

Research in to similar product- Same music genre

I have decided to do an indie style magazine and feel that a lot of what I produce will have some similarities to NME. I'm researching further in to my favourite band Arctic Monkeys to learn more about the ethos of the magazine and what type of things i'll be including on my front cover. I have already established that for the main image I will need a band of rebellious young men who have a very cool, laid back attitude. I think an interesting feature of this front cover is the headings for each cover story as it is more likely to catch a readers eye and engage them. The colour scheme remains very simplistic and keeps to the traditional house colour of NME. I will definatly have my band's name the most stand out across the middle like shown on this edition of the magazine.

Research in to similar products- similar artistes

Although i do like the hip-hop/rap genre i am likely to produce an NME style magazine.
If i was to do an indie/rock type magazine i would hope to use a main photo similar to these featuring the band Arctic Monkeys.
I would photograph people wearing similar young rebellious outfits that match the personality of the band as we see in these pictures the lead man Alex Turner always has a cigarette.
I also hope to make my 'band' look as cool and care free as arctic monkeys as they're just sitting there in sun glasses looking away from the camera.

Drafting and planning- visual thesaurus

Drafting and planning- organizing my own front cover

I have produced a XXL front cover and have thought about the ethos of the hip-hop/rap magazine whilst creating the cover. 

I have included lots of different codes and conventions of a music magazine, such as, left third, main cover line & cover lines, date line, price and barcode. All of these typical codes and conventions make the front cover more professional and easy to read. 

I've used a mid shot of Jae to ensure that he takes up most of the cover aswell as his head covering the masthead highlighting the importance of the artist to this edition of XXL. I think he has the hip-hop/rap image and is appropriate to the style of this magazine. 

I've used a puff with the buzz word 'FREE' as the magazine offers a free demo of the cover star's music, this would attract hip-hop/rap music fans as they would like the chance to hear a new artist's music.

The name of the artist is the largest boldest piece of text on the cover as fans of the magazine and genre would be intrigued by a new artists name.

The colour scheme and layout is very simple and all sticks to the simplicity and plainness of the masthead. 

Research in to similar products- Other style magazine for ideas on contents page

The main image, a photo of Ciara lying on her back, is placed purposely to grab your attention as the left third rule suggests that the first thing the reader see's is her legs in the air in a seductive manor, this is is likely to appeal to the male reader and catch their attention as well as fans of the famous artist used for the main image. 

The artist's feet are covering the faint 'V' at the top of the page representing the name of the magazine highlighting the artists importance on the page. Ciara's legs matching the magazine in the shape of a 'V' makes the artist feel very specific to the magazine and would attract fans to read the article. 

The colour scheme fits in with the formal nature of the magazine and in keeps with the classy, elegant style that the font connotes.

Main cover lines are used to separate the articles in to different categories. There are lots of different cover lines representing the fact that there is lots of exciting things to read about in the magazine. More important words in the cover lines are bold and spaced out to stand out and grab your attention.