ARTIST PROFILE.

My artist 'Abby LeMay' is 23 years old and is a british singer/song writer. Abby's influences are Kurt Cobain, Elvis Presley and Beach Boys.  She was signed with Stranger records in December 2009, to release her debut single 'Electribody' which hit number 6 in the chart. While being interviewed by Lisa Cram of the Observer, Abby revealed "I just put that song online a couple of months ago because it was my favourite that i'd written. I didn't mean for it to be a single but people have really responded to it." This set the fans going and urging for her latest album 'Power on me' to be released.

She was record of the week for Zane Lowe and Nik Grimshaw. Abby has in the past hung out with Alexa Chung in LA and recorded a variety of duets with artists such as Florence Welsch, Marina and Eliza Doolittle. She is due to tour O2 arenas in the autumn and has been signed up for performing in the NME radar tour.

She has recently returned from touring relentlessly following the success of her debut album. Abby had been to university in London studying music and recording which is what lead her onto doing her first song recordings within her apartment.  

MAGAZINE NAMES.

I was thinking about what i could call my magazine and brainstormed a few ideas. I would like the name of my magazine to  represent the type of artists that are going to be featured within the magazine. Some artists such as Birdy and Lana Del Rey have a unique voice and some artists such as Florence and the Machine and Eliza Doolittle have a rare styled toned within their voices. So as my magazine are going to feature artists that have a 'RARE', 'UNIQUE' or 'RANDOM' voice i think these words would be quite powerful to use as my title. Other ideas that i had was PULP, WHISPER and FADE. The name i chose in the end was 'PULP' i think this is will go along with the whole idea of unique and randomness of the artists and I think the word PULP 'rolls' of the tounge well.

COLOUR PALLET.

These a few idea of the types of colours I would like to use in my magazine because they are simple neutral colours however arn't boring . I didn't want to chose bright and vibrant colours as this wouldn't represent the genre of the music my magazine is aimed at. Also I didn't want the magazine colours to over  power my artist so by using these neutral colours the audience will naturally find my artist more eye catching as well as the text. I would like to use neutral colours such as a pale background and dark text not only because the colours will contrast which will make it clear and to stand out.

3 COVERS, CONTENTS & DOULBE PAGES.

Magazine Cover, Double Spread and Contents

FONTS - PULP.

Here are some of the fonts that I would like to use as my masthead. I like how they are all a quite bold and clear. I have chosen these because I think it will go with the neutral colour scheme that i have. These will help contribute towards the main attention being on the close up image of my model. Evevn though they are quite simple I think they look very proffesional which is what makes people buy magazines. Making my masthead look this simple also ties in with girls being the main audience and girls sterotypically neat and tidy therefore the font would match upto that stereotype.

MOODBOARD ANIMOTO - PULP.

NME TARGET AUDIENCE MEDIA PACK.

Nme Target Audience

AUDIENCE PROFILES.

It'd be useful for me to understand what my auidence are like and what they expect to do this i asked 2 of my friends questions and looked into what their lifestyle is like.

 I firstly spoke to my friend Polly Seymour she is 16 and studies Biology, P.E, Food and Health + Social care at Lutterworth College. Polly likes to listen to artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Katy B, Foals, Friendly Fires, Birdy, Bombay Bicycle Club but she also listens to Beyonce and Rihanna. "The music type that I like is a bit of everything. The mood I'm in can effect my decision in what I listen to however there is some music out there that I just not like such as heavy metal bands and blassical as I find these boring." Her favourite shops are Topshop, Urban Outfitters, H&M and Wardrobe so you can see that she is quite trendy and fashionable. This is good as my magazine will attract people that are querky with their fashion and music. In her spare time she socialises with friends and works at Waitrose. When asking what magazines she normally would pick up she said  magazines such as Glamour, Company and ELLE but with these style of magazines such bright bold colours however mine will not be and have more netural tones.

The second person I asked was my older sister Abby as I wanted to ask someone who is older and is doing something different to see what her thoughts were; Abby is 21 years old and has a job in London doing event organising for celebrities such as Olly murs and Shayne Ward. She listens to artists such as Arcade Fire, Beyonce, Rihanna, Jamie Woon, Florence & The Machine. She tends to shop at Urban Outfitters, Topshop, Zara and Office. Abby's favourite magazines are VOGUE, ELLE and Gossip magazines. In her spare time she goes out and socialises with her friends at night and weekends. Both my friend and sister has very similar likes and go nicely together.  

MOOD BOARD.

AS MEDIA FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO G321 SCHEDULE 2012.

AS Media Foundation portfolio G321 Schedule 2012

GLOSSARY.

Masthead – The name and logo of the magazine.
The Lead – the introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals.
Body copy - refers to the text of your written articles, which should be produced as a printed presentation to accepted industry standards, e.g. correct language, font size, word limits etc. Usually written in columns.
Serif font – fonts like Times New Roman, or Baskerville Old Face, which have little bars (serifs) on end ofletters.
Sans serif font – fonts like Impact, or Agency FB, which do not have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Drop Capitals – Really big letter, which start off an article.
Cross Head – Small sub-heading used to split up a large block of text.
White Space – white parts of a page other than text or pictures.
Mode Of Address – How the magazine talks to the audience.
Sell Lines – Text on the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience. Kerrang!’s sell line is “life is loud”.
Banners – text, which stands out because its on a coloured background.
House Style – a magazines distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.
Borders – the gaps at the edges of the page.
Gutters – the gaps between the columns of text.
Leading - the space between lines of text.
Kerning - the space between letters.
Strap Lines – a smaller headline, printed above the main headline.
By-lines - name of the person who wrote the article. Picture Credits - where did photos come from or who took them.
Anchorage – The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and visa versa.