Post 15: Last batch of magazine covers

The first subject is of Paul Mcartney

Likes
How he is using pop culture to be relate able

Comic relief

Dislikes
Whilst its quite funny people may not recognise who it is

Doesn't strike us as a front cover

The next subject are Nirvana


Likes
The simplicity

Its quite raw and provides energy

Colours are simple and contrast well against backdrop

Dislikes
Could involve somthing happening

Cover is quite boring

This is my cover which i used for my as media project. This rendition however was without a filter. I shall soon upload that rendition however. The objective was to make a front cover for a music magazine


I wanted to encapsulate a fun sense of energy.

Post 14: More magazine covers

The first subject is Christina agulera


Likes
The use of colour
Does not follow the convention of rolling stone magazines white backdrop
Its alluring due to the power of the subject
Semiotics of colour implie war time

Dislikes
Nothing

The next subject is Jay Z


Likes
Semiotics of colour make him look like a buisnessman

Against a white backdrop it looks powerful and dominant

The colours catch your attention

Dislikes
The dominance may be a bit intimidating

The next subject are the band Metalica


Likes
The composition of characters

They interact by looking at the reader

Create a sense of fun by pulling faces

The dark colours contrast against the background

Dislikes
Nothing

Similar to the other cover is the next subject KISS


Likes
Their in theyre normal costumes

Its fun with the poses

The placement of characters gives of a feeling of unity and compactness.

Dislikes
Colours arent very strong

Its quite a weak cover with regards to creating an impresion with covers

Post 13: Magazine covers

In the next few posts i will be looking at magazine covers as research for my anxilery task of making a front cover for a music magazine. All the magazines are rolling stone magazines. I have done this so that it is easier to compare and contrast what makes a good front cover.

The first subject is Lil Wayne.
first subject is Lil Wayne

Likes
Use of colours
The simplicity
The way the subject looks down
How fonts are scatered around
Defies the rule of z but aquires the rule of three

Dislikes
Nothing

The next subject are the cast of The Hills


likes
The semiotics of colour used to make it feel girly
Placemnt of characters and interaction
Simplicity within colours

Dislikes
The colours are a tiny bit pail.
Might not be eyecatching enough

The next subject is Bruce Springsteen


Likes
The impact hes had in culture has resulted in lack of text
The text just says "The Boss"
A singular picture of his face speaks out volumes
How he stares at you almost drawing you to the magazine

Dislikes
Nothing, its a simplistic and daring cover

The last figure of this post is Borrack Obamma


Likes
Such a serious role and yet use him in quite a comedic sense
Change his character
Semiotics of colour used to implie a super hero asthetic

Dislikes
Nothing its just a funny magazine cover

Post 12: My Logo and research

This is my logo


I decided to opt for this font because i felt that it had the most caharcter, its fun and has quite a youthful apeal to it

This was an unused idea for a logo. At the time i was experimenting to see if i could find a strong enough design but i feel that the result was a bit weak.


Another design which was unused once again because i didnt think it conveyed any personality.

Post 11: Logo research

In order to research logos i have compiled a group to observe. They are mainly music company logos and tv institutions.

The first logo is catually Less Than Jakes own record label "Sleep it off records"


I like its simplicty
Use of characters

The next logo is from Warner Brothers


I like its simplicity and use of tones instead of colour somthing i would like to incorporate into my logo

The next logo is from the record company Decaydance records


I like once again how the use of tones has been done so in an effective manour.
The deceration around the title

The next logo is from Fueld by Ramen who put out the song that i will be using.


I like how it comes together to create a coffe cup
Once again liking the simplicity and use of tones

The last logo is from Dreamworks


Overall im not to fond on the logo however i do like the symbolism and almost mythology of it allso the colours are quite bould and grab you

Post 10: Last bit of cover research

Once again a few of these pictures arent actually album art but they have a filter on the pictures. Somthing which i too would like to incorporate into my album art.

This first picture is of the band A day to remember and the photographer has used a filter on it almost geting rid of all bright colours. This provides a mature asthetic to the piece.

The next picture is also a promotional picture from the band bayside.Like the previous picture the photographer has used a filter.
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These next few pictures are of robots. They are all made of cardboard somthing which i intend on incorporating.






The recurring theme is that the cardboard creates comic relief and provides another dimension to the pictures. The front of my cover will be one or two cardboard robots beating a person with baseball bats (the most non violent way posible) with the filter of the first two pictures in this post.

Post 9: Some more album cover research

This album cover is from Old folks home and the album is entitled we are the feeding line.

Likes
I like the robot

How its given a personality

The way it was drawn

The red against a white background

The simplicity

Dislikes
Nothing. Its simple and very effective

This album cover is from various artists and the album is called Music machine.


Likes

The tacky robot

I will hope to use somebody dressed as a badly made robot on my album cover

Dislikes
I know its from a different erra but its cheesy
Embarasing

The colours are quite offputing
For instance colour clashes (Orange font, blue sky and green grass)

The next pictures isnt actually a piece of album art but it gets across the use of robots. The picture is of Daft punk


Likes
The placement of characters

The placement of characters in a real life setting

Dislikes
The colours clash

The suits are cheesy

Colours are to bright

Not a very apeeling band picture
Catches attentionj but for the wrong reasons