Proposal

My magazine is specifically aimed towards people from the ages of 13 - 25. This is because the type of magazine I am planning to make seems to appeal more to this age range of people. I decided to aim for people within this age range as I intend for my magazine to be slightly like Kerrang! which is mainly aimed at teenagers and young adults.
The image I intend to put on the cover of my magazine is of just a single person, who I intent to look like a lead singer of a band. To get this image I will take a photo shoot with one of my friends and ask them to stand in variation of different poses. I'll also ask them to dress up in an alternative type fashion in order for the images to go along with the genre of my magazine. Once I've taken as many pictures as needed I'll just pick the pictures that came out the best and go along with the ideal magazine cover I'm looking for.
The genre of magazine I am aiming for is Rock, sort of like Kerrang! or Rock Sound. This is because in my survey these two magazines were the most well known, followed closely by NME which is a magazine that talks about a mixture of genres.
My magazine will be a special edition magazine, dedicated mainly towards to 'Rock 100 chart' but will also have a number of other special content like exclusive interviews and inside information into band members lives and so on. I will make sure that the main cover line on the magazine front cover stands out, this is so that people will be drawn to the magazine and be curious to see what place their favourite band has come, as well as what position other bands they may like have come, therefore making them want to buy the magazine.
The typical content that will be within the rest of the magazine would be mainly the 'Rock 100' charts but also things like; new albums coming out; rising stars; upcoming concerts; following bands on tour; exclusive interviews; gig guides; live reviews ... etc.
On the cover there is going to be the main cover line, which will be the main feature of the magazine and will take up a fair few pages. There will also be a few other cover lines which let people know some of the other articles that are present throughout the magazine, this would appeal to people who aren't interested in the main feature of the magazine.
For my masthead, I want it to stand out and be recognisable, but also something that fits in with the genre of magazine I have chosen. For example, something like: 'CRASH!' would work, especially if I select a typeface that is broken and cracked, as well as picking a bright colour, therefore making the masthead stand out, which in turn would make the magazine cover eye-catching and aesthetically pleasing.
I would make it so my magazine was a monthly edition, this is so that it would be up to date with the Rock/Metal industry, with this being the case I would make it so the colour scheme of the magazine changed depending on the season as well as things that happen within that month like, Halloween and Christmas.
I would make my magazine be the same dimensions as the average magazine: 8.5 x 11.
On the contents page I would use one single image with the contents being within a reasonable sized back on the right hand side of the page. I am planning to do this as I am aiming for my contents page to be unique and unlike the ordinary layout of a contents page.
My magazine would be sold for £2.99, this is so the it's within the price range of the target audience.