Indie cover





My indie cover features a stereotypical looking indie band; boys in skinny jeans, the girl dressed in vintage. This immediately informs the pubic of the genre of the magazine. Indie fans are meant to be 'all about the music' so the image incorporates this idea by including the piano in the photo. This theory is also reflected in the language, quite formal and always full English because the reader of this genre is typically ABC1. The colour scheme is red, white and blue. I chose this due to all the bands featured on the cover being British and the colours reflect that. The colours also appeal to both men and women of quite a wide age range. The title of the magazine is taken from the iconic Clash song 'London Calling', this identifies the genre on the cover along with the images and text. Features on the rock/indie festival Reading also show the genre and the target audience. Featuring bands such as Pulp on the front appeal to their huge fan base, meanwhile attracting more readers. The band Pulp are more of an older band targeting the over 25's whereas below there are a list of more current and up coming bands that may attract a younger reader. The magazine is more colourful compared to the metal one to reflect the more upbeat music, but not too colourful to make the magazine seem immature. I feel the magazine appeals to the target audience, however if I could change anything I would have used a different image that was more stereotypical and would have featured advertising that would interest a reader of this magazine. Overall I would also attempt to make the cover more professional through editing.