Evaluation Question 2

In the making of my magazine products, the people I, overall, wanted to represent the most was young rebellious men aged between 18-30. Looking at my products now that they are finished, I genuinely feel like I have represented this specific group rather well.
The obvious way in which i have attempted to represent this community is through the music genre I have chosen for my magazine, this being Rock/Heavy Metal. A lot of todays rock music is heavily based around the idea of rebelling against society. They do this using the lyrics, clothing and the way the music sounds. I feel this perfectly represents the community I had in mind as a lot of listeners of this style of music do intact take a lot of inspiration form the music, whether its the music itself they are taking inspiration form the the band/artists who perform them. Another way I made an attempt to represent my chosen community in my magazine is the use of colours. Its easily recognisable to spot someone who potentially listens to heavy metal often by the clothes they wear. A lot of their items of clothing will be black, grey, dark blue e.t.c. So I took this into mind and utilised it in my magazine to make it a lot more relatable and representable towards my community by making the background of my cover and contents page grey and my double page spread a dark blue that fades into black. a lot of the visuals on all three of my finished products consist of a dark shade of colours. One thing I have also done is follow a few stereotypes that are commonly portrayed with the community I am trying to represent. One example of this is some of the language I have used on my magazine, more specifically in the interview on my double page spread. contained in the interview, there is a lot of slang used, all from the musician being interviewed. Another example is the images I decided to go with on my magazine. The images show a person who does intact fall under the community I wish to represent appearing somewhat emotionless, wearing tatty clothes. I did this so I could make another relation to the target audience as they may be able to relate to the model that was used.
The main image on my front cover can be easily compared to an image you might find on a magazine like 'Q' or 'NME' as both magazine try to focus on slightly similar fan bases. I did intact base the style of my image ( the camera angle, lighting and depth of focus ) on the design of some 'Q' magazines after doing a little research. I like the look of the image having a clear bright outline leading to the darkness of the clothing that the model is wearing. also the whole design, in my head, went well with the overall design of the magazine and also would be relatable for the target audience.