ALTERNATIVE

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Product 1 My magazine name is ‘ALTERNATIVE’ because it has connotations of indie music that targets the 16–25-year-old demographic. I have been assigned to work for an independent institution, not ‘Bauer’ which means that I will have more creative freedom. The technical layout of conventions will need to be applied such as masthead, coverlines, sell- line and different images to represent the indie music industry. The use of a house style will be bright but with elements of dark colours to create a house style fulfilling conventions of music magazines and to attract the audience’s attention to my indie music magazine. My covers will feature barcodes, issue number, price, website and social media handlebars to ensure that the front covers link to my website and to attract a wider audience as 16-25 year olds spend most of their time on social media. My main cover stars will be diverse in representation- issue 1 will feature a story about a male band representing the youth community to em...