Semiotics

This theory was created by Ferdinand de Saussure; this is where the human brain reacts to three different aspects: the Sign, Signifier and Signified.

For example; Sun  -  Cheery music  - Happiness

                    Sign -  Signifier         - Signified

This theory is important to be remembered for when I am designing my music magazine because it shows that slightly different aspects of life reflect on different meanings. Seeing as my magazine is based upon the genre of House music, I will ensure the colours are related to disco-like scenes to involve the reader and make the magazine a little more interactive and less boring than general colours such as black and white.

Magazine annotation

Mood Board

This mood board consists of my favourite artists which fall into the category of hose music; Swedish House Mafia, Diplo, Calvin Harris, Tim Berg, Deadmau5, Justice, Daft Punk, Wolfgang Gartner, Magnetic Man, David Guetta and Dada Life. I think that a new magazine should be brought into the market which includes all of these artists and more of their genre, as there are only a few which do this at the moment.

School magazine mock-up contents page

This is a mock up of what the contents page of my school magazine will look like. This contents page consists of a title, a logo, a list of contents with a brief explanation of what is going to be under each page so that it looks more interactive, a main article separated from the other artciles and an image which relates to the main article.

School Magazine cover

This is what my school magazine is going to be like. This includes a masthead, a logo, contents to draw viewers to the magazine, a puff, and headings. I have used semiotics to ensure my front cover is to it's best ability; I decided to use red for some of the text because this is attracts the human eye
 and also becuase it is in the school's logo.