Are music magazines still a popular format of publication? Or is it passe that is no longer viable in today's music world?
Take a look at our attempt at designing one!
Symphonix Front Cover
Symphonix Inside Page
In our discussions, most of us seemed to agree that whilst there is still a small audience for these music magazines, they have diminished over the years, with the uprising of cheaper, more effective, more convenient options (i.e. music websites, television etc.). There also seems to be a general consensus in that the music magazines must be somewhat integrated with the Internet, and be made very convenient, and cheap, to survive in today's music world.
If we were to publish this magazine, we would make it heavily integrated with the Internet (setting up a website, news updates, freebies, community etc.), and make the magazine very cheap, and easily available to the public. We also tried to blend genres together, so that the scope of the audience can be widened, and so more people will buy the magazine (i.e. there is no set genre of music. Lots of different artists featured). Additionally, we tried to focus on trending and popular artists, in hope that "hot" news will draw in more audiences than news that is less popular.
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