Words I could use for my magazine name

-Influence -High Voltage -Charged -Collision -Washout -Affliction -Revenge -Downfall -Subversion -Persecution -Dismay -Hysteria These words would all make good names for my magazine as the harsh words reflect the dark genre of my magazine. These words are often associated with the conventions of a rock genre and the ideology which goes with it. I have decided to use HYSTERIA as my magazine name as I asked people in the target audience which one appealed to them more, and HYSTERIA was very popular. I also feel that this name reflects the genre of music as it is unique and unusual, making it stand out from other magazines.

Similar Products - Rock Sound

Rock Sound is a British rock magazine. It aims at sub-genres such as heavy metal, emo and punk music. This is useful as these are genres which I will cover with my magazine. The magazine's tagline is "For those who like their music loud, extreme and non-conformist" which is very appealing to the ideology held by the target audience. The readers of this magazine are 59% female and 41% male. The magazine aims at 15-24 year old's which is the same as my target audience and the same as Kerrang! magazine's target audience. This is because this genre is mostly popular with this age group. This is very close to the demographic for my magazine, and this layout will be considered for drafting my magazine.

Similar Products - Kerrang!

Kerrang! is a UK based magazine in the genre of rock and heavy metal music, published by Bauer. It took its name as it appealed to the ideology of the audience, being a word to do with guitar chords used in this style of music. This is an effective way of selecting a good name that will appeal to the target audience, and I plan to use this method to chose the name for my magazine. Kerrang! has risen and declined in popularity many times, and has tried to stay in the limelight by sticking to the latest trends within the genre. It has featured many sub-genres over the years and has changed format many times. When producing my magazine, I will try to keep within the latest trends so that I will attract a larger audience. Kerrang! found that it's readers were made up of 60% male and 40% female, with their demographic being people in social classes D-C. This is useful as Kerrang! has a target audience of 16-24 year old's, which is the same as my target audience meaning that many of the techniques used by Kerrang! can also be used in my magazine.

Reader Profile

This is my rear profile showing my target demographic and what other brands and products appeal to them. This is very useful when making my product as it can help me to decide what conventions will and will not appeal to my target audience, and help me to make a more appealing product. The reader profile also shows the age of my demographic and the percentages of each gender for my audience, along with their social class. These are all important and need to be considered as young people in low social classes will not want to read about glamour or expensive thing, but may be interested in cheaper band clothing or a concert weekend away. This also helps me to develop an appropriate writing style for the desired audience in order to capture their readership.

Conventions of a rock magazine

Research

A useful website I used to find out about the demographic, conventions and layout of a popular rock magazine "Kerrang!"

Magazine Genre/Layout Prezzi