Analysis of existing magazines

My goal in this post is to identify key features of existing British music magazines, such as techniques used to present information, and the ideas presented as a whole. I have done this because it will help me to identify techniques that i will adopt in my own music magazine. I have used Prezi to create this, and i have used Prezi because is is a more entertaining way of viewing information, rather than looking at a table. My first Prezi, based on Kerrang! magazine is much too long, however i have left it to show my progress in the way that i have compacted my other Prezi's, based on Metal Hammer and Q magazines, to make them easier to read.

Current state of the music and magazine industries

The music magazine is currently in a transitional state. This is because certain magazine companies have adapted to the change in digital techniques, whereas some haven't. The introduction of the digital age has been pivotal in affecting the magazine industry as a whole. For example, Rob Hind explores the story of NME and  

Metal Hammer Magazine Final Research

Due to the length of my previous Prezi, i have compacted this one more, but keeping the relavent information included

Kerrang! Magazine Final Research

I found this Prezi to be much too long, so i left it and decided to improve successive Prezis by making them much shorter and more compact.

Q Magazine Research

For my magazine research I have used existing music magazines to influence my work and to look at what works for existing magazines. I have looked at the front cover, contents page and a double page spread from each of my three chosen magazines.

Metal Hammer Magazine Research

For my magazine research I have used existing music magazines to influence my work and to look at what works for existing magazines. I have looked at the front cover, contents page and a double page spread from each of my three chosen magazines.

Kerrang! Magazine Research

For my magazine research I have used existing music magazines to influence my work and to look at what works for existing magazines. I have looked at the front cover, contents page and a double page spread from each of my three chosen magazines.

This is my improved version of my Preliminary contents page, including amendments such as, a page number and issue number 

Preliminary Product Contents Page

This is the contents page for my preliminary magazine