Packaging

Because I wanted only one image on my front cover along with the title, strapline and quote, I was missing a quite a few features that really do need to be included in my magazine in order to sell well and to entice my target audience.

In order to overcome this problem, I have decided to do what some other Music Magazines do, such as 'Metal Hammer' and sometimes 'Kerrang!' and give my magazine a packaging, which can include all other advertisements, details and other images my magazine needs without ruining my front cover.

It will include other images of features in my magazine, such as pictures of other bands, photo's of gigs etc. and any advertisements such as free posters which will come with my magazine.

I have decided that my magazine is a weekly magazine, and this issue I am basing my project on is a 'special issue' limelighting one band more than usual - in this case my feature band 'Above Board' - as it their 'come-back' after being in the shadows for so long, which adds to my reasons of only wanting a picture of the main band on the front cover, which led to making this packaging.

Also, the barcode will be featured on the back of the packaging, but there is also a barcode on my magazine.

As it was a popular answer in my questionairre, and I know personally that a magazine is more appealing if you get something free with it, I have decided to include free posters with my magazine, of the main band 'Above Board' and other bands featured inside. These will come in the packaging, rather than in the magazine as it is annoying having to tear out pages in your magazine to get the posters you want. They do this in 'Kerrang!' and sometimes you end up ruining your magazine trying to get your 'free' poster, and they also back to back them so if you want both posters on your wall you have to buy two magazines. I have resorted to doing this myself in the past.