Artist planning

 

Feature artist Ali Grove

 

 

 

Existing female artists who helped inspire this is indie artists such as Lorde and Lana Del Rey. Their unique image and sound inspired me as I wanted a artist who is new and different to appeal to the target audience who are looking for something new and exciting in this magazine. This artists style was inspired but the mixture of indie but also slightly grunge image existing artists already have, I think this sort of imagery suits the unique indie image well whilst also being something which is eye catching to the target readership who may aspirers and explorers who would like to also venture out of everyday norms.

For the actual magazine, I think somewhere with a relatively plain or pastel background would be best for photos, this is because these settings embody a simplistic but also  theme but also to not draw attention away from the image of the artist. The simple pastel or cream will represent how the chosen artist is still down to earth. For makeup, something with splashes of soft pastel colour of glitter, like shown on the mood board, is something I'd like to include as they also represent the indie look. I will get my artist model to do a variation of photos from a up close and serious profile to things a bit different such as odd facial expressions or pulling parts of their face, which seems to be quite common on indie magazines. I also don't think any props are necessary, apart from an instrument as it implies her simple and independent persona.

For my content pages I will include a mixture of male, female and band names with a few different stories such as new albums, new band or people who are making a comeback after a scandal.