Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Publication Plan

Publication Plan

Magazine Name:  STICKS AND STONES

Stylized Name:

Positioning Statement: Stick it to da man!

Price: £1.99

Distribution: sold at all major retailers and music shops and festivals

Rationale:  the reason behind the magazine is to supply people my age with a magazine that is informal and cheap which allows them to catch up with the world of Classic Rock.

Style:  the magazine main style and approach will be of an informal manor with a free Rock look, eg. Posters and peeling stickers to help with the styling of each page but it will also help with maintaining a house style throughout the magazine

1p = 1 Page
2p = 2 Page

Regular Content:
1.       Editors note
2.       Band Interview – M(1p)
3.       General Charts(1p)
4.       Classic Rock Chart (1p)
5.       Featured albums – 4 (2 page spread)
6.       Band News(half p)
7.       Calendar/Upcoming Events(pull out poster)
8.       Our Gig Reviews(1p)
9.       This month’s YouTube must watch (5 videos)(1p)
10.   Fans in Force (2p)
11.   Featured Songs(5 Songs)
12.   History 101 (important dates related to the current months)
13.   Labelless (unsigned band of month)
Featured Content:
1.       Artist Interview – F(2p)
2.       Artist Mini Biography(half p)
3.       Money, Money, Money - Spotify not paying artist enough royalties and other stories(1p)
4.       Bridging the Genres – cross genre music(1p)
5.       Festival Horror stories(bad experiences) (1p)
6.       Turn Back Time – our favourite broken up bands(2p)
7.       Fans Speak out – Gig Reviews from Fans
8.       When Genres Clash – unusual music collaborations e.g. Aerosmith + Run DMC (2p)
9.       Live feed (Festival News/lineups)
10.   Live Fools (top 10 concert bloopers)
Styling
Cover lines: Franklin Gothic Medium (Bold)
Headlines: Franklin Gothic Demi Cond (Not Bold)
Captions: Franklin Gothic Demi Cond (Bold)
Body Text: Century Gothic

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