Chosen Genre and Mood Board

My chosen genre for my magazine is going to be the indie/alternative market. This is because I am a fan of that music anyway and I have a fair amount of knowledge of what is already on the market for this type of magazine genre. However in saying that I don't really want to be to conform to what these magazines normally look like, although I will also be taking inspiration from them as well. Basically, I would like to produce something different however I don't want it to be not accessible in the market I am planning on selling the magazine to.

The bands that have inspired are Arcade Fire, Warpaint and The Maccabees. The latter being the only one out of the line up that is more so classified underneath the 'indie' genre. The reason why they have inspired me is because they all have their own styles and don't conform to anything society tells them to be. Warpaint are still a fairly unknown band even though they have been together for over 5 years, their style is very stripped down and the sound feel and sound simple, they all blend together beautifully. Arcade Fire are completely different, they have a style that completely sets them apart from the traditional indie/alternative market. Their style of both music and the band themselves is something I want to emulate in my magazine.

Both fashions of the males and females are ones that I want to emulate the style of in my magazine because it is a style that many people relate to recently, the 1990's grunge style. The type of materials as well that are used in the clothing such as velvet and denim are ones that I will look out for in my own magazine.

Mood Board for Mediaa