Production Diary: Week 6

This week in media, our task was to think of as many possible names for our magazine as we could. Using our knowledge of maagzine name types, we were able to come up with names that were not only entirely original, but ones that were connonative, phrases, compounds and acronyms. By following the definitions of these four types of name, we could create names that if used in real life, would entice the audience and genuinely make them believe that this was a magazine worth reading. Below are the definitions of the four types of name. Acronyms – These are letters that stand for a certain group of words. They are short, effective and are instrumental in a magazine becoming well known by people. Not many people know what these acronyms stand for, but that isn’t really a problem. An example of an acronym name is NME which stands fow “New music express”. Phrase – Phrases are popular and are usually used to give a certain feel or sense of mood to a magazine. Some of them can be used to relate to the genre i.e. – Top of the Pops. An example of a phrase name used to display a mood is “Drowned in sound”. Connotative – When looking at connotative names, we can simply think of connotations of certain things. For example red for passion or love. When they are used in magazine names, they cover what music involves or represents. For example “Vibe” can be used to represent the feeling that individuals get when they listen to music. Compound – Also known as “Play on words”, these names are usually a mix of two words or just simply incorporate a word within a phrase. For example – “Indie-pendent”. A lot of these compound names have some sort of relation to the genre itself, like “Indie-pendent” As you already know, the name for my magazine will be "Indie-vidual", which is a compound (Play on words) name. However, I did have other potential names: I was first of all considering to use the acronym,"I.E" which stands for "Indie Express". In addition, I was also considering to use the name "Alternate", which relates to the genre of music (Indie and Alternative)