Vintage Crime’s socio-economic backgrounds would be ABC1C2 This is because it would be affordable for a lot of people but my magazine will only be found in bookstores. I want my magazine to be more in the niche market as it will attract more curiosity from people and more would want to see what my magazine is about. My magazine uses mostly all areas of Blumer and Katz and the Gratification theory. Vintage crime uses a lot of the Surveillance and Personal identity theories, the surveillance theory helps the readers gain information about the world around them while reading my magazine and find out new information about different murders that happened. Additionally, Personal identity theory helps people develop their interests and find hobbies based on what they find interesting, like in my magazine's case people find different murders cases fascinating. The Psychometrics of my magazine are mainly reformers and aspirers.
My magazine has a more vintage look with warm colours that appeals to the appropriate demographic. To give the vintage effect I also added a different font from the ones that modern magazines have, I made the text more round rather than sharp and also gave it a shadow effect to stand out more. Additionally, I edited my pictures with warmer tones and shadows. As I looked at a lot of vintage magazines this will make my product look like the ones I researched about. Furthermore, of the aesthetic designs on the pages and images, my magazine may potentially target a diverse demographic. This is because it has a lot of illustrations that some people with different interests might enjoy and also some interesting articles that not just crime fans will be curious to read. This links to Denis Mcqail’s theories of information and learning. People can look at my magazine and find out about events that happened in the past, also look at different illustrations and gain knowledge and an in-depth understanding of how the world was centuries ago. "True Detective" was the magazine that most influenced me since it has the precise style I was looking for. The magazine features very artistic drawings, but it is also a crime magazine that discusses various murder cases. I attempted to do the same with Vintage Crime in order to reach the correct audience. I did a lot of research on crime magazines, and the most essential thing I need to accomplish is have the right content, make it engaging so that people are interested in finishing my magazine. Platforms are also vital, and because crime magazines have a niche market, I will try to do the same. Vintage Crime will cost 5.99 dollars and will only be available at bookshops, which will pique people's interest in what the magazines are about and why they are so difficult to find. This is because those who are interested in crime magazines are already aware of it, and I don't need to publicise it to make it more widely recognized. My magazine will be national so it will target more of the right audience and make it more known in the niche market. For my product I will not want a large conglomerate to buy my magazine. This is because I want it to be an independent magazine and for me to still have the rights to design it and write my own interesting articles, I want to have the most power over my own magazine. Vintage Crime will be successful and have a lot of readers, this is because it will target a certain interest that people have about crime and also make people gain more knowledge on this topic. The theory that links to my point is Stuard Hall’s reception theory of dominant reading. The audience will read my magazine, share the text’s code and accept the preferred reading. There are a lot of crime magazines like mine in the world that are already very successful and a lot of people read them because they find the magazines interesting and not only because they have a crime interest.
I believe that reading my magazine is very essential because it gives people an insight on what certain individuals are capable of, as well as information on what other people face in their life. My magazine deserves a place in the world simply because it talks about people that faced the most traumatising life experiences and makes them heard. Vintage crime may be useful to certain individuals in the future and may also remain in the reader's mind as information. This also links to my audience as a lot of younger people from the ages of 18 to 25 will read the articles and be more careful in the outside world since there are a lot of horrible people. It also links to my older audience 35 to 45 as they might have children so by reading my magazine it shows how much they should protect their children or reading crime might be a hobby for some people and it just makes them happier. With my magazine I pushed a lot of boundaries starting with the presentation (picture taking), context (writing the crime article) and also aesthetic of Vintage Crime.