In this project I mainly used two programmes. Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXPress. For my front cover I used Adobe Photoshop. I much preferred this to QuarkXPress as I found that it was easier to use and that I was able to do a lot more artistic things to my front cover. I think Adobe Photoshop made my front cover look more realistic as I was able to make my cover have all of the conventions of a real magazine. I also like that I was able to edit my picture for my front cover, also this made my cover seem more realistic in my opinion.
However I found QuarkXPress really quite hard to use. It was confusing and not very clear. But I did find that the way you could set things out on the page was good. In a way the way it was set out looked more realistic as you could set it out like a real contents page. But you weren't able to do as many things on QuarkXPress as you could on Adobe Photoshop. You couldn't do as many artistic things in QuarkXPress, because of this I had to edit my photos in Adobe Photoshop and then upload them into QuarkXPress. Doing this made me find QuarkXPress even worse.
I also used the scanner to upload an image of a contents page that I analysed onto my blog. I found this very easy and was happy with the results as I have never used a scanner before. I was happy with this technology.
All in all I believe that most of the technology used in this project was good. The only let down for me was QuarkXPress, I found it a very confusing programme and I didn't like that you couldn't do as many things as Adobe Photoshop. Also it wasn't very well labeled, it was hard to find what you were looking for, if they had it at all, and I didn't like the layout of the whole programme.
Friday, 9 October 2009
Evaluation : How did you attract/address your audience?
What would make your audience want to buy this magazine?
I have included many things on my front cover and contents page that my target audience would be attracted to and want to buy. I included information that the target audience would want to know about, for example, how to deal with exam stress, cool clothes for college and gossip. I have made sure that my magazine sticks to being a student magazine by including things like 'What to do after college' and 'How to deal with exam stress'.
The colours I have used on the front cover would also attract my target audience. The pink connotes girliness, so this could attract teenage girls to be drawn to the magazine. I also made sure that my model was wearing the same sort of colours, this would also connote happy, girliness as with all of the colours on my front cover. I used a mixture of Sans Serif and Serif fonts. I have used sans serif font on strap lines that I want the targeted audience to notice first when they see the magazine. I used Serif font on my mast-head as I thought it connoted girliness also, I also thought that it connoted being young and this would also attract the buyer.
I made my model look at the camera because I wanted the magazine to seem friendly and like it would welcome everyone to reading it. I also made sure she was smiling at the camera as this would also connote friendliness towards the target audience. I think my model is the typical girl who would buy the magazine, this is one of the reasons why I picked her, she is a normal girl that other girls could look up to.
I have included many things on my front cover and contents page that my target audience would be attracted to and want to buy. I included information that the target audience would want to know about, for example, how to deal with exam stress, cool clothes for college and gossip. I have made sure that my magazine sticks to being a student magazine by including things like 'What to do after college' and 'How to deal with exam stress'.
The colours I have used on the front cover would also attract my target audience. The pink connotes girliness, so this could attract teenage girls to be drawn to the magazine. I also made sure that my model was wearing the same sort of colours, this would also connote happy, girliness as with all of the colours on my front cover. I used a mixture of Sans Serif and Serif fonts. I have used sans serif font on strap lines that I want the targeted audience to notice first when they see the magazine. I used Serif font on my mast-head as I thought it connoted girliness also, I also thought that it connoted being young and this would also attract the buyer.
I made my model look at the camera because I wanted the magazine to seem friendly and like it would welcome everyone to reading it. I also made sure she was smiling at the camera as this would also connote friendliness towards the target audience. I think my model is the typical girl who would buy the magazine, this is one of the reasons why I picked her, she is a normal girl that other girls could look up to.
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Evaluation : In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
I have included many different media conventions on my magazine cover and contents page.
On my magazine front cover I have included ;
On my magazine front cover I have included ;
- Masthead
- Freebies
- Puff
- Reversed out
- Issue number
- Price
- Barcode
- Screamers
- Strap lines
- Serif Font
On the contents page I have included ;
- Information bar
- Page numbers
- Welcome from the editor
- Pictures about what is included in the magazine
All of these conventions included in my magazine front cover and contents page are included in real magazines. This makes my magazine seem more realistic.
Evaluation : Who would be the target audience for your media product?
For my audience I have narrowed it down to four catergories, Gender, Age, Psychographics and Jicnar scale. By doing this I have catergorised my audience and by doing this I will be able to focus on things that my audience would want.
Gender : Female
Age : 16-19
Jicnar Scale : C1, C2
Psychographics : Mainstreamers
My statements about my audience are :
- You go on holiday just to get a tan
- You like to be fashionable
- You watch romantic comedies
- You take care over your apperance
- You enjoy going out with friends
- You have recently discovered your love for coffee/tea
- Pop is your favourite kind of music
- You shop at Sainsbury's rather than Tesco
- You buy at least one item of clothing per week
Gender : Female
Age : 16-19
Jicnar Scale : C1, C2
Psychographics : Mainstreamers
My statements about my audience are :
- You go on holiday just to get a tan
- You like to be fashionable
- You watch romantic comedies
- You take care over your apperance
- You enjoy going out with friends
- You have recently discovered your love for coffee/tea
- Pop is your favourite kind of music
- You shop at Sainsbury's rather than Tesco
- You buy at least one item of clothing per week
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Contents Page
For this part of my project I had to compare two different types on contents page suitable for my target audience. I had to find similarities between the two magazines, 'Mizz' and 'Mixmag'
Both of the magazines have features that are similar. These are, the magazines have a note from the editor. This could introduce and welcome new readers to the magazine. Both the magazines also have pictures to do with whats in the magazine, these pictures also have page numbers on them. Both magazines also have separate titles depending on what topic the articles fit under. This could be beneficial for the reader to try and find something they want to read.
Both magazines have writing on one side of the magazine and pictures on the other. This layout is easiest to read and find the articles that the reader would want to read. Both of the magazines use language that is slang. This could attract the type of audience that the magazine is based for. The magazine also addresses the reader by saying 'You' and 'Your' this means that magazine is making sure that the reader feels like the magazine is talking to them.
The way that the contents pages appeal to their audience is; The language used ( slang, 'you' ), The types of articles in the magazine, The colours used in the magazine and the Pictures that are used in the contents page. All of these things could attract the target audience. They also use lots of screamers also.
Both of the magazines follow the house style. The colours from the main cover follow through on the contents page also. This makes the magazine look more professional and makes the contents page more easy on the eye. It also show the target audience that the magazine is going to be based on the front cover. The theme of the magazine is thorough in its design.
For my magazine contents I am going to try and follow these ideas also. I will make my writing on one side of the magazine and try and include pictures on the other side. I will follow the colour scheme from the front page to the contents to make it follow the 'house-style' Doing this will make my magazine seem and look more professional.
Both of the magazines have features that are similar. These are, the magazines have a note from the editor. This could introduce and welcome new readers to the magazine. Both the magazines also have pictures to do with whats in the magazine, these pictures also have page numbers on them. Both magazines also have separate titles depending on what topic the articles fit under. This could be beneficial for the reader to try and find something they want to read.
Both magazines have writing on one side of the magazine and pictures on the other. This layout is easiest to read and find the articles that the reader would want to read. Both of the magazines use language that is slang. This could attract the type of audience that the magazine is based for. The magazine also addresses the reader by saying 'You' and 'Your' this means that magazine is making sure that the reader feels like the magazine is talking to them.
The way that the contents pages appeal to their audience is; The language used ( slang, 'you' ), The types of articles in the magazine, The colours used in the magazine and the Pictures that are used in the contents page. All of these things could attract the target audience. They also use lots of screamers also.
Both of the magazines follow the house style. The colours from the main cover follow through on the contents page also. This makes the magazine look more professional and makes the contents page more easy on the eye. It also show the target audience that the magazine is going to be based on the front cover. The theme of the magazine is thorough in its design.
For my magazine contents I am going to try and follow these ideas also. I will make my writing on one side of the magazine and try and include pictures on the other side. I will follow the colour scheme from the front page to the contents to make it follow the 'house-style' Doing this will make my magazine seem and look more professional.
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