4.26.2010
Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
shots from both tasks photography layout mode of address comparison.
Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
screen shots of the programs and pictures of macbooks camera and tripod etc...
4.23.2010
Question 5: How did you attract/address your audience
Write up the Questionnaire and make the graphs.
4.21.2010
Question 4: who would be the audience for your media product
Readers profile
A 18 year old student who loves knowing more about new coming bands and music specific to seasons ie)mellow jason mraz, newton faulker style fitting to summer. They may already be fans of magazines like NME however SCENE may be more fitting for girls and summer vibes. She would be a social butterfly always out and about and loves summer. Shops in high street stores such as HandM and Topshop with a love for summery clothing and festival gear such as sandles, dresses, sunnies and straw hats. They listen to current bands such as laura marling, Paolo Nutini, The Killers,Kings of leon, Florence and the machine- mainstream and unsigned. They may also be into singing/guitar themselves and record there own videos of there songs or covers.
The male audience would be similar to that in the video. Students maybe quite preppy with a care for their looks also liking a range of music and wanting summer festivals with friends, drink and girls.
Question 3: what kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
For my music magazine, IPC would be the ideal institution to distribute my work due to the wide target audience and that they already distribute NME so would have the ability and main target audience to get my product to the consumers.
I think the two key options for distribution would be:
1. Through the magazine industry- Key retailers such as WHsmith, HMV, and other retailers that would appeal to my target audience and is likely to be recognized.
2. With the advance of technology, a new way of distributing is through private websites. This would save time when distributing, and gain a wide target audience through word of mouth generating subscribers and a consistent buyer in each issue.
4.20.2010
Question 2: How does your media product represent a particular social group?
The hair style and clothes are similar to that on my front cover which represents the indie genre which is currently very popular.
Evaluation Question 1 In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products
1. Title of the magazine
When coming up with the name of the magazine I had to think about what words associated or linked in with my genre of music choice. For example I wouldn’t want to name it something like “Rave” or “Hip-Hop” if my focus was Alternative. I had to think of conventions of the genre. I then had to think of how was best to portray this, as I wouldn’t want something bright and dance like, but at the same time, I didn’t want something to basic and link into a genre such as acoustic. I felt the name scene had associations to the genre of music and the colors picked don’t scream vibrant rocky connotations, but at the same time stand out and link in with basic color schemes throughout.
2. Mis-en-scene – images
I wanted to capture a youthful looking magazine and use images that would attract a certain audience and introduce the summer period. I thought that the perfect thing for this was festival. Therefore the pictures I took, not necessarily to be on my double page spread, but to surround my other pages context, should capture this atmosphere. I wanted the excitement and buzz to start from the look of this magazine issue and reflect the theme. The picture above reflect this as it shows young girls at a festival having fun and indulged naturally in the camping scene. The main image of my front page shows a new comer, young typical alternative Indy look and clothing and hair styles may reflect what is popular with the target audience image. This way they can relate to the issue.
3. Costumes and props
I have used images that include things such as headphones, guitars and tents which all reflect an atmosphere and theme that I am trying to create throughout. Costumes- the typical style an Indy boy would be seen in or classed as wearing or looking like. I felt his image fitted in with popular artists in this genre such as John Mayer and Kings of Leon lead singer Caleb.
4. People.
I chose to use new artists as this could intrigue fans of this genre to want to know who the new artists are. Also in the contents page using a band that was new to the scene (noisettes) and just breaking through made it seem like this is what the issue would be about. By having a girl band on the contents page as well, it shows there is a lot of different sounds for every reader to look out for.
5. Title font and style.
The master head font is simplistic and shows a sense of simple, fresh and new. This is a connotation to alternative music and also I feel the color scheme works because it isn’t to over the top and will not be lost within the pictures. The color scheme is also simple and isn’t a bright and vibrant feeling to the overall style of the magazine.
6. Written Content
I have included many music magazine conventions within my magazines with features such as band interviews, gig reviews and festival guides. I have made sure the interview I typed up was not all about the music and more about knowing this new coming act and more interesting questions which would be fitting and interesting to the target audience.
7. Music genre and how your magazine suggests it
I feel my contents page and double page spread are the most successful at fulfilling my magazine genre in the way the layout is and the use of color. Also the context that is included portrays this sense of summer and new acts and gigs. It also includes guitars and vocal images, which would mean that if my genre were, dance, these sorts of band look and color scheme isn’t very fitting to what I should be achieving. Likewise with rap and hip-hop you would be expecting DJ’s bright colors, lighting etc.
8. Layout
I feel I have followed a typical music magazine layout with a medium close up front cover with a focus on the face, to the positioning of text boxes, main headings and also competition banners etc all featuring on the front page. The main page has the stories on the left-hand side vertical third. It was fitting with the positioning of the image as well so it worked effectively. My double page spread however does not necessarily follow conventions, as it doesn’t have a full page of a picture to then being carried over to a full column. I felt that none of my images would be catching enough or strong enough to use as a full-page image which at the same time would capture my theme. Again with my contents page, I feel to some extent this both fulfills and challenges the conventions I found whilst researching NME. I have used features such as pictures, page numbers and editors comment, but I have used limited page numbers and story lines on the right hand side. I felt this was because there would be too much information and wanted to carry it over onto a second contents page like I found they do in magazines such as ELLE and music magazine Q.
9.Contents page in depth
Furthermore my contents page still fits within the color scheme and on my main pictures used on the page itself; they are all fitting within a summer festival theme or a new coming band. All the other stories I have listed I have tried to make fitting with things such as line-ups, local gigs and reviews. With the editors comment I tried to make it colloquial to make it more appealing with the target audience and also add a fun image in to make it more easy to form a reader writer feel. This is to show that the festival experience has in fact coming from a first handed source of where the “editor” (me) has been.
1. Title of the magazine
When coming up with the name of the magazine I had to think about what words associated or linked in with my genre of music choice. For example I wouldn’t want to name it something like “Rave” or “Hip-Hop” if my focus was Alternative. I had to think of conventions of the genre. I then had to think of how was best to portray this, as I wouldn’t want something bright and dance like, but at the same time, I didn’t want something to basic and link into a genre such as acoustic. I felt the name scene had associations to the genre of music and the colors picked don’t scream vibrant rocky connotations, but at the same time stand out and link in with basic color schemes throughout.
2. Mis-en-scene – images
I wanted to capture a youthful looking magazine and use images that would attract a certain audience and introduce the summer period. I thought that the perfect thing for this was festival. Therefore the pictures I took, not necessarily to be on my double page spread, but to surround my other pages context, should capture this atmosphere. I wanted the excitement and buzz to start from the look of this magazine issue and reflect the theme. The picture above reflect this as it shows young girls at a festival having fun and indulged naturally in the camping scene. The main image of my front page shows a new comer, young typical alternative Indy look and clothing and hair styles may reflect what is popular with the target audience image. This way they can relate to the issue.
3. Costumes and props
I have used images that include things such as headphones, guitars and tents which all reflect an atmosphere and theme that I am trying to create throughout. Costumes- the typical style an Indy boy would be seen in or classed as wearing or looking like. I felt his image fitted in with popular artists in this genre such as John Mayer and Kings of Leon lead singer Caleb.
4. People.
I chose to use new artists as this could intrigue fans of this genre to want to know who the new artists are. Also in the contents page using a band that was new to the scene (noisettes) and just breaking through made it seem like this is what the issue would be about. By having a girl band on the contents page as well, it shows there is a lot of different sounds for every reader to look out for.
5. Title font and style.
The master head font is simplistic and shows a sense of simple, fresh and new. This is a connotation to alternative music and also I feel the color scheme works because it isn’t to over the top and will not be lost within the pictures. The color scheme is also simple and isn’t a bright and vibrant feeling to the overall style of the magazine.
6. Written Content
I have included many music magazine conventions within my magazines with features such as band interviews, gig reviews and festival guides. I have made sure the interview I typed up was not all about the music and more about knowing this new coming act and more interesting questions which would be fitting and interesting to the target audience.
7. Music genre and how your magazine suggests it
I feel my contents page and double page spread are the most successful at fulfilling my magazine genre in the way the layout is and the use of color. Also the context that is included portrays this sense of summer and new acts and gigs. It also includes guitars and vocal images, which would mean that if my genre were, dance, these sorts of band look and color scheme isn’t very fitting to what I should be achieving. Likewise with rap and hip-hop you would be expecting DJ’s bright colors, lighting etc.
8. Layout
I feel I have followed a typical music magazine layout with a medium close up front cover with a focus on the face, to the positioning of text boxes, main headings and also competition banners etc all featuring on the front page. The main page has the stories on the left-hand side vertical third. It was fitting with the positioning of the image as well so it worked effectively. My double page spread however does not necessarily follow conventions, as it doesn’t have a full page of a picture to then being carried over to a full column. I felt that none of my images would be catching enough or strong enough to use as a full-page image which at the same time would capture my theme. Again with my contents page, I feel to some extent this both fulfills and challenges the conventions I found whilst researching NME. I have used features such as pictures, page numbers and editors comment, but I have used limited page numbers and story lines on the right hand side. I felt this was because there would be too much information and wanted to carry it over onto a second contents page like I found they do in magazines such as ELLE and music magazine Q.
9.Contents page in depth
Furthermore my contents page still fits within the color scheme and on my main pictures used on the page itself; they are all fitting within a summer festival theme or a new coming band. All the other stories I have listed I have tried to make fitting with things such as line-ups, local gigs and reviews. With the editors comment I tried to make it colloquial to make it more appealing with the target audience and also add a fun image in to make it more easy to form a reader writer feel. This is to show that the festival experience has in fact coming from a first handed source of where the “editor” (me) has been.
3.28.2010
3.27.2010
I have chosen an image from Q magazine to get a layout idea from for my double page spread.
I like this double page spread as there is a nice balance between images and text and like my magazine i dont have a image strong enough to use as a full page side of the spread. Conventionally in other magazines i have looked at, they use a full side of image with lots of columned text. However this style works as well and is still just as effective without looking like its too much to read.
To start with my double page spread ideas i collected a series of images i had taken of the person on the front that may be fitting. I thought about festival life as well as band and instrument use. Here is a slide show of the images i collected that i thought would be fitting with a festival/personal life story.
I like this double page spread as there is a nice balance between images and text and like my magazine i dont have a image strong enough to use as a full page side of the spread. Conventionally in other magazines i have looked at, they use a full side of image with lots of columned text. However this style works as well and is still just as effective without looking like its too much to read.
To start with my double page spread ideas i collected a series of images i had taken of the person on the front that may be fitting. I thought about festival life as well as band and instrument use. Here is a slide show of the images i collected that i thought would be fitting with a festival/personal life story.
making my contents page
Similarly i have had a look at other contents pages to see a style i like and think will be fitting so that i can use a similar layout.
I need to edit this post at school as the format was not correctly saved in order to post and edit them at home...
also i have other versions at school to show my stages.
I need to edit this post at school as the format was not correctly saved in order to post and edit them at home...
also i have other versions at school to show my stages.
3.21.2010
My final front cover
Here i have gone through each part of my magazine and tried to explain why i have done the things i have and why in that position.If i were to do this magazine again i would have added more stories onto the left side rather than pictures and also maybe made the front image more interesting with different colours to allow a bit more freedom.
I have tried to follow conventions closly and use a similar layout to magazines that are already successful yet i do not feel my page is as strong as them.
I like how i have picked my colour scheme by taking colours from clothing and what you find on the image.
My magazine, at a glance seems a bit to bottom heavy- everything seems to be crammed in at the bottom or just alot darker. I should think about what i could use at the top of my page more or whether changing the positioning of my main image would be better.
Another thing i feel i have done well is the language used in a colloquial manner to make it easy and interesting to read for my target audience with a successful balance of images to writing.
Making my front cover
During the making of my front cover, i chose to have a comparison cover up which was one of NME issues.
Firstly i cut the image out from the white background in photoshop using the magnetic lasso tool to then paste it into a grwy background before experimenting with text and pictures.
I am going to use a similar layout style to this as i feel my image i am using is similar to this one which means the same positioning should work just as well.
Firstly with my image i have looked at having a grey backgroud compared to a white one to see if it works better. I had also thought about having a different setting such as bricks or patterns and a background, but felt this may look to busy and be unconventional for this genre.
Firstly i cut the image out from the white background in photoshop using the magnetic lasso tool to then paste it into a grwy background before experimenting with text and pictures. I felt that for my colour scheme using purples, white would be a better back ground for this and allow it to stand out more. Also the black on his clothing with the grey background looked a bit drowning and dull. I felt this was a good exercise to do as it allowed me to see what themes worked and what didnt.
3.18.2010
Final font idea
After experimenting with the fonts before on my draft pages, i realised it was more effective to go with a more simple font from photoshop and use a purple outline around it which fitted with my idea and colour scheme of taking colour from the main images on the front page. This is the final design of my font idea.
Photoshop edits of camp sites
For my contents page i was thinking of background images, heading backgrounds, arrow fillers etc that would all portray a festival vibe. I decided to choose a sepia image for the heading to add a block of colour and action. i changed the original image of colours to sepia to ensure that my colour scheme was not to much. Here is my experiment with different parts of the image trying basic colour schemes. One in sepia, One in black and white.
i feel that the sepia tone will add more festival vibe to the contents page whereas the black and white may get lost within the content and colour of this page. Also the sepia image is better quality to the black and white image which gives it a more proffesional look.
I then looked at the image of the camp site i had taken and experimented with the colours so that if i were to use this image, it wouldnt be as bright i would add warm tones and shadows into it. This is my result.
i feel that the sepia tone will add more festival vibe to the contents page whereas the black and white may get lost within the content and colour of this page. Also the sepia image is better quality to the black and white image which gives it a more proffesional look.
I then looked at the image of the camp site i had taken and experimented with the colours so that if i were to use this image, it wouldnt be as bright i would add warm tones and shadows into it. This is my result.
3.05.2010
Contents page Image ideas
Seen as my magazine features alot of information on festivals, i have decided to include images from my own experiances at festivals to create the feel and image of it being a summer guide. It was better to use first hand images to create this as it shows my own material being used and not just the ability to copy and paste from google images.
Here are the pictures from V and Reading festival that i have chosen to pick from to brighten up my magazine and add the festival style to it.
Here are the pictures from V and Reading festival that i have chosen to pick from to brighten up my magazine and add the festival style to it.
3.02.2010
Successful image from Band
Here is my most successful image that i could experiment using as a potential front cover.
I have again edited it using photoshop to experiment with the lighting again and cropping.
However the composition of the image and the image itself, i do not feel work as strongly to go on the front of my indie magazine as it gives the look of a more acoustic set with the shades of colour and positioning.
I then asked a source of 20 people's opinions within my target audience these two questions:
1. which is more fitting to an Indie magazine genre and
2. Which would be more effective to see on the front page of a magazine
Out of image a- the male and image b- this one
the results were:
Questions one: a- 17 b- 3
Question two a-14 b-6
2.28.2010
Extra Band images
I decided to think about the possibility of featuring a band on my front page to give it more character. I took a few shots of a band but felt none could really be powerful enough for a front page image however i will use them within my contents page and possibly a double page spread on them. Here is a slide show of those images.
2.20.2010
Chosen front cover image
I have decided to use an image taken against a white background positioned to the right of the photo so that it fits with the conventions of a magazine to have the text and story lines on the left hand side.
I have made sure my image is fitting with the brief as it is 3/4 medium close up. If i could do a better shoot i would have involved better lighting and possibly more band memebers to fill the front cover and make it look more exciting. However seen as this image leaves me with alot of room to experiment on my front page, i feel it can still be as successful and be clear at the same time.
From thinking about colour schemes after picking my image i wanted to make them quite neutral and not to bright and over powering. Colours such as blues, purples, whites and blacks would fit in with this style image however it may not work throughout after looking through other pictures for the next pages.
Here is my edited version of the front cover image created using photoshop.
I have made sure my image is fitting with the brief as it is 3/4 medium close up. If i could do a better shoot i would have involved better lighting and possibly more band memebers to fill the front cover and make it look more exciting. However seen as this image leaves me with alot of room to experiment on my front page, i feel it can still be as successful and be clear at the same time.
From thinking about colour schemes after picking my image i wanted to make them quite neutral and not to bright and over powering. Colours such as blues, purples, whites and blacks would fit in with this style image however it may not work throughout after looking through other pictures for the next pages.
Here is my edited version of the front cover image created using photoshop.
2.18.2010
Front Cover Images
I tried to use a persona that had a specific image similar to current acts in the indie genre. I thought about hair, clothing and pose during taking the images to try and make it a stereotypical act to the fitting genre as it would look more conventional.
Here are some of the images i took and had to choose from for certain pages...
Here are some of the images i took and had to choose from for certain pages...
2.17.2010
Mock up magazine ideas
Here are some outline plans i made of all the ideas i had with layouts of pages during my research stages.
I found it hard to draw out a front cover without knowing what image to use and the proportions. Therefore i didnt have many ideas to draw out so i have posted my most likely one rather than all my drafts. I will then after looking at images etc experiment more with colour schemes and possibly use colours that are featured in the image to make a more fitting scheme.
I found it hard to draw out a front cover without knowing what image to use and the proportions. Therefore i didnt have many ideas to draw out so i have posted my most likely one rather than all my drafts. I will then after looking at images etc experiment more with colour schemes and possibly use colours that are featured in the image to make a more fitting scheme.
For my contents page, i had more ideas of ways i could display text and pictures and also there was more independant choice as to where things can go etc as conventions of a contents page differ due to what type of magazine you are doing. These are some of the ideas i had.
Similarly to the contents pages i felt that i could do alot more experimenting with the double page spreads as i had a large space to fill. I had to consider what balance between pictures and writing looked fitting and also whether or not i had a strong enough image to fill a whole a4 side of the interview with. I will have to ensure my images and strong and eye catching and also fitting with the story line. These pages could turn out to be the weakest of my 4 due to the amount of writing and freedom you can have to go outside the conventions. Here are my mock up ideas.
Font experiments
Magazine header
As i have now decided on a name for my magazine, Scene, I have started to decide what font and style i want to use throughout my magazine. I will use a classic convention of magazines and put the header along the top of my magazine. As it is short, it will come on the left side of the paper.
I would like my font to be clear but stand out whether this be achieved by a interesting font, or just simply outlining the word in a bold colour.
Here are the more complex fonts i experimented with.
I have decided to keep the fonts black and white for know whilst i continue to experiment as this way i can just see which font looks best. I plan to take colours from the front page image and use that to create the colour scheme which means it will not be overpowering as it will only include 2-5 colours. This will help create a finished, professional look to my final draft.
A more basic font to these would work as it is similar to other magazines for example Q or NME do not have any complicated fonts which could either overpower or be lost within the front pages. It needs to be catchy and easy to identify.
As i have now decided on a name for my magazine, Scene, I have started to decide what font and style i want to use throughout my magazine. I will use a classic convention of magazines and put the header along the top of my magazine. As it is short, it will come on the left side of the paper.
I would like my font to be clear but stand out whether this be achieved by a interesting font, or just simply outlining the word in a bold colour.
Here are the more complex fonts i experimented with.
I have decided to keep the fonts black and white for know whilst i continue to experiment as this way i can just see which font looks best. I plan to take colours from the front page image and use that to create the colour scheme which means it will not be overpowering as it will only include 2-5 colours. This will help create a finished, professional look to my final draft.
A more basic font to these would work as it is similar to other magazines for example Q or NME do not have any complicated fonts which could either overpower or be lost within the front pages. It needs to be catchy and easy to identify.
2.16.2010
Naming my magazine
Naming my magazine
After looking at music magazines I have found that they have a convention to often be short and catchy names. Magazines that I have come across this in are 'NME', 'Q' and 'MOJO'. These names work well as there short, catchy and memorably to a youth audience and therefore with hundreds of issues appearing they can easily be identified meaning eventually more front page space. Longer magazine names include “Kerrang” however this would be easily remebered and there are other things relating to kerang ie music channels etc. Although these names are longer I feel that they work well to there target audience as they have a punchy sound to them when said. Thinking about possible names for mine, I thought of the types of things or people that were associated with alternative indie music (without calling it indie!) and came up with “Indie Cindy” as a long one, however this isn’t very punchy as I would like it. The focus for a long time with this music was “scene kids” etc therefore I will work with SCENE for now and see if it is fitting and works well within my layout ideas.
After looking at music magazines I have found that they have a convention to often be short and catchy names. Magazines that I have come across this in are 'NME', 'Q' and 'MOJO'. These names work well as there short, catchy and memorably to a youth audience and therefore with hundreds of issues appearing they can easily be identified meaning eventually more front page space. Longer magazine names include “Kerrang” however this would be easily remebered and there are other things relating to kerang ie music channels etc. Although these names are longer I feel that they work well to there target audience as they have a punchy sound to them when said. Thinking about possible names for mine, I thought of the types of things or people that were associated with alternative indie music (without calling it indie!) and came up with “Indie Cindy” as a long one, however this isn’t very punchy as I would like it. The focus for a long time with this music was “scene kids” etc therefore I will work with SCENE for now and see if it is fitting and works well within my layout ideas.
2.10.2010
Initial research- who my magazine is aimed at
Inital Reserch - Who's my magazine aimed at.
I chose to base my magazine around magazines I am familiar with so that I could easily use me as a target audience and see if it is the sort of thing that would attract me. My magazine therefore is going to be based on alternative/indie music magazine. Magazines such as NME and Q take a similar style, the closest to what I am trying to achieve therefore I will choose these to research. The target audiences for these are large, young audiences of both genres so I have to make sure I try and fulfill these particular audiences needs. I feel this is a suitable audience for the ideas of my magazine being on new artists and the upcoming festivals. The typical readers of NME are students who don’t have much money to spare, looking for cheap gigs etc. Local gigs also and festivals for when university or school is out. NME has a 65% male audience and 50% of there audience are 16-24. People in my age group I have decided to go with, 15-20, also have more inclination than older people to go to see bands and read music magazines, that is why i have decided to aim my magazine towards them. By choosing this as my age group it will affect the story that i put on my cover. I will chose a band or singer that will have the style of music that is in the charts at the moment, as it is this age group that is affected by chart music.
I chose to base my magazine around magazines I am familiar with so that I could easily use me as a target audience and see if it is the sort of thing that would attract me. My magazine therefore is going to be based on alternative/indie music magazine. Magazines such as NME and Q take a similar style, the closest to what I am trying to achieve therefore I will choose these to research. The target audiences for these are large, young audiences of both genres so I have to make sure I try and fulfill these particular audiences needs. I feel this is a suitable audience for the ideas of my magazine being on new artists and the upcoming festivals. The typical readers of NME are students who don’t have much money to spare, looking for cheap gigs etc. Local gigs also and festivals for when university or school is out. NME has a 65% male audience and 50% of there audience are 16-24. People in my age group I have decided to go with, 15-20, also have more inclination than older people to go to see bands and read music magazines, that is why i have decided to aim my magazine towards them. By choosing this as my age group it will affect the story that i put on my cover. I will chose a band or singer that will have the style of music that is in the charts at the moment, as it is this age group that is affected by chart music.
2.06.2010
1.29.2010
NME analysis
To begin my process, I looked into NME pages to see overall themes that run throughout and layouts. During this I created a Powerpoint which looks into 3 specific pages NME has from recent years. I looked at a Front Page, Contents, and Double page spread.
Nme case study
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1.12.2010
Analysis of Two Magazines
Task one:
Investigate two magazines currently on sale in Britain.
Initial research
My first task given investigates two magazines, which are currently on sale in Britain. My two magazines I have chosen are NME- a music magazine and HEAT- a celebrity gossip magazine. I will be looking into their style, layout, target audience, typical reader profile and the publishing institutions behind them.
Image Source: http://www.nme.com/magazine
Investigate two magazines currently on sale in Britain.
Initial research
My first task given investigates two magazines, which are currently on sale in Britain. My two magazines I have chosen are NME- a music magazine and HEAT- a celebrity gossip magazine. I will be looking into their style, layout, target audience, typical reader profile and the publishing institutions behind them.
Image Source: http://www.nme.com/magazine
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1.11.2010
Evaluation of Primary Magazine
Evaluation of Practice School Magazine
Media evaluation
Capturing the codes and conventions of a real magazine.
I feel I have done this well and for a first attempt, made it look similar to a layout of a final magazine. The image is ¾ up, which was in the project brief and is of 2 students from Chenderit School with a positive attitude. The bar code and price is placed in a typical way you would expect to see on a magazine which means that it can be easily identified for viewers. The headline is also in the conventional place of a real life magazine to catch the eye with heading and subheadings. The only thing that does not fit with conventions is colour. The colours used have don't have a strong link except for red black and white. However the image took was against a green background.
The composition of my image I feel works well and I have edited it by making the face images include finishing touches and also used a spot light tool which has made the surrounding of the image black and white and colour in the middle. This links in with my subtitle “puts the students in the spot light”. I feel this works well and is a good way of making the front cover catchy and different. The use of PhotoShop and indesign has helped me create this and make it have a finished look. PhotoShop helped with the edit of the image colours and skin tones etc to ensure that the picture seen as it was the main thing, be successful. Indesign allowed me to place texts against the borders and add layers on top of the image. It was hard to use PhotoShop at first, as it needs to use a lot of different tools to create a particular effect. Indesign was slightly like publisher however it was hard to get used to and learn how to add things in. It has been helpful going through the programs before our final piece of coursework. It took a while to get use to the software which means that I will become quicker and use it better and to the best advantage when coming to do it next.
If I were to do this again I would make the colours link better and also add more creative fun images onto the front page and change fonts and positioning of the writing. Also I would change where I have put the competition title and make it more eye catching. Overall I am happy with what I have produced. It could be a lot more professional looking but by doing this project I have successfully learnt how to use programs which will help with a professional look. Also I will think more carefully about the image to make it fit in better and look more active rather then a still medium close up image.
Contents page evaluation
I feel this is not as strong as the front page I have done but there are some things that fit in with the conventions of a magazine contents page. Contents pages need to be more packed with context and also pages that are noted on the front page and page numbers. If I had planned this out more I would of thought more about what would have been in the magazine. It has an editor’s comment, which you would usually find just to explain what you could expect, the purpose and audience to. The word “Spotlight” is highlighted linking with the subtitle on the front page and the pictures are a lot more fun and about the students, which is what the magazine promised.
I really like the layout of the images, as it is different however the background could be more fun, eye catching and interesting. Also the font could be bigger and different more linking colours. Therefore if I were to do this again it would have to resemble a real magazine contents page more and contain a lot more entertainment features and wording.
Capturing the codes and conventions of a real magazine.
I feel I have done this well and for a first attempt, made it look similar to a layout of a final magazine. The image is ¾ up, which was in the project brief and is of 2 students from Chenderit School with a positive attitude. The bar code and price is placed in a typical way you would expect to see on a magazine which means that it can be easily identified for viewers. The headline is also in the conventional place of a real life magazine to catch the eye with heading and subheadings. The only thing that does not fit with conventions is colour. The colours used have don't have a strong link except for red black and white. However the image took was against a green background.
The composition of my image I feel works well and I have edited it by making the face images include finishing touches and also used a spot light tool which has made the surrounding of the image black and white and colour in the middle. This links in with my subtitle “puts the students in the spot light”. I feel this works well and is a good way of making the front cover catchy and different. The use of PhotoShop and indesign has helped me create this and make it have a finished look. PhotoShop helped with the edit of the image colours and skin tones etc to ensure that the picture seen as it was the main thing, be successful. Indesign allowed me to place texts against the borders and add layers on top of the image. It was hard to use PhotoShop at first, as it needs to use a lot of different tools to create a particular effect. Indesign was slightly like publisher however it was hard to get used to and learn how to add things in. It has been helpful going through the programs before our final piece of coursework. It took a while to get use to the software which means that I will become quicker and use it better and to the best advantage when coming to do it next.
If I were to do this again I would make the colours link better and also add more creative fun images onto the front page and change fonts and positioning of the writing. Also I would change where I have put the competition title and make it more eye catching. Overall I am happy with what I have produced. It could be a lot more professional looking but by doing this project I have successfully learnt how to use programs which will help with a professional look. Also I will think more carefully about the image to make it fit in better and look more active rather then a still medium close up image.
Contents page evaluation
I feel this is not as strong as the front page I have done but there are some things that fit in with the conventions of a magazine contents page. Contents pages need to be more packed with context and also pages that are noted on the front page and page numbers. If I had planned this out more I would of thought more about what would have been in the magazine. It has an editor’s comment, which you would usually find just to explain what you could expect, the purpose and audience to. The word “Spotlight” is highlighted linking with the subtitle on the front page and the pictures are a lot more fun and about the students, which is what the magazine promised.
I really like the layout of the images, as it is different however the background could be more fun, eye catching and interesting. Also the font could be bigger and different more linking colours. Therefore if I were to do this again it would have to resemble a real magazine contents page more and contain a lot more entertainment features and wording.
1.09.2010
Primary Magazine
For my first project i had to create a school magazine front page and contents page. I felt this was useful in order to get used to timing- how long to spend on editing, articles, taking the photos and so on and also, to get used to the advanced programs we would be expected to use at a good standard such as in design and photoshop. These were my outcomes for this task
With my front page i experimented with photoshop to create the image black and white with a spot light of colour in the middle which was fitting with my subheadings of "puts the spotlight on the students". My text and layout is not very fitting with conventions but i ran out of time to make this better.
CONTENTS PAGE
Again there is alot of improvements i could make to this but i felt it helped me using indesign with positioning and what worked and what didnt. Also thinking about colour schemes is going to be very important in order to make my magazine look proffesional.
I felt that I did not plan my time very well and had to rush with the writing with to much focus on editing and postioning. I did learn alot through practice and tutorials with photoshop and indesign and was able to decide which i found easier and which i would use to create my final product on. There was alot i still couldnt do successfully after this task but i hope that once i start i will pick new things up.
With my front page i experimented with photoshop to create the image black and white with a spot light of colour in the middle which was fitting with my subheadings of "puts the spotlight on the students". My text and layout is not very fitting with conventions but i ran out of time to make this better.
CONTENTS PAGE
Again there is alot of improvements i could make to this but i felt it helped me using indesign with positioning and what worked and what didnt. Also thinking about colour schemes is going to be very important in order to make my magazine look proffesional.
I felt that I did not plan my time very well and had to rush with the writing with to much focus on editing and postioning. I did learn alot through practice and tutorials with photoshop and indesign and was able to decide which i found easier and which i would use to create my final product on. There was alot i still couldnt do successfully after this task but i hope that once i start i will pick new things up.
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