Evaluation of College Magazine.
The college magazine I have created follows many conventions of real media products.
The image I choose for my magazine fits perfectly with a real media product because it's a medium close up. A medium close up is perfect for a magazine because it's close enough to see the identity of the person and the important eye contact, eye contact is in important because it gives the reader more involved which my model has. I think this image is suitable for my magazine because I want my magazine to represent that Wyke College is a good place to be and my model holding folders and smiling represents this. The image is also large enough to insert all crucial information. I created enough room by inserting a different image above mine that has the same background.
For the name of my magazine I have picked a short and simple one to make it remember-able. I have named it 'FRESH' which attracts the audience I want to buy and read this which is mainly new students. The font I have used for my mast head is 'eras medium ict' I have used this font because it is bold and modern which will attract the reader straight to the name. I have made the mast head at least a 5th of the page so it can also be easily seen along with a stoke effect to make it look more professional and interesting. The colours I have used for the mast head are a burgundy red similar to the models top and a salmon colour.
After this I created a subtitle underneath the mast head, this had the same font 'eras medium Ict ' the same stoke effect also. The differences from the mast head are the colours are swapped round and the fill colour is a pinky orange and the stoke line is burgundy. Another difference is it is a lot smaller, this shows that the subtitle is important but not as important as the mast head. The subtitle I created is 'your guide to college gossip’; I have chosen this because the word 'gossip' can be related to by teenagers.
The college email I have used is very simple and black in eras medium ict, I have placed it on the left side of my mast head and subtitle rotated using the transformation tool. This gives the reader an insight into where the magazine has come from and if they also need any more information.
I decided to create a skyline as in a real magazine it usually holds important information. My skyline uses a white colour and a Georgia font which makes it easy to read. My magazine reads ' MEDIA COMPETITION STARTS 5TH DECEMBER SEE PAGE 10 FOR MORE'.
On the bottom left of my magazine I have inserted a barcode which I found on Google images, this is very crucial to have on my magazine to show it has a price. This barcode is read electronically and decoded into usable information. Above this I began to create a white box to add to the top of the barcode so I could add the date, price and issue number. I have chosen to publish my magazine every two weeks, I have chosen this because there will be enough interesting things to insert into the magazine without struggling to find gossip. I believe that two weeks is a good time scale because it gives students time to relax and know what's happening in the weeks ahead without checking each couple of days. I decided the price of my magazine to be £1.40 as a fixed price unless a student of the college buys it, in which they'll get a 40p discount. This will encourage my target audience (new students) to buy it as they get discount although anyone can purchase this magazine. These prices I believe are both prices are affordable to purchase this every two weeks. The issue number I have created near my barcode is shown to be at four, this shows that the magazine is successful as it's still running and the institution have created more than one. All of these conventions follow the font style of Georgia.
I have decided to put my stories on the right hand side which isn’t conventional but I was inspired by a Faze magazine as it had stories on both sides and seemed to work. Also on my image my model seems to be leaning to the right. For the main story I have made it more central so it’s more eye catching so it’s the first place the reader will look. This stories main words are ‘ Emily McDougall’ this has the same stroke effect and in eras medium ict font as the rest of my important headlines, the fill the models name is in the same orange as the skyline box and the outline is in a burgundy. The other two kickers one above and below the main story also use the stoke effects also for the teasers and follow the same fonts and colours just switched around. Kickers are important because they are meant to lead you into the teller using catchy words. The tellers that come along with the kickers are smaller because they are less important. My tellers because they are less important are in the font Georgia with a box behind it so they are outlined in the same colours I have used in the magazine such as salmon, burgundy, black, white and orange these are my house style. The house style is very conventional is it makes the magazine look more professional.
The magazine represents the college as a whole to be a positive and fun place to be. This is represented by the image of a student smiling and looking content with college along with the stories that are fun related and academic, for example the Christmas Halloween party and the University trips. The university trips make the college look more successful as university trips are always available to colleges that get good grades.
I have attracted my audience by using an actual student from the college who they may know which will make it more interesting to read. I have also used bright colours and simple text so it’s eye catching at easy to read. The main three stories will interest new students as it’s talking about the Pozition party that would be great for new students to have fun. This magazine is designed to give new students more information on about beneficial things such as the University trips.
I have learnt that real magazine products that are successful use many different conventions. These conventions make the magazine more popular and interesting. Using things such as main headlines and images make the magazine more appealing and this is what makes a magazine successful.
The college magazine I have created follows many conventions of real media products.
The image I choose for my magazine fits perfectly with a real media product because it's a medium close up. A medium close up is perfect for a magazine because it's close enough to see the identity of the person and the important eye contact, eye contact is in important because it gives the reader more involved which my model has. I think this image is suitable for my magazine because I want my magazine to represent that Wyke College is a good place to be and my model holding folders and smiling represents this. The image is also large enough to insert all crucial information. I created enough room by inserting a different image above mine that has the same background.
For the name of my magazine I have picked a short and simple one to make it remember-able. I have named it 'FRESH' which attracts the audience I want to buy and read this which is mainly new students. The font I have used for my mast head is 'eras medium ict' I have used this font because it is bold and modern which will attract the reader straight to the name. I have made the mast head at least a 5th of the page so it can also be easily seen along with a stoke effect to make it look more professional and interesting. The colours I have used for the mast head are a burgundy red similar to the models top and a salmon colour.
After this I created a subtitle underneath the mast head, this had the same font 'eras medium Ict ' the same stoke effect also. The differences from the mast head are the colours are swapped round and the fill colour is a pinky orange and the stoke line is burgundy. Another difference is it is a lot smaller, this shows that the subtitle is important but not as important as the mast head. The subtitle I created is 'your guide to college gossip’; I have chosen this because the word 'gossip' can be related to by teenagers.
The college email I have used is very simple and black in eras medium ict, I have placed it on the left side of my mast head and subtitle rotated using the transformation tool. This gives the reader an insight into where the magazine has come from and if they also need any more information.
I decided to create a skyline as in a real magazine it usually holds important information. My skyline uses a white colour and a Georgia font which makes it easy to read. My magazine reads ' MEDIA COMPETITION STARTS 5TH DECEMBER SEE PAGE 10 FOR MORE'.
On the bottom left of my magazine I have inserted a barcode which I found on Google images, this is very crucial to have on my magazine to show it has a price. This barcode is read electronically and decoded into usable information. Above this I began to create a white box to add to the top of the barcode so I could add the date, price and issue number. I have chosen to publish my magazine every two weeks, I have chosen this because there will be enough interesting things to insert into the magazine without struggling to find gossip. I believe that two weeks is a good time scale because it gives students time to relax and know what's happening in the weeks ahead without checking each couple of days. I decided the price of my magazine to be £1.40 as a fixed price unless a student of the college buys it, in which they'll get a 40p discount. This will encourage my target audience (new students) to buy it as they get discount although anyone can purchase this magazine. These prices I believe are both prices are affordable to purchase this every two weeks. The issue number I have created near my barcode is shown to be at four, this shows that the magazine is successful as it's still running and the institution have created more than one. All of these conventions follow the font style of Georgia.
I have decided to put my stories on the right hand side which isn’t conventional but I was inspired by a Faze magazine as it had stories on both sides and seemed to work. Also on my image my model seems to be leaning to the right. For the main story I have made it more central so it’s more eye catching so it’s the first place the reader will look. This stories main words are ‘ Emily McDougall’ this has the same stroke effect and in eras medium ict font as the rest of my important headlines, the fill the models name is in the same orange as the skyline box and the outline is in a burgundy. The other two kickers one above and below the main story also use the stoke effects also for the teasers and follow the same fonts and colours just switched around. Kickers are important because they are meant to lead you into the teller using catchy words. The tellers that come along with the kickers are smaller because they are less important. My tellers because they are less important are in the font Georgia with a box behind it so they are outlined in the same colours I have used in the magazine such as salmon, burgundy, black, white and orange these are my house style. The house style is very conventional is it makes the magazine look more professional.
The magazine represents the college as a whole to be a positive and fun place to be. This is represented by the image of a student smiling and looking content with college along with the stories that are fun related and academic, for example the Christmas Halloween party and the University trips. The university trips make the college look more successful as university trips are always available to colleges that get good grades.
I have attracted my audience by using an actual student from the college who they may know which will make it more interesting to read. I have also used bright colours and simple text so it’s eye catching at easy to read. The main three stories will interest new students as it’s talking about the Pozition party that would be great for new students to have fun. This magazine is designed to give new students more information on about beneficial things such as the University trips.
I have learnt that real magazine products that are successful use many different conventions. These conventions make the magazine more popular and interesting. Using things such as main headlines and images make the magazine more appealing and this is what makes a magazine successful.
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