My college magazine

Music Magazine Double Page Spread 2

The main image is of the pop artist florence and the machine. As you can see from the main image the artist has red hair, and the seat that she is sitting on has red strips going down it. The image is placed on one side of the page whilst the text is on the other. This makes it easier for the audience to locate the text.

The main text that the magazine wants the reader to focus on is the "got to love". The audience can see that it is ment to stand out from the other texts as it is a different colour and font.

The page uses doesnt use typical conventions that most double page spreads use. For the image there is not a achorage text near the image. However the text is split into columbs making it easier for the reader to read. The colour scheme to the page is very professional. The white text makes the page seem crisp and fresh. This is a very attractive trait to have as the audience will want to read it if it looks professional.
 

Music Magazine double page spread 1

The aim of this double page spread is for the band the "Foo Fighters" to talk about there latest work and what they have been up to since their last performance at Wembley stadium. This is to give the audience a little bit more knowledge of the band and their recent gettings up too.

This double page spread contains lots of images, including a main image that creates the main focal point for the audience. Each image has some anchorage text so that the audience what is going on in the picture.

  The page keeps to the same house style as the front cover, using the same red, white and black. This make the magazine look fluent and professional to the audience. The white background makes the page seem crisp and fresh and allows the black text to stand out.

Music Magazine Contents Page 3

Unlike many other music magazine contents pages kerrang uses many images to give the reader plenty to look at. The audience defiantly is not bored looking at this page. This magazine does well not to look cluttered, and it still manages to look very neat and very presentable and exiting to the reader.

The images used on the page are all relevant to different topics and articles within the magazine. This is good for the reader as they may recognise and artist or a person on one of the images then easily can track to the page in the article. The articles are split into different headings making it easier to search for a particular topic. This is very beneficial to the audience as it saves them a job of trawling through the magazine to find what they want.

This contents page seem very fresh and new to the reader. This is due to the background being the colour white. There isn't a need to use big fonts or bold text on this page as the images are more interesting to the reader.

The importance of each image is reflected by their size. The music magazine will have the more important image bigger than all the rest to give it the main focal point to the reader.

The contents page is symmetrical to the front cover which shows a more mature theme to the magazine.

   

Music Magazine Contents Page 2

The contents page gives a mature theme to the reader, however this is beyond boring. There is a obvious use of bold and stand out colours. The use of red and black really catches the audiences eye.

The topics are split into sections, this makes it easier for the reader to navigate themselves around the contents page. Also the audience is given a little snippet of each article within the magazine ,which, after reading will leave the reader wanting more.

The main image stands out from the background which  makes it very attractive for the audience to look at. I like the use of the white image that stands out from the black background. Also the image is very large. Making it the central focal point of the page. Which on opening up to the contents page gives maximum impact.
The contents page is symmetrical to the front cover which makes it recognisable to the audience, which makes it easier for them to adjust to the page. The general layout of the page is very presentable to the audience. I has a nice organisation, very formal and mature.

The information is split into sub headings. This makes it more easier for the audience to navigate themselves around the contents page, and to search for a particular topic.

Music Magazine Contents Page 1

Q magazine contents page is spilt into different sections. This makes it more presentable to the audience also makes it easier for the audience to navigate around the contents page. And makes it more effcient as they can quickly find what they want.

The majority of the contents page is taken up by the main image. The is an attrictive trait to have to make itself more appealing to its audience.

For each of the articles within the magazine the contents page gives a brief description of what the article is about. This is very benificial to the audience as they can see what the article is about and what page number it is on making it very efficient.

The general layout of the contents page is far from chaotic, by it only using one large image it will instantly grasp the readers attention.There is also a small image placed neatly below.

The background looks crisp and fresh, this is because of the background being white. This works well as the large image generates enough colour, so that the background doesn’t have to. It allows the colours not to clash. This attracts the audience as it presents itself as professional. 

 The contents page uses the same house style as the front cover, this makes it easier for the reader to recognise it and creates fluency for the magazine. 

Music Magazine Front Cover Research 3

The magazine front cover presents itself as loud, quite chaotic and it does this delibriatly as the genre of the magazine is rock, and it attracts its self to its audience which would be teenages. It appeals to its audience as the cover is not tidy or neat, just like its genre. However the cover still remains organised as it is split into specific sections, which makes it efficient to its audience. 

The mast head of the magazine is still recognisable to its audience even though it is partially covered. The iconic "smashed" look to the title "KERRANG!" and the black and white font makes it easier for the audience to familiarise themselves with the magazine. It is also very clever as the audience still knows what the magazine even though the title is not very visual.

The main image is large and it allows itself to be the focal attention of the audience, and it entices the reader. The fact that it partially covers the title shows its importance. Also as it is central and covers nearly the whole page again it states its importance and its significance of the magazine. In the image the icons are wearing very "rock" related clothing and further attracting itself to its audience.

The sub heading relates to the main image. "Blink 182. Blast back!" uses white text on a contrasting red back ground to stand its self out from the other texts and to instanly catch the audiences eye to make them pick up and buy the magazine. The larger text "Blink 182" instanly allows the audience to know what the main feature is about without using to much detail.

Another audience attracting factor that this magazine front cover posseses is the posters. These are advertised on the bottom of the page. This is in a red box an looks again very chaotic. This is a very clever pursuading factor and makes the audience buy the magazine. This lets the magazine stand out from its rivals.

The magazine also advertises the other topics within the magazine this will entice the audience into reading this magazine. These are spread out in a "chaotic" fashion to entice the audience into reading on.

Like most magazines Kerrang contains typical conventions that most do. This includes a bar code at the bottom of the page telling the audience the price of the magazine and the date on which it was released.

Music Magazine Front Cover Research 2

 The consistency of this magazine is the main reason why it attracts its audience. It has maintained its recognisable colour scheme of red, black and white. By using this the magazine allows the audience to familiarise themselves with the logo of the magazine and from this attracts them more. The house style of the magazine looks very neat and crisp, presenting itself as a formal quite sophisticated magazine and attracting the audience. The effective use of the colours to this magazine are second to none. Each colour allows another colour to stand out from one another   and giving itself a real eye-catching presentation which works well in attracting the reader. 

Or though partially covered the title of the magazine is not in anyway not obvious to see by the reader and is not undermined. The familiar colour of red and the recognisable font is clear for the audience to read and familiarise themselves with the cover and  therefore doesn't matter if it is covered. The colours seem symmetrical throughout the cover which appears very professional to the audience.

The image is large and covers the majority of the front cover, this shows how important the image is and how it needs to be more noticeable and gives the audience more information on what's inside the actual magazine. The implication of the image is further emphasised by it's position on the cover. This allows the cover to flow accordingly and brings out the neat presentations contained in the cover. The main image is not in any contrast with the rest of the front cover, this is a good way to attract the audience.

This magazine front cover contains the familiar conventions that most magazines have. This includes a mast head at the top of the page and the anchorage image, these are both key conventions of magazine covers. Also the barcode is included on the bottom of the cover to show the price of the magazine and the date it was released.

Even though the main attention is placed on the new band "The Last Shadow Puppets" the front cover is good at enticing the audience to the other information about the other stuff that is in the magazine around the image and advertising the magazine to attract the audeince.

The other sub text down the left hand side of the cover does well in not revealing too much about the other topics in the magazine therefore encorageing the audience to read the inside. It uses fine details of the magazines contents on what the topic is about attracting the reader.

The text used in the cover is appropriate in making the cover look professional, especially in the text that is illistrating the main image. To make the image seem important the cover uses bold text to attract the audience. As well the artists are well know so the audience should recognise them and be pursuaded to buy the magazine. Also the colour of the text will attract the audience.                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                             

Music Magazine Front Cover Research 1

The first music magazine I researched was Q magazine. As you can see Q has maintained its constant and recognisable house style. The familiar colour scheme of red,white and black, this allows the audience to recognise the magazine and its logo which will attract them more to it. 
The colour scheme is very sharp, it is a very stand out front cover, this particular front cover has blue on which is a good way to attract themselves as this particular Q magazine will stand out from the rest. This is a good way to attract the audience as it gives the regular reader a change to the system. Also the magazine has a neat and tidy presentation used within the cover, creating a more mature, sophisticated tone. The use of red, black and white as the common colour theme and also the added blue allows the presentation of the magazine to appear tidy and fresh. This also allows the other colours within the page to stand out, as they are also important parts of the magazine. 


Also this front cover has a sort of chilling theme to it, an almost sinister look to it, it does this by having dark images, such as the panthers and of the very attractive young lady without any top on "naughty" which is directly looking at the reader which is appealing to the reader as it attracts them to the magazine. Another good point with this image is that it is placed in the centre of the magazine so that full visual attention is given by the reader. Also the blackness of the image stands out from the background.


The big bold stand out text "LILY ALLEN" will automatically grasp the audiences attention as that is a name of a very recognisable to the audience as she is a famous singer. Also above the name it has a little text that says "sexy beast" and the sub text below says "& her WICKED, WICKED ways..."  this is a good play on word which will leave the reader hooked. 


The magazine also still uses typical media conventions that most magazines have. This include the bar code  which is used to show the reader the price and the date it was released.  

Magazine Contents page 2

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Evaluation of College Magazine

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media product is specifically aimed at people aged between 15-19. This is a social group. Teenagers are represented in my magazine as its a sixth form magazine. This is because most people that go to college are teenagers.

The language I used on my magazine is quite formal, may be not the best language to use whilst aiming at teenagers but the audience will still be able to understand the text and what is put on the magazine. The main image is of a college student in informal clothes, I have used this so that teenagers are represented in my magazine. I have also used represented this by using the image of a student having fun which will make the audience believe that college is a fun place. The secondary audience for my magazine would be older people, they will be attracted to my magazine as older people may also be thinking about college as well. 

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?

The institution I would use for my magazine would be IPC media. I have used these as they are one of the leading distributors in the U.K, they are responsible for distributing magazines such as NME and UNCUT. Which of course may be familiar to my target audience. Also they cover a variety of media products and on average are read by 26 million people.

Who would be my audience for my media product? 

There is no set or specific gender for my magazine, both male and female readers would read my magazine. I have tried to target both genders, I have done this by not having a gender specific house style. The target age for my magazine is teenages aged 15-19. I have chose this particular age range as at that age teenagers will start to be thinking about joining a college, also at this age they will be in college as well.

How did you attract/adress your audience?

I attracted my audience by making sure that the main image has relevance to college life, my image is a picture of a college student enjoying himself in the autum leaves. Also i have attracted my audience by including some teen related  articles, such as "latest autumn winter fashion".
On my magazine front cover (which you cannot see due to an error with photo-shop) it has big, bold lettering at the mast head of the cover with says "College Life", this will immediately  grasp the readers attention and make them pick up the magazine off the shelf.


What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?


Before the starting task I had not used Photo-shop before and so I had to learnt everything in a short period of time before doing this main task. My skills on Photoshop at the bigging were poor, I had no clue on how to use it, but after a few goes at constructing a magazine I have improved a lot over time and this task has given me a chance to try out new things on the programme.  
         

 

Magazine Contents page 1

The heading for this contents page is not very clear. This could be larger.


The main image takes up the majority of the page. This is to attract the audience. Also on the main image it is of happy smiling students, and they are all looking directly at the camera. This shows direct contact with the audience.   

This image is of the architecture around the college. This is used to show how formal the college is and how the reader (if joining) will get to study in this beautiful environment.

 This image is of a woman resting her head on a pile of books used to show the relaxed working environment the college has.

 The background to this page is white. This makes the page look fresh. Also it makes the other images stand out, and brings out the colour from the other images.

The contents page has all the article names split into order and what page they’re on. This is good as it shows the reader the formality of the magazine and that it is organised. 

Magazine Front Cover Features 3

Main image: The main image used on the front page of the magazine is shot in a medium camera angle shot. The main image itself covers the majority of the page. This gives the audience the key ideas about the main article. The significance of the image is further emphasised by its positioning, as it is to with the main article. Also the main image makes direct eye contact with the reader. This is used to create intimacy with the reader and the magazine.   

Layout: The front cover has maintained its familiar layout, which is recognisable to its audience. The magazine has a very formal organisation. This could suggest that it is aimed at more mature readers. The colour scheme of the main article is the same colour as the colour of the persons dress in the main image. This mainly consists of purple and black. This is good as it is very easy on the eye and doesn’t have the reader distracted.    

Anchorage text: The main image is of a woman in a purple dress, the text to the left of the woman explains to the reader why she is on the front cover. This is to lure the reader to reading the article inside.

Sell Lines: A range of other topics are positioned around the main image. These are related to other articles in the magazine which may appeal to other audiences.  

Barcode: The price of this magazine is in a very small font. However the magazine is free. Usually the price is in a small font if the magazine is of an expensive price, and if the magazine is cheap the price is a fairly large font   

Magazine Front Cover Features 2

Main Image: The image is shot in a medium camera shot. The image is chosen because it relates to one of the articles in the magazine. The main image is of a rapper, which is a good choice as many of the college students as they are young and trendy would have heard of him, so with him being on the front cover it will get the chosen audience’s attention when they see it on the shelf. The colours of the clothes that he is wearing are used in the actual colour scheme itself. The colours are white and black. Also because the image is of a trendy person, so the layout and text of the front cover looks trendy and young to reflect on the image and appeal to the chosen audience. 

Strap line: This strapline contains a slogan “Everything hip hop & happening” This slogan is good as it reflects on the main image, because the main image is of a rapper. 

Anchorage text: The main image is of a hip hop rapper. And next to this image is the text which relates to the image and it tells us what’s inside the magazine. This is used to lure the reader into reading the article inside the magazine about them.    

Sell Lines: The sell line contain a lot of taster for the articles inside so the reader will want to read into the articles.  

Bar code and Price: The barcode is situated out of the way of the main image and text. Also the price of the magazine is small as it is expensive, if it was a lower price then the it would be in a bigger font.  

Mgazine Front Cover Features 1

Main image: The main image used in the front cover of this magazine is shot in a medium camera shot. The image is chosen specifically as it relates to one of the articles in the magazine. Also the main image is of a very attractive college student, so by having this people will want to pick up the magazine because of the pretty face. The t-shirt that she is wearing is red and so is the colour of the masthead. So the magazine looks more professional and more people will pick up the magazine. Also the picture is placed in the centre of the page which allows more text to be fit in around the page.

Masthead: This masthead has a decent font size which can be easily seen by a passing person if it were to be on a shelf. It is very eye catching. This has a good colour (red) which enables it to be stand out.

Sell Lines: The main image has lots of sell lines dotted around the cover. The colours of the text are in contrast to the main image and are very attention-grabbing.

Layout: The layout of the magazine makes it more appealing to a college audience. The cover is very formal, all of the text is very organised. The colours of the font stand out from the main image.

Colour scheme: The magazine uses 3 colours and 3 only, these are blue, red and black. By using 3 colours it presents itself as more formal. This is properly to attract itself to a more adult and formal audience.

Barcode: This magazine is priced ‘free'