2. The Colour scheme I I have used
have used matches the different font
brand indent of the styles throughout
magazine, thus giving my magazine in
the audience a sense of order to give the
identity that they belong audience a
to something sense of
creativity.
Central dominant
image linking back to
the headline ‘The
pathway to success’
walking through the
The master head for my corridor, suggesting
magazine the font used I how ABI is the place
gained from website where you can
where you can create succeed, suggesting
your own font style. the need of self
I used this particular actualization these
style as it looks different, pupils acts as
therefore making it stand inspiration for the
out to the target consumer of the
audience. magazine.

3. The use of the
ABI logo shows
the brand indent
of the magazine.
Images showing
teamwork, giving
The use of the the audience a
Facebook and Twitter perspective on the
logos and web sort of people who
addresses is to keep go to the 6th form
the audience engaged. and an idea of
The majority of young what content to
people have Facebook expect in the
or twitter or both, magazine.
therefore appealing to
the nature of the
audience and they
would be more inclined
to buy the magazine

4. This shows one of the
images I have used as part
of my contents page.
The firework programme
allowed me to crop the
image from its original state
to be left with just the one
person.
I used certain parts of the
programme to crop out the
image and the colour of the
blazer to remove parts I did
not want.
Original
image

5. This shows the website I have used
to edit the fonts on my magazine a
website off the internet. This
allowed me to get the fonts ‘The
Ilsley Way’ and ‘Teamwork.’

6. This different fonts which I looked through to pick my font for my
magazine.

7. My college magazine looks at the current conventions already
established conventions within existing college magazines which I
have established through my primary research analysis of college
magazines already open to the mass public.

8. The convention from the perspective of the audience
reading from left to right I have developed throughout the
product of my main product as this is the coming way in
which my target audience and audience segments alike
expect magazines to look and read when they read the
front cover. I used this convention in order to instantly
grab the eye of the audience as if I did not reinforce it
then my product may have not appealed to the target
audience as first glance.

9. I used the typical medium close up camera shot as the
dominant image for my magazine, I have developed this
convention as one dominant image is what catches the
eye of the audience; the use of a medium close up is
reinforcing the ideas of a college magazine as gives the
audience a feel for the magazine and an perception for
what to expect in the magazine with relevant content to
them, as first impressions matter to everything.

10. Rather than the normal convention on the front covers of
magazines of everything straight forward, I decided through
the structure and layout of the front cover to move things
around in attempt to give the magazine a move creative feel
to, in order to try and challenge other college magazines to
make mine seem more individual in design; in order to make
the audience think twice when they just happen to see the
magazine and instead of just picking it up then dropping
taking a second look, thus appealing to the needs of the
target audience as most young people are ambitious and a
magazine with an ambitious design appeals to their youthful
side.

11. My media product represents a range of social
groups as it a college magazine; students come from
different social groups and different dress styles etc,
thus my magazine would contain content which would
be tailored to a variety of primary and secondary
audience but mostly content which is tailored towards
the studies of the students.

12. In an attempt to appeal represent a variety of
social groups I have used language which would
be considered to be informal in order to
represent the younger generation as college
student are going to speak and act a certain way
compared to younger and older people, thus the
language is tailored to match the needs of the
target audience.

13. The way in which my magazine appeals to the target
audience would be through the mode of address which I
have used; in this case I have used direct address in
certain parts of the wording I have used. With words
such as ‘you’ in order to make the audience feel socially
accepted and fulfil the need for affiliation.

14. The colour schemes of my college magazine matches
the house style of the colour in the logo for the school,
this also attracts the audience as it gives them a sense
of the college, I have used bright colours which
connote a positive feeling thus giving the audience a
sense of trust in the magazine and college. Also giving
them an identity as the will feel part of the college in a
more active and immersed way as they are marketing
the brand indent of the college.

15. Since this has been my preliminary task I have been limited in terms of design
through the technology I have had access to. For the preliminary task I have to use
Microsoft Publisher which yes enabled me to make a magazine, however it is limiting
in what I can manipulate it to industry standard, thus when I eventually make my
main magazine I will be able to industry standard technology such as adobe in design
etc. Within publisher I used word art, wide variety fonts in order to make it look
creative and different colours, however it is very limiting in terms of manipulation of
imagery could only really move it and not change much of it.

16. Self Assessment
For Research and planning I would give myself 16 level 4; as I feel I had an
excellent understanding of the task and managed my time very well. My
questionnaires were appropriate and gave a clear indication on what the
target audience is looking for.
I analysed college magazines existing some official and others made by other
students, all of which I feel I gave a clear and coherent analysis of what I
was writing about.
For my production I would give myself 13 Level; as my magazine was good
but not perfect I recognised where I have gone wrong and will ensure I
make massive improvement when it comes top the main task.
For my evaluation I would give myself a level 3 mark 14 as I was critical of
work and gave a clear indication of what I did well and what I did not so
well.