2. Question 1
In what ways does your product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real
media products?
• My magazine challenges forms and conventions of real
media products through the features that I have included.
These features include Mastheads, Drop caps, and even
barcodes. Whilst creating my magazine I was always
looking at other magazines for inspiration. So some
features that I have used were originated from popular
magazines and so my magazine does have conventional
features.
• My magazine is a Christian magazine and it is aimed at
16-35 year olds. Through my magazine I hoped to
portray a modern style whilst including relevant content
for my chosen audience. I chose to use a pallet that
would appeal to the whole of my audience.
4. Comparison
Similarities: Differences:
They both feature a subject who takes up a large The magazine title is placed behind the subject’s
area of the page. Both of the subjects are facing head. This is done to signify the importance of
the reader (Direct Address), this is used to the subject.
engage the readers.
The background of the vibe magazine is an
They each have a QR code featured at the side actual image (of a plane). Whereas my
and below that is a barcode. These are used to magazine only uses the subject, the background
gain further access to the magazines external of the original image was cut out.
features; the barcode would be used to sell the,
magazine in a store and the QR code could be
used by a reader to gain access to online
material related to the magazine.
Cover lines are used in both covers. These are
used to clearly identify certain features of the
magazine contents.
5. Contents page
My Magazine Real Magazine
Subject
Subjects clothing matches
the surroundings
Text
The text that is used here is
formatted in a corresponding
way.
Feature
My mag has these but Vibe’s
doesn’t
Advert
My mag has an ad but
Vibe’s doesn’t
Page number & Issue date
My mag has these but Vibe’s
doesn’t.
6. Comparison
Similarities: Differences:
They both feature a subject who takes up a large My magazine has an advert featured at the
part of the page. The clothes that the subjects bottom of the page. Whereas the Vibe
are wearing have been chosen specifically to magazine’s page doesn’t feature any ads at all.
match the background and text colours.
My contents page incorporates the text
Both of the subjects aren’t looking at the camera “contents” make it clear which page it is.
when the image is taken. This makes the page Although Vibe’s contents doesn’t do the same
more interesting as it is different from most but I think readers would still be able to know
contents pages that make their subjects look at that it is a contents page
the camera.
8. Comparison
Similarities: Differences:
The subjects' clothing matches the colours of the My magazine has an advert featured at the
pages. bottom, however the other magazine doesn’t.
They both include age numbers and a symbol There is a distinctive caption relating to the
that represents the magazine’s name. subject on the other magazine, my magazine
doesn’t have that.
Both feature two images; one big image on one
page and a small image of the other page.
Big text is used for the name of the subject; there
is a heading, a sub heading an introduction.
