evaluation

1. In what way does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real
media products?
By Sarah Dick

2. Notion magazine
• Contains information on Music, Fashion and Culture.
• Minimalist and monochrome style
• First published in 2004
• Published by Attic London

3. Notion front cover

4. Notion front cover features
• Usually uses the house brand of black and white.
• The title of the magazine alternates from black and white
depending on the colour of the image.
• Subtitles are sparse across the front cover so the main focus
is on the image
• The subtitles are kept within a range of two or sometimes the
same so it doesn't cause the front to look overly popular.
• The main image uses the whole size of the page or creates a
white border to emphasise the image.

5. My front cover

6. Features of my front cover
• As notion creates a border around the main image I created this on my front cover.
• I also followed the idea of having the main image of the main article in the middle of
the page.
• The overall house style is monochrome or kept within the range of colours found in
the image. I used a black title so it stands out upon the white background.
• The subtitles are often found upon the main image in the left or right hand corner but
only small so they don’t take away from the main image.
• Notion would usually have the title of the article, in which the main image is based
upon, put across the image but due to the image that I have used, I added the title of
the main article on the bottom.
• The issue number, barcode, date and price are also positioned at the bottom of the
page.

7. Notion contents page

8. Notion contents page
features
• Issue number is written at the top of the image
• The main headline is written at the top of the page followed by the
smaller sub headlines.
• Smaller image of the front cove positioned in the top right side.
• Smaller images of the articles included in the magazine are
positioned at the left side of the contents page
• There is a bolder font for the headlines and smaller font for the
information about each article.
• The page number is under a 45 degree horizontal line with the
website URL.

9. My contents page

10. Features of my contents
page
• I created smaller images that are found on the left hand side of the page
which show the reader who is going to be in the magazine.
• I was influenced by the use of three column which are written in order of
importance.
• A mini version of the magazine is also placed in the right hand corner
followed by information on it.
• The headings for each sections were also influenced by Notion.
• I also used a horizontal line to lie over the page number and website URL.
• The title of the page and issue number is also at the top and middle of the
magazine.

11. Notion double page

12. Features of Notion Double
page
• Usually has a page before the article which gives an summary of
the article.
• Columns usually alternative between 2 and 5 depending on whether
the article has more images or not.
• The continuous theme throughout the magazine of having the page
number under a horizontal line.
• Contains a range of images of the artist/ band which are collaged
across the page.
• Sticks with the font throughout the magazine and the monochrome
feel of using white in the background and black for the font.

13. My double page

14. My double page

15. Features of my Double page
• I have a introduction page which gives a summary of what the
article is about and who is in it.
• I have continued with the same title font as on the front cover and
used a similar image as to which is on the front cover.
• I have used five columns which is a theme throughout the
magazine.
• The images are influenced by the organised scattered effect that
continues throughout.
• I have continued using the page number at the bottom left and
right hand side of the page.