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Hip hop/R&B is the most popular music genre according to the survey results, which will inform the magazine's genre focus. The most preferred magazine name was "Acapella", while the least preferred was "Freeze". When looking at magazine covers, the image attracts the most attention, followed by the masthead, with the subheading attracting the least attention. The preferred color scheme for the magazine is red and white, rather than the expected red and black, suggesting readers want something different than typical magazine designs.
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The document discusses how the author designed their music magazine to attract their target audience. They used bright colors like red and black on the masthead and cover to make it stand out. Research showed these colors would appeal to their rock/indie audience. Photographs in the magazine featured an attractive female model wearing red lipstick and wavy hair to look seductive and appeal to male readers. The story headlines were written to be interesting and raise questions, using quotes and hints about musicians, to encourage readers to learn more.
Cover analysis
This magazine targets young adults interested in dance music. The masthead and tagline "Mixmag" establish that it covers dance and club music genres. The cover features an abstract image of the artist Sub Focus, signaling his unique style, along with multiple cover lines highlighting the magazine's content to appeal to readers' varied music preferences. It prominently promotes an in-depth interview with Sub Focus as the cover artist. The inverted color scheme of the main cover line draws attention to calling Sub Focus a "new superstar" to pique interest. While the overall colors are calm, the edgy typefaces used reflect the dance music genre. A banner highlighting additional content is also prominently displayed.
Task 3
This Billboard magazine cover uses a sans serif font, bright colors like pink and red, and an informal layout to appeal to a young audience. The large image of singer Rihanna, a popular artist among younger females, draws the viewer's eye to her hair color which may influence fashion choices. The typography, color, design, and choice of celebrity work together to target this magazine at a youthful, primarily female readership.
5
The designer created a simplistic yet elegant magazine layout for Spectrum music magazine to attract their target audience of young mature adults. Research of similar magazines informed the design conventions. Images were selected to convey the calm and carefree atmosphere of clubbing. Based on survey results, popular artists like 2NE1 and Basshunter were featured prominently to engage audiences. Exclusive interviews, which audiences said they most wanted to read, were also included. The overall magazine approach was meant to have a fresh yet sophisticated take on electronic dance music while also capturing the fun party atmosphere of the genre and its fans.
Question 5
The document discusses strategies for attracting an audience to a rock/metal music magazine. It describes using photographs of musicians and fans that the target audience can relate to in terms of style and age. The content focuses on popular bands and articles about artists' personal lives that readers can relate to. Photos from concerts and interviews aim to make readers feel connected to musicians. The magazine's style uses themes of alternative fashion familiar to the target audience. Free posters and a giveaway competition aim to attract costumers by offering extras they cannot afford.
How did you attract/address your audience?
The document discusses methods used to attract the intended audience for a dance music magazine. Color and photography were used strategically, with yellow, red, and black chosen as colors that would appeal to both genders. Photographs showed the professional side of the music genre to appeal to both genders and middle-class readers. The writing style was informal to relate to fans and used language only they would understand. Photos were a mix of relaxed and posed to represent the dance music style.
Q2
The magazine represents dubstep music and aims to inspire and help male teenagers and young adults who are interested in making music. It features an interview with a dubstep artist named Pulse, who is portrayed as a relatable male teenager wearing a hoodie and headphones to appeal to the target readership. The character of Pulse and the magazine provide a positive representation without relying on stereotypes.
Inspiration on double page spread research
The document discusses features that are commonly found in K-pop music magazines. It notes that magazine spreads typically include a half-page image of the featured artist in fashionable clothing. Interviews are also frequently used to introduce artists and discuss their careers and experiences. The interviews are laid out in two columns to clearly display the speaker's responses. The document then proposes ways to improve its own magazine spread, such as including pull quotes, conducting informative interviews, and adding an artist profile to provide background on a newly debuted idol.
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Q4
The document discusses how the author designed their music magazine to attract their target audience. They used bright colors like red and black on the masthead and cover to make it stand out. Research showed these colors would appeal to their rock/indie audience. Photographs in the magazine featured an attractive female model wearing red lipstick and wavy hair to look seductive and appeal to male readers. The story headlines were written to be interesting and raise questions, using quotes and hints about musicians, to encourage readers to learn more.
Cover analysis
This magazine targets young adults interested in dance music. The masthead and tagline "Mixmag" establish that it covers dance and club music genres. The cover features an abstract image of the artist Sub Focus, signaling his unique style, along with multiple cover lines highlighting the magazine's content to appeal to readers' varied music preferences. It prominently promotes an in-depth interview with Sub Focus as the cover artist. The inverted color scheme of the main cover line draws attention to calling Sub Focus a "new superstar" to pique interest. While the overall colors are calm, the edgy typefaces used reflect the dance music genre. A banner highlighting additional content is also prominently displayed.
Task 3
This Billboard magazine cover uses a sans serif font, bright colors like pink and red, and an informal layout to appeal to a young audience. The large image of singer Rihanna, a popular artist among younger females, draws the viewer's eye to her hair color which may influence fashion choices. The typography, color, design, and choice of celebrity work together to target this magazine at a youthful, primarily female readership.
5
The designer created a simplistic yet elegant magazine layout for Spectrum music magazine to attract their target audience of young mature adults. Research of similar magazines informed the design conventions. Images were selected to convey the calm and carefree atmosphere of clubbing. Based on survey results, popular artists like 2NE1 and Basshunter were featured prominently to engage audiences. Exclusive interviews, which audiences said they most wanted to read, were also included. The overall magazine approach was meant to have a fresh yet sophisticated take on electronic dance music while also capturing the fun party atmosphere of the genre and its fans.
Question 5
The document discusses strategies for attracting an audience to a rock/metal music magazine. It describes using photographs of musicians and fans that the target audience can relate to in terms of style and age. The content focuses on popular bands and articles about artists' personal lives that readers can relate to. Photos from concerts and interviews aim to make readers feel connected to musicians. The magazine's style uses themes of alternative fashion familiar to the target audience. Free posters and a giveaway competition aim to attract costumers by offering extras they cannot afford.
How did you attract/address your audience?
The document discusses methods used to attract the intended audience for a dance music magazine. Color and photography were used strategically, with yellow, red, and black chosen as colors that would appeal to both genders. Photographs showed the professional side of the music genre to appeal to both genders and middle-class readers. The writing style was informal to relate to fans and used language only they would understand. Photos were a mix of relaxed and posed to represent the dance music style.
Q2
The magazine represents dubstep music and aims to inspire and help male teenagers and young adults who are interested in making music. It features an interview with a dubstep artist named Pulse, who is portrayed as a relatable male teenager wearing a hoodie and headphones to appeal to the target readership. The character of Pulse and the magazine provide a positive representation without relying on stereotypes.
Inspiration on double page spread research
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Genre Research
The document discusses the indie music genre. It defines indie music as having a more specific target audience compared to mainstream music. Indie music magazines also have distinct styles, with covers typically featuring artists dressed in cool, stylish clothing. The color palettes of indie magazines tend to be more subtle without bright colors. Features like imagery, fonts, and colors are carefully chosen to match the indie aesthetic and target audience.
Evaluation Question 2
The document discusses ways the magazine represents its audience. It references streaming music on the front cover to appeal to listeners. Photos from other bands are used as content. The cover artist is asked to wear certain clothing brands in photos. An upcoming concert guide is included instead of a poster to match the genre and be a popular gift with the magazine.
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The document provides an analysis of the magazine cover design elements and how they contribute to meaning and audience interpretation. Key elements analyzed include the skyline, masthead, main cover line, cover lines, puff, main image and their purpose in promoting the magazine's stories and attracting audience interest. Analysis of color, size, placement and other visual symbols explores how different readings may influence the audience.
Question 5 media
I used direct address on the magazine cover based on survey feedback showing it would attract attention. The cover features a red background, the most popular color suggested in the survey. The front cover image is a close-up of a happy, friendly artist to engage the target audience and convey a bubbly tone. The magazine focuses on indie bands mentioned most frequently in the survey to appeal to readers' music interests. The clever masthead "Indie" immediately identifies the music style and is catchy compared to competitors.
Question 4
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Colour Scheme Ideas
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- Pastel and neutral colors were chosen as they appeal to both men and women, who are the primary and secondary target audiences.
- Gender-specific colors were also used to create a strong connection with the primary female audience.
- Black and white were included to convey professionalism and calmness. Colors will be used boldly to catch readers' attention on shelves.
Front Cover
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Name ideas
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Evaluation question 5
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Q2
The media product is an indie music magazine aimed at teenagers aged 15-21 who enjoy indie music. The creator chose images of casually dressed models with indie styles like nose piercings and big hair to appeal to the target audience. The front cover uses three main colors - black, white and red - common in similar magazines, and lists music festivals to attract younger readers. Feedback showed the magazine appeals to and represents its intended target audience of indie music fans aged 15-21, but may have limited appeal outside that niche group.
Pre Production
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Magazine deconstruction
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1) The masthead displays the magazine name prominently on the front cover for branding and advertising.
2) Pull quotes are excerpted text from articles used to attract attention and draw readers in.
3) Magazines typically use a limited color scheme (up to 3 colors) that carries through the entire issue.
Question 5
The document discusses how the magazine addressed its target audience through its design elements. The magazine's unusual masthead with an arrow on the U was meant to catch readers' attention. The cover image of a live concert was chosen to appeal to the audience's interest in concerts. Inside, exclusive stories about rock bands and a chance to win festival tickets were included to attract readers. The simple contents page was meant to provide an easy to read format compared to busy competitors. Overall, the magazine's design aimed to attract its target audience through visual elements, relevant content, and a casual style.
Evaluation Question 3
The document discusses how the author's indie pop music magazine represents various social groups. The target audience is 16-20 year olds, so the author based the magazine's style and content around their own tastes and interests at age 17. Images in the magazine depict indie pop concert crowds and fans to represent the diverse social groups that listen to indie pop music, including listings of various indie pop artists on the cover. The magazine's laidback yet sophisticated style and use of hashtags and QR codes are meant to appeal to the target audience's technology usage.
question 5
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Colour scheme
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Nme cast study
NME (New Musical Express) is a weekly British music magazine that was first published in 1952. It created the first UK singles chart and changed its style in the 1970s to focus on punk music to engage readers. In the 1990s, it launched an online version. Currently, NME has a circulation of 58,284 and costs £2.20. It uses a glossy print and colorful covers featuring popular artists. The magazine focuses on mainstream and emerging music through reviews of new bands, local gigs, and music charts to attract its target audience.
question7
The author learned several lessons in magazine design after creating a student magazine and a music magazine. For the music magazine, they kept forms and conventions in mind, such as using an effective masthead and ensuring the coverlines stood out using graphics instead of only font. They also learned to use splash pages more effectively by varying fonts and choosing colors that contrast instead of blending in.
Music magazine contents analysis
This document analyzes the design elements of a music magazine page. It discusses how the black background and white font make the text clear to read. It also examines the use of colors like red and greyscale to draw the eye to important images. The layout is described as simple yet stylish, allowing easy navigation. Various artistic images are said to represent themes of fashion, style, and music genres to engage readers. In summary, the document analyzes how visual design choices in the magazine are used to clearly convey information and attract readers through stylish and thematic elements.
Music Magazine A
Spin magazine is known for its broad music coverage and uses bold reversed out cover lines that don't get lost within pictures. This issue from 2007 features Kanye West representing his song with robots behind him, tying into the main cover line. Mixmag focuses on dance and club music with a more laid back orange tone and cover line about festivals. Vibe magazine keeps its rap and R&B focus simple with a large main image indicating the genre.
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Evaluation Question 2
The document discusses ways the magazine represents its audience. It references streaming music on the front cover to appeal to listeners. Photos from other bands are used as content. The cover artist is asked to wear certain clothing brands in photos. An upcoming concert guide is included instead of a poster to match the genre and be a popular gift with the magazine.
Music magazine analysis.pptx (2)
The document provides an analysis of the magazine cover design elements and how they contribute to meaning and audience interpretation. Key elements analyzed include the skyline, masthead, main cover line, cover lines, puff, main image and their purpose in promoting the magazine's stories and attracting audience interest. Analysis of color, size, placement and other visual symbols explores how different readings may influence the audience.
Question 5 media
I used direct address on the magazine cover based on survey feedback showing it would attract attention. The cover features a red background, the most popular color suggested in the survey. The front cover image is a close-up of a happy, friendly artist to engage the target audience and convey a bubbly tone. The magazine focuses on indie bands mentioned most frequently in the survey to appeal to readers' music interests. The clever masthead "Indie" immediately identifies the music style and is catchy compared to competitors.
Question 4
The document discusses targeting a magazine towards late teens. It aims to attract this audience through focusing on popular rock music, using bright colors not typically seen in mainstream magazines to make it stand out, and employing unusual, broken-up fonts that represent the rock genre and signal that the magazine is rebelling against social norms. The document explains how these design choices for the cover, headlines, and articles would appeal to and attract the target late teen audience.
Colour Scheme Ideas
- The document discusses the color scheme choices for a lifestyle magazine.
- Pastel and neutral colors were chosen as they appeal to both men and women, who are the primary and secondary target audiences.
- Gender-specific colors were also used to create a strong connection with the primary female audience.
- Black and white were included to convey professionalism and calmness. Colors will be used boldly to catch readers' attention on shelves.
Front Cover
The document summarizes the design choices made for a magazine aimed at a target audience of 13-16 year old girls. Plugs like backstage concert tickets and posters are used to attract readers. A mid-shot image of the featured artist is displayed on the cover to highlight fashion content and draw the audience in. Color, layout, and conventions from similar magazines are employed to ensure the magazine is appealing and accessible to its target demographic.
Name ideas
The document discusses naming a new music magazine, considering inspiration from established magazines like NME, Q, and Rolling Stone. It evaluates three potential names: "1, 2, 3, 4" which references bands counting in songs but would require thought; "Musical Express" which clearly identifies the music genre; and "Music Mayhem" which combines music with mayhem to attract both music fans and a more individual audience, targeting indie fans in particular.
Evaluation question 5
The document discusses how the author addressed and attracted their audience for a magazine. They used a bright color scheme including a pale color and two bold colors to make the content stand out. On the cover, they featured a new artist to attract readers who may not recognize them. They also used a bold font and color for the masthead to draw attention. Additionally, they included some popular artists like Rihanna, Jessie J, and Coldplay to attract readers who are fans of those artists.
Q2
The media product is an indie music magazine aimed at teenagers aged 15-21 who enjoy indie music. The creator chose images of casually dressed models with indie styles like nose piercings and big hair to appeal to the target audience. The front cover uses three main colors - black, white and red - common in similar magazines, and lists music festivals to attract younger readers. Feedback showed the magazine appeals to and represents its intended target audience of indie music fans aged 15-21, but may have limited appeal outside that niche group.
Pre Production
The document provides information and inspiration for pre-production of a music magazine, including influential magazine covers, mood boards, early name ideas, and masthead designs. It discusses taking inspiration from covers featuring simple designs, sophisticated poses and text styles. Neutral colors on covers suggest a focus on non-mainstream music. A quirky, unique masthead promotes an indie focus. The document also discusses the magazine's unique selling point of focusing on unsigned, non-mainstream artists and cultivating a sense of community with readers.
Magazine deconstruction
This document summarizes key conventions used in music magazines, including:
1) The masthead displays the magazine name prominently on the front cover for branding and advertising.
2) Pull quotes are excerpted text from articles used to attract attention and draw readers in.
3) Magazines typically use a limited color scheme (up to 3 colors) that carries through the entire issue.
Question 5
The document discusses how the magazine addressed its target audience through its design elements. The magazine's unusual masthead with an arrow on the U was meant to catch readers' attention. The cover image of a live concert was chosen to appeal to the audience's interest in concerts. Inside, exclusive stories about rock bands and a chance to win festival tickets were included to attract readers. The simple contents page was meant to provide an easy to read format compared to busy competitors. Overall, the magazine's design aimed to attract its target audience through visual elements, relevant content, and a casual style.
Evaluation Question 3
The document discusses how the author's indie pop music magazine represents various social groups. The target audience is 16-20 year olds, so the author based the magazine's style and content around their own tastes and interests at age 17. Images in the magazine depict indie pop concert crowds and fans to represent the diverse social groups that listen to indie pop music, including listings of various indie pop artists on the cover. The magazine's laidback yet sophisticated style and use of hashtags and QR codes are meant to appeal to the target audience's technology usage.
question 5
The document discusses how the author addressed their target audience for a music magazine. To attract younger readers, the front cover promised free posters and featured a young, stylish model that readers could relate to. It highlighted a popular indie artist to appeal to fans of that genre. The contents page listed music charts to keep readers up-to-date on what's trending. A friend of the author was used as the model to look approachable rather than intimidating to readers. The language used was informal with some slang to make the magazine feel comfortable to read like a conversation rather than just information.
Colour scheme
The document discusses potential color schemes for a music magazine, analyzing the suitability and effectiveness of red, black, grey, and blue. Red would be a bold color that grabs attention. Black implies power and authority but may not stand out as much as red. Grey has a calm, cool quality and works well paired with other colors. Blue represents excellence and high quality, and could provide a relaxed feeling for readers. The author considers how these different colors may work within the magazine's masthead, cover lines, photos, and overall color scheme.
Nme cast study
NME (New Musical Express) is a weekly British music magazine that was first published in 1952. It created the first UK singles chart and changed its style in the 1970s to focus on punk music to engage readers. In the 1990s, it launched an online version. Currently, NME has a circulation of 58,284 and costs £2.20. It uses a glossy print and colorful covers featuring popular artists. The magazine focuses on mainstream and emerging music through reviews of new bands, local gigs, and music charts to attract its target audience.
question7
The author learned several lessons in magazine design after creating a student magazine and a music magazine. For the music magazine, they kept forms and conventions in mind, such as using an effective masthead and ensuring the coverlines stood out using graphics instead of only font. They also learned to use splash pages more effectively by varying fonts and choosing colors that contrast instead of blending in.
Music magazine contents analysis
This document analyzes the design elements of a music magazine page. It discusses how the black background and white font make the text clear to read. It also examines the use of colors like red and greyscale to draw the eye to important images. The layout is described as simple yet stylish, allowing easy navigation. Various artistic images are said to represent themes of fashion, style, and music genres to engage readers. In summary, the document analyzes how visual design choices in the magazine are used to clearly convey information and attract readers through stylish and thematic elements.
Music Magazine A
Spin magazine is known for its broad music coverage and uses bold reversed out cover lines that don't get lost within pictures. This issue from 2007 features Kanye West representing his song with robots behind him, tying into the main cover line. Mixmag focuses on dance and club music with a more laid back orange tone and cover line about festivals. Vibe magazine keeps its rap and R&B focus simple with a large main image indicating the genre.
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Evaluation
- The document discusses the design choices made for a music magazine, including the masthead, fonts, layout, photography, and article style.
- The masthead is long and unique to draw attention, placed above the cover image in an unconventional way. Different fonts were used for headlines, coverlines, and text.
- The original color scheme of bright pastels didn't work, so black, white, and red were used instead for a more conventional rock magazine look.
- Moody, emotional photography portrayed subjects looking away from the camera. Quotations and staged writing was used to mimic conventional magazine articles.
- The magazine aims to attract teenagers into rock/indie music rather than gossip
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5. "OT
Photo shop (masthead)
The document discusses potential masthead options for a pop music magazine. It proposes eight different masthead designs:
1. "Pop addiction" - Highlights the genre of pop music and is meant to convey that readers will get "addicted" to pop once they start reading.
2. "Pop PARTY" - Uses alliteration and is meant to convey an exciting, fun vibe like a party to attract readers.
3. "The world of Pop" - Indicates the magazine will cover pop music broadly and include content for everybody.
4. "Pop's Plenty" - Uses alliteration and implies the magazine will have plenty of content about pop music.
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Evaluation question 1
The document is an evaluation of a student's media magazine project. It provides extensive details on how the student followed conventions of real rock magazines in developing the form and layout of the magazine. This includes using typical masthead styles, images of musicians posing with guitars and doing rock signs, pull quotes from interviews, and grouping content into common sections like features. The document discusses the design choices made for the cover, contents page, and a double-page artist interview spread, explaining how research into other rock magazines informed the design to match reader expectations of the genre.
Magazine evaluations
The document discusses conventions used in alternative music magazine covers and contents. It describes using bold red and black titles to follow conventions while using full body shots of bands on the cover instead of headshots to seem less serious. Splashes are included to grab attention and drive sales. The contents page is kept simple with minimal text as younger readers prefer less text. A letter from the editor and band photos create involvement. Overall, the magazine follows conventions like darker colors but breaks up long blocks of text preferred by younger audiences.
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The document provides the final layout sketches for the front page of a newspaper, as well as for a double page newspaper spread and newspaper billboard, with each sketch intended as the standardized template to be used consistently across issues.
Billlboard Advertisement
The newspaper advertisement is for a billboard rental company. It states that renting billboard space is an affordable way to advertise locally for businesses and events. Contact information is provided for those interested in renting billboard space on high traffic roads throughout the area.
Advertisement Research
The document analyzes and summarizes three advertisements found in newspapers or online. The first ad has low graphic quality, too much text covering the image, and random colors that don't relate to the product. The second ad is simple and looks outdated with no company name or logo. It only provides opening times but not specific hours. The third ad is brighter, has a more interesting font, clear images, and coordinated colors that make a pattern. It also includes contact details and images to draw customers in. Overall, the document states that newspaper ads need to be eye-catching, colorful, have a distinctive font for recognition, and include important details like hours and contact information.
Billboard Presentation
Billboards are common advertisements seen everyday that effectively catch people's eyes. However, the document discusses liking different types of advertisements that are unusual compared to typical billboards. It suggests creating their own unique billboard advertisement.
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Billboards are common advertisements seen everyday that effectively catch people's eyes. However, the document discusses liking different types of advertisements that are unusual compared to typical billboards. It suggests creating their own unique billboard advertisement.
Choosing a Masthead
This document discusses choosing a masthead font for The Surrey Local newspaper. The group chose a particular font as their final masthead because it was most preferred by the group and looked most like a real newspaper masthead. They considered changing the color of the masthead but decided to keep it black to maintain a professional look.
Choosing a Masthead
This document discusses choosing a masthead font for The Surrey Local newspaper. The group chose a particular font as their final masthead because it was most preferred by the group and looked most like a real newspaper masthead. They considered changing the color of the masthead but decided to keep it black to maintain a professional look.
Analysing Layouts of Local Newspapers
The document analyzes the layouts of two local newspapers, the Surrey Comet and the Sutton Guardian. For the Surrey Comet, the front page has the title as the largest text, a main picture, and advertisements at the bottom. Inside pages use six columns for more stories. A double page spread uses larger images and text to feature the main story. Later spreads use different formats, with the dominant story taking less space. The Sutton Guardian wraps itself in advertisements, with the real front page inside. It uses a non-column format with advertisements and blocks of text and images. Inside pages use a standard six-column format with mixed positive and negative stories.
Analysing Local Newspaper
The document analyzes the layout of the Surrey Comet newspaper. It notes that the front page has the newspaper title in the largest text, a main picture, and columns for the headline story and ads. Inside pages have six smaller columns allowing more stories. A double page spread uses larger images and columns for the main story. Other stories on the page become smaller further down, and ads are placed on the bottom right. Another double page spread has a smaller dominant local story and more ads, showing the paper prioritizes local interest stories and ads over international stories.
Using Technology
The document discusses various tools used in Adobe Photoshop and other programs to edit photos, create magazine layouts, and record progress on a project blog and slide presentation. Photoshop tools like layers, saturation adjustment, and color replacement were used to edit photos. Blogger allowed uploading of photos and notes to record project progress. SlideShare was used to upload PowerPoint presentations and share previous uploads.
Using the Programes
Using PhotoShop, the saturation tool was used to make models look more tanned and improve other colors in images. Using Blogger, progress was monitored by uploading pictures, notes, and plans, where posts were created. Using SlideShare, PowerPoint presentations with notes on photos were uploaded together by making an account and signing in to upload presentations.
Comparing Preliminary and Final Product
The document criticizes a preliminary magazine for lacking well-planned photos with natural lighting, edited images, and thoughtful text that appears unfinished. It concludes that the preliminary magazine does not look professionally produced and seems to have little thought or effort put into its creation. In contrast, a contents page example shows evidence of editing, planned layout, and consideration for how text shapes around images.
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This preliminary magazine lacks visual appeal, with unplanned, boring photos that have only natural lighting and appear unedited. The text also seems hastily arranged and unfinished. Overall, the reviewer believes little thought or effort went into this preliminary magazine's design and production, as it does not resemble a professional magazine.
Evaluation
The document discusses design choices made for a magazine mock-up, including using bold sans serif fonts for the title in all capitals, covering part of the name, and adding a barcode - as these are conventions for magazine covers. The cover story text is in the largest font to draw most reader attention. Contents of the magazine are listed to encourage readers to pick it up without opening it. The contents layout has the model as the main visual attraction, with text wrapped around, following magazine conventions.
Third Photo Shoot
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- 1. As you can see here the most preferred genre of music is Hip Hop/ R’n’B, I think this is because this genre of music is the most main stream. This has helped me hugely because now this has made me decide to chose what type of genre my magazine is. The least popular genre is Indie, I think this is because it’s not very mainstream and hasn’t been around for too long.
- 2. As you can see here the most preferred magazine name is clearly ‘Acapella’. This is surprising because I thought that one of the shorter names would be more popular as they could be easier to remember. The least preferred magazine name was freeze which I thinks makes sense because this was my least favourite as well. I think this is because it doesn’t really sound like a magazine name and isn’t very catchy.
- 3. Here you can clearly see which attracts the audience the most when looking at a magazine. I think that the image attracts the most attention because it’s usually the biggest thing on the front of a magazine. This means that for my magazine cover I’ve got to have a very striking image on the front so that is attracts the attention of the audience. The one that attracts the least attention is the subheading. This isn’t very surprising because this is usually one of the smaller writing on the magazine. The one that caught the second most attention was the Masthead. This makes sense because its usually the second biggest thing on the magazine cover. Also the Masthead is usually slightly covered by the image.
- 4. The preferred colour scheme for a music magazine was red and white. I thought that the favoured colour scheme would be red and black because this is what is mostly used on real magazine. So this result suggests that the reader wants to see a magazine that is different to the rest.