Michael Savoca created a magazine called "SuperCharged" about sports cars and higher-end vehicles for his AICE Media Studies coursework. He developed his production skills in Photoshop and InDesign throughout the project. The final drafts of his magazine cover, table of contents, and double page spread effectively engaged audiences through attractive photography, colors, and layout while representing the car enthusiast social group. The magazine would be distributed monthly by the publishing company Time Inc. and found in high-end automotive dealerships to attract potential new buyers.

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SAVOCA, MICHAEL
BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL
US 818 AICE MEDIA STUDIES
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2. COVER AND TOC

3. TWO-PAGE SPREAD

4. HOUSE STYLE
I chose Bernard MT Condensed as the font for my
masthead. I chose red, white, and black as the colors because
they are the most desired colors for readers. My magazine is
balanced and symmetric.

5. COVER
Masthead
The masthead is
white to be
consistent with the
color scheme. I used
different sized fonts
for the capital letters
to make my own
twist on the font
Main Coverline
This coverline is a
different color than the
others because it shows
what the main article is
in the magazine, as well
as helps attract readers
that are interested in
this.
Coverline
I chose to place this
coverline on the right side
for design purposes as
well as the fact that I had
no room on the other side
of the cover. It is white to
match the other
coverlines.
Coverlines
These coverlines draw in
the readers by offering
relateable topics. I chose
white as the color to match
with the color scheme.
Skyline
This skyline offers the
reader a glimpse of some
bonus articles included in
the article

6. TOC
Page number
I had to choose an
odd number for the
right side of my TOC
so I chose 5. I
wanted the TOC to
be early in the
magazine, but not
too early.
Masthead
I chose to keep the masthead all red because I was unable to
figure out how to create a similar design in InDesign. Although,
the color still looks great and matches the color scheme well
Dateline
I chose to place the
dateline on this side
of the TOC because
it balanced well with
the volume and
issue number. I
chose April because
it was the upcoming
month at the time

7. TWO PAGE SPREAD
Pull Quote
The pull quote I
chose leads
readers into the
story, but doesn’t
reveal too much
Kicker
The kicker
effectively
describes what
this article is
about.
Byline
This is my name. I used
a font that matched my
style.
Headline
The headline is a
different font than
any other used.
Despite that
change, I stuck to
my style and
used black as the
color
Body copy
I chose this wording as
the body copy because
it will make readers
want to continue
reading. I also gave it a
different font.
Image caption
This provides a brief insight on the picture.

8. HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT USE OR CHALLENGE
CONVENTIONS AND HOW DOES IT REPRESENT
SOCIAL GROUPS OR ISSUES?
Masthead:
top center of magazine
white and black
it is Bernard MT
Condensed
it represents the car
social groups
Cover Image
it is a Ferrari at a park
it is centered
the setting is in the park
Coverlines
The coverlines are placed on the left and
right side of the cover
they guide the reader on what’s inside
Ferrari coverline because it is the most
important article
They draw readers in
condensed
Point Size: Did you make some
coverlines larger than others?
There is a skyline

9. TABLE OF CONTENTS
One page comprises the TOC
Symmetry and uniformity are the elements of the magaizne
that are emphasized
Ferrari 458 Spider is the text that grabs the readers
attention.
It attracts the readers with intriguing words and colors.
My font choice for the cover lines were Franklin Gothic
Heavy, Franklin Gothic Book

10. DOUBLE PAGE
SPREAD
I did not use grids in my layout
What elements of the layout are enticing to readers? My
headline is an enticing element of my layout
The picture is the main element that attract readers
article is a car comparison and people may want to read it
because it may relate to them and their future purchases
I used 5 columns because it helped organized the article and
made the spread visually appealing.
I used a lot of color and shapes to attract readers to draw
attention to specific portions of the text.
I used a few fonts, but my color scheme remained consistent
with my house style.

11. HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT ENGAGE
WITH AUDIENCES AND HOW WOULD IT BE
DISTRIBUTED AS A REAL MEDIA TEXT?
I used great photography and attractive colors
to engage audiences
I should want someone to buy my magazine
because it is a revolutionary new magazine
that offers supreme articles.

12. HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT ENGAGE
WITH AUDIENCES AND HOW WOULD IT BE
DISTRIBUTED AS A REAL MEDIA TEXT?
DISTRIBUTION
Time Inc is my publishing company
The publisher should want to add my magazine because I will
offer exceptional stories as well as provide an organized and
appealing layout. The magazine will specifically be about sports
cars, and higher end cars. In some cases, it may consist of
average cars, but never low end automobiles.
What makes your magazine, different and stand-out. Why does the
market need your magazine. The market needs my magazine
because I will offer exceptional stories as well as provide an
organized and appealing layout. The magazine will specifically be
about sports cars, and higher end cars. In some cases, it may
consist of average cars, but never low end automobiles.
Monthly magazines generally work 3 months in advance so I need
to plan ahead when producing a magazine for print.

13. HOW DID YOUR PRODUCTION SKILLS
DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT?
My production skills developed throughout this project. I was
able to utilize all the elements of Photoshop to create a realistic
cover.
A key moment to my magazine was coming up with the name
“SuperCharged” as my title. I feel that it made the image of the
brand more masculine and shaped how I designed the cover
and TOC.

14. HOW DID YOUR PRODUCTION
SKILLS DEVELOP THROUGHOUT
THIS PROJECT?
At the beginning of the year, I had some experience with Photoshop,
but none with InDesign. I was very comfortable using Photoshop to
create my covers and such, but when it came to InDesign I was
hesitant.
My skills developed by using new fonts and unfamiliar ways that
make the font appear different than before. This made my coverlines
in my final draft appear different than the rough drafts.

15. HOW DID YOU INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGIES –
SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND ONLINE – IN THIS
PROJECT?
I used Photoshop and InDesign in this project. I used them to
create my Cover, TOC, and Two-Page Spread.
I used a Dell Desktop Computer
I used the text box tool, free transform tool, and the shape tool
most often in Photoshop
In InDesign I used the text box and shape tool most often
For my blog, I used edublogs.edu and for embedding my
PowerPoint I used Slide Share

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