Liam Birchall evaluated his indie music magazine, aimed at teenagers aged 14-18 interested in indie/rock music. The magazine uses conventional magazine formatting with the title at the top of the page and a central photo related to the main headline. The magazine represents young, outgoing male musicians interested in indie/rock music and aims to inform readers about the genre through articles and competitions to attract readers. The magazine could initially be published online and then in print if successful online. Through constructing the magazine, Liam learned how to use design software more effectively and how to structure a website and blog to share the digital magazine.

1. Liam Birchall Evaluation

2. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? On my magazine I would call it conventional because I have placed my title at the top of the page where it is usually placed in a normal magazine. I have used one photo in the centre of the page so the people who read the magazine will focus on the photo what is the main headline. The main title ‘the new boys on the block’ ‘just joking’ is across the faded photo so it links it in with the photo. Even though my title is on a tilt it works in with my set out f the page.

3. 2. How does your media product represent particular social groups? My magazine represents young outgoing mal musicians who will be in to indie/ rock music and will want to learn more about it. The colours will aim it more at male social groups and the title ‘indie-vidual’ has two meanings about it one of them is the music indie then it means be yourself, be an indie-vidual.

4. 3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? Firstly I would publish my magazine online see if it succeeds for my target market then it the magazine launch goes well I could publish it as an actual magazine and sell it in shops.

5. 4. Who would be the audience for your media product? The audience for my magazine would be aimed at teenagers aged 14-18.my magazine will be aimed at young adults mostly and people are into indie/rock music and who are interested in music news and information.

6. 5. How did you attract/address your audience? I attracted the audience by putting all the modern aspects of music in my magazine. I have used bold colours on my front cover and a title what is really catchy. The competitions in my magazine will attract readers because they could be in of a chance of winning an amazing prize with reading the magazine.

7. 6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product? I have learnt how to use fireworks in a more effective way to make my final product a success. I have learnt how to use the website ‘blogger’, how to post all my items on the page and how to set it up.

8. 7. Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? I have learnt loads about improving my work to meet a better standard. I tried some different techniques on my magazine to make it more appealing to the target audience. I have learnt how to make to pictures work with the back ground and how to set the colours out to make my final product better.