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The document summarizes how the author's media product uses and develops conventions of real magazines. It follows many conventions such as including a masthead, date, price, and barcode. However, it also challenges some conventions such as placing the taglines across the bottom instead of left and right. Overall, the author strives to make their magazine look realistic while putting their own spin on some design elements.
Existing Product Analysis
This front cover analysis summarizes three magazine covers.
1) The first cover uses a black, white, and red color scheme with a casual photo of Liam Gallagher. Short, direct text is used to hook readers.
2) The second cover features a color photo of Alex Turner wearing sunglasses. Attention-grabbing text quotes directly address readers.
3) The third cover has a soft, natural photo of Florence Welch. Feminine tones and colors are used to match her image and appeal to a mixed audience. Short text previews interior stories.
Audience Profile
This audience profile describes Max and Charlotte, 17-25 year olds who enjoy vintage style clothing, photography, indie music, and gadgets with vintage styling. They dislike mainstream trends and are very image-conscious, always looking for new fashions and savings. While having low incomes, they prioritize buying high quality sound equipment and live music to support their passion for music.
Evaluation Q3
The document discusses strategies for attracting an indie audience to a magazine. It suggests using cover photos that feature indie musicians to draw in fans. It also recommends using large font for artist names on the cover and contents page to highlight featured content. Additionally, it advises addressing the reader directly using possessive pronouns to make them feel part of the indie community and included in content about music and social issues.
Evaluation Q2
The document discusses how the media product represents young people through casual language, sporting terms, and colors that appeal to both males and females. It also aims to represent the middle class target audience through a rough design aesthetic and uses photographs that primarily depict white, indie people to represent the typical audience for the genre in the area where it is produced, despite the genre appealing to people of all ethnicities.
Final Ideas
This document provides details on the design choices for a magazine cover and contents page. The author chose a deeper purple color based on feedback that it would appear more gender neutral. For the cover, a mid-shot portrait was selected as research found this helps readers feel connected to the person featured. The contents page includes a range of studio and live shots to showcase the variety of articles. Photographs of different angles were used to give readers insight into the bands from multiple perspectives.
Evaluation Q6
The audience for this media product includes both males and females, as evidenced by its gender-neutral color scheme of white, black, and purple. It targets individuals who identify with the indie genre through their clothing, music, and taste for unique vintage items. Examples of indie artists and bands that this audience may listen to are also provided to further define this target demographic.
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Evaluation q1
The document summarizes how the author's media product uses and develops conventions of real magazines. It follows many conventions such as including a masthead, date, price, and barcode. However, it also challenges some conventions such as placing the taglines across the bottom instead of left and right. Overall, the author strives to make their magazine look realistic while putting their own spin on some design elements.
Existing Product Analysis
This front cover analysis summarizes three magazine covers.
1) The first cover uses a black, white, and red color scheme with a casual photo of Liam Gallagher. Short, direct text is used to hook readers.
2) The second cover features a color photo of Alex Turner wearing sunglasses. Attention-grabbing text quotes directly address readers.
3) The third cover has a soft, natural photo of Florence Welch. Feminine tones and colors are used to match her image and appeal to a mixed audience. Short text previews interior stories.
Audience Profile
This audience profile describes Max and Charlotte, 17-25 year olds who enjoy vintage style clothing, photography, indie music, and gadgets with vintage styling. They dislike mainstream trends and are very image-conscious, always looking for new fashions and savings. While having low incomes, they prioritize buying high quality sound equipment and live music to support their passion for music.
Evaluation Q3
The document discusses strategies for attracting an indie audience to a magazine. It suggests using cover photos that feature indie musicians to draw in fans. It also recommends using large font for artist names on the cover and contents page to highlight featured content. Additionally, it advises addressing the reader directly using possessive pronouns to make them feel part of the indie community and included in content about music and social issues.
Evaluation Q2
The document discusses how the media product represents young people through casual language, sporting terms, and colors that appeal to both males and females. It also aims to represent the middle class target audience through a rough design aesthetic and uses photographs that primarily depict white, indie people to represent the typical audience for the genre in the area where it is produced, despite the genre appealing to people of all ethnicities.
Final Ideas
This document provides details on the design choices for a magazine cover and contents page. The author chose a deeper purple color based on feedback that it would appear more gender neutral. For the cover, a mid-shot portrait was selected as research found this helps readers feel connected to the person featured. The contents page includes a range of studio and live shots to showcase the variety of articles. Photographs of different angles were used to give readers insight into the bands from multiple perspectives.
Evaluation Q6
The audience for this media product includes both males and females, as evidenced by its gender-neutral color scheme of white, black, and purple. It targets individuals who identify with the indie genre through their clothing, music, and taste for unique vintage items. Examples of indie artists and bands that this audience may listen to are also provided to further define this target demographic.
Evaluation Q1
The document summarizes how the author's media product uses and develops conventions of real magazines. It follows many conventions such as including a masthead, date, price, and barcode. However, it also challenges some conventions such as placing the taglines across the bottom instead of left and right. Overall, the author strives to make the product look realistic while also adding some personal stylistic choices.
Evaluation Q2
My media product represents particular social groups in the following ways:
1) It uses casual language that would appeal to younger generations in order to connect with its target audience.
2) Images and colors were chosen to represent both males and females of middle-class backgrounds who identify with indie music culture.
3) Photographs primarily show white indie people, reflecting the demographic makeup of the local area, though the genre appeals to people of all ethnicities.
Front cover images
The document discusses photographs taken as possibilities for the front cover of a magazine. It notes that all photos were taken in portrait orientation to fit an A4 page size, and used medium shots showing from head to chest. This type of mid-shot was chosen because research found it is commonly used on magazine covers. Three example photos are described, with the third said to work best because the model makes eye contact, has a plain white background, wears clothes fitting the target audience, and his black and white appearance fits the magazine's color scheme.
Evaluation q2
The document discusses how the media product represents different social groups through design choices. It represents young people through casual language focused on energy. Both males and females are represented through a purple color that appeals to both genders. The magazine represents a middle-class, white audience through photographs of white indie people and design elements that appeal to those from poorer backgrounds.
DPS Images
The document discusses criteria for images to work well together in a double page spread (DPS). It provides examples of images that do and do not work well together. Images that work well together have a visual connection like similar aesthetics, colors, crops, and were taken at the same time. The images provided as examples do not work well together as a DPS because they have different colors, crops, and some are portrait while others are landscape orientation.
Media - Existing Product Analysis
This document analyzes the design elements of various magazine front covers and contents pages from New Musical Express (NME).
The summaries analyze elements like color schemes, photography styles, font choices, and layouts to understand how they appeal to different target audiences and evolve over time. Trends noted include a predominance of bold colors and photos on front covers, and a mix of photos and text on contents pages.
Audience Profile
This audience profile targets 17-25 year olds who enjoy vintage clothing, photography, indie music, and gadgets but dislike mainstream trends. Specifically, Max and Charlotte are image-conscious readers always seeking new fashions and deals to maintain individual styles while living on low incomes. They prioritize buying high-quality sound equipment for enjoying music.
Final Design - Flat Plans
This document appears to be a magazine layout with contents including a front cover, contents page, masthead with featured articles and page numbers, and a double page article spread. The masthead lists an article titled "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, purus nunc turpis, in neque ullamcorper, massa ac sed nulla, vitae nunc suspendisse odio vitae mi. Elit a turpis magna in. In ut a lacus, metus tincidunt, mus elit sed eros, semper" along with its page number.
Evaluation Q1
My media product uses some conventions of real magazines but also challenges and develops some conventions. It follows conventions like using simple fonts, putting the magazine title and date/price in typical locations, including cover lines and using columns on the contents page. However, it also develops conventions by adding a colored bar behind the masthead and putting the barcode and cover lines in atypical locations. The layout challenges conventions by listing articles on the contents page without categories. Overall, it draws from real magazine conventions but also puts its own spin on some aspects of design and layout.
Evaluation q2
The document summarizes how the media product represents particular social groups. It represents young people through casual language typically found in music magazines. It represents both males and females by using gender-neutral and slightly female-oriented colors. It represents middle-class audiences through photographs of white, indie people and rough design elements, appealing to pride in working-class backgrounds.
Evaluation Q3
The document discusses strategies for attracting and addressing an indie audience in a magazine. It suggests using large photographs of people who represent the indie genre to help readers connect and identify with them. It also recommends using a large masthead on the cover to prominently feature the main artist being covered. Additionally, it advises directly addressing the reader using words like "your" to make them feel included in the indie social group and providing entertaining content to encourage reading.
Evaluation Q3
The document discusses strategies for attracting and addressing an indie audience in a magazine. It suggests using large prominent photographs on the cover that feature people who represent the indie genre to help readers identify with them. It also recommends using a large masthead across the cover and highlighting artist names in larger font to draw attention to the featured content. The text aims to make readers feel like they are part of an exclusive yet social indie group by directly addressing them, using possessive pronouns, and providing content that helps build their personal and social identities within that community.
Evaluation Q2
The document discusses how the media product represents different social groups through design choices. It represents young people through casual language and terms related to sports and energy. Both males and females are represented through the use of colors like purple, black, and off-white that appeal to both genders. The rough design appeals to middle class readers who value humble backgrounds, and photographs primarily show Caucasian indie music fans, as the target area has few ethnic minorities, though the genre appeals more broadly.
Evaluation Q4
IPC MEDIA would be a suitable company to distribute the magazine because they have experience distributing similar magazines like NME and have been in business since 1988. IPC publishes a wide variety of magazines internationally and nationally, demonstrating their reliability and ability to distribute the magazine to indie readers worldwide. Their focus on different audiences also makes them a good fit to distribute a gender neutral magazine.
Evaluation Q4
IPC media would be well-suited to distribute the magazine because they have experience distributing similar magazines like NME that target the same audience, and because the magazine's focus on both men and women could help expand IPC's portfolio across gender categories.
Evaluation q4
IPC media would be well-suited to distribute the magazine because they have experience distributing similar magazines like NME that target the same audience, and because the magazine's focus on both men and women could help expand IPC's portfolio across gender categories.
Front Cover Image
This document discusses potential front cover photographs for an indie magazine. Three example photographs are presented that would work well, while one is presented that would not work well. The examples that would work well show a model making eye contact, have a plain background, and feature clothing fitting the target audience. The example that would not work has an unattentive model, busy background, and incorrect orientation.
Front Cover Images
The document discusses three potential front cover photograph examples for an indie magazine. For each example, the key points made are:
Example 1: The photo has the subject holding a guitar but is overexposed and he isn't making eye contact.
Example 2: The photo works well because the subject is making eye contact, the background is plain, and his clothes fit the target audience.
Example 3: This photo works best because the subject is making eye contact, the plain white background follows research, his clothes fit the audience, and his black/white attire fits the magazine's color scheme.
Example Photographs for Front Cover
The document provides a single direction for filming subjects, instructing photographers to use mid-shots that frame subjects from head to waist. This shot type shows both the subject's upper body and face in the frame without including unnecessary background details or full-body context. In just 3 words, the document succinctly communicates a specific camera angle for portrait photography.
Final Ideas
The document discusses the design choices made for a magazine flat plan. It describes choosing a darker purple color based on feedback that it would be more gender neutral than lilac. It also explains using mid-shots on the cover to create a personal connection with readers and make them want to buy the magazine. A range of studio and live shots are used for the contents page to showcase the magazine's variety and appeal to more of the target audience. Photographs are selected for the double page spread to interact with each other and feel connected.
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Evaluation Q1
The document summarizes how the author's media product uses and develops conventions of real magazines. It follows many conventions such as including a masthead, date, price, and barcode. However, it also challenges some conventions such as placing the taglines across the bottom instead of left and right. Overall, the author strives to make the product look realistic while also adding some personal stylistic choices.
Evaluation Q2
My media product represents particular social groups in the following ways:
1) It uses casual language that would appeal to younger generations in order to connect with its target audience.
2) Images and colors were chosen to represent both males and females of middle-class backgrounds who identify with indie music culture.
3) Photographs primarily show white indie people, reflecting the demographic makeup of the local area, though the genre appeals to people of all ethnicities.
Front cover images
The document discusses photographs taken as possibilities for the front cover of a magazine. It notes that all photos were taken in portrait orientation to fit an A4 page size, and used medium shots showing from head to chest. This type of mid-shot was chosen because research found it is commonly used on magazine covers. Three example photos are described, with the third said to work best because the model makes eye contact, has a plain white background, wears clothes fitting the target audience, and his black and white appearance fits the magazine's color scheme.
Evaluation q2
The document discusses how the media product represents different social groups through design choices. It represents young people through casual language focused on energy. Both males and females are represented through a purple color that appeals to both genders. The magazine represents a middle-class, white audience through photographs of white indie people and design elements that appeal to those from poorer backgrounds.
DPS Images
The document discusses criteria for images to work well together in a double page spread (DPS). It provides examples of images that do and do not work well together. Images that work well together have a visual connection like similar aesthetics, colors, crops, and were taken at the same time. The images provided as examples do not work well together as a DPS because they have different colors, crops, and some are portrait while others are landscape orientation.
Media - Existing Product Analysis
This document analyzes the design elements of various magazine front covers and contents pages from New Musical Express (NME).
The summaries analyze elements like color schemes, photography styles, font choices, and layouts to understand how they appeal to different target audiences and evolve over time. Trends noted include a predominance of bold colors and photos on front covers, and a mix of photos and text on contents pages.
Audience Profile
This audience profile targets 17-25 year olds who enjoy vintage clothing, photography, indie music, and gadgets but dislike mainstream trends. Specifically, Max and Charlotte are image-conscious readers always seeking new fashions and deals to maintain individual styles while living on low incomes. They prioritize buying high-quality sound equipment for enjoying music.
Final Design - Flat Plans
This document appears to be a magazine layout with contents including a front cover, contents page, masthead with featured articles and page numbers, and a double page article spread. The masthead lists an article titled "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, purus nunc turpis, in neque ullamcorper, massa ac sed nulla, vitae nunc suspendisse odio vitae mi. Elit a turpis magna in. In ut a lacus, metus tincidunt, mus elit sed eros, semper" along with its page number.
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Evaluation Q1
My media product uses some conventions of real magazines but also challenges and develops some conventions. It follows conventions like using simple fonts, putting the magazine title and date/price in typical locations, including cover lines and using columns on the contents page. However, it also develops conventions by adding a colored bar behind the masthead and putting the barcode and cover lines in atypical locations. The layout challenges conventions by listing articles on the contents page without categories. Overall, it draws from real magazine conventions but also puts its own spin on some aspects of design and layout.
Evaluation q2
The document summarizes how the media product represents particular social groups. It represents young people through casual language typically found in music magazines. It represents both males and females by using gender-neutral and slightly female-oriented colors. It represents middle-class audiences through photographs of white, indie people and rough design elements, appealing to pride in working-class backgrounds.
Evaluation Q3
The document discusses strategies for attracting and addressing an indie audience in a magazine. It suggests using large photographs of people who represent the indie genre to help readers connect and identify with them. It also recommends using a large masthead on the cover to prominently feature the main artist being covered. Additionally, it advises directly addressing the reader using words like "your" to make them feel included in the indie social group and providing entertaining content to encourage reading.
Evaluation Q3
The document discusses strategies for attracting and addressing an indie audience in a magazine. It suggests using large prominent photographs on the cover that feature people who represent the indie genre to help readers identify with them. It also recommends using a large masthead across the cover and highlighting artist names in larger font to draw attention to the featured content. The text aims to make readers feel like they are part of an exclusive yet social indie group by directly addressing them, using possessive pronouns, and providing content that helps build their personal and social identities within that community.
Evaluation Q2
The document discusses how the media product represents different social groups through design choices. It represents young people through casual language and terms related to sports and energy. Both males and females are represented through the use of colors like purple, black, and off-white that appeal to both genders. The rough design appeals to middle class readers who value humble backgrounds, and photographs primarily show Caucasian indie music fans, as the target area has few ethnic minorities, though the genre appeals more broadly.
Evaluation Q4
IPC MEDIA would be a suitable company to distribute the magazine because they have experience distributing similar magazines like NME and have been in business since 1988. IPC publishes a wide variety of magazines internationally and nationally, demonstrating their reliability and ability to distribute the magazine to indie readers worldwide. Their focus on different audiences also makes them a good fit to distribute a gender neutral magazine.
Evaluation Q4
IPC media would be well-suited to distribute the magazine because they have experience distributing similar magazines like NME that target the same audience, and because the magazine's focus on both men and women could help expand IPC's portfolio across gender categories.
Evaluation q4
IPC media would be well-suited to distribute the magazine because they have experience distributing similar magazines like NME that target the same audience, and because the magazine's focus on both men and women could help expand IPC's portfolio across gender categories.
Front Cover Image
This document discusses potential front cover photographs for an indie magazine. Three example photographs are presented that would work well, while one is presented that would not work well. The examples that would work well show a model making eye contact, have a plain background, and feature clothing fitting the target audience. The example that would not work has an unattentive model, busy background, and incorrect orientation.
Front Cover Images
The document discusses three potential front cover photograph examples for an indie magazine. For each example, the key points made are:
Example 1: The photo has the subject holding a guitar but is overexposed and he isn't making eye contact.
Example 2: The photo works well because the subject is making eye contact, the background is plain, and his clothes fit the target audience.
Example 3: This photo works best because the subject is making eye contact, the plain white background follows research, his clothes fit the audience, and his black/white attire fits the magazine's color scheme.
Example Photographs for Front Cover
The document provides a single direction for filming subjects, instructing photographers to use mid-shots that frame subjects from head to waist. This shot type shows both the subject's upper body and face in the frame without including unnecessary background details or full-body context. In just 3 words, the document succinctly communicates a specific camera angle for portrait photography.
Final Ideas
The document discusses the design choices made for a magazine flat plan. It describes choosing a darker purple color based on feedback that it would be more gender neutral than lilac. It also explains using mid-shots on the cover to create a personal connection with readers and make them want to buy the magazine. A range of studio and live shots are used for the contents page to showcase the magazine's variety and appeal to more of the target audience. Photographs are selected for the double page spread to interact with each other and feel connected.
Final Ideas
This document summarizes the design choices made for a magazine flat plan. The designer chose a darker purple for the style sheet based on feedback that it was more gender neutral. A variety of portrait shots were selected for the cover, contents page, and double page spread to create connection and appeal to different audiences. Close-up shots were also chosen to help readers feel like they know the people featured.
Final Ideas
This document summarizes the design choices made for a magazine flat plan. These include choosing a darker purple color based on feedback, using close-up photos on the cover to create a personal connection with readers, including a variety of studio and live shots on the contents page to appeal to different audiences, and selecting interacting photos for the double page spread to tie the pages together visually.
Audience Profile
This audience profile is for people aged 17-25, both male and female. They enjoy vintage style clothing, gadgets, photography, and live indie or acoustic music in smaller venues. They dislike things that are considered mainstream.
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