This document summarizes the author's experience creating two magazines as part of a media course. It discusses creating a basic college magazine in Microsoft Publisher and a more advanced music magazine in QuarkXPress. The author researched magazines like Kerrang to determine layout styles and popular artists. After losing their work, the author recreated the music magazine, improving their skills with QuarkXPress and learning time management. The author reflected on using blogs and felt their skills with media software and time management improved through this project.
This document contains the writer's reflections on two pieces of work: a fanzine article about Liverpool Football Club and an interview with Liverpool fans.
For the fanzine article, the writer felt it was their strongest work as they were able to draw from their experience writing about Liverpool as a blogger. They received positive feedback on social media and from peers. However, for the interview, the writer struggled with layout and time management, feeling they could have improved it with a second draft. They learned they need to pace themselves better and not assume tasks will be easy. Overall, the document evaluates the creative process, feedback, and lessons learned for both pieces.
This document is a reflection by the author on several writing assignments they completed for a factual writing course, including a fanzine article, interview, and obituary about Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard. For the fanzine article, the author felt they worked hardest on the product and found it easy to write in a chatty style for fans. The interview was quicker to complete but harder to layout, and reviewing work helped improve it. While the obituary was an interesting challenge to write in a formal style about a living person, time management was an issue and it was not fully completed. Overall the author felt they learned from the experience and could improve planning and reviewing their work in the future.
The document discusses the author's process for researching and planning the production of two magazines - a college magazine and a music magazine - for a coursework assignment. The author conducted extensive online and print research to analyze magazine styles, layouts, target audiences and more. Planning involved forming initial layouts, grouping ideas, and finding example poses. The author found the process time-consuming but insightful. They felt their skills and knowledge improved between the two magazines. Areas for improvement included better time management, blog organization, and learning Photoshop skills in advance. Overall the author was pleased with the magazines but felt they could have enhanced them with additional photo shoots and applying lessons learned.
The document provides details about the planning and research conducted for a punk fanzine project. It discusses audience research targeting males aged 16-25 from working class backgrounds. Content research explored definitions of punk subculture and topics like goth music and politics. Factual research examined layouts and content of past punkzines. Planning included mind maps, outlines, and a pagination layout. Technical qualities of the finished fanzine included edited photos, designed page layouts, and aesthetic elements fitting each subculture's style.
The document summarizes the student's process of creating a fanzine article about comedian Bo Burnham. It describes 3 drafts of the article, with the word count decreasing with each draft. Feedback from the student's tutor helped improve the article. The student also created 2 layout designs for the fanzine article in InDesign. Overall, the student felt they effectively captured the style of fanzines and managed their time well on the project.
- The document is a reflective diary of a student's 4-week process of creating a fanzine in Photoshop.
- In week 1, the student designed the front and back covers, struggling with layout and fonts but improving with practice.
- In week 2, the student created hashtag pages and continued improving speed and layout skills.
- In week 3, the student added interview pages and illustrations, struggling with fitting text but making progress.
- In the 4th and final week, the student completed the fanzine by adding final articles and pages, then compiling it online.
- Overall the student was pleased with completing the fanzine but noted areas for further improvement and practice.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what [autosaved]farisdhoot12345
From the preliminary task to the final product, the student learned several important lessons:
1) Photoshop is better suited than InDesign for creative projects like magazines due to its advanced image editing tools.
2) Every element in a magazine, from images to colors to fonts, influences the audience and should be carefully considered.
3) Text is just as important as visuals in attracting audiences and influencing what they prioritize.
4) Analyzing existing publications is essential for understanding effective magazine design techniques.
Fintan Sedgwick evaluates their client work for a bakery over four weeks. Their research focused on understanding the audience, which they discovered was older customers aged 40+. This helped them create suitable content and designs. Their planning included mind maps and developing design ideas, though one idea they pursued did not end up being used. Time management was an issue as deadlines were met but additional work could have been done with better planning. The designs created included menus, posters, bags, and stamps with simple, legible styles to appeal to older customers. Overall feedback was positive but some designs could be improved, such as increasing font sizes for readability.
This document contains the writer's reflections on two pieces of work: a fanzine article about Liverpool Football Club and an interview with Liverpool fans.
For the fanzine article, the writer felt it was their strongest work as they were able to draw from their experience writing about Liverpool as a blogger. They received positive feedback on social media and from peers. However, for the interview, the writer struggled with layout and time management, feeling they could have improved it with a second draft. They learned they need to pace themselves better and not assume tasks will be easy. Overall, the document evaluates the creative process, feedback, and lessons learned for both pieces.
This document is a reflection by the author on several writing assignments they completed for a factual writing course, including a fanzine article, interview, and obituary about Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard. For the fanzine article, the author felt they worked hardest on the product and found it easy to write in a chatty style for fans. The interview was quicker to complete but harder to layout, and reviewing work helped improve it. While the obituary was an interesting challenge to write in a formal style about a living person, time management was an issue and it was not fully completed. Overall the author felt they learned from the experience and could improve planning and reviewing their work in the future.
The document discusses the author's process for researching and planning the production of two magazines - a college magazine and a music magazine - for a coursework assignment. The author conducted extensive online and print research to analyze magazine styles, layouts, target audiences and more. Planning involved forming initial layouts, grouping ideas, and finding example poses. The author found the process time-consuming but insightful. They felt their skills and knowledge improved between the two magazines. Areas for improvement included better time management, blog organization, and learning Photoshop skills in advance. Overall the author was pleased with the magazines but felt they could have enhanced them with additional photo shoots and applying lessons learned.
The document provides details about the planning and research conducted for a punk fanzine project. It discusses audience research targeting males aged 16-25 from working class backgrounds. Content research explored definitions of punk subculture and topics like goth music and politics. Factual research examined layouts and content of past punkzines. Planning included mind maps, outlines, and a pagination layout. Technical qualities of the finished fanzine included edited photos, designed page layouts, and aesthetic elements fitting each subculture's style.
The document summarizes the student's process of creating a fanzine article about comedian Bo Burnham. It describes 3 drafts of the article, with the word count decreasing with each draft. Feedback from the student's tutor helped improve the article. The student also created 2 layout designs for the fanzine article in InDesign. Overall, the student felt they effectively captured the style of fanzines and managed their time well on the project.
- The document is a reflective diary of a student's 4-week process of creating a fanzine in Photoshop.
- In week 1, the student designed the front and back covers, struggling with layout and fonts but improving with practice.
- In week 2, the student created hashtag pages and continued improving speed and layout skills.
- In week 3, the student added interview pages and illustrations, struggling with fitting text but making progress.
- In the 4th and final week, the student completed the fanzine by adding final articles and pages, then compiling it online.
- Overall the student was pleased with completing the fanzine but noted areas for further improvement and practice.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what [autosaved]farisdhoot12345
From the preliminary task to the final product, the student learned several important lessons:
1) Photoshop is better suited than InDesign for creative projects like magazines due to its advanced image editing tools.
2) Every element in a magazine, from images to colors to fonts, influences the audience and should be carefully considered.
3) Text is just as important as visuals in attracting audiences and influencing what they prioritize.
4) Analyzing existing publications is essential for understanding effective magazine design techniques.
Fintan Sedgwick evaluates their client work for a bakery over four weeks. Their research focused on understanding the audience, which they discovered was older customers aged 40+. This helped them create suitable content and designs. Their planning included mind maps and developing design ideas, though one idea they pursued did not end up being used. Time management was an issue as deadlines were met but additional work could have been done with better planning. The designs created included menus, posters, bags, and stamps with simple, legible styles to appeal to older customers. Overall feedback was positive but some designs could be improved, such as increasing font sizes for readability.
The student reflects on their research process for their FMP project. They struggled with secondary research which delayed their project. Their primary research through surveys could have been improved by reviewing existing surveys. However, their research of existing products and annotations was helpful. For planning, their mood board with colors and images was useful, but discussing key influences could have been improved. Their time management was an area to improve, as some tasks ran late. However, their experiments and planning document were completed on time. Overall, they felt their production time was managed well despite being ill for part of the allotted time.
Emma Taylor produced various drafts of assignments for a project, seeking feedback from peers to improve her work. For a fanzine task, minor changes were needed, but feedback on other tasks, like an interview and press release, helped her rewrite questions, cut unnecessary information, and arrange the text better. Overall, getting feedback helped her create higher quality work. While most tasks were completed on time, a tabloid story took longer to rewrite after unfavorable feedback. In the future, she plans to seek feedback sooner and from a wider group of peers.
Ella Gardner created two magazines for her media studies project - a college magazine and a music magazine. She spent most of her time learning how to use QuarkXpress to design the music magazine but wishes she had taken her photos and done more research earlier. Her music magazine cover was influenced by many magazines and received positive feedback, though some said the text was hard to read against images. In the future, she plans to manage her time better and put more effort into her blog and scrapbook to better document her progress.
This document outlines a student's schedule and progress over several months completing assignments for a Foundation Portfolio in Media Studies course. It details the weekly work completed, including creating blog pages, worksheets, questionnaires, magazine covers, contents pages, and double page spreads. It also notes completing corrections, evaluations, and uploading work to slide sharing platforms. The goal was to research, plan, design and create examples of magazine pages to demonstrate understanding of audience and publication design.
Simran is working on her final major project which involves creating advertisements for a fictional female artist. She has been researching different types of advertisements like tour posters, magazine covers, and album covers. Simran found samples of these items from the 1980s in her library which provided inspiration. She has also researched photographers styles by looking at photoshoots from magazines. While Simran has made progress, she still needs to complete her research, find models for her photoshoot, practice using her camera, and update her website with her project work.
The document provides details about Alisha Harrison's planning and preparation process for creating a fanzine about the TV show Friends. Some key aspects of the planning included looking at fonts, creating a mood board with images, considering color schemes, doing pagination to plan out each page, and creating a timeline. While creating the fanzine, Alisha reviewed her work for errors and made minor changes, such as updating the title. She felt her timeline helped her manage her time effectively to complete the fanzine on deadline. Areas for potential improvement included making the biography pages less text-heavy. Overall, the planning process helped ensure the finished fanzine matched Alisha's vision and goals.
The document provides an evaluation of Nathan Mead's final major project (FMP) in photography. Some key points:
- Nathan's research was thorough but some aspects were not relevant to his project. His planning helped narrow his focus but his initial ideas lacked clarity.
- Nathan managed his time well but some delays occurred due to weather and personal issues. He completed tasks on schedule.
- Peer feedback noted the detailed editing and theme but suggested taking more photos to add more content.
- Nathan agrees more photos would have improved the portfolio by providing more raw material to work with. He is pleased with the editing quality noted in positive feedback.
1) The author created a handmade fanzine focused on herbs and nature to learn a new skill during COVID lockdown. Researching modern and historical fanzines helped inspire the idea to make it fully by hand.
2) Planning went well in developing ideas but lacked detail on page designs. Experimenting with page styles would have helped avoid mistakes. Production challenges included a page that strayed from the intended style and inability to fix errors by hand.
3) Time management was difficult due to mental health impacts of COVID, but taking the first steps helped progress. The fanzine appealed to its target audience of teens interested in nature through interactive elements but could have been improved with more photos.
This document is the table of contents for an eBook titled "Building the Framework: Everything I Learned My First Year of Blogging" by Abby Lawson. The eBook contains 8 parts that cover topics such as starting a blog, content creation, social media strategies, monetization, working with brands, and growing an email list. Each part contains multiple chapters that delve deeper into specific aspects of building a successful blog. The table of contents provides an overview of the eBook's structure and topics to be discussed.
- The student created a music magazine in InDesign over several lessons, starting with designing the contents page framework and adding increasing levels of detail over multiple iterations
- Later lessons involved designing additional pages like the feature page, adding pictures, and finishing small design details
- The final draft of the magazine was completed with all pictures edited and in place across pages like the contents page and feature article
This document provides a schedule of work completed by a student named Emily Vaughan for their Foundation Portfolio in Media Studies unit. Over the course of several months, Emily engaged in research, planning, production and evaluation activities to create a magazine, including developing an audience profile, creating layouts, taking photographs, and incorporating feedback. The schedule shows the progress made on various sections of the magazine such as the front cover, contents page, and double page spread across multiple lessons.
The document describes the materials and equipment used for a pitch about creating a magazine. It includes images of a camera, computer, tripod, and smart board that were used to film and present the pitch. Feedback from the pitch was also gathered through a survey monkey questionnaire. The feedback identified areas for improvement such as speaking louder and changing some magazine cover lines. A production plan was then created laying out the weekly tasks needed to produce and distribute the first issue of the magazine over a one month period.
The document provides details about the environment, materials, evidence, feedback, and survey used for a pitch. It describes using a camera to film the pitch, a computer to present PowerPoint slides, a tripod to hold the camera, and a smart board to project the slides. It discusses using the internet to research costs and find images, and Prezi to present more professionally. It includes screenshots of the pitch filming and a witness statement as evidence. Feedback from the pitch advised speaking louder and looking at the audience more. A survey monkey questionnaire gathered feedback on improving aspects of the pitch, magazine covers, and proposals.
The document provides details about the production of a magazine called TUNE, including:
1. A production plan that outlines the schedule and tasks for developing the magazine, such as setting up equipment, hiring staff, conducting interviews, designing pages, and distributing the magazine.
2. A calendar of events that will be advertised in the magazine, like music festivals happening in the upcoming year, which could attract customers.
3. Legal and ethical issues related to running a magazine, including avoiding discrimination, following copyright law, and complying with the Editors' Code of Practice for accurate and non-biased reporting.
Hannah spent the first two weeks of her production period organizing materials, conducting research, and beginning to write articles for her magazine. She emailed local independent shops with questions, started an article on the best coffee shops in York, and researched popular places to visit in York. Hannah experimented with layouts, learned about font sizes and conventions, and took photos to include. She created a front cover, video advert, and began a back cover advertisement. Hannah refined her work based on feedback and continued developing content for her magazine.
Hannah created a magazine as part of a production project. Over the course of 8 days, she organized materials, wrote articles on local coffee shops and places to visit in York, designed layouts in InDesign, created a video advertisement that she edited music for, and finished the front and back covers. She contacted local businesses for information, took her own photos, and learned new skills in Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and GarageBand along the way. By the end of the week, she had completed most elements of the magazine including two articles, a video advert, and cover designs.
The document discusses the author's progression from their preliminary magazine design project to their final products. They learned how to use Photoshop more effectively and researched magazine conventions. This improved the layout, fonts, images, and use of color in the final products which looked more professional compared to the preliminary version. The author gained valuable experience that helped enhance the overall quality and appeal of their magazine designs.
The student completed research and initial planning for their magazine project over the first two weeks. They found researching different magazines and their target audiences to be interesting. Completing the initial plans took longer than expected due to including too many detailed ideas.
In weeks 3 and 4, the student finalized their magazine ideas and pre-production, including creating a proposal, style sheet, and layout plans. Their pre-production helped provide clarity for the production stage.
During week 5's production, the student designed the magazine's front cover in Photoshop using different fonts. They took photos to include and experimented with layouts. The student also wrote articles and took photos for a double-page spread, finding interesting fonts to
Jack Ellingham's evaluation of preliminary taskjackellingham
This document summarizes Jack Ellingham's preliminary task of designing a magazine for university students aged 18-21. It describes the target audience as coming from middle-class families and fitting the categories of "aspirers" and "individualists." The contents and layout aim to portray students as studious and hardworking. The document evaluates positives and negatives of the front cover and contents page designs and discusses skills learned from the process, including time management, using Microsoft Publisher, and blogging.
- The document discusses the author's evaluation of a project where they explored different writing styles and recreated pieces in each style. They summarized their experience writing in the styles of a fanzine, obituary, interview, press release, and tabloid article.
- For the fanzine piece, the author struggled at first to adopt an informal tone but was able to improve their work after reviewing examples of fanzines. They had an easier time with the obituary style, which suited their formal writing abilities.
- Completing the interview posed challenges in getting responses to survey questions. The author learned they would have been better doing one-on-one discussions. They created a plausible press release and re
The document discusses different advertising methods for promoting an online clothing shop targeted at women aged 16-25. It analyzes television advertising as the most effective overall due to larger viewership compared to online methods. It also considers sponsorship of specific television shows popular among the target demographic, such as Geordie Shore. Web pop-ups are also mentioned as suitable since the shop is online. In the end, the document decides a sponsorship of Geordie Shore would be effective yet affordable due to the show's smaller audience size and alignment with the target age range.
Bethany is researching effective advertising methods for her ancillary task sponsorship. She determines that television advertising is the most effective due to its large viewership. Bethany also feels television ads are better than web pop ups because they are more frequent and help reinforce brands. She plans to sponsor shows targeting her audience of 16-25 year old women, such as Pretty Little Liars. Web pop ups are also suitable since her advertising is for an online shop and online purchases, including of fashion, are increasingly popular.
The student reflects on their research process for their FMP project. They struggled with secondary research which delayed their project. Their primary research through surveys could have been improved by reviewing existing surveys. However, their research of existing products and annotations was helpful. For planning, their mood board with colors and images was useful, but discussing key influences could have been improved. Their time management was an area to improve, as some tasks ran late. However, their experiments and planning document were completed on time. Overall, they felt their production time was managed well despite being ill for part of the allotted time.
Emma Taylor produced various drafts of assignments for a project, seeking feedback from peers to improve her work. For a fanzine task, minor changes were needed, but feedback on other tasks, like an interview and press release, helped her rewrite questions, cut unnecessary information, and arrange the text better. Overall, getting feedback helped her create higher quality work. While most tasks were completed on time, a tabloid story took longer to rewrite after unfavorable feedback. In the future, she plans to seek feedback sooner and from a wider group of peers.
Ella Gardner created two magazines for her media studies project - a college magazine and a music magazine. She spent most of her time learning how to use QuarkXpress to design the music magazine but wishes she had taken her photos and done more research earlier. Her music magazine cover was influenced by many magazines and received positive feedback, though some said the text was hard to read against images. In the future, she plans to manage her time better and put more effort into her blog and scrapbook to better document her progress.
This document outlines a student's schedule and progress over several months completing assignments for a Foundation Portfolio in Media Studies course. It details the weekly work completed, including creating blog pages, worksheets, questionnaires, magazine covers, contents pages, and double page spreads. It also notes completing corrections, evaluations, and uploading work to slide sharing platforms. The goal was to research, plan, design and create examples of magazine pages to demonstrate understanding of audience and publication design.
Simran is working on her final major project which involves creating advertisements for a fictional female artist. She has been researching different types of advertisements like tour posters, magazine covers, and album covers. Simran found samples of these items from the 1980s in her library which provided inspiration. She has also researched photographers styles by looking at photoshoots from magazines. While Simran has made progress, she still needs to complete her research, find models for her photoshoot, practice using her camera, and update her website with her project work.
The document provides details about Alisha Harrison's planning and preparation process for creating a fanzine about the TV show Friends. Some key aspects of the planning included looking at fonts, creating a mood board with images, considering color schemes, doing pagination to plan out each page, and creating a timeline. While creating the fanzine, Alisha reviewed her work for errors and made minor changes, such as updating the title. She felt her timeline helped her manage her time effectively to complete the fanzine on deadline. Areas for potential improvement included making the biography pages less text-heavy. Overall, the planning process helped ensure the finished fanzine matched Alisha's vision and goals.
The document provides an evaluation of Nathan Mead's final major project (FMP) in photography. Some key points:
- Nathan's research was thorough but some aspects were not relevant to his project. His planning helped narrow his focus but his initial ideas lacked clarity.
- Nathan managed his time well but some delays occurred due to weather and personal issues. He completed tasks on schedule.
- Peer feedback noted the detailed editing and theme but suggested taking more photos to add more content.
- Nathan agrees more photos would have improved the portfolio by providing more raw material to work with. He is pleased with the editing quality noted in positive feedback.
1) The author created a handmade fanzine focused on herbs and nature to learn a new skill during COVID lockdown. Researching modern and historical fanzines helped inspire the idea to make it fully by hand.
2) Planning went well in developing ideas but lacked detail on page designs. Experimenting with page styles would have helped avoid mistakes. Production challenges included a page that strayed from the intended style and inability to fix errors by hand.
3) Time management was difficult due to mental health impacts of COVID, but taking the first steps helped progress. The fanzine appealed to its target audience of teens interested in nature through interactive elements but could have been improved with more photos.
This document is the table of contents for an eBook titled "Building the Framework: Everything I Learned My First Year of Blogging" by Abby Lawson. The eBook contains 8 parts that cover topics such as starting a blog, content creation, social media strategies, monetization, working with brands, and growing an email list. Each part contains multiple chapters that delve deeper into specific aspects of building a successful blog. The table of contents provides an overview of the eBook's structure and topics to be discussed.
- The student created a music magazine in InDesign over several lessons, starting with designing the contents page framework and adding increasing levels of detail over multiple iterations
- Later lessons involved designing additional pages like the feature page, adding pictures, and finishing small design details
- The final draft of the magazine was completed with all pictures edited and in place across pages like the contents page and feature article
This document provides a schedule of work completed by a student named Emily Vaughan for their Foundation Portfolio in Media Studies unit. Over the course of several months, Emily engaged in research, planning, production and evaluation activities to create a magazine, including developing an audience profile, creating layouts, taking photographs, and incorporating feedback. The schedule shows the progress made on various sections of the magazine such as the front cover, contents page, and double page spread across multiple lessons.
The document describes the materials and equipment used for a pitch about creating a magazine. It includes images of a camera, computer, tripod, and smart board that were used to film and present the pitch. Feedback from the pitch was also gathered through a survey monkey questionnaire. The feedback identified areas for improvement such as speaking louder and changing some magazine cover lines. A production plan was then created laying out the weekly tasks needed to produce and distribute the first issue of the magazine over a one month period.
The document provides details about the environment, materials, evidence, feedback, and survey used for a pitch. It describes using a camera to film the pitch, a computer to present PowerPoint slides, a tripod to hold the camera, and a smart board to project the slides. It discusses using the internet to research costs and find images, and Prezi to present more professionally. It includes screenshots of the pitch filming and a witness statement as evidence. Feedback from the pitch advised speaking louder and looking at the audience more. A survey monkey questionnaire gathered feedback on improving aspects of the pitch, magazine covers, and proposals.
The document provides details about the production of a magazine called TUNE, including:
1. A production plan that outlines the schedule and tasks for developing the magazine, such as setting up equipment, hiring staff, conducting interviews, designing pages, and distributing the magazine.
2. A calendar of events that will be advertised in the magazine, like music festivals happening in the upcoming year, which could attract customers.
3. Legal and ethical issues related to running a magazine, including avoiding discrimination, following copyright law, and complying with the Editors' Code of Practice for accurate and non-biased reporting.
Hannah spent the first two weeks of her production period organizing materials, conducting research, and beginning to write articles for her magazine. She emailed local independent shops with questions, started an article on the best coffee shops in York, and researched popular places to visit in York. Hannah experimented with layouts, learned about font sizes and conventions, and took photos to include. She created a front cover, video advert, and began a back cover advertisement. Hannah refined her work based on feedback and continued developing content for her magazine.
Hannah created a magazine as part of a production project. Over the course of 8 days, she organized materials, wrote articles on local coffee shops and places to visit in York, designed layouts in InDesign, created a video advertisement that she edited music for, and finished the front and back covers. She contacted local businesses for information, took her own photos, and learned new skills in Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and GarageBand along the way. By the end of the week, she had completed most elements of the magazine including two articles, a video advert, and cover designs.
The document discusses the author's progression from their preliminary magazine design project to their final products. They learned how to use Photoshop more effectively and researched magazine conventions. This improved the layout, fonts, images, and use of color in the final products which looked more professional compared to the preliminary version. The author gained valuable experience that helped enhance the overall quality and appeal of their magazine designs.
The student completed research and initial planning for their magazine project over the first two weeks. They found researching different magazines and their target audiences to be interesting. Completing the initial plans took longer than expected due to including too many detailed ideas.
In weeks 3 and 4, the student finalized their magazine ideas and pre-production, including creating a proposal, style sheet, and layout plans. Their pre-production helped provide clarity for the production stage.
During week 5's production, the student designed the magazine's front cover in Photoshop using different fonts. They took photos to include and experimented with layouts. The student also wrote articles and took photos for a double-page spread, finding interesting fonts to
Jack Ellingham's evaluation of preliminary taskjackellingham
This document summarizes Jack Ellingham's preliminary task of designing a magazine for university students aged 18-21. It describes the target audience as coming from middle-class families and fitting the categories of "aspirers" and "individualists." The contents and layout aim to portray students as studious and hardworking. The document evaluates positives and negatives of the front cover and contents page designs and discusses skills learned from the process, including time management, using Microsoft Publisher, and blogging.
- The document discusses the author's evaluation of a project where they explored different writing styles and recreated pieces in each style. They summarized their experience writing in the styles of a fanzine, obituary, interview, press release, and tabloid article.
- For the fanzine piece, the author struggled at first to adopt an informal tone but was able to improve their work after reviewing examples of fanzines. They had an easier time with the obituary style, which suited their formal writing abilities.
- Completing the interview posed challenges in getting responses to survey questions. The author learned they would have been better doing one-on-one discussions. They created a plausible press release and re
The document discusses different advertising methods for promoting an online clothing shop targeted at women aged 16-25. It analyzes television advertising as the most effective overall due to larger viewership compared to online methods. It also considers sponsorship of specific television shows popular among the target demographic, such as Geordie Shore. Web pop-ups are also mentioned as suitable since the shop is online. In the end, the document decides a sponsorship of Geordie Shore would be effective yet affordable due to the show's smaller audience size and alignment with the target age range.
Bethany is researching effective advertising methods for her ancillary task sponsorship. She determines that television advertising is the most effective due to its large viewership. Bethany also feels television ads are better than web pop ups because they are more frequent and help reinforce brands. She plans to sponsor shows targeting her audience of 16-25 year old women, such as Pretty Little Liars. Web pop ups are also suitable since her advertising is for an online shop and online purchases, including of fashion, are increasingly popular.
This document contains images of celebrities like Beyonce, Amy Childs, Little Mix and Zac Efron. There is also text discussing a competition for the 10 best hairstyles. The document has a repetitive block design with images, text, titles and barcodes organized in a consistent layout.
The summary analyzes a magazine review of the new Spiderman film. The review begins with an iconic Spiderman quote to emphasize the franchise's power and importance. It provides factual details about the film's costumes, scenes, and both positive and negative aspects in a generally unbiased manner. The layout features a large central image of Spiderman to create brand identity and attract readers. The title is placed according to the Guttenberg Principle to draw attention, and the columns are positioned on the left where eyes naturally look when reading.
The document discusses an upcoming webinar on Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA). The webinar will provide an overview of ERA, including its history and components. It will also discuss the financial benefits of utilizing electronic transactions for medical practices. The webinar will be presented by experts on ERA and will help attendees understand ERA production and how it can positively impact practice profitability.
The document discusses the planning and research process the author undertook to produce magazines as part of a college coursework project. They conducted extensive online and print research to analyze existing magazine formats, styles, layouts, and content. This research informed the planning and production of their college magazine and music magazine, from developing initial layout concepts to determining appropriate content and target audiences. The author reflects on areas they could have improved, such as better time management and blog organization. Overall, the research and planning process played an important role in the successful production of professional-looking magazines.
The document discusses what the author learned from creating a preliminary school magazine that helped them create a successful music magazine. Some key things they learned include:
- How to research the target audience and their needs/interests so the magazine would appeal to them
- Magazine layout conventions like mastheads, photos, cover lines, etc. to make it look professional
- How to use technologies like Photoshop, cameras, and InDesign to create high quality magazine content and design
- The importance of audience research through tools like questionnaires and reader profiles to understand who would read the magazine
Creating the preliminary school magazine helped the author practice and learn skills that made their music magazine project much stronger.
The document discusses what the author learned from creating a preliminary school magazine that helped them create a successful music magazine. Some key things they learned include:
- How to research the target audience and their needs/interests so the magazine would appeal to them
- Magazine layout conventions like mastheads, photos, cover lines, etc. to make it look professional
- How to use technologies like Photoshop, cameras, and InDesign to create high quality magazine content and design
- The importance of audience research through tools like questionnaires and reader profiles to understand who would read the magazine
Creating the preliminary school magazine helped the author practice and learn skills that made their music magazine project much stronger.
The document discusses what the author learned from creating a preliminary school magazine that helped them create a successful music magazine. Some key things they learned include:
- How to research audiences and tailor content to meet their specific needs and interests. The school magazine had a broad audience while the music magazine needed a particular target.
- Magazine layout conventions like mastheads, photos, cover lines, etc. They studied existing magazines to understand important conventions.
- How to use technologies like Photoshop, cameras, and InDesign to create professional quality layouts, photos, and designs.
- Research methods like questionnaires and reader profiles to understand the target audience.
- Blogging platforms to document their process, which was new to
The document describes a student's process for creating a magazine for their school. It discusses conventions used like mastheads, banners, and box-outs. Design elements like fonts, colors, and layout were informed by surveys of classmates. Photos were taken after school using an mp3 player. Drafting an initial layout helped structure the final magazine. Photoshop allowed creative effects like superimposing images but its layers were initially confusing. Classmate feedback was generally positive and validated design choices, though one color needed improving. The student was surprised their magazine was voted best by classmates.
Hannah McNeill evaluated her magazine project. She conducted research on food, fashion, and teen magazines to inform her design. Her research helped with inspiration, but she should have also researched nature magazines. While her planning included a mind map and mood board, her planning lacked detail. Her time management was generally good, but she struggled to complete her project in the allotted two weeks due to a lack of planning detail. Her magazine has an aesthetically pleasing color scheme and style appealing to teens, but could have been more sophisticated. She included professional-quality photos she took herself to make the magazine look authentic. The target audience was female teens and young adults, who she appealed to through topics, colors, and photos.
This document summarizes the evaluation of a student's magazine project. The student conducted research on different magazine styles including food, fashion, and teen magazines. Their research helped with inspiration but they should have also researched a nature magazine for their topic. Their planning included a mind map and mood board, but the mood board lacked details. The student managed their time well but struggled with the software and could have used more time on their double page spread. The student feels their magazine has an aesthetically pleasing style and colors suited to their nature topic. They included professional-looking photos they took themselves.
The document compares the student's preliminary magazine project to their final magazine project. For the preliminary magazine, the student did minimal research by only looking at other student examples. However, for the final project the student did extensive research by analyzing professional magazines in the same genre. This helped with ideas, flat plans, and understanding their target audience. The preliminary magazine photos and layout were basic, while the final project photos were professionally shot with props and planned poses. The final magazine cover had more sell lines and the contents page had better balance and organization. Overall, the student learned important skills in research, planning, production and design that improved the quality and professionalism of their final magazine project.
1) The document discusses the production process of a magazine over October and November. It details the initial planning and scaffolding work done in October to prepare for production.
2) Most of November was spent working on the "scaffolding" for the magazine layout in InDesign, which took half the month to complete along with adjustments. Time was also spent researching magazine styles and settling on a color scheme.
3) Setting the contents page to align with guidelines was very challenging due to the author's perfectionist tendencies, though it was important to adhere to requirements to earn good marks. Additional work remained including taking photographs and designing logos.
The document compares the student's preliminary school magazine task to their full music magazine product. They felt the school magazine was too simplistic and lacked key conventions like sell lines and puffs. For the music magazine, they conducted more research, learned industry terms, and improved their skills with programs like InDesign and Photoshop. They also better managed their time. Overall, the student felt they took the music magazine more seriously and produced a higher quality, more professional product compared to their earlier preliminary task.
The document is a self-evaluation by Jack Huntridge Dixon of a student magazine he created. He is pleased with the general aesthetic of the front cover and formatting of text. He also positively represented the target audience of 16-18 year old students as hardworking and enthusiastic about their studies, challenging stereotypes. However, he feels the main coverline could have looked better with different colors and that the contents page is rough, as he ran out of time to make Photoshop edits. He also received some criticism for including a cover image on the contents page.
The document discusses Luke Leeks' process of learning design programs like Photoshop and Quark Xpress to create a college magazine and music magazine. For the music magazine, Luke studied existing magazines to determine structure and style elements to include. Through trial and error on both projects, Luke improved his skills with the programs and feels he created professional-looking magazines.
Luke Leeks discusses his experience creating two magazines - a college magazine and a music magazine. For both projects, he started with limited design skills but learned through trial and error. He improved his skills with each magazine by researching existing magazines in those genres and experimenting with new design software. For his music magazine specifically, he took inspiration from magazines like NME and Kerrang to develop a style that was calmer and easier to read than competitors while still appealing to indie/rock fans.
Luke Leeks discusses his experience creating two magazines - a college magazine and a music magazine. For both, he started with limited design skills but learned through trial and error. He researched existing magazines in each genre for inspiration on structure and content. For the music magazine, he aimed to create an "easy to read" publication for indie/rock fans ages 17-21 that featured both male and female artists. If given another chance, he would make minor changes like adjusting the front cover formatting and trying to feature established musicians.
Amy Foster completed a magazine cover design project and evaluated her work. She found her research process was thorough but could have benefited from examining a wider variety of magazines. Her planning ensured consideration of design details but she wishes she had taken more creative photos. Time management was an issue as she ran short on production tasks like photo editing. While her design had eye-catching colors and style, readability could be improved for a magazine intended to convey information. Overall, she learned lessons that could strengthen future projects.
- The student researched magazine articles and layouts, taking detailed notes to help write their own articles
- They created a rough layout in InDesign before writing, adding grids and guides, though some elements changed during creation
- Managing time across 4 teachers was difficult but the student prioritized work and ensured everything was completed to a high standard
Chloe Porter created a music magazine to represent the rock/indie genre. She took inspiration from existing magazines like Q and Kerrang but aimed to make her masthead original and eye-catching. She portrayed the artist featured on the cover as a rebel through her facial expression and pose. Feedback on the magazine was mostly positive, with some suggestions to improve the font. Through constructing the magazine, Chloe learned new skills with Photoshop and using a blog to present her work.
Chloe Porter created a music magazine to represent the rock/indie genre. She took inspiration from existing magazines like Q and Kerrang but aimed to make her masthead original and eye-catching. She portrayed the artist featured on the cover as a rebel through her facial expression and pose. Feedback on the magazine was mostly positive, with some suggestions to improve the font. Through constructing the magazine, Chloe learned new skills with Photoshop and using a blog to present her work.
Chloe Porter created a music magazine to represent the rock/indie genre. She took inspiration from existing magazines like Q and Kerrang but aimed to make her masthead original and eye-catching. She portrayed the artist featured on the cover as a rebel through her facial expression and pose. Feedback on the magazine was mostly positive, with some suggestions to improve the font. Through constructing the magazine, Chloe learned new skills with Photoshop and using a blog to present her work.
The document summarizes what the author learned from completing a preliminary task of designing the front cover of a college magazine and then a main task of designing a full music magazine. Some key lessons included learning new software like InDesign and Photoshop, improving design elements like reducing clutter on the contents page, and better planning photo shoots by considering location and timing. The preliminary task also helped the author become less critical of their own work and more able to evaluate others' work and provide feedback.
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This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
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ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, and GDPR: Best Practices for Implementation and...PECB
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Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
Iván Bornacelly, Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Skills, OECD, presents at the webinar 'Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach' on 12 June 2024
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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Philippine Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) CurriculumMJDuyan
(𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝟏𝟎𝟎) (𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟏)-𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐬
𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐏𝐏 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:
- Understand the goals and objectives of the Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) curriculum, recognizing its importance in fostering practical life skills and values among students. Students will also be able to identify the key components and subjects covered, such as agriculture, home economics, industrial arts, and information and communication technology.
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫:
-Define entrepreneurship, distinguishing it from general business activities by emphasizing its focus on innovation, risk-taking, and value creation. Students will describe the characteristics and traits of successful entrepreneurs, including their roles and responsibilities, and discuss the broader economic and social impacts of entrepreneurial activities on both local and global scales.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
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Temple of Asclepius in Thrace. Excavation resultsKrassimira Luka
The temple and the sanctuary around were dedicated to Asklepios Zmidrenus. This name has been known since 1875 when an inscription dedicated to him was discovered in Rome. The inscription is dated in 227 AD and was left by soldiers originating from the city of Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv).
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
2. The aim of the media was coursework was to create a number of pieces of media. In this case it was to create two magazines using varying degrees of professional software. To accompany it, I need to have a portfolio style scrapbook of my thought and and ideas and a blog that expresses the theoretical side of the reasons for certain choices in the layout/style of aspects of the magazine. The first magazine was a college magazine. This was to be the first one to be attempted to be created. It was to be constructed using more basic software such as Microsoft Publisher. To me, this was effective at helping to get settled into the course as I was already very familiar with creating a magazine with this software due to using it to make a music magazine for my GCSE media course last year. The second magazine was the main part of the coursework. It was a music magazine to be constructed on the professional software QuarkXPress. I came to the conclusion early on that I would create a rock magazine as it seemed the easiest genre to create.
3. My main source of research was Kerrang. Through purchasing a few issues of their magazine and questioning what about them had attracted me enough to want to buy it, I used my own self as a experiment as to what sort of things attract my attention. I found that an appealing article, bright colours and the masthead and magazine title were all the most visually appealing things for the target audience. I asked other people ultimately what actually made them buy a magazine in the end in order to get various peoples answers. This allowed me to research what the selling points of a magazine is . The Kerrang website was my main source of my research. Often I went on there to see what sort of things the online articles were about and also see the kind of layout used by such a well known and successful company. I found the archive of past issues useful to research the conventions of this magazine and also observe how they and other aspects such as colour schemes vary over time. Another way the website provided me with research was through seeing what type of artist/bands were the most sought after currently. By using issues from a year ago, it enabled me to see who were long term bands who stayed in the magazines spotlight (such as Slipknot, Guns and Roses etc.) and who were artists who were currently popular but may of lost their new-band sparkle as time went on. From this It helped me determine the sort of article my double-page spread should be like.
4. Throughout the media course I had a few incidents which caused set-backs for me. My media blog was having issues with me logging in therefore unable to access it a lot for a lot of the period late November/early December and February. This meant that my blog is rather more scarce than I would of hoped it'd be when I started the media course in September. At the start of the course I found it difficult to know what to write in my blog to gain marks and also feared it may seem a little too informal when giving my opinions on things. My major problem though was when, 3 weeks ago, I left the memory stick with my music magazine on it in the Mac computer one lesson. At this point my first draft of the magazine was three quarters finished and my article for the double page spread was complete. By the time I realised that I had lost the memory stick on Thursday when I needed it for English coursework (I lost it in the Monday period of Media), it had already disappeared from the computer.
5. At this point I felt ready to quit the course as any chance of getting a grade higher than a D seemed impossible. I had lost the main part of my coursework and with it most of the morale I had retained through the issues we had with teaching earlier in the course. However my tutor assured me that if I use all the possible extra sessions to their full potential and refocus my attention to concentrate fully on recreating the piece I would be able to create a second draft of my magazine in time to be submitted. Despite my position in media being more or less exactly were I was when I started in terms of the amount of work I had on me and the amount of time to redo everything I had mislaid being severely against me, I restarted my magazine. As I was at a disadvantage I think I had found more confidence in myself to argue a bit with my tutors and therefore demand their help and attention more than I did before I lost my work. I do honestly feel that though my coursework is slightly more limited than it could have been due to having a shorter time to amend the minor touches to the magazine to make it look as professional, the standard of the layout of everything was improved on greatly because of it.
6. I am saddened to say that I do feel that I did not use the amount of time assigned to do the course to its fullest. Up until Christmas, I didn’t quite realise how fast the year was going and didn’t realise how little time I had to do the magazines. I did not anticipate how much time and effort would be involved in completing it to a good enough standard. As the college faced some long-running staff issues up until recently the whole class suffered from a bit of a morale dip. This teamed up with me underestimating what I needed to do in the time period are the reasons for my lack of good time management. However I do feel that once the classes were sorted out and our attention refocused on the task at hand, I began to use the time much better. After losing all my work I attended all the extra sessions available in a desperate hope of re-completing the magazine in time so felt my motivation and use of time improve greatly.
7. I honestly do feel that this experience has been a learning curve for me. Whereas before I had never used a Mac computer before, I was suddenly thrust into having to use them constantly. Though I do not hide my frustration ranging to mild dislike of them due to finding them seem to overcomplicate simple tasks, I do feel my skills on a computer were enhanced because of them. I find them to still be rather complicated at times but do accept that for creating a piece of media such as a magazine or leaflet, they are very effective. I also learned to use a blog. Though I do have a Tumblr account which is a blog, I tend to use it for rather casual informal anecdotes about life as oppose to properly blogging like I was required to here. On the recommendation of my previous tutor I chose to use BlogSpot to host my media blog. The more I used it the more I began to get used to the semi-informal style of writing I wanted to use to express my feelings throughout.
8. Despite having to create a magazine for my GCSE media course last year, I found this one to be different. I felt I had the advantage over other people in that I already knew some very basic skills in using software to create a piece of media text. Yet in spite of this, I gained many skills. Whereas before the magazines were to be done on Microsoft Publisher, this course stated that the main music magazine was to be made using QuarkXPress software instead. It took me a long time to get accustomed to using Quark. However once I did I found it to be an extremely useful program that made editing very easy. I was able to develop my ICT skills to a level where I could alter the background, intensity of background’s opacity and also manipulate text to fit around a certain area in order to look professional and unique. I now feel confident enough to be able to make a basic piece of media with it and alter it to ft to a certain convention or genre.
9. I feel personally like my blog is lacking some content. I put this down to my lack of motivation to do it with the problems accessing it and not quite knowing what to put making me not want to regularly update it. However the posts I do have are all varying in their purpose I feel. My blog has a mix of notes about aspects of media in society such as how women are portrayed in the media and suggests why, techniques used by the industry such as camerawork and editing and posts relating directly to my magazines such as stating the reasoning for my choice of image for college front cover and analysing my own magazines and finding out what I like so much about them. Due to this variety, I feel that my blog is diverse in its content and I hope I have managed to touch on most vital points in some way. I was pleased by my choice of blog site as BlogSpot was ridiculously simple to post and then go back and edit my posts afterwards. The act of inserting other forms of media such as video’s directly off YouTube and pictures was easy and effective.
10. My college magazine, in my opinion at least, shows my amateur level of skills in creating a magazine at the start of the course. As I did it on Publisher, it is the one I felt initially quite confident about looking fine. One part of my college magazine that I do not find to be very good is the text boxes often being incapable of changing the background colour. Due to this, the text boxes are stuck with a white background which I find to be rather unattractive and visually unappealing. I tried to keep the layout of the contents page simple so not to overcrowd it with unnecessary items and make it look rushed and put together in a rush. I find the dark grey background to be a good way of adding an aspect of asymmetrical detail to the contents page without drawing attention away from the words showing the contents of this issue of the magazine with bright colours or garish prints. The main image on the front cover is a mid-shot of a group of people that focuses on their happy expressions. This sets the thought in the readers mind immediately that college life s a pleasant experience that can be very leisurely and light-hearted as shown my the chill atmosphere being portrayed.
11. My Sketchbook is key to my development of ideas. By flicking through it, the progression of my ideas can be charted. The first few pages are showing the analysis a few different sorts of magazines. There is a equestrian lifestyle magazine which features very little text on the front and instead the contents page is very detailed. This is followed by a similar analysis of a TV listing magazine. My sketchbook progresses to show the long development of my ICT skills using Quark and Photoshop and how I altered the font, style, font size and slant of text to experiment with what is legible and effective for my magazine to use. The decisions over how far across the page the headers and mast heads should stretch and what camera-angles provide the best shot for an eye-catching image are also noted. I feel that my Sketchbook notes down the stages of my two magazines development in a way where, if deconstructed, the techniques used in the practical magazine can match some points made in the sketchbook. For this reason I find my Sketchbook to be fairly successful. One thing I do regret though about my sketchbook, is ignoring it a little early in the year and not annotating it very much as I went along, instead noting stuff down shortly and then fully elaborating I learnt more key terms or had my mind refreshed of them from GCSE media studies
12. In the same way as how my college magazine shows my level of skills at the start of the course, this music magazine shows my current level of ability. It shows the progression I have made thorough the 8 months. This is evident by comparing both the front cover and contents page of my rock magazine “Electra” to my college magazine “College Life”. In the former the layout if far more realistic and the amount of conventions followed by it make seem to have a greater sense of attracting its desired target audience than the college magazine does. I feel that my music magazine looks rather professional. My target audience of 13-29 year olds who enjoy typically rock/pop-punk music were considered when creating the layout, font choices and colour scheme. This explains the bold eye-catching colours, mix of swirly and spiky font types and having the featured bands being rather modern, popular bands that are well known and credited for their youthful fans. It also is why my featured artist who is the main article of Electra is a young, up and coming artist who performed at a well established rock festival (Sonisphere) known for its popularity with all ages, genders and music preferences within the rock music sub-culture