- The document is an evaluation of a contents page for a college magazine. - The contents page uses the same design elements and house style as the magazine's front cover to create consistency, including the masthead, font, color scheme, and model. - Sections like "regulars" and "features" are included because they are a popular convention for magazine contents pages and help organize the information for readers.

1. Contents Page Evaluation
College Magazine

2. In what ways does your media product
use, develop, or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?
• I have carried the main designs from my front cover such as; Masthead,
font, colour scheme, and model, through to my contents page to create a
house style. I have also included extended information on my lead and cover
lines, and added an introduction to the magazine written by the publishers. I
have also included sections such as regulars and features as it is a popular
design.

3. Here I have used my mast head,
colour scheme and main image to
create a kind of house style. As
most magazines have a house
style and in some form include
there mast head on their contents
page I believed if I demonstrated
that knowledge on mine it would
make it more realistic.
I have included a regulars and
features section as it is a popular
design as it keeps it simple and more
organised making it easier for readers
to find what they are looking for.
For my main image I have used a
different image but the same
model to make it more interesting
but also carrying on the attractive
and intriguing design. I have added two new images related to
the other articles as it is well known that
an audience are more attracted to
pictures. It also makes it more eye
catching.

4. How does My media Product represent a
particular social group?
• I have used a different main image but the same model, and added a few
new images for more interest. I have kept it simple and attractive so I can
keep a wide age range.There is not so little going on that the younger
generations will be discouraged but also not so mush that those older will
find it to loud but instead will be intrigued.

5. I have kept the same model as my
front cover but used a different image
to keep it more intriguing. I kept his
happy persona by pulling funny face
enticing my male audience and again
the attractive model I believe will
attract my female audience. I have
placed a cigarette in his hand as it is a
stereotype that the current adolescent
generation is addicted to smoking and
drinking. It is a popular topic within
my target audience so I believe some
may take an interest or relate to the
image.
I have carried my Mast head
through as I believe it represents an
image about university's and
colleges that all students can agree
on.
I have included a female model and
another image of wellies. I believe the
simple images show that It dose not
distinguish between sex’s as there is
nothing to imply that the images
represent anything particularly feminine
or masculine.
I believe the simple layout and design is a
fairly open one. I do not wish it to be too
crowded or to simple that some may not be
interested in it. My target audience is
students but my age range is very large so I
didn’t want it to be to loud and discourage
some people.

6. How did I attract/address my audience?
• I have attracted my audience by creating a house style and using visually
stimulating images, colours, type face, and a clear yet simple layout and
design so as to keep the large target audience interested. I have also
interpreted my mast head into my title as It adds to the house style.

7. My main image is a young and handsome
young man. I have kept the friendly
persona from the front cover image, yet I
have also extended it to make it more
funny and inviting. I have also placed a
cigarette in his hand as our generation
smoking has become a popular and
frequently discussed topic and I believe
those who enjoy it will relate and be more
interested.Those who do not might be
questioning why it has been included and
would like to read further to discover if
there is a topic on it
I have again used a serif font as it is
stimulating and easier to read hopefully
attracting my audience. I have also added
some effects to my writing giving the
smaller text and outline to make it clearer
and the headings an outline to make it
more eye-catching.This I believe will
make it more striking.
I believe my audience will be
attracted to my design and
layout as I have tried to make it
visually stimulating.
I have kept the same colour scheme from
my front cover but instead of interpreting
it into the images I have tried to include it
in my text. Using the more striking red
through the main headings.Yet my main
image still has the natural colours I use as I
believe it creates a clear contrast making it
more noticeable.
My layout is simple keeping my text in
the left third with some attractive images
but I kept my main image and mast head
in the top right third so to keep it clear.

8. What have I learnt about technologies from
the process of constructing this product?
• Through this process I have learnt a general understanding of InDesign. It is
a programme I have never used before and although I found it difficult and
very different to what I am familiar with I believe I have gained basic skills
which I hope I can develop further.