Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Video diary & preliminary task update
On the 5th of October I completed a video diary of how I put my college magazine together which ran for a minute. This is also the date I finished my magazine cover and written evaluation.
Friday, 5 October 2012
Preliminary evaluation
This is an evaluation for the preliminary version of my magazine, for the cover and contents page. I had some experience using Photoshop before when studying a media Btec, and took Photography at GCSE both of which came in handy with doing the task.
The image for my front cover represents the life of college - it's an optimistic and happy image aimed at my target audience of young people aged 16-19. My target audience is also working, lower to middle class. Their consumer characteristic is that of mainstreamers, so the choice of models was suitable. Our clothing looks stylish and casual, appealing to different audiences and suggesting a happy atmosphere.
The fonts are too plain in that they're colourful, but they lack sophistication and are hard to read in places especially with the web address. The content of the coverlines is good and appeals towards 16-19 year olds because they give information that's relevant and one of them reveals there's an interview with a former student who's a fashion designer so that could appeal towards students. There's a puff offering free vouchers for food, appealing towards students because it means they can get free food but also potentially appealing towards parents. Feedback that's been received mentions the fonts should look more professional, the text should look easier to read, the cover looks too bunched and the puff should look more professional.
For the contents page, there's an image of me and the clothing is the same as the cover. I look composed and suggest a cheerful environment. The masthead is very plain, appealing to 16-19 year olds at most although the content of the coverlines, ranging from prospectus to advice on courses could appeal towards parents because it provides information. Fonts don't have a lot of variation in colour although the bright stars could make the magazine look more appealing. Feedback that's been received mentions the fonts really need changing and there should be more variation in coverlines.
Overall previous experience in Photoshop has helped although it was a while ago so I didn't remember as much as I'd like and the use of the Eyedropper and Magic Wand tools helped to improve the cover and contents pages slightly. The outcome is the magazine could look neater. This task has been a crash course in learning how to design a magazine and I feel ready to move onto the next stage.
The image for my front cover represents the life of college - it's an optimistic and happy image aimed at my target audience of young people aged 16-19. My target audience is also working, lower to middle class. Their consumer characteristic is that of mainstreamers, so the choice of models was suitable. Our clothing looks stylish and casual, appealing to different audiences and suggesting a happy atmosphere.
The fonts are too plain in that they're colourful, but they lack sophistication and are hard to read in places especially with the web address. The content of the coverlines is good and appeals towards 16-19 year olds because they give information that's relevant and one of them reveals there's an interview with a former student who's a fashion designer so that could appeal towards students. There's a puff offering free vouchers for food, appealing towards students because it means they can get free food but also potentially appealing towards parents. Feedback that's been received mentions the fonts should look more professional, the text should look easier to read, the cover looks too bunched and the puff should look more professional.
For the contents page, there's an image of me and the clothing is the same as the cover. I look composed and suggest a cheerful environment. The masthead is very plain, appealing to 16-19 year olds at most although the content of the coverlines, ranging from prospectus to advice on courses could appeal towards parents because it provides information. Fonts don't have a lot of variation in colour although the bright stars could make the magazine look more appealing. Feedback that's been received mentions the fonts really need changing and there should be more variation in coverlines.
Overall previous experience in Photoshop has helped although it was a while ago so I didn't remember as much as I'd like and the use of the Eyedropper and Magic Wand tools helped to improve the cover and contents pages slightly. The outcome is the magazine could look neater. This task has been a crash course in learning how to design a magazine and I feel ready to move onto the next stage.
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Layers of my preliminary cover
Here are some elements from my preliminary cover:
Masthead:
Coverline:
Puff:
Masthead:
Coverline:
Puff:
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