Evaluation

There are some key conventions of a student magazine such as an image on the front cover that relates to the magazine, a masthead, the price, coverlines and a headline. Content pages often include what will be found inside and on what page and images that relate them.
In my own magazine the image fills most of the front cover and helps attract the student audience's attention. I did not use a headline as there was not a main story inside the magazine instead i chose to use more coverlines to easily show to the audience what is included inside the magazine.
The social group i decided to represent in my magazine is teenage students; i decided to do my magazine on entertainment because teenagers are more often interested in the entertainment/media business as they grew up with it. The images i used included teenagers in them as it helps the student audience relate to them, they also include gadgets that teenagers love and are often never seen without for example a mobile phone, camera and an ipod. The language i decided to use is fun and informal for teenagers to enjoy it; there are more images used than text as teenagers are often represented as not enjoying reading.

Institutions of magazines that are similar to the one i created are the International publishing company and the Bauer media group, both of these companies created magazines such as Q, NME, Kerrang and Mojo, all entertaining music magazines. These companies may be interested in my magazine as it includes a wider range of information on entertainment that will perhaps attract more people. It is also a magazine for both sexes whilst the current magazines they produce are just for men, a magazine that is produced for both sexes will attract a wider audience.

The magazine i created is aimed at students around the age of 13-18, but not to any particular gender. It is for students who enjoy the entertainment business such as music, films and gaming. I included a bright purple background colour to attract the reader's attention and i used pictures of teenagers actually interacting with the gadgets and entertainment that is mentioned in the magazine. Contents within the magazine give information about the entertainment that students enjoy so they can learn things about their favourite past times. There was also an interview with someone famous so particular students who really like the person that is being interviewed in each magazine can buy that particular one. The more famous the person is the more likely students will buy it although it would have to a modern celebrity that the student audience are going to like, and what they are going to want to read.

Different technologies i used was microsoft publisher to create the front cover and contents page, using publisher makes it easy to edit and change how the pages look such as colours, images and text; it is also easy to use. I used a digital camera to create different angles, shots and colours, using a digital camera helps you change the image you want to get across easily.
I briefly used coral to edit the front covers text, however i would like to use the program more to create different effects. Using different editing programmes can help the magazine look more realistic and professional.

Front Cover Draft 2!

Contents

Front cover!

Contents picture 3

These are the Front cover pictures

Picture 1

Picture 2

Picture 3

 

 Comment on which you think would look best :)

Contents picture 2

Photo shoot :)

Contents picture 1

                           

Choose which one you think will work best :)

Other magazine names :)

Comment on which one you think would suit the student magazine best :D

Organising the photo shoot

For my photoshoot i will take a minimum of 4 photos, 1 for the front cover and 3 for the contents page.

Front cover
Setting-  In a bright area, inside.
Props- Films, cds and a book; this is becasue the magazine is all about entertainment for teenagers.

What type of shot will be used?- A mid shot so you can see what the person in the photo is doing, and you get to see all the props.

Contents page

The three pictures for the contents page will be of individual people with gadgets such as a phone, an ipod or a camera-

• One picture will be of somebody listening to music on their ipod.
• Another will be holding a phone (blackberry) perhaps texting or phoning someone.
• The third will be using a camera.

Contents page drafts :)

Draft 1

Draft 2

Please vote for which one you prefer :)

Magazine front cover ideas!

Magazine design 1

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Magazine design 2

Vote for which

                 design you think looks better!!

Contents page textual analysis

The background of this contents page is very simple with just a white background, however it does not make the contents page boring. The page has many images and writing and helps the page stand out to the readers.The headline appears just as simple as the rest of the contents page but the use of black makes the title stand out against the white background. The images used on the contents page are taken from films and probably featured on the front cover, they are the size they are so as the text will fit on one page. The photos that are used immediately informs the readers what the articles are going to be about.

The page numbers next to the features are much larger than the rest of the text, they stand out more to the readers so they can find the right page straight away.

Questionairre!!

1. What particular colour scheme would you find the most interesting for a student magazine?
-Blues, greens, yellows
-Yellows, oranges, reds
-Pinks, purples, whites
-Multicoloured
-Black with vibrant colours
-White with vibrant colours


2.How much would you be willing to pay for a student magazine?
-50p
-80p
-£1
-£1.50
-Other prices?


3.Would you like there to be more pictures on the front cover? or writing?


4.Would you like the contents page to be more detailed in writing? or to include more pictures?


5. What would be a good student magazine name?
-Student entertainment
-Studentz
-Students world
-Any other names?

What do you think a Student magazine shoud be about?
	Career choices
	Fashion
	Music
	Sport
	Upcoming events
pollcode.com free polls

Textual analysis of magazines

The front cover includes the 'hit' show 'The inbetweeners'; this will make the teenage audience it is trying to attract interested in the magazine and make them want to read on. The banner on the magazine 'The inbetweeners interview inside' stands out and grabs the reader's attention, the words are large and on a yellow background which helps it stand out even more. The only writing on the front cover that is bigger than the banner is the title of the magazine 'First car'; the larger fonts used for these two headings shows it must have some importance to the magazine, which they evidently do the title needs to stand out so that you know what the magazine is called and the banner does so you know what the magazine contains inside. The title is large and in bold on a dark background, this catches the eye of the passer by. The photograph used is a shot of the characters from 'The inbetweeners' this lets you know without even reading the titles or subtitles that there is a special inside on the show or characters. The colours used on the front colour and straplines all combine together such as yellows, blacks and whites which helps the magazine look tidy and quite expensive for a student magazine. The niche audience is for teenagers you can tell this as there is a subheading saying 'the magazine for young people' this easily shows the type of audience the magazine is trying to attract.

Initial comparison of magazines

I looked at 3 student magazines to see what each of their contents were and compared them to each other

Magazine 1

Etc (Education, training, careers)

Etc magazine contained a lot on different careers for students to look into and consider; it also contained a lot of random information that teenagers may find interesting to know its useful fun facts helps the magazine appear more interesting to the young audience it is trying to attract. The magazine also included a music section and a section on life for teenagers to be interested in and use for the future.

Magazine 2

Smaart Talent

Smaart talent magazine looks a lot into the future of teenagers; universities to consider visiting, careers to consider going into and student profiles so as the teenagers can look into what people of there own age had to say about these places and careers. This can help the student make up their own mind on whether to take the same path. It also involves a question and answer section which can help students that have the same questions to be answered. This magazine is different to the first as it is completely based around the students life and future and does not have any fun sections that the teenagers may find more interesting, but it is useful for the student worried or thinking about their career.

Magazine 3

Student ID xmas edition

This magazine is different to the other two not only with a colourful more fun looking layout but also with the contents. It contains interesting music and film reviews as well as horoscopes and a Christmas wish list to match the season of its release. Yet it also helps on the student side of things by including revision tips to help near exams. The magazine is a lot more fun than the other two whilst also including information that will be useful for the future of the students at college.

Action Plan

We were asked to create a front page and contents page to a student magazine.

Week 1- 15th November
Create action plan
Initial comparison of magazines
Set up blog
Textual analysis of magazines
Audience questionnaire/poll
Organise photo shoot

Week 2- 22nd November
Take photos
Decide on name of magazine
Edit photos

Week 3- 29th November
Create front cover and draft
Create contents and draft

Week 4- 6th December (Deadline 10th)
Get audience feedback
Evaluation