Media Evaluation

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Media Coursework - Second Contents Page

I decided to completely change my contents page as I felt it had the potential to be so much better. I didn't feel it had the look of a conventional contents page of a music magazine.

Firstly, I realised I was lacking an editor's note. Therefore I put one in and wrote of all the things I said my magazine would include. I feel the mode of address is appropriate towards my target audience.

Secondly, something else that is noticeable is the sideways heart recurring logo. I thought it was important to add that extra as it makes my product look official.

Like my last attempt at a contents page, I have continued with using colour blocks to divide the layout as I feel it gives it a more interesting and is a common look within magazines like mine.

I chose to add in a copy of my front cover and dissect in on the contents page to show what is featured in the magazine. I used pictures of the most significant stories and also slightly rotated them so it gave the page a scrapbook feel.

I also didn't forget the obvious codes and conventions such as page number, website and date, and remained with the continuous house style colours.

DPS - Second Draft

This is the second and final draft of my double page spread. I have simply just added little aspects like typical conventions of an actual magazine. For example, page numbers and the website in the corners of the pages so they are discrete and don't draw your attention away from the main story. I have also added a quote on the picture page to make it appear more like a conventional interview. When including the website and quote on the picture page I added bright pink colour blocks so the colour blends in with the unvarying colour scheme of my product.

Double Page Spread Coursework

This is the first draft of my double page spread. I have used simple fonts and still kept the consistent colour scheme of pink, black, white and purple. I have kept the language easy and simple to reflect the young age of my target readership. On my second page of my double page spread I have included black and white pictures (edited in Photoshop). I have put them in a collage type format to make it look like a photobooth, which are always viewed as fun. I thought that this would be a good way to present the lively and carefree side of my product.

Front Cover Coursework - Second Draft

This is my second draft of my magazine front cover. I have made the logo bigger for a better impact but kept the same neon pink so it's eye catching and the colour connects with the target audience. The top story is also a big font so it's obvious that it's the central story of the magazine. I've moved the barcode to a more discrete position in the corner and removed the yellow circle displaying the price to a clean colour of white and so it adds to the tidier look of the magazine.

At the bottom of the cover, I've changed it to colour blocks but kept the word "OMG" as it's a word my target audience uses and therefore would associate themselves the magazine.

Contents Page

This is my Contents Page. I have used colour blocks for the layout to help differentiate the total contents of my magazine and the top story. I have used the consistent colour scheme from the front cover of pink, purple black and white. I have also made sure to bold, underline or enlarge parts of the text that are particularly significant such as page numbers and main stories.

The pictures that I have included are from the main stories to show their importance. I edited the pictures in Photoshop.

Front Cover Coursework - First Draft

This is the first draft of my Front Cover. The central dominant image is my original photography and a picture of two girls reflecting the audience of the magazine. It would show the audience because of the fact that these girls are possible inspirational figures of the readers of my magazine, and typical people that they would look up to. I also made my central dominant image tie in with my colour scheme of different bright and eye-catching pinks by adding in the lipstick on the models of the same shade. I think this gives my magazine a complete look and the overall house style would appeal to my target readership.

My logo is big and has a heart at the end, which I think would appeal to my target audience because a heart is an obvious girlie shape that they seem to be attracted to.

I further used informal language to appeal to my target audience, for instance, on this front cover i have used the term 'OMG!' to describe the popular artists included inside. This would be successful because it is a typical word that my target audience would use and therefore they could associate themselves with the magazine.