Magazine Evaluation
Our magazine idea came from a group discussion we had about the genre and the overall contents of the cover. We brainstormed our ideas about what we could do for the magazine and then decided what we would actually do. We picked our magazine name and then split into groups of 2 to work on the project. I understood the fact that all magazines abide by a certain set of codes and conventions such as having mastheads, straplines and cover lines. We wanted our project work to be as realistic as possible so we tried to follow the forms of other real music magazines adding all necessary details such as barcodes and issue dates. We did not try to challenge the conventions of magazines but conform to them via using the backgrounds, sell lines and eye catching images.
The music magazine mainly represents females who consider their selves to be “rock chicks”. The magazine is able to represent them in this way because the cover lines suggest this is aimed at them “your guide to being a rock chick” and “100 most popular rock bands” this immediately attracts those who are interested in the rock genre of music. In attempt to sell the magazine we present our social group in a way that makes them feel as though they belong and they should be proud of belonging.
There are various media institutions that will be prepared to distribute our music magazine such as general stores, they will be likely to stock our product because it is a common thing to have in store and is considered by many as a necessity. We can also advertise and sell our magazine online as the magazine states “the online music store” and again we are following in the footsteps of other magazines who allow their customers to subscribe to weekly/monthly deliveries of the magazine.
When discussing what we would do for this product we did not think about who our target audience would be, we made the magazine cover then the audience was chosen, this was both easier and convenient. Our target audience when considering our completed magazine cover would be relatively young females and mainly the rock. punk, emo social groups. We targeted this group of people because they take up a large proportion of the consumers who tend to buy these goods.
We attracted our audience by using bright colours, funky text and eye catching images. We were also able to attract their attention by appealing to personal inspirations or beliefs that they may with hold. We also addressed our audience in a kind of formal way allowing some distance between the audience and the magazine itself but not losing all connections with the audience by addressing them in an casual manner at the same time using appropriate slang or street language when needed.
Over the period of time spent working on the magazine project I learnt a lot from the Photoshop programme which allows you to edit and create pictures, this was the software that we used to create our magazine cover. At first we went through a short tutorial running through the basics of how to use Photoshop with a technician who showed everyone how to use tools such as the text tool and the magic wand. We were then given time to mess around and experiment before setting off to work on our own magazine covers. I found that whilst working on our magazine cover we were becoming more familiar and used to everything Photoshop had to offer. I noticed that we went through a learning process whilst doing our work which was satisfying and enjoyable.
If I was given the opportunity to create another magazine cover I would be more organised and prepared for it. For example I would come up with a basic plan of what I was going to do and then after gathering everything I would need for my magazine such as photos I would then draw up a rough sketch of what the cover would look like and make it slightly detailed. I would also have a rough idea of what I would want my magazine cover to look like rather then just go with whatever I thought looked nice or suited the cover at the present time, I would of thought the whole process through at least if not put it onto paper.
An advantage of being able to do the magazine cover a second time is that I would be able to know what is needed for the magazine and then the extras could be added on later, I would prioritise things into an order. Secondly we failed to put a small detail onto the magazine cover which was the price although we had barcode. Although having the price present was not necessary it would of made the magazine seem more real. We also tried to limit the usage of internet images to help maintain originality but if I was given the chance to do the project again I would allow one or two images taken from the internet.
Overall I enjoyed working on the magazine project and at the end the result may of not been the best, the cover had its good points and its bad points but overall I feel as though the outcome of the music magazine cover was a success and the extra inside page of the magazine accompanies it well and allows the magazine to be as realistic as possible.
Our magazine idea came from a group discussion we had about the genre and the overall contents of the cover. We brainstormed our ideas about what we could do for the magazine and then decided what we would actually do. We picked our magazine name and then split into groups of 2 to work on the project. I understood the fact that all magazines abide by a certain set of codes and conventions such as having mastheads, straplines and cover lines. We wanted our project work to be as realistic as possible so we tried to follow the forms of other real music magazines adding all necessary details such as barcodes and issue dates. We did not try to challenge the conventions of magazines but conform to them via using the backgrounds, sell lines and eye catching images.
The music magazine mainly represents females who consider their selves to be “rock chicks”. The magazine is able to represent them in this way because the cover lines suggest this is aimed at them “your guide to being a rock chick” and “100 most popular rock bands” this immediately attracts those who are interested in the rock genre of music. In attempt to sell the magazine we present our social group in a way that makes them feel as though they belong and they should be proud of belonging.
There are various media institutions that will be prepared to distribute our music magazine such as general stores, they will be likely to stock our product because it is a common thing to have in store and is considered by many as a necessity. We can also advertise and sell our magazine online as the magazine states “the online music store” and again we are following in the footsteps of other magazines who allow their customers to subscribe to weekly/monthly deliveries of the magazine.
When discussing what we would do for this product we did not think about who our target audience would be, we made the magazine cover then the audience was chosen, this was both easier and convenient. Our target audience when considering our completed magazine cover would be relatively young females and mainly the rock. punk, emo social groups. We targeted this group of people because they take up a large proportion of the consumers who tend to buy these goods.
We attracted our audience by using bright colours, funky text and eye catching images. We were also able to attract their attention by appealing to personal inspirations or beliefs that they may with hold. We also addressed our audience in a kind of formal way allowing some distance between the audience and the magazine itself but not losing all connections with the audience by addressing them in an casual manner at the same time using appropriate slang or street language when needed.
Over the period of time spent working on the magazine project I learnt a lot from the Photoshop programme which allows you to edit and create pictures, this was the software that we used to create our magazine cover. At first we went through a short tutorial running through the basics of how to use Photoshop with a technician who showed everyone how to use tools such as the text tool and the magic wand. We were then given time to mess around and experiment before setting off to work on our own magazine covers. I found that whilst working on our magazine cover we were becoming more familiar and used to everything Photoshop had to offer. I noticed that we went through a learning process whilst doing our work which was satisfying and enjoyable.
If I was given the opportunity to create another magazine cover I would be more organised and prepared for it. For example I would come up with a basic plan of what I was going to do and then after gathering everything I would need for my magazine such as photos I would then draw up a rough sketch of what the cover would look like and make it slightly detailed. I would also have a rough idea of what I would want my magazine cover to look like rather then just go with whatever I thought looked nice or suited the cover at the present time, I would of thought the whole process through at least if not put it onto paper.
An advantage of being able to do the magazine cover a second time is that I would be able to know what is needed for the magazine and then the extras could be added on later, I would prioritise things into an order. Secondly we failed to put a small detail onto the magazine cover which was the price although we had barcode. Although having the price present was not necessary it would of made the magazine seem more real. We also tried to limit the usage of internet images to help maintain originality but if I was given the chance to do the project again I would allow one or two images taken from the internet.
Overall I enjoyed working on the magazine project and at the end the result may of not been the best, the cover had its good points and its bad points but overall I feel as though the outcome of the music magazine cover was a success and the extra inside page of the magazine accompanies it well and allows the magazine to be as realistic as possible.
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