college magazine final draft and evaluation

This is my final version of my college magazine
I went with Red, yellow, white and black as my main color layout. For photography I have taken a medium close up shot of my model for my main feature article. All photography was taken outdoors so natural light was used to get the shots. The shots used for the contents page was the main feature article used again. Another shot is taken of the reconstruction of a building within prior with students around to create a scene, While the other shot is just of the building with no one around. With the contents I created a list of features which  I have based them around the responses, of what the potential audience wanted to see.

Evaluation 

I feel that I am more confident with in design and how the software works. I learnt how the basic tools worked and how to arrange my text and place my images onto the pages.
I didn't use Photoshop that much as I feel as if the photography used was simple.

I created my headline, kickers and cover lines basing around college life and wanting to be able to use this to sell to the target audience. The main feature article image was used in the contents also so that the audience can navigate through the magazine.

college magazine update 2

My college magazine so far. Headers and kickers have been added and the college magazines contents page is in the process of finishing, while the cover is complete.

college magazine update

this is my cover for my college magazine. the picture will be used for my main feature article and inside the contents page.

College magazine draft and plan

College magazine planning

The magazine will roughly be about 25-30 pages. The contents that will be included will be around the responses I have collected from a questionnaire. 

Potential names for the magazine;

·         Students now

·         Student views

·        S.C.U

Possible content;

·         Film/ music/book reviews

·         Discount vouchers/codes

·         Sports news

·         News about the college and updates

·         Student views column

·         Technology reviews

·         Student employment

·         Fashion/ make up trends

·         First years help

·         Real life stories

·         Social/ club/ activity events

·         Puzzles/quizzes and competition pages

·         Cooking/ student menu ideas

·         Subjects

·         Advertisements

The colour scheme I will be using is dark and light Blues, dark medium purple and lastly white. Each one will be used differently in my college magazine and will alternate throughout.

For the contents I am going to adapt more which will be used in my magazine will be discounts and vouchers, reviews, and technology reviews. This because in the audience questionnaire I created, the majority of the response’s I was given stated they wanted;

Due to the audience being all first year students I have set the main article/anchorage on the first year of college. This will grab the student’s attention as this is dedicated to them.

Shopping was also a main interest in the responses. I will put together and article about style ideas and fashion trends used by others.

People would also like to see a list of opportunities to get out and enjoy a night out with friends. A discounts page would suit this as well as offers

For shopping. This could include a page where I can create a page of useful voucher and codes to use.

Sports pages would also be in the magazine. Reason for this being, some of the audience like to be active and take part in sports events.

Puzzles quizzes and competition will also be in the magazine. These are for people who may not be interested in the shopping and fashion pages, a competition page where prizes can be won. This would be able to draw potential readers in.

 

Music magazine research

Music magazine research

The music genre I am focusing on is pop. I have collected a few front covers of pop magazines. They are also aimed towards different age ranges, as well as the style.

Billboard

The main audience this magazine represents is of older teenagers and adults of both genders. The magazine mainly focuses on the music and the artists that have been published with in the issue. Some other pictures are added into the magazine, this includes technology updates and articles about the electronics. The covers are presented differently each time, depending on the type of artist who is the main article feature. The magazine cover is polished, clean and smart. Was first published in 1894 and is currently edited by Danyel Smith. The types of features the magazine include; latest news, trends that have happened in the different music genres. Not only does billboard have a magazine, it also has a website that complements the magazine, while it also goes hand in hand, showing more information on the website, about key features which were in the magazine. For example the top 100, where the list of the most popular songs of the month that have been given the most response by the audience, while also having a top 200 list of albums, like the music, have created a big impact on the music industry.

Top of the pops

The main audience for this type of pop magazine is aimed at girl’s ages of 12 to 14. The colours of the magazine stand out and are a bolder approach than the magazine before.
The magazine is playful and funny which would help to connect and attract their audience, especially young teenagers. Top of the pops contains stories and pictures of pop artists, although it’s a music magazine it’s not all artist based.
The magazine has been running since 1995. The magazine also ran a television show from 1964-2006 with the same name. Features that are inside the magazine consists of celebrity gossip, question and answers, which is based around the band one direction, the band The wanted write a weekly page post about their journey in the pop industry. More included are real life stories, celebrity gossip and a page of readers embarrassing moments.
The magazine is mostly based around pop music however may feature a little from other music genres, such as rap and hip hop.