Thursday, 17 December 2015
Thursday, 10 December 2015
Thursday, 26 November 2015
December 18th Deadline Plan
November 26th - 2nd December
Google Mock ups
3rd December - 10th December
Original Photography
Make up techniques (video)
10th December - 11th December
Designing Front Cover
18th December
Post front cover on blog
Google Mock ups
3rd December - 10th December
Original Photography
Make up techniques (video)
10th December - 11th December
Designing Front Cover
18th December
Post front cover on blog
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Google mock up ideas
Using existing images
from the internet, use Photoshop to create
1x mock up of a front
cover,
1x contents page
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Social class & demographic of my product
My magazine will be aimed at teenage girls. I will adhere to their needs by making my magazine easy to read and with bright colours. I will use an informal font. The price of my magazine will be £1.99. This is suitable because they won’t have a lot of their own money so it needs to be fairly cheap to get more people to buy it. The parents or carers will most likely be the person that will actually pay for the magazine for them so it will sell more if it is cheap. I think a good free gift for my magazine would be stickers or a lip gloss. These things would be suitable for my audience but also wouldn’t be too expensive to make which I need because the magazine doesn’t cost much. The social class table will help me with my feature stories and target audience because it will help me know their interests so my magazine sells more. |
Reader profile research
A reader profile is something that tells
magazines who their audience is. This is useful because it will help them know
what to include so it is appropriate for their audience. It also helps sales
because they will be able to give their audience what they want to see. It
helps them know what content to include because they know who will read.
For Billboard, 77% of their audience are
males so the content of the magazine should be based on things that they want
to see. The average age that reads the magazine is 47 so it wouldn’t be good to
fill it with things that teenagers are interested in
because then the majority of their audience wouldn’t buy it.
The content makes people want to read it
because they have researched what people want to see and they know who they are
trying to attract.
Also, almost 70% of their readers have
graduated college. This is good for them because it means they will most likely
be earning a lot of money in the future so they have money to buy the magazine
regularly. Almost 50% of their readers are managers in business. This is also
good because they have a high position in society and money to buy the
magazine.
Genre research
A genre is a kind or type of something. Some examples of music
genres are:
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Pop
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Rock
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EDM
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R&B
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Blues
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Jazz
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Punk
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Anime
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Classical
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Country
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Latin
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Opera
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Hip Hop
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Rap
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Reggae
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Dance
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Comedy
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House
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Disney
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Swing
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Fitness/Workout
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Christmas
Main Brief
To design a front cover, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, a minimum of four images must be used.
Friday, 25 September 2015
Magazine cover and draft contents page
The left one is my magazine cover but there were some things I wasn't happy with so I changed. The right one is my final magazine cover after I made some changes. I made my stories bigger and moved one into an area that was blank. I also made my masthead bigger.
This is my draft contents page.
Evaluation
By completing this task I have learnt the basics of Photoshop because I hadn't ever used it before this and I also learnt the conventions of magazines. I used a masthead because it gives the magazine a title. I put it at the top of my page because it makes it easy to read and it is noticeable straight away. I used a basic colour scheme with colours that I think look good together and I used a big main image with a blank background because it makes the text around it easy to read. I also made the person in my image look at the camera so they are engaging with the audience. If I did this task again I would spend more time making sure I knew how to use photoshop better so my end product looked better and I could use more tools.
Evaluation
By completing this task I have learnt the basics of Photoshop because I hadn't ever used it before this and I also learnt the conventions of magazines. I used a masthead because it gives the magazine a title. I put it at the top of my page because it makes it easy to read and it is noticeable straight away. I used a basic colour scheme with colours that I think look good together and I used a big main image with a blank background because it makes the text around it easy to read. I also made the person in my image look at the camera so they are engaging with the audience. If I did this task again I would spend more time making sure I knew how to use photoshop better so my end product looked better and I could use more tools.
Mise-en-scene and location ideas
I chose to use a white background for my image because text would be clearer on it and my stories would stand out more. I also made sure that there was enough room in the top for my masthead to be. I chose her to be holding art supplies because it was the best way to be able to show what the image is about and also be the right type of shot. The colours of the paint also link in with my colour scheme.
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Feature Ideas
Coupon codes for money off art supplies
Art and design student Nichenun, from Thailand, shares her experiences from the UK and advice for other international students.
Art Students Fly Out To Florence.
Art student wins anti bullying award
See some of the best art work in the country
Hear why students enjoy art so much!
Get advice on how to be a successful artist.
Art and design student Nichenun, from Thailand, shares her experiences from the UK and advice for other international students.
Art Students Fly Out To Florence.
Art student wins anti bullying award
See some of the best art work in the country
Hear why students enjoy art so much!
Get advice on how to be a successful artist.
Colour Palette
Magazine Name
My theme is going to be art at college and these are my magazine name ideas.
whiz
pro
apt
I chose these names because they are short and simple so they would look good. Also they all have something to do with my theme of art.
whiz
pro
apt
I chose these names because they are short and simple so they would look good. Also they all have something to do with my theme of art.
Mood Board
These images would be good because it is obvious what they are all about and they would be easy to make into medium close up shots.
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Image Analysis
Key Concepts
Language - A way of communicating
Institution - An organisation or company that produces media products
Ideology - Beliefs of the media
Audience - The people reading the media
Representation - The way the media portrays things
Position Signs: The camera and the viewer
The focal point of the camera is the unicorn's muzzle, which draws attention to the mint.
The point of view makes the viewer appear smaller than the unicorn. This makes the unicorn look superior in size, which relates to the word 'discerning' from the slogan.
Treatment Signs: devices of filming and of processing
The white background emphasises the theme of purity and adds an element of fantasy to the image. White is also associated with luxury items. The white background makes the black glove stand out in high contrast in terms of colour. The bejeweled, gloved hand and the word 'discerning' are both signifiers of wealth and class.
The framing of the scene means that the viewer cannot see who the arm belongs to. This is good because it doesn't take the attention away from the product or the message that Trebor wish to convey.
Content Signs: Objects in the picture and their placing
Black evening gloves and diamond jewellery are featured to emphasize the quality of the mint. this image provides a strong contrast with the scene you might expect if you imagined a stable girl feeding a pony a mint - surrounded by hay and horse manure, whilst wearing practical clothes. Trebor want the viewer to understand that the mints are of high quality.
The pack shot of the packet of mints is centered at the bottom of the advert and draws the eye in as it is the only part of the advert that makes use of strong colours.
Preliminary task brief
To design a College magazine front cover and mock up contents page. Images used on the front cover must be original.
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