Amy's evaluation

EVALUATION

AMY PICK

USE: On the front cover the masthead is at the top of the page, and is a bold font allowing it to stand out as it is an important convention of a music magazine.

USE: On the front cover the masthead is at the top of the page, and is a bold font allowing it to stand out as it is an important convention of a music magazine.

USE: The main image is a mid shot and is in the centre of the front cover, which is the same as many real music magazines.

USE: On the front cover the masthead is at the top of the page, and is a bold font allowing it to stand out as it is an important convention of a music magazine.

USE: The main image is a mid shot and is in the centre of the front cover, which is the same as many real music magazines.

USE: After looking at real music magazines I decided to use screamer words on my front cover to grab the attention of the intended audience.

USE: On the front cover the masthead is at the top of the page, and is a bold font allowing it to stand out as it is an important convention of a music magazine.

USE: The main image is a mid shot and is in the centre of the front cover, which is the same as many real music magazines.

USE: After looking at real music magazines I decided to use screamer words on my front cover to grab the attention of the intended audience.

USE: I have also used different sizes and colours of fonts to make my magazine interesting and intriguing.

USE: On the front cover the masthead is at the top of the page, and is a bold font allowing it to stand out as it is an important convention of a music magazine.

USE: The main image is a mid shot and is in the centre of the front cover, which is the same as many real music magazines.

USE: After looking at real music magazines I decided to use screamer words on my front cover to grab the attention of the intended audience.

USE: I have also used different sizes and colours of fonts to make my magazine interesting and intriguing.

USE: My magazine follows its colour scheme throughout the front cover, content page and double page spread, as do many real pop magazines.

DEVELOP: I chose to use interesting shapes to make the font stand out. Instead of just using circles, I chose to use a star to make important text stand out which will attract the audience and draw their attention to the freebie.

CHALLENGE: The barcode is at the top of the page, as that is where it looked best. This contrasts to real media products which usually have the barcode at the bottom of the magazine.

CHALLENGE: The barcode is at the top of the page, as that is where it looked best. This contrasts to real media products which usually have the barcode at the bottom of the magazine.

CHALLENGE: Although my magazine followed its colour scheme, I chose a use of four colour scheme of pink, blue, purple and white. This differs from real media products that usually stick to a use of three colour scheme.

Real Media Product

USE: The page numbers on my content page were bold and colourful allowing them to stand out and effectively contrast from the black text.

Real Media Product

USE: The page numbers on my content page were bold and colourful allowing them to stand out and effectively contrast from the black text.

USE: Underneath each image is the page number of the article which relates to the image. This convention is used on many content pages to inform the audience of which pages the feature articles are on, as they are the main pages the reader is likely to be interested in.

Real Media Product

USE: The page numbers on my content page were bold and colourful allowing them to stand out and effectively contrast from the black text.

USE: Underneath each image is the page number of the article which relates to the image. This convention is used on many content pages to inform the audience of which pages the feature articles are on, as they are the main pages the reader is likely to be interested in.

USE: My content page has multiple images on it to give the reader a glimpse of what will be inside the magazine.

Real Media Product

DEVELOP: I developed the idea of making key words bold, and decided to make the size of the key words larger instead to make them stand out. Pop artists’ names were larger to put emphasis on them as they will appeal to the audience.

Real Media Product

CHALLENGE: My content page challenges the layout of many real media products. Instead of putting the text in different boxes, I decided to put my text in three sections to fit in around the three images.

USE: The pop out quote emphasises an interesting quote from the interview which encourages the audience to read the whole interview. Many real media products use pop out quotes to grab the audiences attention.

Real Media Product

USE: The pop out quote emphasises an interesting quote from the interview which encourages the audience to read the whole interview. Many real media products use pop out quotes to grab the audiences attention.

USE: The title of the double page spread is in big and bold font to make it stand out, this will instantly inform the audience of what the page is about.

Real Media Product

USE: The pop out quote emphasises an interesting quote from the interview which encourages the audience to read the whole interview. Many real media products use pop out quotes to grab the audiences attention.

USE: The title of the double page spread is in big and bold font to make it stand out, this will instantly inform the audience of what the page is about.

USE: The main interview text is in two colours. The questions asked by the magazine are in blue, and the answers from the interviewee are in black. This clearly shows who has said what in the interview to make it more understandable for people to read.

Real Media Product

DEVELOP: The box of information develops the idea of having key information standing out from the rest of the text. Putting it in a box draws the reader to it.

Real Media Product

DEVELOP: The box of information develops the idea of having key information standing out from the rest of the text. Putting it in a box draws the reader to it.

Real Media Product

DEVELOP: Putting important information in pop out shapes will make it stand out and grab the audiences attention to it immediately.

CHALLENGE: On my double page spread I have used a purple background. This contrasts to many real pop music magazine double page spreads which have white backgrounds.

Real Media Product

CHALLENGE: On my double page spread I have used a purple background. This contrasts to many real pop music magazine double page spreads which have white backgrounds.

Real Media Product

CHALLENGE: I have chosen to remove the background from my images to make them transparent which makes them look more professional. This contrasts to many real media products which use photos with backgrounds.

Amy: How I attracted the

target audience

COLOUR SCHEME:The colour scheme was interesting and appropriate for the magazines genre and audience which will instantly grab their attention.

Amy: How I attracted the

target audience

COLOUR SCHEME:The colour scheme was interesting and appropriate for the magazines genre and audience which will instantly grab their attention.GENRE APPROPRIATE

ARTISTS:The artists used within the magazine were appropriate for our chosen genre of pop. On my content page I used names such as Beyonce and Rihanna who are well-known pop artists.

Amy: How I attracted the

target audience

COLOUR SCHEME:The colour scheme was interesting and appropriate for the magazines genre and audience which will instantly grab their attention.GENRE APPROPRIATE

ARTISTS:The artists used within the magazine were appropriate for our chosen genre of pop. On my content page I used names such as Beyonce and Rihanna who are well-known pop artists.

INFORMAL:I used an informal mode of address as it is more appropriate for the intended audience of teenagers. Using informal language will allow the audience to relate with the magazine.

Amy: How I attracted the

target audience

COLOUR SCHEME:The colour scheme was interesting and appropriate for the magazines genre and audience which will instantly grab their attention.GENRE APPROPRIATE

ARTISTS:The artists used within the magazine were appropriate for our chosen genre of pop. On my content page I used names such as Beyonce and Rihanna who are well-known pop artists.

INFORMAL:I used an informal mode of address as it is more appropriate for the intended audience of teenagers. Using informal language will allow the audience to relate with the magazine.

SCREAMER WORDS:I used screamer words to highlight important information which will grab the audiences attention, making them want to read the magazine.

Amy: How I attracted the

target audience

COLOUR SCHEME:The colour scheme was interesting and appropriate for the magazines genre and audience which will instantly grab their attention.GENRE APPROPRIATE

ARTISTS:The artists used within the magazine were appropriate for our chosen genre of pop. On my content page I used names such as Beyonce and Rihanna who are well-known pop artists.

INFORMAL:I used an informal mode of address as it is more appropriate for the intended audience of teenagers. Using informal language will allow the audience to relate with the magazine.

SCREAMER WORDS:I used screamer words to highlight important information which will grab the audiences attention, making them want to read the magazine.

INTERESTING LAYOUT:The interesting and unique layout I used throughout my magazine will encourage the audience to read it as it will look like a good magazine to read.

Amy: How I attracted the

target audience

COLOUR SCHEME:The colour scheme was interesting and appropriate for the magazines genre and audience which will instantly grab their attention.GENRE APPROPRIATE

ARTISTS:The artists used within the magazine were appropriate for our chosen genre of pop. On my content page I used names such as Beyonce and Rihanna who are well-known pop artists.

INFORMAL:I used an informal mode of address as it is more appropriate for the intended audience of teenagers. Using informal language will allow the audience to relate with the magazine.

SCREAMER WORDS:I used screamer words to highlight important information which will grab the audiences attention, making them want to read the magazine.

INTERESTING LAYOUT:The interesting and unique layout I used throughout my magazine will encourage the audience to read it as it will look like a good magazine to read.

PICTURES:From my initial target audience research we discovered that a lot of pictures is what our audience want to see. I have used a variety of images in my magazine. The images are all edited to make them look professional.

Amy: How I attracted the

target audience

COLOUR SCHEME:The colour scheme was interesting and appropriate for the magazines genre and audience which will instantly grab their attention.GENRE APPROPRIATE

ARTISTS:The artists used within the magazine were appropriate for our chosen genre of pop. On my content page I used names such as Beyonce and Rihanna who are well-known pop artists.

INFORMAL:I used an informal mode of address as it is more appropriate for the intended audience of teenagers. Using informal language will allow the audience to relate with the magazine.

SCREAMER WORDS:I used screamer words to highlight important information which will grab the audiences attention, making them want to read the magazine.

INTERESTING LAYOUT:The interesting and unique layout I used throughout my magazine will encourage the audience to read it as it will look like a good magazine to read.

PICTURES:From my initial target audience research we discovered that a lot of pictures is what our audience want to see. I have used a variety of images in my magazine. The images are all edited to make them look professional.

INTERVIEWS:Exclusive interviews with famous pop artists will attract the audience as they want to know secrets and personal information about pop stars.

Amy: How I attracted the

target audience

COLOUR SCHEME:The colour scheme was interesting and appropriate for the magazines genre and audience which will instantly grab their attention.GENRE APPROPRIATE

ARTISTS:The artists used within the magazine were appropriate for our chosen genre of pop. On my content page I used names such as Beyonce and Rihanna who are well-known pop artists.

INFORMAL:I used an informal mode of address as it is more appropriate for the intended audience of teenagers. Using informal language will allow the audience to relate with the magazine.

SCREAMER WORDS:I used screamer words to highlight important information which will grab the audiences attention, making them want to read the magazine.

INTERESTING LAYOUT:The interesting and unique layout I used throughout my magazine will encourage the audience to read it as it will look like a good magazine to read.

PICTURES:From my initial target audience research we discovered that a lot of pictures is what our audience want to see. I have used a variety of images in my magazine. The images are all edited to make them look professional.

INTERVIEWS:Exclusive interviews with famous pop artists will attract the audience as they want to know secrets and personal information about pop stars.

FREEBIES:Freebies will encourage the audience to purchase the magazine as they will want to get the free item and will think they are getting value for money.

Amy: TECHNOLOGY

USED

PowerPoint:I used Microsoft PowerPoint when conducting my research as it was a good way to present my findings.

Amy: TECHNOLOGY

USED

PowerPoint:I used Microsoft PowerPoint when conducting my research as it was a good way to present my findings.

Digital Camera:I put my memory card in the digital camera which allowed me to take a variety of images I needed for my magazine without exceeding the cameras memory.

Amy: TECHNOLOGY

USED

PowerPoint:I used Microsoft PowerPoint when conducting my research as it was a good way to present my findings.

Digital Camera:I put my memory card in the digital camera which allowed me to take a variety of images I needed for my magazine without exceeding the cameras memory.

Video Camera:Using the video camera I was able to record our target audience research. This allowed our group to get feedback from our intended audience and present our findings as a video.

Amy: TECHNOLOGY

USED

PowerPoint:I used Microsoft PowerPoint when conducting my research as it was a good way to present my findings.

Digital Camera:I put my memory card in the digital camera which allowed me to take a variety of images I needed for my magazine without exceeding the cameras memory.

Video Camera:Using the video camera I was able to record our target audience research. This allowed our group to get feedback from our intended audience and present our findings as a video.

Internet Explorer:Internet explorer was useful as it allowed me to carry out my research, look at real media products and get ideas for what to put on my magazine.

Amy: TECHNOLOGY

USED

PowerPoint:I used Microsoft PowerPoint when conducting my research as it was a good way to present my findings.

Digital Camera:I put my memory card in the digital camera which allowed me to take a variety of images I needed for my magazine without exceeding the cameras memory.

Video Camera:Using the video camera I was able to record our target audience research. This allowed our group to get feedback from our intended audience and present our findings as a video.

Internet Explorer:Internet explorer was useful as it allowed me to carry out my research, look at real media products and get ideas for what to put on my magazine.

Slideshare:Slide share is a website which allowed me to put my PowerPoint's relating to research onto the group blog for the examiner to access it.

Amy: TECHNOLOGY

USED

PowerPoint:I used Microsoft PowerPoint when conducting my research as it was a good way to present my findings.

Digital Camera:I put my memory card in the digital camera which allowed me to take a variety of images I needed for my magazine without exceeding the cameras memory.

Video Camera:Using the video camera I was able to record our target audience research. This allowed our group to get feedback from our intended audience and present our findings as a video.

Internet Explorer:Internet explorer was useful as it allowed me to carry out my research, look at real media products and get ideas for what to put on my magazine.

Slideshare:Slide share is a website which allowed me to put my PowerPoint's relating to research onto the group blog for the examiner to access it.

Blogger:Blogger is a website which allowed me and my fellow group members to share our work and put it all onto a group blog.

Amy: TECHNOLOGY

USED

PowerPoint:I used Microsoft PowerPoint when conducting my research as it was a good way to present my findings.

Digital Camera:I put my memory card in the digital camera which allowed me to take a variety of images I needed for my magazine without exceeding the cameras memory.

Video Camera:Using the video camera I was able to record our target audience research. This allowed our group to get feedback from our intended audience and present our findings as a video.

Internet Explorer:Internet explorer was useful as it allowed me to carry out my research, look at real media products and get ideas for what to put on my magazine.

Slideshare:Slide share is a website which allowed me to put my PowerPoint's relating to research onto the group blog for the examiner to access it.

Blogger:Blogger is a website which allowed me and my fellow group members to share our work and put it all onto a group blog.

1001 free fonts:This is the website our group used to find appropriate fonts for our magazine. We decided on the fonts and downloaded them so that we could use them on our magazines.

Amy: TECHNOLOGY

USED

PowerPoint:I used Microsoft PowerPoint when conducting my research as it was a good way to present my findings.

Photoshop:I used Photoshop to edit images and making image backgrounds transparent. It is the program I used to create my final magazine on.

Digital Camera:I put my memory card in the digital camera which allowed me to take a variety of images I needed for my magazine without exceeding the cameras memory.

Video Camera:Using the video camera I was able to record our target audience research. This allowed our group to get feedback from our intended audience and present our findings as a video.

Internet Explorer:Internet explorer was useful as it allowed me to carry out my research, look at real media products and get ideas for what to put on my magazine.

Slideshare:Slide share is a website which allowed me to put my PowerPoint's relating to research onto the group blog for the examiner to access it.

Blogger:Blogger is a website which allowed me and my fellow group members to share our work and put it all onto a group blog.

1001 free fonts:This is the website our group used to find appropriate fonts for our magazine. We decided on the fonts and downloaded them so that we could use them on our magazines.