Mock up of magazine and contents page

 

research and planning questionaire

Codes and conventions of student magazines

Campus life has the image over the text this could connote a sense that the magazine is reasonably well known and means they don’t have to show the whole name. There is some use of lures; they help, pull the reader into the magazine. There is a puff; this makes you want to read the magazine for the free things etc.

 The contents page from the magazine Campus Life contains a selection of images showing the content of the magazine, this gives an insight into the magazine and helps the reader to select a page or article they think they would enjoy.

The front cover of 247 is a bright, colourful one. This is to grab the viewer’s attention; the use of bright colours captures the reader’s eye and makes them want to read it. The use of a graffiti backdrop has a youthful feel. The tagline “your essential guide to the month ahead” this connotes a sense of helpfulness. The lures are used to draw the reader in and make them seem interested in the content of the magazine.

The contents page from the magazine Campus Life contains a selection of images showing the content of the magazine, this gives an insight into the magazine and helps the reader to select a page or article they think they would enjoy.

Preliminary Task

My first task is to create a front cover for a magazine, this is a table showing my plan.

WK	Date	Content	Tasks to be complete
WK1	21 Nov	Introduction to brief Analysis of magazines and how they target audiences	1.     Set up blog 2.  Put an action plan on blog
WK2	28 Nov	Analysis of school / college magazines Research of target audience	1.     Complete textual analysis of school / college magazines and post on blog 2.     Post research of target audience on blog and review findings 3.      Begin to take photos for own magazine
WK3	5 Dec	Produce a mock up front cover and contents page Design front cover and contents page	1.  Post mock-up blog and provide a commentary
WK4	12 Dec	Designing of front cover and contents	1. Post final front cover and contents page on blog
19 dec -	4 Jan	Christmas Holidays	2. work on evaluation questions
WK5	4 Jan	Complete evaluation Final deadline	3. post evaluation on blog

Introduction to coursework task

As part of my AS Media coursework, the brief requires me to create the front page, contents and a double page feature spread of music magazine, I have created this blog to show my research and planning which will help me to produce a successful magazine.  I will be using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.