Some of the areas
I could improve on are features such as the masthead. I chose to use a fairly
simple thin text that does not particularly attract the most attention whereas a
lot of professional magazines use a thick bold font to make the title stand out
to the reader encouraging them to buy the magazine. I have used the puff
‘exclusive interviews with the students’ on the cover of my magazine to boost
its status and attract the audience.
The quality of my
feature article photograph could definitely be improved as the quality of the
photo is not very good and is slightly blurred in some areas. The photographs
used in professional magazines are usually a lot better quality, appeal to the
target audience and usually give an overall impression to the reader of what
type of article is going to be in that issue of the magazine, for example its
genre could be rock, pop or classic. I could also have edited the photograph to
make the colours bolder and more contrasting as it has a dull tone to it and
doesn’t stand out as much as it should if it were a professional magazine.
Most music
magazines tend to stick to the colour scheme of red, black and white in terms of
the text, whereas I have mainly stuck with various shades of blue, black and
white. The shades of blue I choose mix well with the background image I have
used as they are similar colours as the top worn by the student in the photo but
do not contrast with it therefore the plugs do not stand out very well. The
darker colours that have darker outlines to do not attract attention as well as
a plain black or white bold font would do on a coloured background.
In my magazine the
demographics represent a smart happy student that is aimed at any aged student
who is interested in learning more about the school. It is aimed at both genders
and gives the impression that as the student in the photograph shows a smart
appearance and happy facial expression it’s suggesting that this could be you if
you show take an interest in the magazine and school. I have used a plain brick
wall for the background whereas a lot of magazines would use a certain
background to provide a meaning or give an impression to the reader about the
article. It does not particularly have a certain social group but focuses more
on appealing to students instead of a certain class.
I have also used
various different features to attract the audience to the magazine such as the
feature article photograph. The photograph I have used may appeal to the target
audience as it is aimed at students who are looking for information in the
school therefore appeals to these students due to the student on the front
creating a good impression. I have also used bold outlines around
the text to make the plugs stand out, although as an improvement I could have
stuck to a stricter colour scheme as I think this would have created more of an
impression and could have looked a lot more professional. I also think that I
could improve on my photoshop skills as there were a few areas that could have
been better. For example on my contents page I could have taken more time to
carefully cut around the image more accurately as it has not been done very well
and you can still see parts of the image that should have been cut out. Another
improvement I could have made would be to use a more interesting font as the
font I used throughout the cover and contents page was very plain and didn’t
stand out very much.
Through the
process of constructing my magazine I have learnt using technologies how to use
certain aspects of photoshop for example how to put filters on text and how to
import images from files into photoshop. Also I learnt how to put a box around
the text and change its opacity to create a background for the text without the
image being completed covered up.
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