Name :Sally Kate Phair ,John F Kennedy School, Candidate number: 6217, Centre number: 17131,

fINAL COVER, CONTENTS PAGE, AND DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD.

Feedback from my peers

Jessica Walshe - I really like the colours on this magazine and the type of music it is about.Just with reading the front cover i would be very interested in reading on in the magazine.

William Keenan - The colours you have used are very effective and fit the genre of music you have chosen well. The masthead you have stands out very well if I was in a shop and saw this magazine I would be tempted to purchase it straight away!

Jade Keating- The front cover of the magazine is my favourite. The colours and photograph's you used really fit in well with the genre. The magazine is very eye catching, as it stands out mainly because of the photograph's.

Rachel Sweeney - I think the front cover is very effective and i think the border at the bottom completes the cover. The colours work very well and fit well with the genre of music the magazine is based on. I also feel the contents page works well also and completes the magazine.

Question 7 - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product

From looking back at my preliminary task, i can see a vast improvement from my first project i did. In my preliminary task i think my final front cover did not really look like a front cover, it could be interpreted as another form of item , such as a leaflet. I do like the layout of the cover, but prehaps the back ground is a bit too much as well as the different colours. I was pleased with my image for the preliminary task, as i think it is posed nicely and has a nice soft touch to the picture, and looks quite vibrant. Compared to my music magazine, i think this task has come out alot better, due to more planning and reserach. I am pleased with my final designs for my magazine, especially the front cover as i think it looks more detailed and has a more conventional layout, common to magazines. Also i think the colour scheme works well. During the preliminary task i developed my technical skills, which was usefull for the next task, as it allowed me to feel more confident when using the camera equiptment and programs such as Photoshop and Microsoft Publisher. I feel as i have improved alot during these two tasks.

Question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Technologies i used for this project included, A computer/laptop, and used programs such as Microsoft word, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft publisher and windows picture editor. I think Photoshop is very useful for this project, as it allows you to do a lot with an image, e.g. enhance it, and colour it. And of course i learnt how to use blogger.
I learnt to use an LSR camera, and also how to use the equipment in the photo studio, e.g., tripod, and light-box.

Question 5 - How did you attract/address your audience

I tried to make my imaginary magazine, as attractive to the target audience as possible, by sticking to a retro and suitable colour theme through out. I used quite a conventional layout, that is common to music magazines. I included artists that would appeal to the intended audience and made my imaginary artist look as though she was part of the genre used in my magazine. I included competitions and features to attract the audience and entice them into reading and hoping they would win the competition. I think a unique selling point of this magazine is that there are not many magazines around that include this genre of music. There is a pop market, a rock market and thats about it really, i have not seen a big dance music market for magazines. I think the image on the front is the main thing i like about my front cover. It suggests the genre, is very conventional and typical to have that type of, posed image on the front.
I think my layout for the contents page is attractive, as it is different to most music magazines i analysed. Again i stuck with the bright colours against the black background for a club/retro/electro feel. The contents of the magazine is layed out clearly so it is easy to read and find what page you are looking for. The image of the band La Roux at the top shows and also suggests genre and is conventional to have a band on the page showing the type of artists shown in the magazine.
The double page spread again sticks to the colour scheme, and uses images of my made up artist 'Jay-Jay' to show the interview and pages are dedicated to her. This will attract the audience, as they will be interested in seeing and hearing about a brand new and upcoming, fresh artist.

Question 4 - Who would be the audience for your media project

I have made a collage to represent the kind of people that would read my magazine.
The type of person that would read my magazine would be of the age range of 16-25, male or female. They would watch television programs such as skins, T4, and music shows. They would probably wear quite colourfull and retro clothes clothes, to stand out. They would probably shop at topman/topshop. They would go clubbing in london often and be interested in the latest electro events. I think my magazine has successfully got the potential to catch this kind of target audience.

Question 3- What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

My magazine is quite similar to Kerrang which is published by Bauer Consumer Media. I found that researching Kerrang magazine helped me alot with the project process. My layout and style is similar to this magazine, although the genre isn't. Institutionally the magazine 'onion' is very similar to mine. It is an electro magazine, but it is not very well known. I found out while researching on the internet. Also it is similar to smash hits ( which ran from from 1978 to 2006 founded by nick logan), and mainly kerrang(first published in 1981 by Geoff Barton).
But i think Bauer Consumer Media would be the most likely candidate to publish my magazine, as its layout and content is very similar to mine.