Research And Planning - Shot Type Research

Research And Planning - Collage For Magazine

Annotation - 

- Colours are mostly dark.
- Black is often used.
- Fonts are bold.
- The fonts are often 'jagged.'
- Dark make up is worn.
- Clothing is all dark.
- Colours on top of the black are 'plain.' eg, white.
- Hair colours seem to be bright (obviously dyed) or very dark.



This is my collage for my college magazine. It is for the genre of alternate rock/soft rock, and so the images I used were from magazines and websites of this genre. The collage contains colours, texts, clothing and images which will help me to put my magazine cover and contents page together, whilst keeping it all appropriate. 

Research And Planning - My College Magazine Evaluation

College Magazine - Evaluation

Cover-

The cover of my magazine sticks to three colours- yellow, green and purple. And so, my magazine follows the three colour rule. However, I used a publishing line, and I wrote this in white, and although the white is not used throughout, it may make the magazine to appear less professional as I am using more colours than the norm, but not repeatedly. All of the font sizes I used are appropriate. The masthead is in the biggest, boldest font as this is the thing that needs to stand out the most, and therefore does so. All of my coverlines are the same font, and so this makes my magazine look professional as he layout is clear and easy to follow.  The photograph used on my cover is appropriate, as it is a picture of a college student, and so the image is fit for purpose. However, the photo was taken at an inappropriate time, as the person was laughing, and so, this therefore makes the image unattractive and slightly inappropriate as the image lacks seriousness. The stories on the cover are all appropriate, as I did research and found what kind of things people would want in the magazine, and used the popular ones as coverlines.

Contents Page-

 My contents page sticks to three colours, yellow, green and purple, which is the same as the cover, which means not only have I stuck to the three colour rule, but you can also tell that the contents page and cover are both from the same magazine. The font sizes used on my contents page are appropriate, as they are all clear to see, and the stories are all written in the same way, which, similar to the cover, makes the contents page easy to read, and makes it very clear. The image used on the contents page is well taken and appropriate. I wanted the image on the contents page to not appear too staged, and to show a true representation of the college. And so I asked some of the college students to have their picture taken, and did so. The image is clear, and shows them being themselves, which shows the reader who the magazine is aimed at (normal college students.) I do however now think that I should've included more images, as I believe that the contents page looks a bit 'plain.' There are enough stories on the contents page, as there are not only the cover lines but also a few more. They are laid out clearly and there aren't too many, as college students are likely to find this boring.

Research And Planning - My College Magazine

 

Research And Planning - Magazine Images

Above are some pictures that I took in preparation for my magazine, I only however used two of them, as one of them was a little blurry and so I took another.

Research And Planning - Semiotics/Fonts Activity

Today we began looking at mastheads for magazines. We have been looking at what we find appropriate and what is suited best. To begin with I went on to dafont.com, and I looked at the different fonts available. I started to decide what I should have for each text. I decided popcorn should have a small, snappy text, where as the other two should have larger texts. I decided the death metal text should be bold, where as the popworld one is more spread out and clear, as this reflects the magazines contents. The colour however would be fit for purpose. If it was to be on a real magazine I would make the 'popcorn' magazine have pasty colours, where as the popworld one would have bright colours. On the other hand, the death metal magazine would have darker colours, as this fits better.

Research And Planning - My Questions Answered

I showed three different people my magazine draft, and asked them some questions (listed below) that will help me to improve the design.  

Analysis of target audience response- 

Those who answered my questions mostly thought that the colours were appropriate, however one person did mention that they may not be, and so I decided they could be a little brighter (as our college's signature colours are) and so, I will consider this when making my magazine.  
One person also said that I should come up with a more accurate, neater design, and so I shall use a ruler tool when actually creating my magazine cover and contents page. 
The three people who I asked said they would read my magazine, however all said that more detail as to what the magazine actually contained was needed on the cover. Because of this I am going to make better coverlines, as this will make my magazine seem more engaging. 
On asking what people would like to be included in the magazine, two said job vacancies, and so I will ensure that this is listed as one of the cover lines. Another person said they would like information about the college included, and so I will consider adding this on my contents page. 

And so, with these questions now answered, I can begin working on my college magazine cover and contents page.