Finished

So now i have finished my music magazine and i have finished my blog. Hope you enjoyed it, thanks for all your lovely comments.

Evaluation

The second part to my evaulation

• Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience for my music magazine would be aged from 15 to about 19 or 20. They would be of both genders., i don't want to discriminate. They would be teenagers, who enjoy music of indi pop, pop, country pop and alternative rock genres. Who also like to keep up to date on news of their favourite bands and solo artists.

• How did you attract/address your audience?

I attracted my audience by appealing to what they would want in my product. Since I am within the age range that I have decide to target, it was easy for me to ask around, using both my social time as well as polls or questionnaires on my blog. I used colours that would appeal to my target section of teenagers, as well as wording the magazine in a way that would not be complicated or hard to read, for example, like a period novel. The pictures I took included people of the same age, they also included both genders. I didn’t want my audience to be secluded to just males, or just females. The content of my magazine was made to appeal to both genders as well, not including girl gossip pages or in depth information about heavy metal. I didn’t want my magazine to be a stereotypical magazine. I wanted it to break the barriers and be an entertaining, interesting and informative magazine. Someone would want to buy my magazine because of the interesting content.

The hook of my magazine is my front cover and i took a lot of time making sure that this was attractive and eye catching. 70% of people buy magazines on the spur of the moment. I wanted my magazine to stand out from the rest. so that more people would buy this magazine on the spur of the moment.

• What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

The technologies that I have used are Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Word, Gimp, a digital camera, Blogspot, polls, PowerPoint and Vlog. I have learnt that to use some of these programmes and technologies you have to have certain knowledge. I have had fun using these technologies and i thought that by using them i could make my magazine...just more than it would be without them.

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

I felt I have learnt a great deal. Both about the way a product is molded to fit it’s target audience’s needs as well as how difficult it is to make a professional appearing magazine within a period of time. I have gained skill and knowledge in how to edit a photo using Gimp. And I have also gained knowledge about keeping and maintaining a blog. I felt that I have learnt a great deal that could be beneficial for future use.

Evaulation Part 1

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Final Pages

Okay so here are my final pages. I have taken into account the audience feedback i received and made some changes to suit the feedback. I hope you like them, enjoy!

Audience Feedback

Okay so i have posted my 'final' pages of my music magazine. However i know that audience feedback is the best way to improve something. Because of this i have thought of a few questions that would benefit myself and the magazine if you would answer them please. Thank you.

Is there anything you would like to see changed about the magazine as a whole?

Do you have anything to say about the text? Is it the correct size, font, colour ect.

Are the pictures of good condition?

Do you like the pictures i have chosen?

If there are any other points that you have concerns about or would like to see changed please comment and let me know.

Updated Music Magazine Pages

So...here are my 'final' music magazine pages.
While i was going through these and my older posts, i couldn't help but notice that i haven't stuck to the colour scheme that i had thought through. Instead i have used red, white and black. If you count the photos then i have also incorporated green. Looking back i now think that this colour scheme is better.

My front cover

I have changed a few things with my front cover. I have taken the feedback that i received from when i posted it and have taken it into consideration. I have changed the colour of the Masthead so that it stands out more. I have also removed the boxes (they weren't supposed to be there in the first place, they were just a guide for myself). I have changed the colour of the text at the bottom of the page so it can be read. I have added the issue number, the amount of the magazine and the date. I removed the 'plus added features' because it sounded corny and not professional. Overall i have improved the appearance and presentation of my front cover.

My contents pages

I created two contents pages because i wanted my magazine to give my target audience their moneys worth. Also i needed room for an editorial, which i didn't have on my first contents page.

For the first contents page...

I have changed the contents page by; changing the KJ. I have changed the colour behind the text and also the transparency, i have also strengthened the black of the text. I have put columns in, so that it looks more aesthetic and i have written more for the 'On the cover' and generally for each contents of the contents. I thought that this looked more professional that what i had originally put. I have also made the pictures bigger.

For the second contents page...

I have continued to use the Masthead i have used the same font for the contents. I have kept the font of the other text the same as well as the colour of the font the same as well. On this page i have included my editorial. I wanted to put it onto my first contents page but i had no room. So i created another one so i could have an editorial. Also, most magazines nowadays have more than one contents page. I thought that if my magazine has so many pages then it needs to have two contents pages to show them. I have made a mistake...the page number on the photo is the wrong one! It's meant to be 23. I will change it for my final one. The space between the editorial and the bottom section of the contents will be filled with a photo.

My double page spread

For my double page spread i haven't changed as much as i have for the others, however i think this is good because it means i did this quite well the first time.

I have put in the paragraph above the interview. I have also put in a page number, which also goes with the colour scheme. I haven't put one on the opposite page because of the title and also because there is no space. i have moved the text boxes and changed how much writing is in each one. i have also changed the font size so that i could fit my text in. i have also put in the 'Exclusive to KJ', this makes it look as though this article is something you can only find in KJ and not in any other magazine.

I have also made a few changes whilst i was writing this. I will post the final versions when i have received my audience feedback.

Second Contents Page

Okay, so i have been a busy bee and i have pulled off a second contents page. This one is so that i can have an editorial in my magazine, without cluttering up my first contents page. I have changes the contents so that the titles of the articles are in red and the information below is in a different colour, a burgundy red. There will, of course be more photo's i just need to take them. My next 'draft' of these that i will post will be my final ones, except for any final touches i need to make due to my audience feedback.

My editorial...

"Hey, so another issue of KJ. I have to of course, thank the wonderful team who helped to put this together and praise them for the masterpiece of a magazine. I’m sure you would agree. Thank you for picking KJ, until next time!

Jade"

Thanks for everything!