Tuesday, 25 September 2012

evaluation cover page









The magazine i have selected to annotate is called "College", indicating this magazine is aimed at teenagers who are perhaps starting or thinking about college. The mast head of the magazine is slightly covered by the girls head, meaning it is a well know or confident magazine company. The text is simple as to much can be hard to understand. The colour is bold making it clear it is the title and what it is about. The yellow of the title could be representing getting ready for college. The magazine is quite feminine with the colours and the woman being the main image. 
The main image is of a young woman who looks sophisticated the outfit she is wearing is also casual like some college uniform. The woman is looking directly at the camera showing confidence for a new year.

There is a bar code on the front right hand corner showing the magazine is a reliable source and not fake. However there is no clear indication of a price.

On this magazine the producers have only used four colours including blue, green, white, and yellow. I think these colours work well together as the yellow stands out a lot against the Green background. They are all bold colours but the page is not to much colour, the produces has used the colours well and the don't clash with the image.

There are many sell lines surrounding the image all about college life. Things people may be worrying about or things that will help the become more successful with the college life. Another way we can tell the magazine is aimed for students. The producer have also not used any direct address also giving off a sense of confidence.

The layout of the magazine is pretty simple as most magazines have this basic layout. Main image and information surrounding it. This suggest it is aimed at a young audience because younger people arn't that interested it how unique and different the cover is as long a sit is appealing to them (images).




My second magazine ik have selecxted to anotate is also called "College" indicating this magazine is aimed at teenages who are perhapsstarting or thinking about college. The mast head of the magazine is slightly covered by the boys head, meaning it is a well know or confident magazine company. The text is a simple font and easy to read. The colour is bold making it clear it uis the title and what it is about. The greenish olive colour of the title is quite masculine aiming the magazine more to boys.

The main image is of a young man. In this image he is looking sophisticated and smart. We can also tell this boy is in education because of the study books he is carrying under his arm. The image is very dark and doesnt stand out much. To make it stand out i would suggest using a different background colour.

There is a bar code on the front left hand corner showing the magazine is a reliable source and not fake. However the bar code is on an angle suggesting is not serious, But the consistant use of the text make it look more appealing. And again there is noclear indication of a price.  

On this magazine the producer has used three colours including olive/green, black, and white. i think these colours work really well together they are no in you face and to bright but stand out and grab the audiences attention. There is also a splash of pink witch you amediatly look at as it is not a consistent colour.

Again there are many sell lines surrounding the image about things that happen at college. The produces has not used any type of direct address on the cover because with the bold colours there is not much need to. However the colours of the text can become unclear on sertain areas againt the background image. But the fot is simple so still easy to read at smaller sizes. 

The layout of the magazine is again the basics but just as appealing to teenagers.




The third magazine i hae selected to anotate is again called "College". Clearly stating the magazine is for college students. The mast head is a bold red witch makes it stand out really well. But the colour hasnt been ramdomly selected. The producer has also used the coloue red in the uniform the young woman is wearing. The text is simple making it easy to read and even though the womans head is covering the mash head we still understand what it is suppose to say.

The central image is of a teenage girl. The clothing she is wearing stands out well as the background is green.
They have also used a short septh of filed on this image to make the girl stand out even more. The girl looks smart but casual this could be showing schools not just all about what you wear. However there is no clear indication this girl is in college.

There is a bar code on the bottom right hand corner showing the magazine is reliable sourse and not false. There is also a blue strip on the side of the side of the bar code showing the price.

on this magazine the producer has used four main colours. Black, Red, Blue and Green these colours work well together and they stand out against one another. The colours are consistent making the magazine look more profecional. However if i was to change anything on this magazine i would make the girl slightly bigger and have less green on the background.

As on all magazines there are many sell lines trying to attract the audience. This magazine referse to college as this is the topic the producers have chosen.The magazine has not used direct address and i would personally make some of the text bigger as it doesnt stand out well and quite small.





Monday, 17 September 2012

All About Me

ALL ABOUT MEEEE!!!

My name is Katie Stark. I am 16 years old and curently attend Bramcote Hills 6th Form. I have taken 3 subjects including art, media, and photography. I have chosen these subjects because i love to be creating and use my imagination.

For media my first task is to product and research music magazines towards the end of the tast i will have to product a cover page, title page and a content page. I have until november to finish the tast. I am excited to see my result of my work and see how close i can get it to a real music magazine.