my magazine evaluation

My Magazine Evaluation.

How does your media produce represent a particual social group?

My magazine represents the social group my magazine is targeted at, because on my front cover i have an image of a college student enjoying life at college. The student is there to represent the fun times college has to offer and that its not just all heads down work, there is fun involved as well as high grades being achieved. We know this student is happy because of the expression on her face and the way she is looking at the camera. She is looking directly at the canera showing confidence in herself.  

Who would the audience be for your media product?

My primary target audience of my magazine is college students. However the secondary audience is students who wish to go to college and Parents/ Carers. This way im advertising what the school has to offer, persuading people to go to bramcote college, and informing people of the fun events and latest updates.

How did you attrace/address your audience?

 With the bold colours of the image and text my magazine stands out. However there are not to many colours that it becomes complicated and messy. I have stuck to 2 colour,(purple and green) because these colours look well together and i can use different shades to make certain parts of the text stand out more that others. I have also used a large image that is placed to the left side of the page. The image is bold as most of the background is green and Jess is wearing purple. There are a number of different fonts making the page appear more interesting and some less serious than others. On my magazine i have used many sell lines that would attract the audiences attention and making them want to read my magazine.

What kind of media institution might distribute youe media product and why?

If my magazine was to be published i would ask IPC media if they would publish it for me. I would ask IPC media because they are one of the worlds leading magazine publishers, giving my magazine a good reputation to start with, and people will know my magazine is good and will show more interest. You would find my magazine in most colleges and corner shops as these are currently visited to my target audience.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of the construction of your product?

In the making of my college magazine i have learnt things such as the sizing of the bar code, and editing the contrast of the image. I also learnt to take many images and not always pose for them because this way the look more natural. To edit my image and add text i used a website called http://pixlr.com/express/ i have used this website on a number of occasions and there for feel comfortable using it.