Evaluation

For this task i was asked to develop a cover and contents page for my own college magazine. I had to do research8 into the conventions of a college magazine and then analyse other college magazines to get the idea of who to set mine out.

When i was researching magazines many of the magazines where similar as they all described what college the college was like and what it had to offer. This meant that i had to describe the college as best as possible to make a good magazine. When I had a rough idea of what I wanted my magazine to be I had to apply the conventions used on magazines that are sold nationwide to make it seem more professional.

For my magazine, I designed to design it for my college, "Wyke". I also used the usual conventions for my cover such as a masthead, cover line, cover image, main article. I discovered the conventions through my research. I compared college magazines, and compared commercial magazines to college magazines to see how my magazine would compare to them.

Every magazine has some sort of photograph on the cover, this photograph usually has some sort of reference to the main story contained within the magazine. Also all the magazines I have researched have the inside stories mentioned on the cover. These stories are used to draw the reader in, they give an idea of what will be included in the magazine.

For my work I created a Blog to present it, this also made it easy for me to work on my project from home, and anywhere in the college. On this I uploaded all of my work, my research and my plans.

In my final piece i used three images and a main backgroung image. This gave the magazine alot of variaty in terms of stories. i have three stories on the cover which briefly describe the magazine.

I aimed my magazine at college students and teachers. I chose this audience because they are the main people you will find at a college. Also it is likely that the only people the magazine will appeal to is college students. The text, masthead, images and stories have to be appropriate and appealing to the audience for the magazine to sell.

I think that my magazine would be appeal to students from the age of sixteen to nineteen as that is the age of most college students. I am happy with the way my magazine cover has turned out but if i was to do it again i nwould change the stories and the way it is presentesd. i wo9uld also make it appealing to a wider age group such as teachers as well as college students.

My magazines main story is about bonfire night and that "wyke" is doing a display of fireworks, this would help promote the college as well as my magazine. there are to other stories that support the main story to help promte my magazine.

College magazine analysis

This is a typical college magazine. it has a title, five inside stories, a main picture and a issue number and barecode.The title is in a bold, block red colour this stands out because of the blurry trees in the background. It has Five stories that would be found inside this magazine are mentioned on this cover so the readers have a rough idea of what the articles may contain.The main picture is of a female college student, the fact that she is smiling portrays the college as a happy place to be in. By using a photo of a student for the cover of the magazine would attract an audience of the same age group, college students.There is a barcode on this magazine, this shows that this magazine is sold and available to everybody. Many other college magazines are given to students and teachers for free mainly because if they were sold there would not be very many buyers. tle isnot be very many buyers. there would not be very many buyers.

College Magazine Analasis

This is a typical college magazine.It consists of a title, five inside stories, a main picture and a barcode.The title is in a bold font and in block red colour this stands out because it is contrasted with the blurry trees in the background.Five stories that would be found inside this magazine are mentioned on this cover so the readers have a rough idea of what this article may contain.The main picture is of a female college student, the fact that she is smiling represents that this college is a friendly place to be in. By using a photo of a student for the cover of the magazine would attract an audience of the opposit sex.There is a barcode on this magazine, this shows that this magazine is sold and available to everybody. Many other college magazines are given to students and teachers for free mainly because if they were sold there would not be very many buyers.

Contents page mock up

Moodboard

Conventions of a college magazine.
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Language: The language is relevant to the intended audience, or who the magazine is going to appeal to. The masthead has to be relevant to the reader, like the magazine "Secondary Teachers" is extremely relevant to the job of the intended reader, a secondary school teacher. The language also has to be relevant to the genre of the magazine. The language on the cover has to be appealing to all readers and new customers to promote it.

Institution: Unknown.

Ideology: The ideology of a college magazine are the values. For "secondary teachers" the values are teaching and education. When making my magazine i will have to research ideology for the genre of my college magazine, and the audience it is aimed at.

Audience: The audience is very important, as this is who you will be selling your magazine to, who it will be aimed at. Without an audience the magazine will not sell. The cover of the magazine has to be presented in a way to attract the audience. the Images, language and layout are all key to attracting the right audience for your magazine.

Representation: Representation is shown throughout media in many ways. Everything that is represented by something, a way it works, or something it does. In a college magazine, students will be portrayed as good hard working students. Not bad behaving students.