Final Evaluation

1).  In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and    conventions of real media products?

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2). How does your media product represent particular social groups?

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3). What kind of media institutions might distribute your media product and why?

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4). Who would be the audience for your media product?

  

5). How did you attract/address the audience?

6). What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing your product?

     

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

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Evaluation of Audience Feedback

Evaluation: Audience Feedback.

Taking into consideration the audience I have received in my magazine composition, it is hinted that my generic audience for my product is fans or young people interested in indie music and possibly rock.

I believe that I should delete the lines in both the contents and DPS pages in order to improve the professionalism of my entire product. In terms of how are particular social groups represented in my magazine I am happy with the response of my feedback.

“The social class for this magazine is for normal educated adults and students. I think this magazine is for both male and female like on the front cover he used a female to be his model so you know this is targeted for both sex because it could be an inspiration to a female and a crush for a guy. The use of colours in his magazine is normal and both male and female would pick up this magazine. I think this magazine is for all races but I think the majority of the readers will be white.”

I intended to create a magazine that is more relatable for female audiences, however it can also approach the male audience as the model in my product can act as “a crush for a guy”.

Magazine Audience Feedback

1).Who is the targeted audience? Are they the group that I initially targeted?

2). How are particular social groups represented in my magazine– fans of particular music, age group, defined by social class/ gender/ethnicity…? Are these representations positive, negative or mixed?

3).Which elements of the magazine do you like?

4).What could be improved?

5). How has my technical and creative skills developed since my college magazine?

Final Products

I have made changes to all my pages keeping in mind the feedback given by my class mates in my previous post.

For the cover page, I moved the image slightly to the right and lowered it a bit to allow the masthead to show  more and for my selling line "magazine that depicts inspiration" space at the top for a clearer view and to replace its original position which was covering the model´s forehead. I also changed the colour of "British Invasion" to make it easier to read but still concord with the rest of the colour scheme as for the bottom information I took the "starring" and "and more" to conceal the information of the topic, make it concise and hence captivate the customer. I have also included the date and the issue number of the magazine.

As for the contents page I have made several changes. I made the image larger in the left hand side as well as the "contents", took the date and replaced the position of the cover and the introduction of the issue. I also added a pulling quote.  On the right hand side I changed the structure of my pages to give a more organised outlook and fill the blank spaces which I had before which were not effective. I also included a short general overview of each title. I removed my third image as it didn´t work as well as the other ones and places a fashion related one (lower right hand corner). I also included an editor´s note as many magazine include one. 

In my DPS I just added more writting in my article as there was too much blank space in the original draft I have also made bigger the "contemporary" part of the title and added an imaginary photographer and fashion representative as many magazines include this and it crafts a more professional vibe to my product. I also made the font of the article the same as the pulling quote "Orator std".

Music Magazine Composition

Layout of my Contents Page

This is my layout of my contents page using InDesign. I still have to add the pictures and the page references under the allocated subheadings (regulars, features, fashion). I also have to add information under the web page subscription. I again must decide whether I will use colours for my fonts or keep it black for formality, I will ask for feedback in order to decide and make improvements.

First draft for the DPS

This is my first draft for my DPS created using InDesign. I have obviously not finished as I have to present my article in the right hand page but apart from that I am happy with the layout and font. I have also need to add a page reference in the right hand side of the spread. I do not know if I am going to apply colour on the spread as it looks formal in black combined with the white background from the right hand side. I will ask for feedback to arrange any more improvements which will be beneficial for the  overall outcome of the project.