Evaluation question 1
My magazine uses other magazines such as Billboard as style inspiration as this means I can be more certain of it reaching the right target audience as my magazine and Billboard are both aimed at similar people. I also believe that a magazine will look better if it follows conventions that real media products use. My magazine uses conventions such as a masthead and page layouts to make it look professional. I used a H layout for the cover of my magazine as this is used on many other magazines so looks professional. I used this as it meant the text and picture did not get in the way of each other so you can clearly see what is on the cover while allowing the text to interact with the image and appropriately inform the audience.
I also used cover lines to let customers know the major articles in my magazine. I think this is a good feature to use as it captures the interests of the audience and interests them in the magazine. I used a masthead which is used in most real media products as it tells you the name of the magazine and grabs the attention of the audience. I believe this is a vital part of a magazine as it helps people to identify and raise awareness of the product. My masthead uses fff Tujs font as it is interesting and eyecatching. I wanted my masthead to be bold so i chose this font as it stands out and looks different to other magazines
I used a different font for the cover lines as I wanted to use something different so that the magazine name would stand out, I also used a different font for the cover artists name to make it stand out as the mains feature, which I downloaded from Dafont.com. I also made the cover line text different sizes to show the importance of the story. I used a bold colour for my mastheadas well as a bold font to make sure it stands out. The masthead spaced properly as i didnt want it to cover the whole page or obscure the cover artists picture. I also added a white box behind the masthead to draw more attention to it.
The photo I used does follow conventions as it features the cover artist against a black background, close enough to see his face but not too close, as might be done with feamle artists. My magazine uses an indoor shot for the cover photo as I wanted my magazine to focus on the artist rather than what is around him so i chose a simple black background so the artist and any text around him would stand out.
My double page spread follows conventions as it uses a simple layout with one half filled with a picture and the other filled with text as this is a layout used by lots of different magazines such as Q. The font I used on my double page spread also follows conventions as it is simple and easy to read. My draft double page spread used a thin and hard to read font. I made sure that in my final media product the font was easier to read which follows conventions. My contents page uses a similar easy to read font.
I believe the content of my magazine has aspects similar to the content of Q, Billboard and Top of the Pops however I believe it is most similar to Billboard as Q is aimed more at a male audience and Top of the Pops is aimed at a younger audience. My magazine is aimed at a similar audience to Billboard and uses a similar colour scheme however it also has differences such as the font and the age of the artists featured on the cover. The artists in my magazine are similar as it is likely both my magazine and Billboard would include artists such as Ed Sheeran or Jessie J. My magazine is also similar as it follows a similar layout of having one main picture on the cover with cover lines to tell you what is in the magazine whereas in other magazines such as Top of the Pops will have one main picture and a few smaller pictures on the cover. I felt that the style of my magazine should be simple and eye-catching as this is what my audience will prefer.
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