FINAL PRODUCTS

Evaluation - Question 7

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Evaluation- Question 6

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Evaluation- Question 5

Questions I would ask my target audience:

• Would the front cover of this magazine appeal to you if you was to see it in shop?
• What is your favourite page?
• Would you pay £2.50 for this magazine?
• What do you think of the colour scheme used in the magazine?
• Would you read more of this magazine?
• How would you describe this magazines' target audience?
• What do you think could be improved in the magazine?
• Does the images, fonts and features appeal to you?
• What improvement could be made to my magazine?
• Is the name of the magazine memorable?  

For these questions, I recorded an audio by asking my younger sister, Banita, who is 15 years old, and I used the software "Sound cloud", to embed into my blog.

https://soundcloud.com/kiran-deol-819200497/banitas-feedback-response

For this question, I asked my friend,who is a student at plantsbrook school in the younger year. 
Name: Banita Roberts
Age: 15 (younger target audience) 
Occupation: Student
Gender: Female
Hobbies: shopping, listening to music, socializing, swimming, sleepovers


For my second feedback response I ask my friend Annabelle, who is slightly older than my first audience responses' statement 
Name: Annabelle Massay
Age: 17 (older target audience) 
Occupation: Student at sixth form
Gender: Female

Hobbies: shopping, listening to music, socializing, gossiping, partying, going out, travelling
     

Evaluation- Question 4

Who will be the audience for your media product?

My music magazine "Beauty Of Pop" is aimed at teenagers in between the ages 11 and 18. The gender of my audience would be mainly females, however males could also be able to view my product. Primary audience for gender would be females, and secondary would be males.Due to the majority of my audience being in between the teenagers, young and older, means they would be in full-time education, and for the younger teens they would still be experiencing and learning new things about the world, and they're interest. For younger teens, certain TV programmes are created for their age range, such as "Pop girl"- This gives my type of audience an interest in "girly" stuff, such as fashion, gossip, shopping, news, fame and following in the footsteps of a typical "pop star". The regional identity of my target audience  could vary, as any race or colour can love pop music, and therefore would fit in well with my target audience. This age range does not normally spend a lot of money on buying things like magazines which is why I kept my magazine price at £2.50. For the younger teens, because they are so driven by pop stars and fame, they would have determination to persuade they're parents to buy the magazines of there interest, which would appeal to my audience by all the funky colours on the front cover. My target audience are most likely to be living at home with parents for teens over 16, some could be living in some sort of accommodation, near there college, or in  flat.

The value in live for my target audience would be to, have sleepovers, gossip with friends, having an interest in going out, shopping, to pop music concerts, chatting about boys, looking attractive, having fun with friends and dressing up like "pop stars". They would enjoy youth before taking on responsibilities as they get older. They would spend their money on, heels/shoes, clothes, posters, makeup, from shops like, Forever 21, River Island, Primark, New look and H & M, TopShop- following a glamorous style. They would also buy electronics such as IPods, IPads, Tablets, and music CD's. To engage with media my target audience would listen to music from electronics, mainly smartphones. Some may spend there time on social sites, such as Facebook, twitter or instagram, following there famous stars who they look up to. The older teens could look up to stars such as Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, and girl bands like, The Saturdays and Little mix, as they're inspiration. Many of my target audience could also be interested in male boy bands, such as one direction and JLS, as they could find them attractive, which is also why I have included male artists in my magazine. As boy bands are commonly known for having a larger fan base of females.

My target audience would look like this...

Evaluation- Question 3

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Evaluation- Question 2

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Evaluation- Question 1

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Page spread Layout ideas and developments

Here are few more different idea's, which I could use to make my doubler page spread look more professional. The use of colours, fit the house style, as my target market is for teen girls, so pink and blue have a nice contrast which is why I used it. 

 

 

 

 

Heading for double Page spread

Feedback Of Headings for double page spread:

• Need to stand out
• The colour scheme is good as it fits the lifestyle
• The glow and drop shadow works very well to make the title stand out and give it emphasis
• Short and snappy works better than a long title (like the first one). 
• Use of changing sizes and font goers well with the page - (Bold and italic)
• The slanted words look too informal and makes the page look messy.

Double Page Spread Improvements

Feedback from my first attempt at making my double page: 

• "Use more colours to make the page stand out more"
• "It's too simple, you need to add effects to make the title stand out, and make the text into columns that can fit from one end of the column to the other side"
• "Add other features to the page, so it looks more appealing to the audience".
• "Keep referring back to the house style, and add more things to the page, making it more exciting, starting with the Heading."

Contents Page Final

Audience feedback and Improvements: 

• The use bold and thin text, shows the reader what is supposed to stand out more. 
• The colours used continuously makes the page look neat and easy to read 
• Change the bottom image to another model, so the magazine looks like it provides a various amount of stories - Different type of image 

•  I made improvements by, changing the pink colour on the sentences underneath the title of each page, to black rather pink, this makes the page look more formal. 
• I made improvements by making the website text thin (at the bottom of the page), rather than bold.
• I changes the image, by doing another photo shoot, using a different model. 

Photo's for Contents Page & Double page Spread

Conventions of a double page

• Image of artist/band article is about
• Name of artist 
• Columns for the article/ interview 
• Pull quote 
• promotions
• Images (mini images)
• Title that stands out (Catchy)
• Each article usually sticks to no more than three main colours, to ensure its eye-catching, but doesn’t put its readership off of the article.
• Websites and information (e.g. new singles) written in a strip at the bottom of the page.

Double Page Inspiration and Analysis

Double page Spread draft

Anyone heard the latest news about the loved up couple, Marvin and Rochelle Humes. Well let us fill you in. The couple were seen on ‘Good morning world’ chat show, on the 18^th of January. Interviewed by Katie Linton, they were questioned about any new family edition planning, or thoughts on another baby Humes. Marvin hinted, “You never know, it would be lovely for Alaia to have a sibling”. Is there an Infant Humes 2 on the way?

Exciting the crowd alongside Katie, however the couple didn’t state clearly their current situation.

Taking it back a step, to the history of the loved-up couple who are already parents to daughter Alaia-Mai, who will be celebrating her second birthday in a few months. Rochelle and Marvin married in a fairy-tale ceremony at Blenheim Palace in summer 2012. Their daughter, Alaia, arrived the following year. 

Despite loving life now, the beautiful singer admits things weren't so easy at first following Alaia's birth. As Katie has a deep conversation about the pop stars’ first pregnancy, Rochelle openly stated "For a while you just feel a little bit weird emotionally. I knew I didn't have post-natal depression because it wasn't all day, every day. But I felt very low," she says. Rochelle credits close friend Myleene Klass for helping her during one particularly low point when she was becoming upset about the smallest things. "I had to have a C-section because Alaia was breech and the cord was around her neck. The first time I had a shower afterwards I was in so much pain, it was so upsetting”

"Then Myleene Klass sent me a lovely text: 'Rochelle, its Day three, don't freak out. You WILL get teary.' I was so grateful because I felt like a freak!" For the first few months, you're so tired you just want to go to bed. I was very emotional. One day, Marvin asked me what I wanted for breakfast and even that set me off. I just wailed 'cereal' across the house. We still joke about it now!" The couple revealed some laughable details about their pregnancy, but could Rochelle be hinting, that she is definitely not having another baby? Could Alaia be the one and only Humes?

Despite all the differences and struggles, Marvin and Rochelle, couldn’t be better with their little baby girl. "Having a child strengthens your bond even when you don't think you can get any closer. We look at her and think, 'That's both of us there. It's me and you and no one else in the world has the bond we have.'"

Travelling to Morocco for an early Valentine's mini-break, Marvin and Rochelle were enjoying a romantic holiday without their little girl – only the second time they've been away on their own since their baby was born."I fancy Rochelle massively and constantly find myself looking at her thinking, 'Wow, that's my wife” Marvin told HELLO! Magazine.

During an interview with Katie, Marvin had previously made no secret of his desire to have more children, and speaking candidly about whether it will happen any time soon, Marvin said: "I want another baby, I really do. If I had my way, we'd have one every year." Followed on by Rochelle quoting "He's not even exaggerating”.

The brunette beauty of girl group The Saturdays revealed that she hadn't enjoyed her first pregnancy. "I really wish I had, but I didn't at all… I felt sick, tired, huge, weepy and unattractive."," said Rochelle. Marvin made no delays in telling his wife how beautiful she looked. "When she was pregnant with Alaia, I found her so amazingly sexy," the former JLS singer admitted. "She thought I was just saying it to make her feel better, because she felt so big and unattractive." Peaking about their family life, Marvin admitted that his girls are "everything" to him. Rochelle, likewise, is very protective of her firstborn baby. "She's so pure, so innocent, and it's my role as her mum to protect her," she said.

Edits for Contents Page

 

These images I edited on Be funky, as I selected these certain few to put onto my contents page, and to use as a story in the magazine. 
I choose these pictures because they are very formal and would attract the audience to see what the story could be about.

Conventions Of a Contents Page

• Page Numbers- clearly shown, easy for the reader to read whats inside, and find certain pages in the magazine 
• Sub-headings- A contents page should contain subheadings, to give  clear idea of what the certain page is about, making it easier for reader to navigate. 
• Colour Scheme- Using the house style, based on the front cover of my magazine cover.
• Use of imagery/photography - Image of the artist/band articles will be based on. Usually with a caption to draw the readers in. 
• Bold fonts- Context standing out
• Issue number and date
• Captions- Anchorage
• Website address- If reader wants to know any additional information
•  Title of magazine

Contents Page inspiration

This is a mood board of previous Pop music magazine contents pages used to show the reader whats inside the magazine. The house style of each contents page follows on from the front cover, and the colors used are the common pop music magazine color, such as pinks and purples. 

Contents Page analysis

Before and After- Front Cover

Things I changed... 
The cover on the left, is the first final draft, which I was planning on using for my music magazine,but then I developed it, by doing several things, and the feedback impacted the actions I toke along the way. 

• Changed the font of the bold title "Sumaiya Westwood", and I made the "Upcoming star" smaller.
• Adjusted my image, by using fireworks- I adjusted the brightness, and contrast, making the image look brighter and more attractive. 
• Rearranged the cover lines, and added an another one to fill in the space. 
• I removed images that I used fro the internet, and replaced it with my image from my photo shoot. 
• I made the bar code smaller, and the price and date. 
• Adjusted the size of the pug 

Developed Cover

My covers

Kerning & Leading

KERNING

Kerning - The adjustment of horizontal space between individual characters in a line of text.

Adjustments in kerning as especially important in large displays and headline text lines. Without kerning adjustments is to create visually equal spaces in between all better, so the eye can move smoothly along the text.

In my front cover drafts, I used the kerning tool to make the lettering fit in my pug, for advertisement, as I was too big to fit to size. Kerning was very useful to me because, this way the font size doesn't have to be adjusted, the lettering just gets closer together.

LEADING

Leading - The amount of space added between line of text to make the document legible. The term originally referred to the thin lead spacers that printers used to physically increase space between lines of mental type

Most applications automatically apply standard leading based on the page, but this decreases the legibility.

Looser leading spreads texts out to fill the page and makes its easier for the viewer to read.

Be-funky Photo Editing

The five photo's I have chosen, as options of be the front cover, I edited on a website called Be-funky. 
In many photos, I adjusted the brightness, making the image look more clear. 
As my target audience are teenage girls, in the ages between 11-18, they are most likely to be fashion driven so to make the front cover look attractive I edited my images by adjusting face features and face makeup, alongside effects and photo arrangements (e.g. cropping). The music magazine front cover is going to appeal to the teens, as they will get attracted by the new music "Upcoming star". 

Photo Edits

Images- Front cover options

These are a few options of what images I could use for my front cover- They are taken from both of the shoots
I think these images could be suitable because my model is looking directly into the camera, so this will appeal to my audience.

The outfits used in these images are fashionable, are symbolism a pop stars wearing such as, Selena Gomez/ Tulisa. In the pop industry fashion plays a strong role, so my target market will automatically be attracted to the front cover.