RACHAEL LAU 12 .3

Preliminary Task evaluation

Feed back on Magazine

What features of the magazine did you like?My target audience liked the clear font size and the big title (Masthead) because the red writing allows the reader to focus on the title easily and the colour red could imply passion and growth, which promotes education. The information on the magazine cover is relevant to students and helps to let the reader know what might be in the magazine. In addition, the images that were used on the magazine is appropriate because it let’s the reader see what kind of environment the school provides.

Would they buy the magazine?Yes: 4No: 6

How it could be improved?It could be improved by just using one image as a centre point, as it will be more similar with a real magazine. To improve I would remove the blurs on the border so that it would not look as messy and to insure that my magazine resembles the ones that are on the industry. My target audience has also commented that “the colours were too much”, which could be improved if I stuck with a colour scheme of 2 colours. In addition, the random logo was unneeded and it was lacking a price.

Feed back on Magazine

What features of the magazine did you like?My target audience liked the layout of the contents page, because it was clear and structured, making it easy to see every information which is a very efficient way of communicating to the reader about all the information. The image on the content page is appropriate as it is a picture of the school, showing the reader how the environment looks like. The contact information was useful and suitable for the magazine and the logos (twitter and school) allow the reader to recognise the websites without difficulty.

How it could be improved?From the feed back I received from my target audience, some of them preferred to not have the red box around the information as it was overwhelming. In addition, the background of the page was too plain and unappealing which could decrease the chances of the magazine being brought by my target audience.

Evaluation

We were originally asked to produce a student magazine for this preliminary task. To respond to this task I have create a student magazine front cover and a content page that is relevant with the magazine.

Firstly, I had planned out where I wanted every component to be on the magazine such as the title, images and information and who the target audience should be, which I had decide to be teenage students.. The front cover of the magazine was created on “Publisher”. By using images that I had taken of the students and the school, I can make it more relatable to teenagers and show them what the school looks like at the same time. After I had merged them on Photoshop so they look more interesting. Next, I have inserted the title and the key information that are relevant to the target audience. By doing this I would be able to interest my target audience thus making this magazine more appealing to buy. While the content page was created through planning the layout on paper and then I made it on “Word”. The page is filled with information about what’s should be inside the magazine and just one image of the school. I have did this because the content page should be more informative compared to the cover of the magazine.

My magazine cover is inspired by real magazine covers therefore, I tried to make it similar as possible. It’s alike because I have researched some existing magazines and used some main features on my magazine, such as the masthead, straplines and images to inform the readers about what’s inside my student magazine. One of the similarity is that my contact page includes information about main article pages and contact information that allows the reader to find the school they are reading. However, the difference between my content page and the ones in existing magazines is that the layout is different but it is still clear to read and it contains relevant information that teenagers might want to read in a student magazine.

The strengths of the photographs is that the images are relevant however to improve the image I would have taken a medium shot instead of a long shot so that it would resemble real magazines. The layout of the magazine is clear, which is a successful point. However, the colours of the text are difficult to read because the colours clash with one another which makes it less efficient and hard to read.

The target audience is students starting sixth form, therefore the magazine is more informal and colourful to attract the young teenagers. To improve my magazine cover and content page, I would take the feedback from my target audience and incorporate it into the student magazine to make sure that it would be more suitable for teenager students to read.