Bethan O'Rourke AS Media: February 2012

Friday, 24 February 2012

Evaluation: Question 1- In what ways does your magazine use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

1. Colour Scheme- I used the colour red as it was the colour my target audience associated with my chosen genre. Also, my style model's (Q Magazine) colour scheme is also the same as mine: red, black and white.
2. Model- Both the models are female and are in front of the text except for the stories that are relevant to them. Both of their faces are harsh and casual rather than smiling which would be associated with a pop magazine.
3. Positioning of text- Most of the stories are either on the left and right hand side of the cover except for the model's story as that is the main focus of this particular issue.

1. Stories- I positioned the text on either the left or right hand side of the page, this allows the main focus of the cover to be the picture of the model.
2. Colour- The red colour is slightly darker than on 'Q' Magazine. However, I think that the shade of red on the 'Q' works better as it stands out and is more noticeable from a distance.
3. Sticker- The sticker on 'Relevant' is in the shape of an arrow whereas on 'Q' it is a circle. I think that the style model's works better as it blends into the page more whereas the sticker on my magazine is white which draws attention to it rather than the picture.

1. Tagline- I positioned the tagline differently and 'Q' Magazine's is in a box. The tagline on 'Relevant' isn't very noticeable, if i would have used the same positioning as 'Q' I think it could have been more effective.
2. Masthead- The fact that one masthead is a letter and the other is a word challenges the conventions as indie magazine names tend to be abbreviations.
3. Font- The size and type of font are different to make my magazine different, I think that they both equally work well. However, I like the fact that part of the the artist's name is partly behind the model.
4. Artist Names- The artist's names are in a strip across the bottom of the cover in 'Relevant' whereas a list is used, I think the layout on my magazine works better because as I think it fits the codes and conventions of a magazine.