School Magazine Evaluation

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The target audience for my school magazine is ages through 11-18 which is the age range of Plantsbrook school students. My magazine is appropriate for this age range as it includes many features in which they know about and can relate to like the homework and exam tips which all students need for their school lives which consists of exams and homework. They also involved in the social media world which consumes their lives so the section on popular apps, celebrity gossip and the epic watch list would be appropriate for them as it adds more things to the magazine that they are interested in and would make it more entertaining and not just educational also. To appeal to my target audience through my design of the magazine I used fonts that are not boring so that it catches there attention. I also made it bright and bold which is why the photograph cover is bright so that everything on it stands out.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learnt about many technologies through the process of making my school magazine like how to use adobe fireworks to create my magazine. I learnt about the many functions of the software to make the magazine and to  set things in place and edit the features. At first it was difficult but further on developing the magazine I became more comfortable and comfortable with the software. I also learnt how to use blogger which allowed me to upload my work on to it. At first I was unsure on how to work the blog but now I know how to make posts, edit posts and improve them.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of a school magazine?

My media product uses the conventions of a usual school magazine. Firstly because of the image used on the front cover is a photo of a student in which most school magazines portray using documentary ph0totgraphy. The reason for this is because it went well with the cover and the text was easy to place dues to high lighting of a wall allowing clear text to be seen. It also links with the whole magazine as it shows a student getting involved in helping the school showing their enjoyment in the school. Also,  following the conventions of a magazine cover my masthead is positioned at the top of the page because it is more visible there and will be able to attract the students. This conforms to the conventions of a school magazine because most magazines mastheads are placed typically at the top. The colour scheme of the magazine goes with the colour scheme of the school in which most school magazines convey as it shows that it is part of the school. However, it does challenge some conventions as it includes features in which are not all academic but has some sense of entertainment it.