Contents page analysis

Front cover analysis

Audience Research: Chart Form

Audience Research

Exploring different magazine front covers.

research of music genre.

Audience Research questions.

Review for my coursework

Photography:

I have discovered i will probably need to spend more time on my photos. Not only will i have to take them with a better camera i will need to take more time in editing them and making them the right size and focus. This is an important issue because the photographs are one of the main aspects of the page that draws the reader in and gets them intrigued with the page which is why it is vital that when i do my main coursework i get them up to standard.

Text/font choice:

At the moment i am pretty happy with my text choice although i feel i could make it stand out more by using brighter and more bold colours because at the moment it doesnt really do its job of standing out to the readers. It needs to be more out there to really catch the readers eye.

Final Page

House Style

Colour Scheme

For the colour scheme of my problem page I chose pastel pink and blue and light yellow. This is because I think these colours are very neutral  and as my target audience is will be male and female, these colours would therefore be relevant to my target audience. I chose to focus on these colours because although they are quite soft they are also bright enough to capture the readers eye.

Fonts

I have chosen two different main fonts for my problem page. I have chosen Courier  because I like how its easy to read and simple, but its still a bit original and formal. I think that it would be more relevant to my target audience, who are teenage sixth form students, if the font is slightly interesting and ‘individual’. I have also chosen Helvetica because I think this font is bold and out there. However my slogan and mast head will be in there own fonts and colours to make them stand out.

Magazine Planning

Name ideas for my problem page;

Dear Sian
Dear Downs
Ask anything
Ask me about it
Tell me about it

Tell me about it...
I have chosen the name 'Tell me about it' as it gives the impression the Agony Aunt has heard it all before. 'Tell me about it' will also allow the reader to know what the page will be including, making it clear that it is a problem page. This title also gives off the impression that the page is open for people to tell anything. Furthermore the title gives off a personal feel to the reader this is because it may feel their questions are being answered by someone who knows all about it as if they are being answered as a friend or a fellow student.

Slogan ideas for my problem page;

speak to us
share your problem
dare to tell
Dare to speak up

Dare to speak up

I chose 'Dare to speak up' for my problem page slogan because it is simple and easy to feel comfortable with but it also says exactly what the page is going to contain. The slogan having quite a bold placement will give the point straight to the reader. It will also encourage people to do exactly what is says and speak up.

Design Mockup with annotations.

Readership profile

Who is my target audience?

Age-   The age of my target audience I think will be from the ages of 16 upwards I think any younger than that they will either not be reading the magazine or take any interest in a problem page. I think the main age is 30-50 because this is the main age of parenthood and most people writing in it’s either because of their marriage or children.


Gender-  I think these pages are mostly targeted at women because of the style of the page. The colours used are mostly pinks and the style is overall girly. Also when reading more into the questions asked I figured out that they are mostly questions about husbands or children.

Review of comventions and style features of problem pages.

ProblemPages:

This is my review on the three problem pages so that i can understand how to create mine better.

• MAST HEAD- The mast head of most these problem pages is the names of the 'Agony Aunt' answering the questions written in by others. So they will most likely be Ask Annie. They might also be something to do with the main question that has been written in. These are usually written in large bright font so as they stand out to the viewing audience....for example:

                                                   

• STRAPLINE- The main strapline on an agony aunt page is usually there 'slogan' a way to catch the readers eye. Something that will make the audience want to right in and feel as if they can trust whoever they are writing to. It will usually be something like:

• MAIN IMAGE- The main image on most problem pages is a picture of the Agony Aunt. There will be other images but this will mostly be the main image. It isusually positioned at the top and is quite large. It shows the agony aunt looking friendly and comforting.

 

• OTHER IMPORTANT- These pages will also have;

different colour writing to differentiate the question and answer

the bigger the question the bigger the text and the brighter the colours surrounding it

they often use capital letters at the begining of the question and answer (dropcaps).

they layout is very simple on each, they use columns boxes and borders.

 

 

• They are usually written in pinkish girly colours. Usually bright and out there.