EVALUATION

QUESTION 5) HOW DID YOUATTRACT/ADDRESS YOUR AUDIENCE?

FRONT COVER COMPARISON

SIMILARITIES:-MAST HEAD -BOLD FEATURE NAMES-LISTING -QUOTES

Analysis…• I have adapted my design around Q magazine and NME magazine who have

the same target audience as SOA magazine

• Firstly the masthead is similar to Q and NME. I felt by thetitle it would become a similar to how Q and NME are today. Ialso adapted the around my design which I thinkachieves the same affect as NME and Qs mastheads

• I also went for the of . I did this by ;which is similar to what Q magazine does. Overall I preferred how Qpresented their magazine in a minimalistic way and I feel I have adapted thiswell to suit SOA magazine. Its very

.

• Similar to both NME and Q magazine I decided to put the main featuredartist in . This will my audience as it is most likelyto be the most interesting feature.

• Finally; similar to both NME and Q magazine, I chose a quote which is aof what the feature is like. This the reader to want to

take a look and read of the feature. I chose the quoteto stay true to the and .

CONTENTS PAGE COMPARISON

Similarities-Image window-Headings-colour scheme

Adaption's-convergence-order-date-page number-borders

Analysis• I chose to my design around Rewind magazine contents page. The main

similarity is the . These images were edited on the. With this I felt it would my target audience

as I thought a hobby would be photography. Also making it a regular featurewould add to the magazine.

• I also used the same headings “CONTENTS” “FEATURES” and “REGULARS”. Ifelt this broke up the page well, keeping the photos as the whichwas what I was intending to do.

• Finally I only used the black and white from the black, white and red colourscheme. I felt red would have made the page quite & I wanted to keep the

approach throughout

• One of the I made was using . I addedthe links as a caption to the photos after my of my firstdesign. This has improved my contents page as I feel

, and also .

• I also changed the order, putting the features first instead of the regulars todraw attention to what was made clearest on the front cover.

• I felt a black border would make the page more striking which would attractmy target audience and still draw focus onto the images.

• Finally on my contents page there are no page numbers or dates, I felt thiswasn’t necessary and would ruin the image I am trying to convey.If I would have added them, it would make the page .

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD COMPARISONSIMILARITIES-Quirky edited images-Artist opinion feature-Interview-Photo Montage--Red, white, black colour scheme

ANALYSISsuggested that the arctic monkeys were the most popular

artists, and they were represented to the audience as looking . Itried to do the same with my images by editing them to make them

. I think this has been done successfully and similar to the images in the NMEmagazine double page spread.

• On the NME magazine double page spread, there is a small feature about what theartist is currently listening too. I felt I could incorporate my into this and makeup a feature called This would beincluded in every artist interview. This would definitely

, as I previously stated they are likely to want to.

• I think the use of a of the band. I feel this iswhich is what would

.

• I also like the use of the , which I feel isvery successful in to boys and girls with a reasonablerange in age (around 16-22).

MAGAZINE TIMELINE – front cover

STAGE 1: here is my initial sketchdone on oddpodd.com, I based thisresearch on the magazines I hadresearchedAUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

STAGE 2: With the positive feedback Ihad received after my initial sketch, Imade a mock version using some of thebands I was thinking about inspiring myphotography around.AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

MAGAZINE TIMELINE – front cover

STAGE 3: After successful feedback on myfirst two drafts I made my design after I’dtaken my pictures.AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

STAGE 4: Here is my final design after all ofthe audience feedback I had received. Thisis what will finally be evaluated.The previous audience feedback told me to use original names,and move the quote above the features section. This is to drawattention and to make it easier to read.

MAGAZINE TIMELINE – Contents page

STAGE 1: here is my initial sketch doneon oddpodd.com, I based this researchon the magazines I had researchedAUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

STAGE 2: With the positive feedback I had received aftermy initial sketch, I made a mock version using instagramindie pictures I was thinking about inspiring myphotography around for the contents page.AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

MAGAZINE TIMELINE – Contents page

STAGE 3: After successful feedback on my first twodrafts I made my design after I’d taken my pictures. Iedited these images on the application INSTAGRAMAUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

STAGE 4: Here is my final design after all of theaudience feedback I had received. This is what willfinally be evaluated.The previous audience feedback told me to swap the regulars andfeatures around, make the contents bigger and maybe add somethingto the images. I chose to add an instagram link.

MAGAZINE TIMELINE – Double page spread

STAGE 1: here is my initial sketch doneon oddpodd.com, I based this researchon the magazines I had researchedAUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

STAGE 2: With the positive feedback I hadreceived after my initial sketch, I made a mockversion on adobe in design. I wasn’t sure whatphotos I would use, until I had taken some ofmy subject so I left it blank and to consider lateron.AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

MAGAZINE TIMELINE – Double page spreadSTAGE 3: After successful feedback on my firsttwo drafts I made my design after I’d taken mypictures. I edited these images and placedthem in the same style as the arctic monkeysNME cover – a photo montage. I also added inthe SOA feature in different place to where Ihad planned so the article was more easy toread.AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

STAGE 4: Here is my final design after all of the audiencefeedback I had received. This is what will finally be evaluated.The previous audience feedback told me to add in a title, So I thought Iwould combine the SOA feature and the title together for twopurposes. I had also accidently used non-original images in theprevious design which were probably copyrighted to I removed theminstantly adding in the title instead. Finally I had to move the textslightly to the left to take into consideration the margins and bindery. Ialso changed the page numbers so that it linked with the contentspage

I did not take on the feedback to brighten the images – this is because Iwanted a dark mise-en-scene after researching the bands I wasinspiring my photography around.

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK LINKS• http://fayemedia.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/i-just-made-a-new-voki-

see-it-here/

• http://fayemedia.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/i-just-made-a-new-voki-see-it-here-2/

• http://fayemedia.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/more-audience-feedback-sound-bytes/

• http://fayemedia.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/first-audience-feedback.jpg

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