Thursday, 27 September 2012
Contents page analysis
All of the colours go together well and don't clash.
A website adress has been added to get people to visit it.
A big picture is in the centre to get peoples attention and to get them to read it. It is also a celebrity which would get peoples attention straight away.
A catchy title and slogan is used to get peoples attention and to get them too read it, plus it is about the celebrity so they would want to go to the page that it is on and read all about it.
There is a brief introduction about what the article is about and has the celebrities name in bold to tell people who the article is about and to get them to read it if they like him.
Another web adress is included on this page.
There is a picture of a male's naked torso and this would get you to look at page nine because you would be intrigued and would want to see it as you would be attracted to it. Mainly women only though.
The background is pink. Pink represents females as it is a feminine colour, hence why this is a girly magazine.
There is a picture of a famous actor who is also a teen sweetheart who people love and adore.
'Gossip2Go' - the main heading for all top of the pops magazines (for the contents page). It is bold and bright and tells you exactly what you are going to get in the magazine. 'Gossip'.
All writing is clear and easy to read.
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Colour testing
Pink is a very feminine colour. Pink is said to be a colour just for girls but this is not true, this is just a stereotype. When babies are born they say that blue is for boys and pink is for girls, this wasn't always the case because pink comes from red and red means blood and violence and boys were to be seen as powerful and violent. Blue was the colour that the Virgin Mary wore and they said that girls should be innocent but somehow the colour’s swapped around. When i think of pink i think of girly things such a hearts, love, flowers etc.
Red usually represents love but it has other meanings such as blood, fear, fire, passion etc. When i think of red i do usually think of love. Red is associated with energy, war and danger.
Blue is a calm, neutral colour. The stereotype is that blue is for boys, this is not true because blue can be for both boys and girls. The colour blue reminds me of water. Blue is usually associated with water but it is also the colour of the sky and it symbolizes faith, truth and heaven.
Green is an earthy colour. When i think of green i think of nature such as leaves, trees, grass etc. Green symbolizes freshness, harmony and fertility. Dark green is commonly associated with money.
Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. It is associated with the tropics, joy etc. When i think of the colour Orange i usually think about the fruit which is called an Orange.
Black reminds me of darkness and death. The colour black is associated with formality, death, evil and mystery.
Yellow is the colour of sunshine. It is associated with joy, happiness and energy. When i think of the colour yellow i think of the sun and smiley faces which are sometimes yellow. Gold is a kind of yellowy colour and this reminds me of jewelry.
Font testing
Lucida Blackletter: I like this type of font because it seems gothic, it also seems formal. Some of the letters are not so clear though and some people may find it hard to read. This font also seems like the style of writing, calligraphy.
Arial: I like this style of writing because it seems modern and it is very clear and easy to read.
Bradley hand ITC TT: I like this font because it has curly parts such on some of the letters. For example the letter ‘y’. It is also very modern and is clear to read. Some people may find it hard to read though.
Casual: I don’t really like this font that much. It looks to childlike and i prefer joined up fonts. This font also seems too spaced part. The font is okay but it is not one of my favourite ones.
Zapfino: I really like this font. It looks like the style of writing Calligraphy. It also has curly letters and it is just really nice. The only problem with it is that it is quite big and may be hard to read.
Blackoak Std: I really do not like this font because even at size 14 it looks too big. It is also bold and i haven't even selected it to be bold.
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Magazine Questionnaire
Magazine Questionnaire
Please tick the answer that is relevant to you
1. How old are you?
10 - 13
14 - 17
18 - 21
21+
2. How much are you willing to pay for a magazine?
50p - £1.00
£1.50 - £2.00
£2.50 - £3.00
£3.00+
3. What makes you buy a magazine?
The front cover
The information
The fact that it might help you personally (offers advice)
The freebies
4. Why do you buy magazines?
For the freebies
For pleasure
For education
For personal help
5. What do you dislike about magazines?
The expensive prices
The celebrities
Too much information
Some inappropriate pictures
6. What is your favourite part about a magazine?
The front cover
The fashion/makeup tips
Sports
The information
7. What type of magazines do you usually buy?
Fashion
Sports
Gossip
Education
8. How often do you read magazines?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Hardly ever
9. What gender are you?
Male
Female
Other
10. What do you think a student magazine is for?
Gossip
Help with personal issues (offers advice)
Education
School announcements
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Front cover analysis of Chat magazine
Big, bold title to attract the reader.
The slogan attracts people too because these are topics that the audience can relate to.
Both stories are sob stories which would attract people and make them want to read it.
This magazine is mainly about life issues and peoples shocking stories. People would want to read this because thy could maybe relate to he stories or just find them interesting.
'Blinded By my big belly' - A life issue story that people would want to read about and could maybe relate to as it's an everyday thing in our society.
'I blew my own face off!' - Attracts people because they would want to know how he did it and why?
This woman may be a celebrity. I don't know if she is but usually they use celebrities to attract readers. If she is not a celebrity then they just used an attractive women to once again attract readers.
The colour scheme of this magazine kind of clashes but I like it and think it works. The colours are bright, bold and noticeable.
The font used is readable and very clear.
Birth stories - people can relate to and have interesting tittles like 'I gave birth in Tesco's' which would attract readers.
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Mediaaa!
Hellooooo!!! :D
I am doing Media Studies at Highdown As Level and it is made up of three tasks:
The Pre-liminary task- Student Magazine
The Main task- Music Magazine
The Evaluation
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