Evaluation
I have most of the conventions I found while doing my
research, to make the, magazine look more like an original magazine. I put the
masthead in big letters at the top to make it instantly recognisable and let
the audience know what the magazine is called. I also put the sky line at the
top like in most of the magazines I have researched. I made each of the stories
mentioned in the sky line a different colour to make each look different from
the one before and the alternating colours used suits the colour scheme while
also standing out form the rest of the cover. I have tried to use a medium
close up o fit in with the conventions of a magazine cover but I think the image
is more of a medium shot which lets the reader see the full person.
I have used the chosen colour because the colour green
connotates the idea of prosperity and freshness which I feel will attract the
correct audience. And the colour yellow connotates the idea of happiness and
joy which is what I wanted because it wanted the magazine to be a light hearted
one and feel less serious which it think will attract the key target audience because
the magazine is aimed at people in their late teens and I feel that this target
market will prefer a light hearted magazine to a serious and dull one. I have also made the model hold some college
folders to connotate the idea of this lifestyle being educational while the
fact she is wearing casual clothes shows that the lifestyle is also casual. I
think that this will attract the target audience because the people in the
target audience will want and desire this lifestyle. Also, the use of stories
that relate to the reader will attract the correct target audience because they
will want to know how it will affect them or how they feel about it.
I have asked some people what they think about the magazine,
they are in my target audience.
“It looks so interesting and I want to read the actual
magazine”- Josh Burnett
“It looks informative”-Jack Bell
I think I would have to do a wider assessment of the target audience
to see whether it is effective but the preliminary results show it to be good.
Using the technology has made me learn how to use Photoshop effectively
and has let me see the capabilities of the technology.
I believe this cover is slightly effective because the image
looks like it will meet the target audience because of the colour scheme and
the use of a splatter style background to make the image look more rugged and
less serious which will attract the target audience. Also, I believe that it
meets most of the conventions whilst also creating some of the necessary media
language to attract the target audience effectively. However I feel that the
image I have used looks to sharp and the edges need to be smoother to make it
look more professional.
