School logo in top corner, which is visible to the reader so they know what school they are looking at.

Large Masthead at the top which clearly stands out from the given background. The font is black and has a green glow which will attract readers.

Cover lines down the left hand side of the page to tell the reader what sort of things are in the magazine. In a bright yellow colour to match the picture and stand out.

Facial expression is smiling and happy which shows that sixth form is a happy and cheerful place to be and that the students enjoy it.

Strap line at bottom of the page, to show the lead story that’s included in the magazine. Use of rhetorical question to target readers

A barcode makes the magazine look professional and that it means business.

In publisher, I decided to use a background so the front cover has a good colour scheme. I did this by pressing format, then background and the screen to the left popped up; I I chose a colour that I liked.

For the cover lines on my front cover and my contents page, I used the website cooltext.com to provide me with a good font for my magazine. I downloaded the font and applied it to my magazine.

For my barcode and school logo, I used Google images to find the image. As you can see in the in the images I used, they are appropriate for my magazine and target audience.

The masthead of the page is right a the top, this will be one of the first things the reader will see ands its large, bright and stands out.

Two pictures placed at bottom of the page showing the school. The pictures are bordered to make them look neat and presentable

Clear and neat text for the reader to read and so they can be navigated through the magazine by knowing the page.

Same background as the front cover so its all the same layout through the magazine.

Logo, large and clear at top corner of the page so the reader always knows what school it is

For my contents page I used some pictures, to do this I clicked on insert, picture then from file and I chose a appropriate picture to put on my contents page.

In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media

products ?

The ways in which my media product uses, develops or challenges forms and conventions of real media products would

be the way I’ve set up text on my magazine. I’ve used a large masthead on the top of my magazine like a typical magazine. It’s

large bright and bold, so makes it stand out to the reader, so they know that there reading. I’ve used cover lines down the left side of my page like any average magazine would as it’s the first thing the reader will read. I’ve used a cover line at the bottom of

my page using a rhetorical question which a magazine would use. My magazine has used one big centre image as the focus

of the magazine. Quite a lot of magazines use one image across the whole front cover and others use a variety of different

images.

What kind of media What kind of media institution might institution might distribute your media distribute your media product and why ?product and why ?

The kind of media institution is for my magazine would be college and school magazines. This kind of institute

may distribute my magazine because it looks professional and presentable to read. It has a lot of

relevant information relating the school and college life and a guide of what the sixth form is like. Students

looking for a college or sixth from would want to buy this magazine so it can help them to choose a good

sixth form or college to attend so this would be distributed as it can make money and help students.

How does your media How does your media product represent product represent particular social groups ?particular social groups ?

My media product represents particular social My media product represents particular social groups by being aimed at 16-18 years olds who groups by being aimed at 16-18 years olds who

are looking for a college. It’s a good are looking for a college. It’s a good representation because the type of picture and representation because the type of picture and fonts used are appropriate for the age’s group. fonts used are appropriate for the age’s group. The font uses is styled and has a glow which The font uses is styled and has a glow which typically might attract 16-18 to it. The main typically might attract 16-18 to it. The main

image of a book being read in the library shows image of a book being read in the library shows it’s a place for students in sixth from to learn and it’s a place for students in sixth from to learn and

study. It shows how this sixth from is for hard study. It shows how this sixth from is for hard working students and for students who want to working students and for students who want to

succeed in life.succeed in life.

Who would be the Who would be the audience for your media audience for your media product ?product ?

The audience for my magazine would be students who have left year 11 and it’s for students who

attend this sixth from. I handed out questionnaires to people in this sixth from and a few of the

students said they would find the magazine useful. This would be because the magazines updates

students and gives them useful information about the sixth form. All the information given on the front page and the picture will attract this target audience because of how useful it can be and it’s like a guide

to them

How did you How did you attract/address your attract/address your audience ?audience ?

I attracted and addressed my audience by using a bright glowing masterhead on the top of my magazine by using a quite cheesy title. I used the logo of the school on my front

cover because if a student sees this they may be interested in what’s going on around sixth from and what they need to be updated on. I also used the word sixth

from in a bright yellow colour going down the page on the right hand side so by using the worked sixth form it

attracts a student of sixth because they know it’s targeted at them.

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

What I have learned about technology’s while constructing this product is all the different features you

can use on magazines. I’ve learned that publisher is quite limited with a choice of things to help produce the

magazine. Like choosing a background for the magazine it was quite difficult as there was a limited

choice of backgrounds. Also there is a limited of fonts for a good glowing title so I had to use the internet to find a good masthead for my magazine. The internet was very useful for images and for a barcode and the

school logo.

Self AssessmentSelf Assessment

For research and planning I would give my self a level 3, Mark 15.

This is because I thought I worked well and put effort into my research through questionnaires and analysing similar magazines and seeing what I could do better. I kept my time management up to date and I planned my magazine covers by doing 3 drafts and evaluating them to see what was the best one. I could improved using my time wisely and going more into depth.

For the production of my magazine I would give myself a level 4, mark 51.

This is because I producing a good magazine cover with a very good house style and theme to it. I used ICT and integrating illustrating and text appropriately. I have had positive feedback from my peers about the magazine. I used appropriate text and I used every feature such as barcodes, issue number and price. I used a good strap line and the magazine stands out to its target audience. I could of improved by looking at different methods in producing my magazine like using different colour schemes and text fonts.

For evaluating my magazine I gave my self level 3, mark 14.

This is because I evaluated my work well by annotating my front cover and contents page and labelling all the features of my magazine and what I done well, and how it attracts the target audience. I answered questions evaluating my work in some detail. I said what was good about my work and how the audience was attracted and how the magazine would work. I could of improved putting some more effort into my work and going into more detail.