Preliminary Task v. Full Product

College Magazine Front Cover

PROS• everything inside

advertised on the cover applies to college students – would appeal to target audience

• Bright colours attract attention

• Use of a college student as model – readers can identify

• Cheap price appeals to students – not in full time work

College Magazine Front Cover

CONS• None of the colours

or text match – no house style

• Photo is not edited very well

• Bright colours and 3D shapes make it look childish – would not appeal to target audience of age 16+

• Looks very unprofessional

Music Magazine Front Cover

PROS• Graffiti-looking text

symbolises rebellion – appeals to target audience

• Red colour theme represents danger and aggression – associated with metal genre

• Eye-line match makes readers feel equal – appeals to audience

• Advertisements are linked to genre – appeals to dedicated fans

• Tone is informal but not colloquial – friendly but not assuming a young audience – contrasts with existing magazines of the same genre

Music Magazine Front Cover

CONS• Writing on cover is all

black and white – does not fit with red colour scheme – also may not be very attention catching

• More expensive than college mag although both target audiences are of student age

• 3D button still looks childish

College Magazine Contents Page

PROS• Reading college logo

included makes reader feel part of a community – familiar

• Image of the front of college is familiar to students

• Use of social networking sites makes it more relatable to teens

• Blue colour scheme

College Magazine Contents Page

CONS• Plain background –

very boring, not eye-catching

• Not very much writing

• Photo is not edited very well

• Black boxes are not exciting

• Would not appeal to a young audience

• No editors letter

Music Magazine Contents Page

PROS• Busy background makes

page look more dynamic and exciting

• Red colour scheme continues• Subjective images makes

readers feel part of the metal community

• Repetition of mag title on contents page reinforces house style and importance of mag

• Female editor challenges stereotypes of mainly metal genre

• Editors letter makes mag more personal

• Same fonts used throughout mag – house style

• Bold italics for band and song names emphasises music over everything else

Music Magazine Contents Page

CONS• Lots of writing – may put younger readers off• Very busy – could be confusing