College magazine evaluation

In what ways does your Media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
First of all, I needed to know and understand the various conventions of a magazine and when I got to grips with them, I was then able to develop and challenge the conventions. My media product uses similar designs to magazines that are already out on the market. However, I did not want to make a replica of existing magazines because I wanted mine to be original so I did try with that aspect. Even though I wanted my college magazine to be unique, I still based it on the likes of the secondary school magazine I analysed, I thought that if my magazine was too different, it would not appeal to the audience.

How does your Media product represent particular social groups?
My magazine is a student magazine so the social group would be Wyke college students, however, parents and teachers would be able to view the magazine also. The magazine represents students because it looks like how you imagine a student magazine to look like. I didn't use a picture of an adult because that in my opinion, would have been inappropriate because we would expect a student or someone who looked like a student t be on the cover, I decided to put a picture of a student reading on the cover.


What kind of Media institution might distribute your media product and why?
The institution that would be likely to distribute my magazine is Wyke college mainly because the magazine is aimed and designed for that college, however, like said previously, parents may also wish to purchase the magazine because some parents may want to see what goes on in college. Upcoming students and their parents also may want to purchase the magazine to know what kind of things they may need to know when they start. Other colleges also may purchase the magazine to see what goes on and possibly compete against Wyke.

Who would be the audience for your Media product?
The audience would obviously be students, or it could also be students from other places or the parents of students.

How did you attract/address your audience?
I used colours that stood out and I also used an image of a student, this shows that it is a student magazine. Big words were also not used so those planning on going to Wyke could also read it as they would be younger

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have leant how to use Photoshop properly by using it and making mistakes and going back on them

Looking back at the preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
I have become more confident in using Photoshop and publisher