Thursday 17 February 2011
My Five Titles for my magazine
5 titles for my magazine
Horses up close – sounds like a fashion show of horses, which is the complete opposite to what my magazine is about. teenagers might want it, but my target audience is little kids aged 6-11.
I Want a pony – sound to babyish and might get the impression of kids thinking they could get a pony, and parent might get put off by it.
Horse and Pony Guide – sounds more like a newsletter than anything. Kids might be put off by it.
Love horses and ponies- seems okay for a name but I think it might be to unprofessional.
Horses and ponies - I really did like this one, if it was on a front cover then people might think of it as a magazine for a children, which is exactly what I wanted. That is why I chose it, even though it sounds a bit to plain.
Friday 11 February 2011
Write Up - My TV Listings Magazine
In Media we were asked to create our very own TV Listings Magazine, using the skills we have learnt throughout the term. I started off by basing mine around the magazine “What’s on TV” and “TV choice” At first it didn’t go very well and looked very stupid, so i started again. I decided i would use the current main story of Eastenders, using my own idea’s too. With the help of other magazines it helped me make it look like a middle class magazine. I included a title, price, colour theme, main feature and my own mind into it. For the smaller stories i didn’t do all soaps, i did one on coronation street, and the other on a celebrity ice skating competition called “Dancing on Ice” i didn’t know what else to put, so i put in right hand corner an advertisement to win a family holiday!
My price was reasonable and my colours were not bright. I targeted my audience to be around middle aged and younger. I wanted it to be fresh and good looking. I didn’t put a bar code on it though, so it could be, alternatively, at the back. I am happy with my magazine, and compared to the one i didn’t finish, it looks amazing! I think that people would want to buy it if it was on the shelves but not everyone has the same taste.
By Gemma Downey
My Five Fonts For My Magazine
5 Fonts For My Magazine Front Cover
My Arial Black - I think this could be used as a big title, with the right colour. I also think that it could be used in the size 70-80 or bigger, as it is very bold and could stand out if on a magazine shelf.
Comic Sans MS - I think you could used this for the small stories which i have planned to put on my magazine cover. Probably size 12-16.
Calibri (Body) - This is clear writing and i think it should be used for when i write the website on the bottom of page because it would be clear enough for everyone to see. Mostly size 10-12
GungsuhChe- Very neat and fancy! Would seem really good to put on as an advert for something in magazine. I think it could be size 8-10 or bigger
Harlow Bold Italic - Thick, Bold and Neat! This could be perfect for something that should stand out. I Don’t think people would understand it if it was the main title since it is a little curly for something as important as that. Not sure exactly what size because if it too small then it will be too hard to read.
My Arial Black - I think this could be used as a big title, with the right colour. I also think that it could be used in the size 70-80 or bigger, as it is very bold and could stand out if on a magazine shelf.
Comic Sans MS - I think you could used this for the small stories which i have planned to put on my magazine cover. Probably size 12-16.
Calibri (Body) - This is clear writing and i think it should be used for when i write the website on the bottom of page because it would be clear enough for everyone to see. Mostly size 10-12
GungsuhChe- Very neat and fancy! Would seem really good to put on as an advert for something in magazine. I think it could be size 8-10 or bigger
Harlow Bold Italic - Thick, Bold and Neat! This could be perfect for something that should stand out. I Don’t think people would understand it if it was the main title since it is a little curly for something as important as that. Not sure exactly what size because if it too small then it will be too hard to read.
Thursday 10 February 2011
Evaluation - TV Listings Magazines
In media we had a task to put 3 different types of magazines onto PowerPoint and put the good and bad points onto it. I chose TV Easy, Radio Times and What’s On TV!
Similarities
They had similarities such as the big title, big main picture, date and website and a price. Radio Times was the most expensive, it was £1. TV Easy was 49p, and the cheapest was What’s On TV! This was 40p.
Differences
The difference s between them was that Radio Times didn’t have a bar code and didn’t have other pictures, so the layout was different. The colours were very different, Radio Times had black, white, grey and red, TV Easy was very bright with colours of bright luminous pink, orange and white, whereas What’s On TV was very reasonable and modern, it had a blue background, yellow writing and other primary colours.
The Target Audience
Radio Times – tends to be older people.
TV Easy –tends to be younger people.
What’s On TV! – tends be middle aged people.
My Mood Board Evaluation
In media we had to do three mood boards on the topics we might want to put on our magazine. I chose horses because I used to ride them and I love them, dogs because I find them adorable and finally reptiles because I find them very interesting, and because my brother owns them so I could information about them! In the end I chose Horses because I love them and I read horse magazines. So they give me ideas on what I could put in my front cover. I am going to put big picture of a horse as the back round with the colours of purple and pink. :-)
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)