Abigail Smith's Media Evaluation

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Final article

Final contents page x

Final front page x

my original front cover

• Once i had created this front cover, i realised it didn't have as many conventions needed to make it look like a magazine, it looked more like a poster. Because i think the picture of my friend in the bath is different and eye-catching, i used the image within my contents page. The font I used is bold and allows the magazine to make a statement, i used it on my newer version also in order to appeal straight away so interest will be made into finding out what the magazine consits of.
• Setting the side titles out on a slant i thought would make the magazine look different and querky, however i feel it just looked messy and uneccesary.
• From the beginning of planning my magazine i was very doubtful as to what to call it, however it didn't take long to agree on the name: 'Play.it' as i found it simple, effective and above all closely associated with music. 
• The title layout, i love as the pink colour carries on the conventions of a magazine aimed at female audiences.
•  I illustrated the name of my magazine with a girl striking a dancing pose, a pink star and a speaker. The star i made using autoshapes in the programme 'microsoft word' i chose the colour pink to match the word 'play' and to again intice my female audience. The search engine 'google' was where i found my sillohuette and speaker, both help to portray conventions of a music genre magazine.
• I played around with ideas of where to put my sillohuette and in the end found it looked alot better just at the left hand side of the name, the speaker i quickly found a place for, as the dot of the 'i' in the word 'it' helped me to manipulate the small word into looking alot more important.
• A barcode i added to makes my magazine apear genuine to real magazines printed worldwide. I priced my magazine at £3.95 which i feel is too much of a high price to pay for an average magazine. To increase a sense of genuiniality in my magazine, i also included a european price also of 3eu.
• A title i had included closely below which could be missed out easily as the focus point of the front cover appears with the picture and the heading, also the font is too small therefore readers would have to search for the date instead of it simplistically appearing clearly under the title.
• Although i was proud of this front page, i still felt that drastic changes needed to be made in order for it to have a chance of looking like a real hit-selling magazine that girls of my age group would buy.

font page layouts

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After browsing through may pictures for ideas , this effect i feel is different and will attract the audience as it's style is unfamiliar to the usual, basic full-pictures. The is almost 'photo-booth effect' allows the viewer to see different views of emotion and position which each of the 2 people take, although the camera's still, the pictures are all individually different  and unique.

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Sometimes just a forwards view of the person isn't as revealing or interesting. Having this view would allow the audience to feel somehow connected with the person in a more intimate way.Also having these two simmilar but different shots gives more detail of the dress the girl is wearing so that the female audience can appriciate the dress to a fuller extent.

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Again, this image allows the audience to 'get to know' the person. Using close-up shots and the rule of thirds. Also this image is one which will tie in with my natural themed magazine. I think 'natural beauty' appeals to all woman audiences as they don't feel pressuried into 'looking good' from other figures shown in other magazines covered in make-up. A natural picture gives-off a calm, relaxing effect as the cool and neutral colours create the atmosphere of a pleasant sunny day in the woods.

Inside magazine font ideas

As this text will appear inside the magazine, i don't want it to be as bold and dominant as the title. I have chosen to use fancy, curly text to appeal to my female audience and to make my pages look fancy, pretty and stylish. My thoughts now are that i will use fonts 1 and 6 as they appear more appealing to me, however my ideas may change as my magazine progresses.

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