Evaluation Question 4

For this question I used PowToon to answer.

Evaluation Question 3

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

This is a video of my ideal reader.

Straight away when starting to come up with the idea for my magazine I knew that I wanted the target audience to be a group that I myself would fit into, for example 16 years onwards, I wanted a more mature looking magazine to go with the audience, this is why I thought it would be ideal to have that age range for a target audience. I then took this and decided to create a Facebook page and invite people of that age group to like the page and answer various questions I had concerning different conventions of magazines. I used Facebook as a way to ask my target audience things about magazines and what they wanted in a magazine. I asked questions such as how much they would pay, what model they would want and the overall look of a magazine they preferred.

For example:

This feedback helped me decide on a price for the magazine, As the people who answered were all within the target audience, I used these as marker to decided a happy medium price. 

I also wanted to feedback about what the reader would like inside the magazine, for example would they like loads of text and a little writing or little writing and loads of images. I had my own personal opinions however I wanted clarification that I was making the right decision.

Getting feedback about what overall look of the magazine  they liked helped the most, due to me having mixed feelings about which direction I wanted to take. When they feedback from the focus group explained that the vogue cover was the best, this gave me the push to go in the monotone direction, However I took some elements from the company magazine, but calmed it down and presented them in my own way.

Overall I think getting audience feedback helped a great deal with the final decisions with my magazine, Simply because I did have my own idea of what I wanted to put in the magazine, however I also wasn't sure about certain things, I learned that it is always good to get various peoples opinions so you don't have a bias view on your product.Throughout this process I have made sure that I has other peoples opinions just to help with the success of the magazines look. 

Evaluation Question 2

From this question I used PowerPoint to answer.

Evaluation Question 1

Final Product- 2nd Ancillary Task

Website/Home Page

For my home page I wanted to have a very simple design, therefore I created just one block and then separated it by using lines and black boxes.

I used the same image as my billboard as I the idea would be that with the season they would both change and be the same.

I then included images not the bottom of the page to help give the user an insight to what is on the website and what they can find on the other pages.

Everything was very black and white except various small aspects which are presented in the bright pink which I think ties in well with the target audience.

Website/Gallery

For this page I wanted to include a lot of images from my friends, to get the feeling that the images had been submitted by readers of the magazine, For example various selfies were added which is very typical of my target audience and is very popular today all around the world.

I included images of makeup, nails, selfies, clothes and accessories. These helped me achieve the look i wanted for my target audience, I wanted the website to be very reader orientated, as this means they are very supportive of the magazine and enjoy reading it.

I think the color usage overall was very natural and makes the images tie in well together. 

Website/Subscribe

For this page I had to quickly construct some 'La Mode' front covers so it looks like there was various issues before. I did this by just using some images and changing the color of La Mode.

I then used a large box to have information about subscribing to the magazine, and perks to subscribing.

Final Product- 1st Ancillary Task

Billboard

For my billboard I wanted a striking image, this was achieved I think through the background and the abstract shapes created by the shadows.

I also decided to have the model looking away from the camera, Also the shadows make the fur on the coat stand out as they are highlighted in certain areas.

Final Product- Magazine

Front Cover

This is my completed front cover.
I used a bight blue color to help make my winter theme evident, However I then used the raspberry color to anchor down the imagine, as the lipstick my model is wearing is the same color.

I decided to choose sell lines which also tie in with the region and with the winter theme. For example I mentioned the north east, and a footwear which is typically worn around winter time.

My model is wearing a sweater which is then used to choose the main sell line, this is then for my double page spread.

Contents Page

Like the front cover I used the blue and raspberry colors to help provide continuity and to make sure they looked like they belong to the same magazine.

The image is also in black and white which I think helps it stand out but also not be a distraction.

I decided to include a lot of contents as this is what I feel will typically be in a regional magazine, Furthermore the contents were very anchored to the region we are in.

My editors note is then segregated from the rest of the text by having it in another color and in a box.

Double Page Spread

I decided to use the lipstick again to help anchor the text and image together. By using a brighter raspberry color I think it helps make certain text stand out more.

I wanted the image to be very larger, therefore I ensured that it would go onto both pages.

The model is also looking towards the text which draws attention to it.