Notes for Evaluation

Notes for Evaluation 1 (Conventions of real media products) 

Comparison between colour schemes

• K! uses White/Black/Red whereas UP uses Blue/Yellow/Grey/White

Similarity between UP cover and K! cover (Internet example)

• Layout : Skyline/ Bottom Border/Placement of barcode

Differences between UP cover and K! cover (Internet example)

• Mastheads : K! has a single color and shattered glass effect whereas UP uses two colors and a fade between both of them
• Layout : Placement of cover line K! has a 2 cover lines whereas UP uses multiple
• Cover Line Placement : K! is in the middle whereas UP is placed on the bottom left.
• Shot of model: K! uses medium close up whereas UP uses a medium shot.

Similarity between UP contents and K! contents (Case Study)

• Contents are in columns and are sorted by type.
• Single picture at the top of the page
• Promotion at the bottom right
• Smaller pictures used.
• Both feature an editors letter

Differences between UP contents and K! contents (Case Study)

• Color scheme
• UP uses less pictures

Similarity between UP DPS and K! DPS (Case Study)

• Set in columns
• Album art featured

Differences between UP DPS and K! DPS(Case Study)

• Shot used : K! used a close up whereas UP used a long shot.
• Lighting: K! used artificial lighting whereas UP used natural lighting.
• Costume of model : K! had formal wear whereas UP's model wore casual.
• Model : K! had a group whereas UP had a single model. 

Notes for Evaluation 2 (Social groups) 

•  55% Males and 45% Females
• Aged 15 - 24
• 40% in the ABC1 Profile
• Around the UK
• 62 % White - 33% Asian - 2% Black/African

Notes for Evaluation 3 (Institution) 

• Egmont Publishing
• UK + gap in the market + expand their audience
• Close link with education so input from secondary school and college students can be used in what is featured in each issue
• Online distribution
• Shops around the UK that sell magazines that Egmont publish : WHSmith, Tesco, Asda

Notes for Evaluation 4 (Audience)

• 55% Males and 45% Females
• Aged 15 - 24
• 40% in the ABC1 Profile
• Around the UK
• 62 % White - 33% Asian - 2% Black/African

Notes for Evaluation 5 (Attract Audience)

• Journalism based on a young musician who is part of a band formed 6 years ago.
• Popular artists they would listen to featured in the magazine.
• Spotify Playlist of popular bands that the audience may listen to. 

Notes for Evaluation 6 (Technologies used)

• Word to write journalism
• Photoshop for the cover
• Illustrator for elements of the front cover
•  InDesign for the Double Page Spread.

Notes for Evaluation 7 (Improvement) 

Overall improvement – show comparison between college magazine and music magazine
Show differences between the college mag cover and music mag cover  : use of illustrator, different shapes used ,  model and shot
Show differences between the college contents page and the music contents page: layout, conventions used.

Evaluation Plan

Magazine

Cover Page

Contents Page

Double Page Spread

Front Cover (WIP)

Here is my front cover. I still have to add coverlines.

Contents Page (WIP)

NOTE CONTENTS PAGE NOT CONSTRUCTED AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS POST

I will add the pages for the Gigs and Upcoming Section. I will also add a picture relating to page 27 of the magazine. I will also add the page number in the bottom right of the page.

Double Page Spread (WIP)

NOTE SECOND DPS PAGE NOT CONSTRUCTED AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS POST

For the second page of the DPS I will add the image used for the cover page and the album art of the artist's upcoming album. I will also add information about the artists debut album that got leaked online.

Components for Cover Page

NOTE COVER PAGE NOT CONSTRUCTED AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS POST

Masthead

For the cover page I will use the masthead at the bottom as for the design features the Blue Grey Yellow color scheme is used for special issues. It is chosen as it is the first issue of Unplugged.

Cover Image 

This is the image I will use for the cover page as it is easy to layout and it creates a connection as the model is looking directly at the audience. 

Cover Lines

"We Tried to interview Adam" (Across the lower middle)

"Interview with Frank Iero" (Upper Left)

"Awesome Gigs - Linkin Park" (Upper right)

"Amazing Albums - 15 Nu-Metal albums you must own"(Bottom Right)

"Free Posters" (Bottom Left)

These will be the cover lines used. They will use the same font as the masthead and be Blue to have a contrast with the background.

Masthead

FRANK IERO | ALBUMS | GIGS | POSTERS | NEWS | ADAM TRIED

Barcode

WIll be placed in the bottom left below "Free Posters"