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Monday, 26 April 2010
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Audience Feedback
For my audience feedback I asked 10 people who are Christians and between the age of 16-25. Below are a few responses of what they thought of Revelation Magazine and the features it contained:
1. What does the title 'Revelation' suggest to you?
"Something new and exciting, something where you learn something new"
"Suggests an up and coming phenomenon"
"The title suggests to me that God is a revelation"
"The title of the magazine instantly suggests a Christianity related theme, (the book of revelations). Not only is this a superb way of targeting the audience the magazine is aimed at, it also makes non-Christians question the magazines context, assisting in drawing in new readers"
2. What genre/type of music does the magazine focus on and how do you know this?
"RnB because by the contents page, featuring a picture of someone who looks like they enjoy RnB"
"Focuses on r n b music etc because of the colours and pics giving off stereotypical conventions of that genre"
"Indie music because of the bands for the sub title play indie kind of music (florence/noisettes) and also the mention of a twist of indie"
"The Magazine focuses on Christian music, more directly in this edition, modern upcoming music sung by MiMi - "a new sensation" amongst Christians. Instantly upon reading the front cover, the side header indicating the magazine contains a page spread on the "top 50 Christian artists" made is easy for me to identify the music focused on by the magazine"
3. What makes the pages look professional and what stops them from looking professional?
"The consistent background and style of the pages"
"The way it has been set out with colours and fonts looks professional but the lack of edited images makes it look slightly underworked"
"colour scheme"
"The style and layout of the magazine is very suiting in comparison to many of todays magazines on sale. The layout is captivating and draws in the reader, the use of slanted text draws the readers eyes towards the subheadings. I particularly like the way the pictures overlap on the contents page. The use of "Faith.Music.Lifestyle" is very catchy and helps the seriousness of the magazine shine through"
4. Does my front cover look genuine, could you see it on a popular music magazine?
"Yes, i think so. your cover model looks well styled and the font and layout is dead cool"
"The front cover looks genuine because of the same theme throughout so i could see it on a front cover"
"Looks genuine as it has a catchy name with catchy headlines"
"I could most definately see this front cover on a popular music magazine. The target audience for music magazines can be anywhere from 12 to 30, I really can see no issues in the attraction of the magazine towards people of those ages"
5. Does the contents page simply inform or does it also manage to interest you in reading the rest of the magazine?
"Interests me in reading the rest, the little bits under the headings are interesting and intriguing, like the one about prison, gangs drugs...christ"
"I think the contents tries too hard to engage the reader, it is meant to be factual but not over powering"
"Informing, the contents page also entertains due to the good use of pictures and word art"
"The contents page makes me want to turn over and begin reading! The use of various colours, captions under page headings and the images used all contribute towards a sound reading"
6. Does the article sound like a piece of journalism? If not what bits don’t sound right?
"Yes it definitely does"
"I like the way it is set out informally"
"Sounds like a piece of journalism due to the questions asked and the way it is set out, using a different font/colour for the questions that also goes well with the overall appearance of the magazine"
"Through great use of English devices, such as a quick snappy introduction to the basic plot of the story and the question and answer technique, the article helps the reader to imagine the situation and sympathise with the interviewee as well as feeling joyous on their behalf for the success of the music artist"
7. Does the article layout make you want to read it? If not, why?
" Yeah, it looks spaced out and easy to read"
"The layout is good because the text is in small blocks making it easy to read"
"Yes, as it contains pictures and is set out well"
"The article layout really does make me want to read on, by seperating the main text with questions and short headings the page is split into sections and helps get the facts across to the reader very quickly. The title of the article is superb, "the new EDGE" instantly gets me as a reader questioning as to why this new and upcoming singer/song writer is a cut above the rest"
1. What does the title 'Revelation' suggest to you?
"Something new and exciting, something where you learn something new"
"Suggests an up and coming phenomenon"
"The title suggests to me that God is a revelation"
"The title of the magazine instantly suggests a Christianity related theme, (the book of revelations). Not only is this a superb way of targeting the audience the magazine is aimed at, it also makes non-Christians question the magazines context, assisting in drawing in new readers"
2. What genre/type of music does the magazine focus on and how do you know this?
"RnB because by the contents page, featuring a picture of someone who looks like they enjoy RnB"
"Focuses on r n b music etc because of the colours and pics giving off stereotypical conventions of that genre"
"Indie music because of the bands for the sub title play indie kind of music (florence/noisettes) and also the mention of a twist of indie"
"The Magazine focuses on Christian music, more directly in this edition, modern upcoming music sung by MiMi - "a new sensation" amongst Christians. Instantly upon reading the front cover, the side header indicating the magazine contains a page spread on the "top 50 Christian artists" made is easy for me to identify the music focused on by the magazine"
3. What makes the pages look professional and what stops them from looking professional?
"The consistent background and style of the pages"
"The way it has been set out with colours and fonts looks professional but the lack of edited images makes it look slightly underworked"
"colour scheme"
"The style and layout of the magazine is very suiting in comparison to many of todays magazines on sale. The layout is captivating and draws in the reader, the use of slanted text draws the readers eyes towards the subheadings. I particularly like the way the pictures overlap on the contents page. The use of "Faith.Music.Lifestyle" is very catchy and helps the seriousness of the magazine shine through"
4. Does my front cover look genuine, could you see it on a popular music magazine?
"Yes, i think so. your cover model looks well styled and the font and layout is dead cool"
"The front cover looks genuine because of the same theme throughout so i could see it on a front cover"
"Looks genuine as it has a catchy name with catchy headlines"
"I could most definately see this front cover on a popular music magazine. The target audience for music magazines can be anywhere from 12 to 30, I really can see no issues in the attraction of the magazine towards people of those ages"
5. Does the contents page simply inform or does it also manage to interest you in reading the rest of the magazine?
"Interests me in reading the rest, the little bits under the headings are interesting and intriguing, like the one about prison, gangs drugs...christ"
"I think the contents tries too hard to engage the reader, it is meant to be factual but not over powering"
"Informing, the contents page also entertains due to the good use of pictures and word art"
"The contents page makes me want to turn over and begin reading! The use of various colours, captions under page headings and the images used all contribute towards a sound reading"
6. Does the article sound like a piece of journalism? If not what bits don’t sound right?
"Yes it definitely does"
"I like the way it is set out informally"
"Sounds like a piece of journalism due to the questions asked and the way it is set out, using a different font/colour for the questions that also goes well with the overall appearance of the magazine"
"Through great use of English devices, such as a quick snappy introduction to the basic plot of the story and the question and answer technique, the article helps the reader to imagine the situation and sympathise with the interviewee as well as feeling joyous on their behalf for the success of the music artist"
7. Does the article layout make you want to read it? If not, why?
" Yeah, it looks spaced out and easy to read"
"The layout is good because the text is in small blocks making it easy to read"
"Yes, as it contains pictures and is set out well"
"The article layout really does make me want to read on, by seperating the main text with questions and short headings the page is split into sections and helps get the facts across to the reader very quickly. The title of the article is superb, "the new EDGE" instantly gets me as a reader questioning as to why this new and upcoming singer/song writer is a cut above the rest"
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Coursework Development
For the past few weeks I have been creating my front cover, contents page and feature article... and nearly finished!! At first I found it stressful to produce an image and idea of how I wanted my music magazine to look, I had ideas of how it would look in my head, but actaully putting it into practice was a struggle. But with my sense of creativity (: I can continue aiming to produce a professional looking, edgy music magazine pages that will appeal to my target audience.
Using Photoshop continuously for me actually isn't that dificult because I have experience with it in other subjects. However InDesign is tougher, im getting easily stressed when I can't do simple things such as text wrapping... but by looking at tutorials my teacher has provided, I can simply adapt the same techinques and continue to produce an AMAZING magazine.
I'm also finding this 'blogging' difficult because producing the actual magazine is so time consuming and then writing up your work and production on here is more work piled up. So I'm not lazy, just unorganised - my target till the deadline is to be more organised and prepared!
Using Photoshop continuously for me actually isn't that dificult because I have experience with it in other subjects. However InDesign is tougher, im getting easily stressed when I can't do simple things such as text wrapping... but by looking at tutorials my teacher has provided, I can simply adapt the same techinques and continue to produce an AMAZING magazine.
I'm also finding this 'blogging' difficult because producing the actual magazine is so time consuming and then writing up your work and production on here is more work piled up. So I'm not lazy, just unorganised - my target till the deadline is to be more organised and prepared!
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Mock up of Feature Article
Drawing up a mock up for my feature article gives me a vague idea of how I will be placing texts and images in an interesting way. I will have a large title at the top of the page to introduce the feature article and possibly have a strapline that will complement the title.
By adding anecdotes to the feature article, readers who flick through pages may see an interesting quote they find shocking or humourous and may then read the entire feature article which will also include promotional information and other news about about the artist. In addition, I will also add images to break up the text and like anecdotes: persuade 'flickers' to stop and read the feature article.
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