Time management

I am on task as I have finished making the adjustments which were suggested by my audience feedback ad posted the final magazine pages onto blogger. I have successfully completed my task on time as shown on my action plan. All I have to now is complete my evaluation.

Final magazine pages

Audience feedback

Front Cover:

• Do you think my magazine reflects my chosen genre of pop? 
• What features enable you to recognise my magazine as a magazine?
• Do you think my language choice is suitable? 
• How could my front cover be improved? 

From my audience feedback I have learnt that my magazine does reflect my chosen genre of pop, as I have a good colour scheme, lots of coverlines, a puff which is stereotypical for any type of magazine. The puff and barcode, price ,date and website allows the audience to recognise my magazine as a music magazine. My language choice is suitable as I have used abbreviations and informal language to relate to my target audience. Overall I am happy with this feedback as I have met my expectations. 

Contents page:

• Does my contents page resemble a pop magazines contents page?
• Is my language choice suitable? 
• Do you think my pictures suitable?
• What do you think needs to be improved on the contents page?

From my audience feedback I have learnt that I should include some more features on my contents page, the language choice is suitable as I again have used abbreviations which would appeal to my target audience of teenagers. The pictures are suitable as they can be imagined as teenage pop stars. Some of the text on my wins and offers blends in with the box, so I will make the text stand out more. 

Double page spread:

•  Describe the layout of my double page article
• What do you think of my main image? Is it suitable?
• Do you think my language choice is suitable? 
• What do you think could be improved on my double page spread?           

The layout is good as the main image is on one side and the text on the other which is a common feature of double page spreads, as wells as three columns of text. The main image is suitable as the pose and style reflects my chosen-sub genre of pop. The langue choice which I have used is suitable. The features of the double page spread all link in well together which is what I hoped for. 

Magazine development continued

Here I have started to develop my double page spread by first inserting the article that I had written previously. I have chosen to use a question and answer format as I found out that this format is frequently used in pop magazines. I have used a different colour for the questions which allows the reader to navigate around the article easier; the colour also makes the text stand out. 

Here I have added a pull quote as my headline as this is a generic convention of a pop music magazine. I have also added a drop cap to attract attention to the article, the drop cap is also a generic convention of a pop magazine article. 

In this screenshot I have added a main image, a small portion the image bleeds across to the next page to connote the importance of the photograph. I have to chosen to used this image as it is a stereotypical image to use; she is smiling connoting happiness. The style of clothing and pose reflects the 'pop' genre. I have also drawn a pink circle around the pull quote, the pink colour connotes femininity and reflects my house style. 

Here I have added the title of the magazine in the top right hand corner of the magazine which is a generic convention of pop magazine, it also makes sure that I continue my house style throughout my pages. I have also included page numbers and a website which is there throughout my magazine pages. 

I have adjusted my website and page numbers; I have made them bold so that they stand out and are coherent. 

Time management

It's the start of week eight all I have to do now is complete my double page spread and get some audience feedback.

Time Management

It is now the end of week seven, I have managed to complete my contents page and I am not on task. I now need to gather some audience feedback from my front cover and contents page so I know what final adjustments I should make.

Magazine development continued

 In this screenshot I have added what the magazine will include, using informal language to connect to my target audience of teen girls. I have also added a 'wins & offers' box as I have found out from my research that it is a frequent feature for pop magazines. I have used a pale pink tone to draw the circle, as the pink connotes femininity.

Here I have changed my main picture as I feel that a wider variety of camera angles were required as pop magazines include a wide range of photographs. I also thought that my previous main image would be more suitable from my double page spread. 

In this screen shot I have changed the shape of the 'wins & offers' circle into a star shape, due to the fact that it now is more eye grabbing and connotes fun. A similar star shape is utilised on the contents page of We Love Pop which grabs the attention of the reader.