| Name of product |
What I thought were the strengths |
What I thought were the weaknesses |
| There are strengths on this front cover. They have lots of essential
information that is clear for the reader to see, such as the bar code, issue
number, price, and masthead.There is a main dominant image that has been used, along with three
extra images which help give the reader more insight into what to expect if
they where to buy the magazine.There is a main headline and there is also a few sub-headings used.On the contents page, the headlines and page numbers have been
structured in chronological order. It has also been framed in a structure in
a column, which have also been named (gossip and posters). Images have also
been used on the contents page and have been captions, which tell the reader
a bit about the story.The double page spread has a clear headline, which is easy to read
due to its font and colour. There is also a sub-headline, which ‘teases’ the
reader as it makes them want to know why he is “on his exciting future”. |
The masthead is boring and not very eye-catching for the reader. The
barcode has been squashed and does not look realistic. The price is in too
much of a big font in comparison to the barcode. They haven’t added a email
address to the magazine, which is a key way in keeping a constant audience.The main image is of ‘Harvey Andrews’ and doesn’t look very
attractive for a female audience. This is down to his positioning and he is
facing away from the camera.The main headline is very hard to distinguish as it is in the same
size font as other sub-headings. It is not eye-catching in any way and is too
long for a headline in my opinion. The sub-headlines look unprofessional as the fonts and colours used
are unprofessional.The extra images used on the front cover look odd, as they are not
framed well.On the contents page, there I no proper structure. There is images
just been placed on the left-hand side of the page. They have captions on
them, which look unprofessional, as they are too big and in a boring font.
There is pink stars floating around which makes it look a five-year old has
put it together.The double page spread has very bad framework. The white background
makes it appear dull, boring and lifeless. It generates zero attractiveness
from the reader; it almost put the reader off reading the article. There is a
section of text that is in orange writing – this looks like it doesn’t belong
to this particular article story as the colours aren’t in harmony with each
other. On other pieces of text on both pages, the text varies in size. This
not only making it extremely hard for the reader to read, but also making it
look unattractive. There are two quotes that have been used which look out of
place and are not eye catching, which is what they are meant to be.The image used, is the same image as on the front cover. It looks out
of place and again just looks like it has been dumped on the page.There is a separate article story on the double page spread, which is
an interview with a fan. With this being used, it has caused the other
section of text to be squashed together and become unreadable! |
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| There is a dominant image that has being used on this front cover,
and has been centred in the middle of the age. The girl is facing the camera
which gives which could tell the reader that it is a readable magazineThere is essential information that has been used and is clear to
read.There is main headlines, which are clear to read and give the reader
some insight in what to expect to read if they were to buy the magazine.On the contents page, the headlines have been well structured on the
left hand side of the page. Along with this, they are in chronological order.There is a main image used which is quite large and has a page number
which indicates to the reader what artists to expect to read about.There is one other extra image used, which is small in comparison to
the dominant image used on this page.There is a headline called 'Competition' with a sub-heading underneath,
which gives 'details on how to win tickets to see Rihanna'. This would make a
reader more interested in buying the magazine, as they think they would win a
gift.The double page has a clear headline and sub-headline, which teases
the reader in wanting to find out if that artist is the 'new kid on the
block'.There is an image used in the article, which gives the reader a
little insight into that artist’s life.The fonts are easy to read and it is easy to distinguish the questions
asked by the answers. |
The essential information used on the front cover is in to big of a
font. It should be in a smaller fontThe word’ exclusive’ would have looked better if it was in a bigger,
more exacting font and colour. It is hard to distinguish which headline is
the main story.The cover doesn’t look very busy – it looks boring and uninteresting.The double page spread isn’t structured very well. The plain pink
background makes it appear dull and boring. The extra images used haven’t
been placed on the page very well and look out of place for the article. The
images used all vary in size, which makes the page look unattractive. |
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| ‘Rocking Rifts’ is a good name for a magazine. It blends well with
the main, dominate image used. It informs me straight away that it is going
to be a magazine about ‘rock’ music.You can clearly see what the main article story is as the font colour
and size is the biggest piece of text on the page.It has lots of other sub-headlines around the page, which makes the
cover look busy and interesting.There is essential information on the front cover and it has been
placed underneath the masthead at a decent size.The contents page looks busy, and the extra images used clearly show
the reader what to expect if they were to buy the magazine.The magazine stories are neatly placed at the bottom of the page and
are in chronological order.The double page spread has a structure and uses pull quotes to
attract the reader’s attention. |
On the front cover, the headlines could be in a bigger, more
eye-catching font.The contents page looks overcrowded with several different images. On
the bottom of the page there is two boxes with the article headline’s are –
the text is hard to read as it is in very small writing.On the double page spread, there is no main headline at the top of
the page. The article story just starts at the top left hand corner, which
looks, unprofessional and untidy. One
of the images used is very large and doesn’t fit in very well with the
article framework. Also, there are no captions there to describe the
photographs used.The font that the actual article story is written in a looks
unprofessional and could have a better structure. With the background being
plain blue, this contributes to making the article look dull and
unprofessional. |
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| The front page has the masthead at the top of the page. There is a
kicker that has been used which tells the reader that it is a music magazine.There is a dominant image used and there is lost of different
headlines that would attract the reader. Also, there is a sell line that
would tease the reader to buy the magazine, as it is advertising that they
could win £!00 to spend in various shops.On the contents page, it has lots of images, which give some insight
into what o expect in each article. There is also a list of article story’s,
with page numbers next to them. The page numbers are in chronological order.The double page spread is an interview story. You can easily distinguish
the difference between the actual question and the response.There is lots of sub-headlines which tease the reader into wanting to
read the article. The images used are of good quality and show insight into
the artist’s life. |
I do not like the name of the magazine. On top of this, I think adding a full stop to the end looks silly and unrealistic for a magazine.There is no essential information used, except from the barcode and the price.It is very hard to tell which is the main headline and which are not. There is a headline, which is in back font and is also a bigger size in regards to the others. However, I don’t know if this is actually the main headline.There is also a few extra images placed around the front cover, these have no structure and look out of place. On the contents page, it is hard to make out the text. This is down to the very dark background that is used. The article stories have no structure at all, and it doesn’t look like an actual magazine contents page. This is because it says there are only seven pages in the magazine.There are extra image that are scattered all around the page that looks unprofessional.On the double page spread, one half is taken up purely of images. On the other side, it is an interview story. The double page spread looks boring, dull and messy. This is mainly down to the huge font used to take up the space. However, it could also be down to the fact that the background is white, which makes it look boring. The main headline isn’t really a headline either – it doesn’t really grab the readers attention. |
What I have learnt and what I will take from it for my own work: From looking at past students work, I have looked at what looks good in a magazine and what looks bad. I have learnt that structure plays a big part as it makes the magazine look neat and professional. Also, that the fonts that you use can influence peoples perceptions of the magazine. For instance, if your text is too big, in the wrong colour, or in an un-readabe font, it can all add together to making your magazine look unprofessional.
These are all qualities, along with many others, that I will take into consideration when developing my magazine. .
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