Front cover draft

Today i have designed two drafts of what my magazine front cover may possibly look like. I have asked my classmates to give me a feedback on which  one they think would be more suitable, and found out all of them liked design 1. This was because they thought that design 1 appeared more sophisticated, organized and eye catching. They disliked design 2 becuase it appeared very common to the rest of the magazines. I agree with this, as I have designed it using the internet - existing magazine front covers. To conclude, this lesson helped me to choose which design im going to use for my magazine - design 1.

Desing 1



Design 2



Contents Page Draft



 















SURVEY 3

I have managed to create another survey to help me find out what content I should use for my front cover. However, I have only asked 15 people who have interest in art, so that it is quicker for me to gather the answers. And these are the questions I have asked:

1. If you were to buy a art magazine would you prefer to read about : ( in this questions each person could choose 3 things)

- Famous Artists/ Designers/ Photographers from around the world  =  7
- Different techniques and styles used in art = 9
- Upcoming exhibitions and art events = 8
- List of contests you could sing up for = 8
- How to use art equipment well = 2
- How the school is doing and what is planned for the next term = 5
- Tips on good preparation for exams and assessments = 6

2. Would you like if the magazine would include more pictures than the text ?
  
         Yes = 6                             No = 3                        Balance between both = 6

My Ideal Reader

Considering last lesson, I have decided to identify the ideal reader for my college magazine. To begin with I already know that the ideal reader of my magazine would be :
- Male/Female
- Aged from 16 to 19
- Interested in art
- A student from the art college

Furthermore, the ideal reader would have an open mind and passion for art, enjoy learning and trying out new things and techniques, visiting historical places and galleries.

LESSON - Ideal Reader

In today's lesson we have analysed some magazines and identified the ideal reader for each one of them. To do this we have used a lot of stereotyping and found out that it was the best way to identify the ideal reader and the better the analysis is the better and more successful the magazine is.
Moreover, we were given some questions to help us analyse the ideal reader and looked at these magazines:

Junior

 An ideal reader for this magazine would be a middle aged woman/ mother. She would most likely be eating cereals - Special K for breakfast as they would be trying to loose weight from their pregnancy. they would also drive a people carrier car as they may have more kids alredy and it is a family car. the woman reading this magazine would probably live ina 4 bedroom house, and in her free time would watch family shows and possibly carttons because of her kids. She would also want her family eat heathy and organic food, and most probably choose family holiday resorts to go over the summer.

Analysing Movie Posters

Kick Ass

The teenager - main character in this movie is represented in a stereotypical way as he is holding a weapon; appearing as if he was fighting. That's why the poster is designed in such way that it embraces violence rather than becoming a superhero. This is because most teenager enjoy watching movies with a violent content.The poster also includes other characters from the movie,which are perfectly portrayed by the clothes they are wearing. The main character in the green - symbolizes energy and balance, learning and growth as he is trying to become a superhero and save lives, Hit girl wearing purple which can be explained as the colour of royalty and power as she is illustrated as the strongest figure. Furthermore there are two more characters : Big Daddy  in black that symbolizes death and red that stands for danger as the character Red Mist betrays Kick Ass .  The layout of this poster is very successful as the background contrasts with the title which contrasts with the characters, and that way everything is seen clearly.

American Pie

This is a typical teenage movie about male friends who have a very high interest in sexual activities during the spring break, which is the main stereotype in this movie. However, there is also one counter type- which is one of the boys. This is because he already has a girlfriend and does not behave like his other three friends.

Pictures

Today I have taken some pictures in the art department in my school, so that it would give me an idea of what my front cover may look like. I have also set up a still life images and used photographs I have taken before and pictures of my art work which I did last year, as they can be very useful to me in the future and i could also use them in the content page.

SURVEY 2

Motto/Slogan for the magazine COLOURS
I have questioned some people about the possible slogan of my magazine, which i would place under the title within the masthead, and these are the results:

Each is important = 4 - because it puts everyone in a equal position.
Creation Always Varies = 12 - because art is all about creating and developing new things.
Different makes a Difference = 8 - because its catchy and interesting.

As most students voted for Creation always varies, I'm going to use it as the slogan.