The magazine I have created uses similar conventions to other magazines such as the main image being the central focus of the cover, also the title of the magazine ‘OI!’ is another focus of attention as it is in a bright colour and bold on the page. The magazine being called ‘OI!’ refers to what college students refer to each other as ‘Oi’ as college students are the target audience. Also, as the word ‘Oi’ is to get someone’s attention, the magazine is aiming to get the audience’s attention as if it is calling out to them ‘Oi!’
My magazine cover is also to similar covers as it has what is inside the magazine, but not giving to much away to the audience.
My media project is different to others as it is a magazine aimed at college students. I feel there is a gap in the market for a student magazine; this is why I aimed my magazine for college students.
It represents a variety of social groups as a college is a place of wide social groups and it covers a variety of subjects for a wide amount of social groups and statuses.
The magazine I created would be distributed in school as it is a magazine aimed at college students for the school, so it would be irrelevant selling it in mainstream stores.
I attracted my audience as I said when the questionnaire stated it would be for college students and the questionnaire asked them what they wanted to have in the magazine and what they would actually like to read.
For the majority of the preliminary task, I kept to my deadlines. But for one task (for reasons beyond my control) I could not hand in the task on the day, I handed it in later on during the week and got back on track with the rest of the project.
Technology helps to attract audiences as if a good programme is used for a magazine cover, it will attract more people because it “looks nice” I have learnt I need more practise in using Photoshop as using it is new to me.
During the preliminary task, I have learnt how to form a magazine front cover, a contents page and how much work needs to be put into a magazine.
I have also learnt how to carry out research for a magazine and how to analyse the results I get from the research questionnaires. During the project, I’ve learnt how to begin to use Photoshop and how to use the site Blogger, where we store all of our work.
