Evaluation

Who would be the audience for your media product?
My audience would be between the ages of 11 and 18, which are the ages that students attend Secondary school. I have chosen students instead of parents because pupils are more effected by the "goings on" around the school, therefore making the stories inside my magazine much more relevant to them. I believe the design of my front cover appeals to this target audience because of the simple layout and the bold and vibrant colours which makes the text on the page stand out to the readers. In my magazine i have used  as little text as possible without making the magazine look like it has nothing in it, because the attension span of my target audience would be less than older target audiences. I have also used text that 11 to 18 year olds would understand so they can take in the information more quickly, this in vital because a customer only looks at a magazine cover on a shelf for a couple of seconds, so the more information the magazine gives to the customer the better. As then they would be more likely to buy the magazine because they know what is in the magazine.

Like my front cover i have used a simplistic design for my contents page to suit my target audience. This is because it is a lot easier for the reader to navigate around the page, therefore they will read everything on the page. 

What have you learnt about technologies form the process of constructing this product?
From constructing my magazine i have learnt how to use new technologies. When i started making my magazine it was very obvious that i didn`t know how to use the editing software Adobes Fireworks. However as i spent more time using the editing software i became more comfortable using it as i knew lots of new features which it offers. The skills i have learnt include; cropping an image, adding drop shadows and using page rulers to professionally layout a front cover and contents page. 

In what ways does you media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of school magazines?
My magazine develops and challenges forms and conventions of school magazines. Firstly on my front cover i have used a big and colourful masthead which every magazine i have looked at has on it. The reason why i have done this is because i want my magazine to become a brand and if i didn`t readers would not think by magazine name "PB NEWS" was a big thing. I have also used one image on my front cover that is what students can relate to (studying), which is what other school magazines do. However, during my research i found that lots of magazines have text which is not stand out to the reader, which results in the reader missing information about the magazine. To tackle this problem i tried to use drop shadows on the text to help try to make it stand out but this was not enough so i have used boarders around my text which then makes the text stand out. No other school magazines which i have looked at have done this, however my magazine still looks professional.