Evaluation

I am very happy with the outcome of my finished products as i feel i have created a magazine that not only looks professional but also has a unique spin and individual qualities. My Media product uses and develops forms and conventions of real media products in many ways, one of which being the use of sensational language to keep the readers attention and also quotes from Mike Minor to make it seem more realistic. I have used alternative and eye catching colour schemes combined with interesting layouts to create an individual look for my magazine, like all music magazines do. All these things are conventions of music magazines.
My media product appeals to an alternative teen audience as it features unique images with an iconic figure which alternative teens can relate and look up to. The layouts and colour schemes used throughout my project are also quite modern and stylish to keep the audience reading the magazine. The text is very informal and understanding towards its target audience which again attracts its target alternative social group.
I have asked a series of questions on my blog to gather some audience research regarding my magazine and the choices i have made for it. I asked three questions overall and four people voted on each. The first question was, Does the mast head reflect the alternative ideology? and 100% voted yes, that it did. This has shown me that i do not need to improve my mast head as all the people who voted thought that it emphasised the alternative ideology very well.
I feel that IPC would be the perfect media institution to distribute my media product as Raw Fusion is unique and alternative much like NME and i would like IPC to distribute my magazine as they have experience and knowledge in successful alternate magazine publishing.
I have learnt many things about technologies when progressing and developing throughout my project such as how to edit photos to a professional level within photo shop. I have also learnt a lot of things about text layout, colour contrasts and image development through different website information.
From my preliminary task to the completion of the whole project i feel i have learnt a lot about the different elements that come together to make a professional, successful, and eye catching magazine. The image quality of the piece makes a huge difference to the magazine when used in context with the right composition as it draws the audience in straight away and keeps them hooked on the article. The colours should not be to over powering and make the page look to busy, simplicity is key when choosing colours for a magazine i feel you should stick with two powerful colours which work well together. The font i used within the preliminary task seemed to lack a certain depth and attraction compared to my fonts used on my raw fusion magazine as in my main magazine the fonts are powerful, fluorescent and unique to reinforce and emphasise the alternative young audience of my magazine. Overall i found this magazine project very challenging yet fun as i learned a lot about magazines and photography and editing. The only thing i would change if i were to do this again would to possibly draft out some more layouts and play around with some different colour schemes but other then that i am very happy with the final product.