Mock Contents page for school magazine

Here is my mock contents page

Mock magazine cover

We were asked to make a mock magazine cover and contents page so it would help us develop skills on Photoshop and Indesign. Here is my cover for my school magazine.

LSC Magazine

 

 

 

Here is a draft I have drawn of the for the school magazine. I have drawn it so I could visualise what my magazine will look like. It has helped me aknowledge where the coverlines, masthead, barcode etc go. I will be doing the official magazine cover on Photoshop as well as the contents page on Indesign. The draft gives me a rough idea of how my work will look.

 

 

 

Press pack

 

 

Q Media Kit

A media kit is an information pack that gives us information about the product (in this case it happens to be the magazine) and tells us about the publication and what it consists of.

 

 

 

The first thing you read on the media kit is the company’s history that is being introduced. It tells us the magazine had been launched years ago which evidently backs up how successful the magazine is.  The introduction also consists of facts that tell us ‘97%’ of readers find Q magazine a good quality publication. It further explains what achievements they have recieved (photography). This confidently tells the reader the magazine is successful and is doing well in the market. A cover is shown opposing the pitch letter which gives the reader a more sightful look of what the magazine consists of and is an example to back up all the praise they are giving to the magazine. The other thing you notice on the press kit is that they used sex appeal as an advantage where one artist is shown to be half naked and the other looks to be seductive.

The media kit also consists of a quote from the editor in chief which is good to add.  This is written in the mission statement alongside facts and figures that tell us how many people read the magazine and how many people have liked it on facebook . They have linked the page to their facebook and twitter page which is good for the publication.

On the right hand side of the page, curious readers are able to elaborate on what else the magazine consists of and what it is about. More facts and figures are given to back up the publication on how successful it is and why people should advertise with Q magazine. The tone of language draws you in as it is shown to sound persuasive and can seem influential on the reader such as ‘Only Q can give you exclusive maagzine advertising...’ The information written can be answers to frequently asked questions which helps the editor determine what to include in the article.

 

 

 

A ratio is shown which gives further information on what type of people read the magazine. It tells us that majority of the audience happen to be male as opposed to female. It also tells us what age ranges read the magazine. From this information, the reader is able to gather that teenagers to young aduts happen to be the biggest audience. This helps improve chances of publication in the sense that they are now familiar of what type of people read the magazine. Moreover, people are able to contact the magazine with the email address that it clearly written on the side where they are able to find out more information e.t.c.

 

 

 

 

 

Overall, the lay out happens to be basic and simple as those who want information on the media kits do not expect it to look attractive and glamorous but simple as they only want to read the information.

Photoshop

We learnt how to use photoshop for our magazine cover and contents page.

I learnt how to resize an image: First I had to go to pre-set, then international paper and then click OK
I then size my viewing page to 16.7. To zoom in I type CTRL + and to zoom out CTRL -

To lock the layer I have to double click the icon and click OK. I can put images, text etc.
To manipulate an image or edit it, I press CTRL T. The shift key allows me to make the image bigger. CTRL Z means step backwards.

I learnt to click text tool to go straight to document.

Here is what I have done so far on photoshop

Case Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call Sheet

 

Call sheet

Date: 116/10/12                                                                                                     

Assignment: Portfolios shoot                                                                             

Location: Leyton sixth form studio                                                                     

Client: N/A

Compensation: Trade

Media:  Nikon D40

Compensation: trade

Primary shoot conduct: Neyha Patel

Photographer: Neyha Patel

Hair Stylist: Sadiyya Nawab

Wardrobe Stylist: Sadiyya N

Model  1: Sadiyya N

Model 2: Zara M

Model 3: Alisha H

The following was requested items that each model has for wardrobe:                                                            Variety of collared blouses                                                                                                                                     Country Hat

Timeline:

Tentative: subject to change

1:00: Models and team meet at LSC studio

1:00-1:30: models get into costumes and makeup

1:30-2:30: photo-shoot progresses   

Concept: A young newly-comer country artist is shown. The shoot has a country vibe to it, hence what the model is wearing, (country hat and collar blouse).

Case Study

Timetoast

I have made a timetoast to help keep my coursework organised and up to date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magazine article evaluation

Evaluation

We were asked to look at file sharing and illegal downloading for our blog that has to do with our individual magazines. I had chosen to revolve mine around Norah Jones the singer who has quoted on file sharing as being a positive thing.

Research skills:

I had done most of my research online independently and had compared it to other sources to check if the information was reliable. Some of these sources included the guardian and BBC. I looked at information on file sharing on these websites.  I found out information on Radiohead, 50 cent and Norah Jones who have also quoted file sharing as being a positive thing. I elaborated on my research by sharing ideas with other individuals in my class. The class also got together for a for and against argument on file sharing which helped me gather up more information on the subject. I think the information I gathered on the internet really helped as I could elaborate on it by finding out more by comparing notes with other people in my class.

During my research, I found looking for my favourite artist’s quotes on file sharing challenging. However, Norah Jones is an artist I was familiar with so chose to make her the main image of my article.

Journalistic and writing skills:

I think my English language and writing was accurate and clearly expressed in the journalism text.  The text was partly written in first person towards the end as I added my own opinion in on the subject however the rest approaches the audience in a third person manner. I think my writing skills were something I did not lack in. The skills that I did lack in were my Photoshop skills. Although I am familiar with the software, I learnt more as I went along with the task and feel that next time I will not be too hesitant to use certain features.  I also feel the text font of my writing does not seem to reflect the theme of the page.

Feedback:                                                                                        

I managed to receive feedback from people in my class. It was said that the colours were not contrasted well and seemed too simple. It was also said I should have used a full boarder on my magazine page and that the writing structure seemed too essay like which does not seem to inviting to read. On the other hand I was told the heading that stated a question and the quality of the picture was good. I was also told the colour of the quote that stood out against the picture was well used.

 

 

 

 

 

Target Improvement:  

I know the magazine page was definitely not to the best of my ability and next time I should spend more time on it accessing what to do creatively.

I have now gained more knowledge on how to use Photoshop which will now come to an advantage.

I have learnt colour schemes have a huge impact on how a magazine page looks and I should focus more on that next time