Evaluation of Magazine Front Cover

When producing my magazine front cover, the parts that went well were the producing of the image and text. The overall layout of the cover is simple but effective.
The negative aspects of producing the front cover were the decisions of were to position the image and where to position the subtitles around the image to ensure that the layout of the front cover looked organised. therefore, would appeal to its target audience.

Magazine Front Cover (Final Design)

draft of contents page

draft of magazine cover

LIIAR analysis of college magazine example 2

Language - The language in this example is shown in the image in medium close-up, the masthead and the subtitles. The masthead is in a bold white colour which contrasts with the rest of the article. This helps to get the main point across to the reader and draw attention to the organisation it is representing. The model in the featured image is looking away from the camera as if not being aware that the picture is being taken. This suggests that the person is carrying out an ordinary task, which relates to what students do at college.

Institution - The institution of this example is Beloit college.

Ideology - The ideology of this magazine example is the colours of the masthead and subtitles, the fact that they are the same colour and font style suggests that they are the most important headings in the product. The institution have chosen to use an image of a person who is dressed in basic clothes with a natural appearance, therefore, it makes the person seem more normal to the reader. The least important texts are in smaller text and the subtitle is larger, which draws the reader's attention to the main heading and entices them to read further. Extra information that is not important is added to the side in small text and in colours. This creates little attention to this section because it is irrelevant to the rest of the article.

Audience - The target audience of this magazine example is college students who may be studying science. They are represented through the image as it features a science student and the subheadings also relate to science.

Representation - The main representation of the product is science courses at Beloit college and any student who studies science, this is clear by the masthead, subtitles and image as all of these are relevant to science and college students. It may also feature other subjects in a smaller form of representation.

LIIAR of college magazine 1

Language - The language of this college magazine is shown in the medium close-up photo. It helps the front look more interesting. The model is looking directly at the camera, this makes it seem as though she is relating to the audience and entices a student to read the magazine.
Institution - The institution in this example is college organisations.
Ideology - The ideology of this product includes the colour of the masthead that matches the colour of the model's t-shirt, this creates a colour theme to make the cover look more attractive to the reader. Each subtitle is in a bold font but the further information is in lower case letters, which suggests that the heading is the most important. Some subheadings use appropriate fonts and grammar to make them more relevant to the subject of the subtitle, for example TATTOOS! has an exclamation mark to emphasise the word. And Greek has greek symbols which are relevant to the subtitle.
Audience - The target audience for this advert is college students. The target audience are represented through the media product using text and imagery. In this example there are various texts that are relevant to the target audience's lifestyle. There is also an image of a typical college student who may have a similar lifestyle to that of the target audience.
Representation - The main representation of this example is college students and courses. The students are represented using imagery and colour themes. Student's are represented as being similar to the model in the image.

LIIAR interpretation of the brief

Language - The terminology which is used. in a college magazine this is the masthead and the photo in medium close-up. It is also the codes and conventions which are included in the design, these include the camera shots, angles and techniques such as lighting.
Instition - The institution that the college magazine will present is Wyke College. The institution is the producer of the production process.
Ideology - This is the system of ideas and beliefs of the magazine. The producer makes choices about what is portrayed in the product to determine the purpose and how it will appeal to its target audience.
Audience - The audience of the magazine is college students, either who attend the college or who attend other colleges but are interested in the general context. To appeal to the correct target audience, the product must represent that type of audience.
Representation - The different aspects of the image shown that represents the purpose of the product. The subject of the magazine should be shown in the image and the text.