Friday 18 September 2009

AS Media Preliminary Project

I have found a student magazine called "The Eye" from Lewisham College in London, which I think is effective for a wider college audience because the content is varied.
Features included are things such as: music, job oppurtunities, nights out etc.
I can take ideas from this such as their use of colour; it's bold and stands out on the page, entising the readers interest.

http://www.lewisham.ac.uk/media/122445/eye%20issue%208.pdf

I came up with this audience profile inspired by student magazines I've previously looked at:
- You would rather live off pot noodle for a week than cook your own food.
- Nothing is more terrifying to you than not having enough clothes to last you the week of college.
- You refuse to go a week without updating your iPod.
- You feel it is completely necessary to check your facebook page everytime you log on to a computer.
- You claim to shop at Topshop, but somehow half your wardrobe has a Primark label.
- A night out down the park with friends translates to your parents as "a girly night in".

Wednesday 16 September 2009

College Magazine Analysis.

Magazines Used:

All three magazine covers have simular features; articles such as how to find the best college wardrobe and top places to visit. The mastheads are common throughout, having similar fonts and layouts. The masthead on each also fits in with the colour scheme used on the rest of the page. For example, on "Campus Life" the colour of the text on the page uses the same colours as those featured on the background image.

I would prefer to read "Campus Life" because its more approachable; the person in the photograph appeals to my demographic by appearing friendly and genuine. The picture and layout itself I find quirky and original, plus there is a colour scheme which links the content of the magazine together, making it easier to digest.

The typical reader who would pick up "Campus Life" would be a post-modernist student, who would typically have an interest in music. These people would most likely have a moto or mantra, like "to have, to be, to play." The reader would also have simular fashion sense to that of the guy in the photograph.

Tuesday 15 September 2009

Audience Profiles.

Bella Magazine.

  • Aimed at aspirers and underachievers; people who want a better life or wish they were suceeders.
  • For people who are post-modernists and hedonists.
  • Mainly C1 or C2; people who are inbetween the middle class and working class scale.
  • Aimed at middle aged woman.