L.I.I.A.R analysis based on my feedback

Harley mentioned that he thought my first draft was very colourful and detailed, this relates to the language part of my magazine as when I did a LI.I.A.R analysis of my brief, I mentioned that I would need to use a few different colours to create a successful colour scheme. He also mentioned that the masthead of my magazine doesn't really fit with the concept; this goes under both language and ideology.

He also wrote that my magazine could look more professional with some more work, this fits in with how I wrote about representation in my L.I.I.A.R analysis, and about how I had hoped that it would have looked more professional that how it had turned out.

On my second draft, Harley mentioned the representation again, saying this one looked a lot more sophisticated and professional, which is what I was hoping for. He mentioned how the lack of as many colours and more dull font had made it look more sophisticated; this ties in with the language aspect of L.I.I.A.R.

He also wrote about how he felt my second draft would be more appropriate for the more educational students, and the other for the students who want to read something more fun; this ties in with the audience aspect of .L.I.I.A.R

Final product posted for my preliminary task

This is my magazine cover.

audience feedback on drafts and original idea for my preliminary task

"Firstly I think it is very colourful and detailed. With more developement, I think it will look very professional. But, seen that it is a college gossip magazine, the title Campus days doesn't really reflect the contents of the magazine.'' Harley, First draft

''This one looks like it's more sophisticated and serious by the font and lack of bright colours. This draft would be better for a serious magazine, and the other for a more fun magazine'' Harley, second draft

How would I promote the launch of my magazine for the preliminary task

They are several ways in which I think are the most effective when it comes to promoting my magazine;

1. The first thing I would consider would be trying to get a small advertisement or page for it on the college website, or, even better, on Moodle. This could be in the form of a small square image of my magazine, which then goes onto a link in which more information about the magazine would be available. I think this would be effective as those two websites are commonly used amongst the students; therefore the promotion of my magazine would be successful.
2. The second way of promoting my magazine would be to have a display held up in the lobby of the Oak building, or perhaps have leaflets placed in the leaflet stall. Oak is the main place where students meet, so it is a hot spot within college. It is best to place the advertisements for my college magazine in college hot spots as they will be viewed more often. It may also be a good idea to place displays in the other college buildings, although I think that the Oak building is more of a necessity. Having leaflets is a good idea, I think, because they are small and handy and therefore easier to keep or put in a bag, thus my advertisement staying with the students. It would also be a good way to get the advertisment passed around, and making leaflets wouldn't take as much time and effort as some other promoting ideas.
3. Another idea is to have a short video advertising my magazine played on the TV in the Oak foyer. This is a good idea as it would be more eye catching than the other ideas and hopefully would draw more attnetion to my advertisment. I also think that it's good to use more creative methods to advertise my magazine as it will consequently make the audience more interested in reading my magazine. The use of sound within the video (if can be used) would also draw attention towards the advertisement.

Initial Ideas for my preliminary task

• The first idea that I had for my magazine was that I wanted it to be something that the students would actually want to read; therefore I chose to design it like a popular celebrity magazine (like OK!) and feature inside all the latest campus gossip - for example, on my first cover, I did a headline stating the teacher/student affair that was being carried out on the campus (fake story, of course). I liked this idea because, regarding my target audience, I thought I needed to create a magazine people will actually be interested in; I don't see many people (although some will) buying a college magazine which just talks about school-related subjects. I decided that I wanted to feature a girl on the cover of the magazine as I was aiming to create the concept that the magazine was aimed slightly towards females more than males. I went through my list of magazone conventions and chose as many as possible to feature on my magazine - however I left a few out in which I could use on another idea.
• The second idea I had for my magazine cover was one which was a lot more sophisticated and academic; in this I wanted to feature contents such as exam results and tips, and also notes teachers may have left for lessons; therefore the cover of this magazine will be a lot more neutral (colour scheme) than the first, and all cover lines will be purely educational. I liked this idea because I thought that maybe basing a college magazine on gossip would be a bad idea, and wouldn't represent the college in a positive way, whereas this second idea would.

Drafts for my preliminary task

This is my first draft for the college magazine cover. I like this cover because it sticks to a clear and colourful colour scheme (reds, oranges and yellow) and therefore msakes the cover look interesting and eye-catching. However, I think that maybe there is too much colour on the page. I stuck to the brief by using a medium close up shot of a student; I chose this shot above the rest as the student has a nright smile on her face which automatically symbolises that the college is a happy and friendly place to be. I used several conventions including a Mast head, date line, price, barcode, images, vocabulary, cover lines, tellers, kickers and a flash. One critique I have of this magazine cover is that it all seems a bit thrown together and to improve it I could think about how to structure the ocver in a more effective way. This draft is unfinished and will remain to be unfinished. I did another draft of this (below), but in a horizontal fashion, as I did this first one wrong.

(This is just a copy of the first draft but in horizontal form)

This is another draft of mine for the college magazine cover. This time a have used a new convetion (aswell as previous ones) which is a skyline. This is useful for letting the audience know what is featured inside the magazine. I aimed to give this draft design a more sophisticated look, and this magazine cover focuses a lot more on the academic side of college - whereas the other focus on campus gossip. I prefer this magazine cover as I think it looks a lot more professional and sophisticated than the other one. A critique of this magazine cover is that the image of the student doesn't fit the magazine cover as it has too many yellow hues.

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