Evaluation

Evaluation

Language

Throughout my magazine I have used conventions such as an image. My image is of a pupil that attends Wyke College which directly links together. Also on my magazine I have included an issue number, price and barcode which are essential on a magazine front cover.  My masthead, ‘Wyke College’, is right at the top of my magazine and is the same colour as the Wyke College sign. My masthead is in a large font so it easily stands out and is noticeable by students. For my image I have used a medium close up and I have decided to do this as the boy in my image attends Wyke College. With my model smiling it shows a link to being happy at Wyke College. My text on my magazine is the same colour as my masthead and the Wyke College sigh which all link together. The text on my magazine links to what is published inside. The layout of the text and image on my magazine are evenly spread out, easy and understandable to read.

Institution

The kind of media institution that might distribute my media product is institutions such as television, radio and the Internet. My magazine would be displayed on the Wyke College website for a wide variety of people to view. Also the odd radio broadcast to enhance current year 11’s to come along to Wyke College.

Ideology

The message my magazine portrays is that the college is friendly and the image on my magazine conveys a happy and comfortable feel as my model is smiling. The purpose of this was to create a friendly and easy usable feel about my magazine to attract my age group of people.

Audience

My target audience for my magazine would fall in the age group of 15 -24 as most college students are within this age range.  The people reading my magazine would be interested with what is going on within the college and would read it to keep updated. Also my magazine would be guidance and show relevance to the current year 11’s from schools so then can see and make a judgement on the college itself. I attracted my audience by creating a bold, large, colourful and readable font on all of my text. Also the simplicity of the text and minimal details create an easy readable magazine for all. The Socio-economic groups (S.E.G) that my audience will fall is group E as  a people who are casual labourers and the unemployed as they not in full time employment. (People who attend college). The psychographics, in the value life styles, the group who are outer-directed because they are the people who belong and achieve would be the ones who my magazine most appeals to as students at Wyke aim to achieve.

Representation

My media texts on my magazine show positivity as there are no dull colours or draining aspects on the front cover. My magazine is not aimed at a pacific stereotypical group as people at colleges vary in many ways. I feel my magazine fits in with all these differences.