Drafts

Planning and Development

I liked this image and thought that it would represent Wyke's entrance as clear and Welcoming as I gave photographed the college logo on the wall aswell.

This gives a clear illustration of the size of Wyke.

This photo wasn't as clear as the others as the sun was in the photo and i noticed rubbish on the floor after.

I decided to choose this photograph to photoshop onto a picture of the college as the students look happy and studious.

Price and how often published

The price of the magazine has to be fairly low so that it will be appealing to the students at Wyke. Most students will not spend money on things which arn't needed like clothes or food, therefore I thought that a price under 50p for the magazine would be fairly reasonable. Also this would cover publishing costs and a small profit depending on howmany of the students were to buy the magazine.
The magazine would be published monthly to keep costs down and allow students to wait each month to gain excitement and so that more body or more important information would fit into the magazines.

Target Audience

The target audience for the magazine is specifically aimed at Wyke college, as this is an independant college the information inside the magazine will not apply to any college. It lists post and forthcoming events that will interest students both male and female at the college.

Identifying and explaining why I have chosen Wyke College for my preliminary task.

I have chosen Wyke college to feature in my preliminary task. As I already attend this college I already have an understanding how it works. Wyke is friendly and fun. It promotes an environment for achievement and learning with great technical facilities and advances. The colleges modernised aesthetics and landscapes are visible throughout the building. The college would benefit from this magazine as it would encourage students to attend and enjoy wyke as a whole, displaying its benefits and advantages including sport sucesses, and strong academic successes throughout the year that may act as positive influences for the students to do well.

Magazine analysis

LANGUAGE
The masthead features at the top of the page in a large bold font, it is red which fits in with the college t-shirt the girl is wearing.

The price and barcode are fitted into the bottom right-hand corner, also the date in a small font underneath the mast-head. These are clear to see and writtem in white or yellow to distinguish them from the background.

‘Tucker max’, ‘Smoking salvia’ and ‘She’s 15 and pregnant' all act as teasers. They summarise features of the magazine that are meant to grab the audiences attention and are also written in a larger bold, different coloured font to the other writing.

The main-feature headline is ‘A new kind of balancing act’ this is directly next to the girls head so the audience are drawn to it easily.

INSTITUTION

SMU College have produced this magazine as they want to promote their  college to raise the amount of students wishing to attend the college.

IDEOLOGY

The magazine has been made to encourage and promote values of education and learning for everybody in society.

AUDIENCE

The magazine is aimed at students at SMU college, I know this as it is printed on the girl’s t-shirt and quotes, ’Nastia Liukin on SMU’s campus’.

REPRESENTATION

Bright colours are used on the cover to define and illuminate words, the red could possibly symbolise hard-working determination and education. The background of the advert is blurred out so the audience are able to see the main focus (girl) more distinctively. The background is a picture of  a field which the audience sybolise with a school/ college.

INSTITUTION

The magazine doesn't feature a particlular college however it has been made to encourage learning and entertainment in students outside and inside of college.

IDEOLOGY
This magazine has been made not only to encourage learning and young people to attend college but to have fun in the process.

It also advertises entertainment and events to do in the holidays.

AUDIENCE

This magazine doesn't specify a particular college,it looks as if it aimed at girls at college, however im sure it may have some aspects which may encourage male readership, the audience could tell this because it uses phrases and subtitles like 'campus casual to party chic'. Also there has been a male model used to advertise the college which is to encourage female readership.

REPRESENTATION

The background colour of the magazine is mainly black however titles and the masthead are all written in bright colours, for example pinks ,yellows and whites so that the readers eye are drawn to them.

EXAMPLES OF CONTENTS PAGE:

These contents pages are produced in a way that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. They are full of colours and different fonts which make the reader want to look at the page.  It shows pictures of topics inside the magazine and names the main issues and points the magazine want to make. I like how bold and different the font is and how there is arty designs on the first example which make the page look nice.