My Evaluation

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My Magazine Evaluation Finally


My magazine is based on a majority of genres that concern the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Compared to other magazines, that only advertise one particular genre I have tried to take strong ideas used in there to bring together my colorful magazine.

Forms and conventions used in my magazine are commonly used throughout the page. Compared to other Gospel magazines such as “The Gospel Link”, “Gospel City” and “The Truth”. I used the use of a younger person, to symbolize that she is reading a bible instead of using pictures of a bible. With clothes that promote the message we are trying to portray with the magazine. The main image includes the girl smiling to give the feeling that the magazine and music she listens to is what brings her joy. Her eyes are looking forward which creates a relationship with the targeted audience and allows the reader to see that her joy is sharable. The main title of the magazine is done in bold blue writing this helps catch the reader’s attention and is also quick and snappy for them to remember. The color of the text used is different random colors because I think the writing reflects the type of music we are advertising.

I wanted my Magazine cover to not have too much going on in the front like others already mentioned but be bright, youthful and straight to the point. I also adjusted the color of the background because this allowed me to be more creative in choosing the color of my font’s. The text I used where generally the same size, and texture because it helped improve the quality of presentation. I also used special effects on photo shop software to make the writing stand out from the image and be clearer to read. My main colors used were orange and blue because those colors were also used within the background and costume of the person. I also adjusted the color of the background because this allowed me to be more creative in choosing the color of my fonts.

I think my magazine cover is original within the Christian faith because it not compacted with huge amounts of information, but gives you the fun best bits about the magazine, I think encourages young people to want to open it up and read more. By the girl symbolizing hey joy in reading the bible, a dancer posing advertising her love for Jesus and an average youth wearing a Christian made ‘ hooded jumper ’ I think this helps represent the type of group it stereotypically belongs to (Christian’s). However because it has images that also reflect fashion, dance and a variety of music it opens up the social group to a wider audience with or without religion.

The audience for my music magazine cover as stated above is anyone preferably from ages 11 and up. This includes young adults in their 20’s and up, because recent sales within the Gospel Industry show that adults of all ages enjoy the music sounds of the younger generation.
Over the period of creating our magazines learning the tools on photo shop wasn’t a hard task for me but more of a refresher. This is because I had to use Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks at school for Graphic Design. Due to having this past experience I was able to take advantage of the software and get straight on with the project. However I did learn I could do more with the fonts on my font cover magazine by changing the texture and creating borders around the text. This tool I think benefited the front cover because it helped the image of the magazine not appear to blend in with everything but make it clear some of the text was layered and not merged or pressed in with everything.

If I was to create to another magazine I would a few changes. Firstly I would change the amount of information and sub pictures on the front. I think if I added more of a variety of pictures with different ethnic groups on the front it would attract a wider audience. As well as give a little more information as to what is exciting inside because I know sometimes people want it to be right in there face instead of going to read it and get surprised. Secondly I would change the style of the font and colors, because I think it’s important the writing is clear as soon as someone glimpse’s at it and not have to come closer which I know may sometimes be the case with my magazine.

Overall I’m proud with the outcome of my magazine considering the amount of times it’s changed and developed. I also enjoyed learning how to use the big Mac computers in the computer and editing suite.

Photoshop Tutorial

I found photo shop tutorial very interesting as the application was new to me. However i found when constructing my magazine i didn't use much of the applications tools e.g. magic wand. This was because my image was excatly how i wanted it to be. But when  it came to my writing i used loads of the font tools and effects. This helped me make the writing stand out and hopefully attract readers.

magzaine evaluation

In what ways does your music magazine use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of a real music magazine?

My magazine front cover has all the typical features and conventions of a real magazine. My magazine music genre is gospel music which is not very common; I felt this gave me a bit more freedom and creativity with the front cover. The main is of a group of young people in very sophisticated clothes (Sunday wear). The image is in a very natural background with clear windows, which gave it a very modern feel. I choose the main image because I wanted to capture a specific audience. The masthead of my magazine is bold and eye catching as it is an usually colour for an magazine title, it is also in capitals letters. The cover line of this issue is ‘Christian swagger’ which also have a question under it ‘what is the new Sunday best ‘. I choose this question so it would capture the audience attention and make them want to read on more. I wanted my cover to be simple but yet attractive, and to have cover lines limited as I didn’t want it to look cluttered. I also added a free T-Shirt promotion to attract buyers. The fonts on my front cover are all the same but in different sizes and colours. The two main colours on my magazine are pink and purple which I found worked really well together. I also added a particular style to the font so it would stand out more.

 How does your music magazine cover represent certain social group?

I think my magazine cover is very original as it contradicts society views on youths today. On the front cover my main image is a group of black youths dressed in formal wear. Now in the media you don’t see that very often and that is one of the main reason why I picked that type of wear. To in some ways to get the older generation thinking. The image also relates to the younger generation more as the boys are wearing ‘Era caps’ which most young boys wear. I also wanted the magazine to represent young Christians, so all promotions and cover lines are linked to a gospel artist or organisation. My magazine cover also represents youths as the colours are very light and not dull compared to other older generation magazines.

What kind of media institution might distribute your music magazine cover and why?

The institution which might distribute my magazine cover would be WWMD (world wide magazine distribution). WWMD is a joint venture business owned by major UK news wholesalers. They distbute all different kinds of magazines, in different types of shops. For example DIY and garden centres, music stored, model shops and gaming stores. I would also want the magazine cover in WH smiths so it can get out to more of the general public. I think my magazine could also be available through mail order/subscription as this will help local churches get copies for there youth.

Who would be the audience for your music magazine cover?

The audience for my magazine cover would be youths and teenagers who are interested in a certain type of genre music, gospel music. Also youths who are interested in furthering their faith and want other features the magazine offers. For example advice column , daily readings and events list. There is a lot types of gospel music from country gospel to gospel rap. This ensures that the magazine can reach all races and different backgrounds.

How did you attract/audience your audience?

To attract my audience I used a usual colour theme .pink and purple which is bright and unique. Also my main image was original and instead of just being cropped and cut it remained the same. I also think the formal wear will attract my audience as it will be different from normal hip hop magazines. I also think the free t-shirt promotion will also attract teenagers as they like anything for free. Also the t-shirt is from a well known logo this will help with magazine sales.

 What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this magazine front cover?

In our media department we were very lucky to be using the brand new apple Macs for our editing. This was very high quality. It was also the 1st time I used the Photoshop application which I found at the beginning very confusing, but I got the hang of it in the end. With Photoshop you can do all the basic like crop, cut and fill. But you can do so much more especially with font which I found extremely useful as I didn’t really need to adjust my image at all. I also like that it allowed you to control the layers in a mini window.

 If you were to make another front cover, what do you think you would do differently?

1. I would use a different image, so I could do more special effects and use Photoshop more to my advantage
2. I would do a more darker cover (as in colour) to see what It would look like
3. I would have half of the group dressed up in everyday wear so it would contrast the formal wear

4. I would change the title font.

final front cover

This is the final copy of Faith magazine issue 2

Magazine Evaluation

The ways that my music magazine has challenged forms and conventions of real magazine covers, i.e other gospel magazines, is through the use of younger generations being on front of the cover. 

A typical gospel magazine will have a well- known gospel artist on the cover or someone that is well known amongst the gospel community. However, my magazine develops forms and conventions through the use of young people to get the point across that young people are also, as well into the word of God, just as any other person. 

As i have said, the younger generation have more emphasis on this magazine cover, so i think it represents the younger generation as the cover contains youth at the age of 16 and above. How i think this is done, is through the images of average teenage girls and certain slang orientated words, e.g, "skank". 

I think the audience for the music magazine cover will, mostly be aimed at the younger generation, however, it is available to all age groups. 

I tried to attract my audience by advertising a brand called Anointed Vessel, that sell t-shirts that mention the works of Jesus, for example, the t-shirt that i used for my cover the slogan was called, "Jesus dies for myspace in heaven". These t- shirts are aimed at all ages, however it is very popular amongst the youths. Hence, why i used these t-shirts. 

What i have learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this magazine cover is, every detail count. I used a lot of experimental colors for my background, and some clashed, and some also went together with the text. In other words you have to be precise. I have also learnt, the dynamics of placing text in front of photos and vice versa. The technology on Photoshop was different to any other program that i have used, therefore, making it more complicated. However, i have learnt a lot using this program...

 

magzine cover

This is my finial draft of my magazine cover, which i am very happy with. I feel that i can capture the correct target audience.

Magazine Cover

Here is the end result of my magazine. 

My magazine cover was not how i initially wanted it to go, reasons being i wanted to have more of a vibrant cover and diverse/multicultural people also. This wasn't very successful as i could not find a wide range of people. However, my front cover was the resort that i would have gone to originally if i had not come with an internaional theme. 

I feel that my front cover shows unity and togetherness that is seen as something important within the christian faith and community. 

Overall, i am relatively happy with my cover. 

EVALAUTION!!!

Whilst creating this magazine cover, I found myself looking over many established magazines for inspiration: Word-up, young voices, hip-hop. Looking over these magazines gave me an in site as to what direction my magazine should be heading in, how my front cover should look and what essential elements should be included in over to sale to the target audience. With Faith magazine, as a group I believe we all tried to be as original as possible yet still taking into account conventions of real music magazines.

We decided on three main themes for our front covers:
- Jesus is my logo
- Sunday Best
- International Christians
For Jesus is my logo we chose to capture youths jumping in the air looking as though they were having a good time. They were dressed in normally chilled out clothes: Jeans and a t-shirt with the slogans, ‘Jesus is my logo’ and ‘Jesus died for my space in heaven’ blasted across the top in bright colours. Seen as Faith magazine is promoting the gospel scene, we felt it would be a great idea to incorporate our message through fashion trends also. We believe this will be effective seen as youth today are becoming more and more entwined with the fashion world.

The use of bright colours was very important in terms of grabbing the readers’ attention and targeting the right audience. I believe colours play a big part in the successful sale of a magazine. If your front cover looks good and stands out, people will be not be able to resist looking twice. The use of big fonts, bold and italic writing, graphed slogans, and images were also important for attracting our audience.

During the process of constructing the magazine cover, being introduced to photo-shop, a program I have had no previous experience or encounter with before, I found challenging. After being given a tutorial on how to use the program, I still found myself in need of assistance, but being pushed to try and work independently and finally starting too see my front cover come to life, I thought strongly about the power of technology and how much I underestimated it. Technology defiantly plays a big part in the media industry.

If I were to be given the opportunity to make another magazine cover I would take time to properly plan the photo shoot, as I felt that due to limited time our photos were not of the highest standard. I would also dedicate time toward learning how to use Photoshop correctly so that class time could have been 100% devoted towards designing the front cover.

Photo Shoot ( shud have been posted ages ago)

We chose to base our photoshoot onsite, we use corridors, the main hall and other facilties of the college. To add a bit of varitey we chose to shoot some shots in the loccal park. Our aim was to take funfilled fully swagged out pictures to attracted our chosen audience: Young People.

We based our shots on our themes which were:

• Sunday Best
• Jesus is my log
• International Christians
• Christian Swagger

Sunday Best

We got some students to dress up in what they considered to be their best church clothes. For Boys this consisted of trouser, tie, a shirt and jumper. For the girls this was a skirt, blouse and shoes/heels. We tried our best to imcooperate the swagger youth have these days but also the sophistocated look of older teens going to church. The photos were taken on one of the college

Jesus is my logo

We shot these pictures in the park. We captured pareecee and niquita in the process of jumping in the air. The costumes they were wearing were t-shirts with the slogans blasted on them:

'Jesus is my logo' and ' Jesus died for my space in heaven'. In this shoot we tried to just capture youth having fun and still repping their faith.

Over all i enjoyed the photoshoot and i feel we succeded in completing it under an hour but i wish we could have had a bit longer.

Rough draft of magazine..

I made a rough first draft of my magazine cover.

I found it very hard to find inspiration or any ideas for the cover, due to the fact that i had a lot of difficulty of finding a wider range of multicultural people and also, the people that i wished to photograph could not make it in time.

However, i came to a final solution and i decided to use Lousie, Niquita and Pareece for my front cover. 

I took the individual photos of each of them and i set them at an angle on the page. 

I decided to have a purple background and text that was in contrast in order for the text to stand out against the background. 

 The magazine will sell for £2.45

Faith Magazine - Photo Shoot... Blogged today, however meant to be posted ages ago

The photo shoot took roughly about, half an hour to get a good amount of different pictures. 

Our group took a lot of photos around the college grounds, these took place in the food hall, the corridors and Owens Field. 

The photos taken in the food hall, where mostly of Niquita and Pareece. These pictures were of both girls wearing t shirts that either said, "jesus died for myspace in heaven" or "jesus loves me". The pictures that were taken in the food hall were mostly to the emphasis the appearance of the t shirts. A lot of the pictures, were of Niquita and Pareece sitting together and having fun. 

The photos taken outside Owens Fields was mostly of Niquita nd Pareece jumping off a bench to give the impression that they are in mid air. They were also told to smile at the same time.

The photos that were taken in the corridor were mostly in front of a white background, this was done in order to amake the crop of the image much easier once done in photoshop.

I was going to take my own photos, simply because i am doing International Christians and i wish to get multi - cultural people with flags.  

Photo shoot

Our group did two photo shoots as we all had different themes we wanted to explore.

The first photo shoot was more casual and relaxed clothes. Me perecce and Louise were all in photos.

Our locations :-

• dark blue wall
• stair well near window over looking the sky
• white wall
• canteen area
• weavers fields park

The second photo shoot was very dressy and also Sunday best. Me and some other class mates.

Our locations :-

• dark blue wall
• white wall
• window
• stair well

Faith photoshoot ideas (my cover)

My theme for my cover is 'Sunday best' but in a new ligth cause when i think of the solgan sunday best i think . Suited and booted men, women in extreamly cordinated suits and big hats mathcing from head to toe. And teenagers carefully matching thier partents.



But as times have change it isnt always the case anymore. Dressing for church is more enjoyable and also should be respectable. Of course going to church is NOT to look good but if ur dressed and feel confortable you will always beem and no snyde remarks will hinder your personal worship. And since i love fashion this is why i have choosen this theme



My cover layout ideas

1. To have 3 or 4 young people dressed up in thier church clothes, but insted of having the lates handbag or mobile phone they wil have there bibles.


2. 2 young people in propa dressed up, suited and booted church clothes. Then next to them is 2 young people in casual clothes like thier going to college. Headline what is sunday best? or Im still keeping it christian or christian swagga .

The headline and title i want to be orginal and i dont want the front cover to be all over the place i wont it to b simple but not to simple still needs to attract a certain audience.

Faith Magazine.

Music Magazine Practical 

Magazine - Gospel Music:

• Jesus Is My Logo 
  
• Jesus Junkie 
  
• Jesus Loves Me 
  
• Jesus Dies For Myspace In Heaven.

These are sentences that are seen on t-shirts and badges (merchandise). These t-shirts are use to promote the word of God. 

Titles For A Magazine: 

JC

Jesus is my logo 

Gospel Scene 

J. M. L

J4L

Faith. 

Our group came to a final decision and chose FAITH

Frequency:

Monthly

Content:

Advice - Singles, Parents 

Spoken Word

New Gospel Artists - Albums

Fashion- "Jesus died for myspace in heaven" t-shirts 

This is what will be inside the magazine. 

 

Target audience:

youth/teens

Photoshoot: 

Cover 1 - Sunday Best/ Christian Swagger 

Cover 2- International Christian

Cover 3- Jesus Is My Logo 

Cover 4 - Missionary 

Props:

Cover 1 - Bible. Church Background/ pewes - chair

Cover 2 - International Flags. National colours. 

Cover 3- 

Cover 4- 

                                                

Faith Magazine

Myself and my group have decided to name our magazine 'Faith' and have based it upon the 'Gospel' genre. We hope to feature artist such as :

- Victizzle, Mark Starr, Guvna B, Triple-o, Faith Child, Jayess and many more

We will be releasing four magazine covers:

- Cover 1= Sunday best

- Cover 2= International Christians

-Cover 3= Jesus is My logo theme

- Cover 4= Missionary programs 

Magazine- Content:

- concerts 

- word of encouragement

- Nu gospel artists on the scene

- Advice Corner

Christian Fashion

 

Faith magazine

This morning
my group wanted to have an original idea for an music magazine. There are many genres of music magazines but not allot of 'Gospel'. so we have decided to create a magazine cover called Faith.The frequency of our magazine will be monthly and the target audience is teenagers and young adults.

Possible Titles

• JC
• Jesus is my logo
• Gospel scene
• Right path
• JMC
• J 4 L
• Faith
  
  


• Cover 1- Sunday best
• Cover 2- international Christians
• Cover 3- Jesus is my logo
• Cover 4- missionary

Contents

• new fresh artist
• advice
• spoken word and advice
• new gospel
• party and concerts listings and coverage
• competitions
• gospel scene
• bible advice and readings