Examples of Good Magazine Coursework Blogs
Print - Year 12 Brief
Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program.
Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine
All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate(s), minimum of FOUR
images per candidate.
Maslow
CODES AND CONVENTIONS OF A MAGAZINE CONTENTS PAGE.
- Arranged in columns, usually 3 or 4.
- One main picture relating to a feature article.
- Other smaller images.
- They have page numbers on the pictures which anchors them to the written contents.
- Name of the magazine is at the top, issue date and the word contents.
- Subscription and contact information.
- Sometimes an editors letter.
- Contents divided into catergories and headings used to identify each catergory.
- Image of the front cover of the magazine.
- Simple colour scheme.
- Contents are written in the same way-
First Line- page number- one or two words which could be artist name or ambigous text to intrigue the reader in bold type, often capital letters (average 12-13pt).
Sub Line- Gives you more specific detail about what the articles about in smaller font and roman (no bigger than 11pt). - Photography is credited for the front cover.
- Interesting and varied photographs.
- Features and regulars - main catergory headings
- Bottom has page number followed by title and issue date, really small font, often followed by a web address.
- Usually one or two pages, no more.
Everyone needs to understand Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. It forms the basic understanding of how target audiences and consumers work, generating a set of guidelines we can use to create products and campaigns. If you have notes from class you want to share email scanned copies or presentations to Ms G or Miss P.
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