Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

My magazine cover has the main and usual ingredients of a typical magazine. These include prominent masthead showing the title, a strapline, price and issue. The contents page of my magazine has the basic information that a contents page has, the article/content with page number and some images to highlight magazine features. The photos give a little away to what the article will be about and indicate that these are particular features of the magazine.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My magazine represents a social group of a young age. The main image on the cover is of a student so this instantly reflects the target market/audience for the magazine. The title of the magazine is 'Banter', an informal and light-hearted term. The language of the contents, particularly the editors letter is quite chatty.

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

There seems to be a gap in the market for student-orientated magazines. There are magazines for almost any interest or subject and most people of student age would usually pick one of these up but currently don't have the option of buying a magazine aimed at students that covers more than one of their common interests.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

A male and female audience aged between 16 and 18 years.

How did you attract/address your audience?

I aimed to attract my target audience with the cover design of an enigmatic student, and I created a questionnaire for market research and feedback whilst also picking up feedback from people via the blog comments during the magazines' development.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I now have knowledge of using various image manipulation software and publishing software.