my idea...

so far, i have started on my front cover and am nearly finnished with the text work, i just have to get all the images for my magazine and start on the double page spread with the fashion make over page.
the colour schemes i have decided on are, orange, burgundy, purple, but i may add another complimentary colour (i have to be carful not to make my magazine look like a rainbow!).

things to do:

1. get photo's and place in mag
2. start on double page spread (PRONTO)!!!
3. decide on layout of content of mag
4. do ome more work for media folder

Front cover...

i have now come up with a good idea for my front cover, and i have all the deatils worked out as follows:

size (exact size-might have to scale up for working on comp )

1. width=21cm
2. height=27.5 cm

colour scheme

• violet/burgundy=main font colour
• tangy orange
• white=some of the font will be in white, also the backgroung will be white
• all the "EXCULSIVE" information will be in red.

image

for the main image i will have my best friend Rebecca as the celebrety on the front cover as i am doing my article on an interview with her, and i will use fashion tips from her to the fashion make-overs before and after.

My final idea!

I have come up with a good idea for my coursework project.

I have decided to do a double page spread of an exclusive fashion interview of a "celebrity"-and i will also have a page of fahion makeovers. I will have pictures of ordinary people before and after a make-up done by me!

I am going to ask my cousins and best friend to be the people i will have in my mag.

brief

during this week i will be concentrating on my brief. I will be doing some furthure research for my final and hopefully be clear on exactly what my teen magazine is going to be about and what the cover will look like.

Front cover...love the idea!!!

From the tittle "teen people" we can work out the target audience for this magazine are teenagers. The fact that it doesn't specify what teen-age it is aiming at makes it more open for 13 to 19 year olds to buy, ie, there is potential for a wider target audience.

The colours used combined with the images of celebreties suggests that this mag is aimed at glossygirls who are into fashion (hence the diet tips to "get your best body ever").

From the text used it is clear and easy to work out the topics covered in this issue which means that the buyer doesn't have to spend too much time trying to work out whether to buy it or not as the temptation would overcome them.

QUESTIONAIRE

Name:.........................................
Age:............................................
Gender:......................................

1) Do you read magazines on a regular basis?



2) What sort of magazines interest you?



3) If you were to read a magazine, what topics would you be interested in?



4) What topics do you least want to read about?



5) What type of magazines do you least want to read?



...and why?




6) What sort of magazines do you find most eye catching when you see them at the news agents?



7) How much do you agree that the most important part of the magazine is the front cover (interms of gaining interest and trust from customers)?



8) Do you feel that there are not many topics and magazines aimed at your gender/age?

Result!

I have found from the research i have done that most magazines of everyage are aimed at females and that there aren't many men magazines. This could be due to the fact that men don't bother much about magazines and so i feel that i should try aiming my magazine towards the market that already exists to prevent any risks of not having a market for my magazine.

However, it may also be a good idea to do a magazine for men as there is the huge gap that i could fill. The only pull back factor is that there is not many topics to cover when it comes to what men are interested in, though i may find something interesting after i do some research into men's magazines.

As part of my research i have decided to do a questionare aimed at teenagers around 16-19 to find out their interests and what sort of topics they would like to read in a magazine. When i get my research back i will have furthure knowledge of what teenagers are interested in and what i could do for my magazine.