Evaluation 5

How did you attract/ address your audience?

I addressed my audience by using a graffiti font which instantly catches the eye of the reader a long with the background as it’s quite a bright blue. The image on the front cover of the magazine also attracts the viewer as it is in the centre of the page so it’s the first thing the viewer can see. The contents page instantly attracts and addresses the audience also due to the title as its graffiti font and the images also stand out due to the layout of the contents page. My double page spread addresses the audience by the language used as the language used is how the target audience’s use of language is like. It attracts the audience by the images which are located in the centre of the page as they cover both pages.

I did a questionnaire to see what people thought of my final finished product and to see if I targeted my intended audience as shown below:

1. How real do you think my magazine looks?

Joshua Scriven- ‘I think your magazine looks professional but it could also be improved at the same time. I think it looks good due to the title and the image on the page but I also think the image could be made larger to make it stand out more. I also think the features at the bottom of the page could be positioned somewhere else so it looks less made up’.

Ellis Brown- ‘I think your magazine looks both good and bad in different ways. I think the fonts used are good and realistic but I think the colours of the background on the front cover and contents page look a bit unreal and it could be made better with the image being stretched to a much larger size’.

2. Do you think the content in the magazine is appropriate for the target audience of the magazine?

Joshua Scriven- I think the content in the magazine is appropriate for the target audience as the language used is good. I think this is because you have used slang in the language used which is instantly intended for the target audience. I also think the images in the magazine are appropriate for the target audience as young trendy students will be interested in different things such as clothes and cars so they will be interested straight away.

Ellis Brown- I think the images instantly attract the target audience as they are linked in with students who are trendy and like to look good. I also think the language used and the layout of both the front cover and contents page will attract the intended audience as they look professional but not to over the top.

3. Are the font styles and colours appropriate for the target audience?

Joshua Scriven- I think all the font titles on the front cover, contents page and the double page spread are all suitable for the target audience and as they are cool and they fit in with the genre R&B. I think the colours used on the front cover and the contents page could be a bit darker to make it fit in with the genre more.

Ellis Brown- I think all the title fonts used in the magazine are good but I think they could be a bit bigger. The other fonts used on the contents page and the double page spread are also suitable but I also think that it could have been a bit bigger so it’s easier to use. I think the colours used are good on the front cover and the contents page as the magazine could be for both males and females.

4. Is the layout/design appropriate for the target audience?

Joshua Scriven- The layout and design of the front cover is well thought out but I think the features at the bottom of the page but be in a different position and I also think the image could also be bigger. I think the contents page looks professional and the double page spread is also but I feel it could of ad more writing on where the interview is to make it look more professional.

Ellis Brown- I think the layout and design of the front cover is very good but I think the image could be bigger and I also think the font could be bigger so make it stand out a bit more. The contents page is well presented with a good sense of layout which makes it look more real and professional. I think the layout of the double page spread could have been better with the images in different places instead of just the centre.

5. Do you feel the magazine was successful or not?

Joshua Scriven- I think the magazine was an overall success as I took a preferred reading to the magazine so I understood the text easily. I thought the most completed and professional page was the contents page as it was most like real media products but I did think the front cover and double page spread was well thought through.

Ellis brown- I thought the magazine was successful as you attracted the audience well due to the fonts and language used. I thought the text used was good as it instantly targeted the target audience when you began to read it.