Media Studies Evaluation question 5

Evaluation question 5How did you attract your audience ?

Colours

• My colour scheme for my magazine is red, black, white and grey. I chose this as these colours compliment each and help each other to stand out. For my front cover I made the background grey which was quite dark but not so dark that it made all of the text seem unclear. These are all colours that are popular with all age groups and because they stand out they will attract my audience. By using al of these colours in a combination I’ve created a house style for my magazine that will attract any age group but it will also attract my main target audience

Font and lettering

• I have used a range of fonts throughout my magazine that enhances my choice of colours. For my masthead I have used the font ‘Bauhaus93’, this made my text curvy so it made it stand out in a good way where it seems natural with the rest of the text. For certain sell lines I have chosen to make them in capital letters because this would make it stand out to my audience and highlight its importance, making them want to turn to my contents page and find what page the article is on.

Layout

• My magazine follows the standard codes and conventions, for my front cover I have my main image in the centre as the biggest image. This is the same for my contents page which has my image on the right hand side and my double page spread which has my image on the page on the right. I have included quite a few sell lines where I feel that my page looks busy but not too busy where my audience would feel bored and tired from reading my front cover. On my contents page I have put the different articles in a list format so that my audience don’t have to dart across the page all the time.

Content

• I have used different content on my blog e.g. quotes and pictures where my audience can visualise the artists rather than just read about them. I have included a skyline that I felt that my audience would be interested in. On my contents page I have also added in an extras section which tells my audience about details that are relevant to the magazine but aren’t in the main articles.

Overview

• Overall I think that my magazine will attract my target audience because of the different things that I have used. E.g. colours, images, fonts and the layout. I feel that the colours used heighten the look of the magazine because they aren’t seen as boring and old like colours such as brown and dark grey. I feel that my audience will be attracted because of the codes and conventions used such as the skyline, the images, the fonts and the layout of my magazine.