L.I.I.A.R Evaluation of my magazine
LANGUAGE:
My magazine challenges forms and conventions of real media products by having 3 photos all with backgrounds put onto a plain canvas with the title names in coloured bubbles conventional magazines usually have all of the pictures backgrounds removed or have 1 with background and text written straight onto it.
My magazine has a Banner headline which takes up the width of the page which was an idea I put forward in my planning. My magazine also uses brand image to show the college in a positive light this is done by having one of the main headlines “Coming to Wyke was the best thing I ever did” this combined with the smiling students makes the college look like a good place to go. I have kept a consistent style while using different colours by keeping the style of the text bubbles on my magazine the same basic shapes and using the same fonts this also helped me keep my house style the same by using green ,purple and white (The colleges colours) on my front page and contents page. I have put captions under all my photos on the front page to give a “sneak peak” of the story.
I have a exclusive in my magazine which is “food at wyke” this is an exclusive as it was written especially for this magazine. My magazines strapline is made by students for students which helps sell it because students can relate to whats being said.
INSTITUTION:
My magazine could be sold in college at the reception area or in shops in the vicinity of the college this would also make the magazine appeal to more people not just students as people may see it in the shop and think it’s only 20p it may be worth a read this then increases peoples knowledge of Wyke in turn they might then recommend it to relatives/friends this then makes Wyke a more desirable destination.
IDEOLOGY:
My magazine focuses on the education side of college life rather than the social side, for instance all my articles are college related were as some magazines in my research featured stories about the drinking scene around the colleges.
AUDIENCE:
My target audience is mainly students at the college but also I have included articles for new/ future students such as “Your guide to Wyke” , “Freshers information”. The demographic for my magazine could actually be a lot broader as mentioned above if it was sold in shops then it would be extended to people in the local community.
I have tried to attract my audience by using the college’s bright colours and a lot of pictures as well as having the magazine’s cheap price quite large as students don’t usually have a lot of money to spend on things which aren’t essential.
REPRESENTATION:
My media product represents particular social groups by showing typical college students on the cover smiling which connotes that they are enjoying their time at the college.
