Media Studies Blog

The feedback I got for my table of contents was to change the font color so that it would be easier to read. My magazine cover was cropped in too much and some of the words were cut off because I exported the picture incorrectly. I moved the text away from the edges for a more professional and pleasing look. My article columns were also too close to the edges, so I moved those in as well.

For my cover, I revised the cover image and changed it. I also changed the cholor scheme of the text to better fit the colors in the picture. I also photoshopped her face in front of the magazine title. I changed the font colors on my table of contents. On my article, I added a website link next to the page numbers and changed the spacing of the title.

4) How did you integrate technologies -- software, hardware and online -- in this project? For my project, I used many different pieces of technology to create it. I used Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Microsoft Publisher for my magazine cover. In photoshop I edited the model's face in front of the text with the name of the magazine. In InDesign and Publisher, I added text on either side of the photo to showcase what was inside of the magazine in order to draw people in. For my table of contents and article, I used Apple Pages. I needed multiple text boxes on those pages because of the way I formatted it around pictures. Pages has a feature where you can connect separate text boxes, so I used that feature efficiently in order to make sure that my table of contents and article flowed together and looked aesthetically pleasing. Some hardware I used for this project was the camera I used to take pictures during the photoshoot. I used a Nikon camera for the photoshoot. I used technol

3) How did your production skills develop throughout this project? My production skills developed greatly thougout this project. I learned how to use Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Publisher. I also learned how to utilize different texts, fonts, colors, and layouts. I was interested in gaphic design before I started the project, but had no experience with it. I now know how to design a magazine cover with photoshop and InDesign, write and layout an article, and create a table of contents along with a flat plan. I also researched and learned about other magazines and what the conventions for them are. I also learned how magzines distributed their magazines in print and digitally. I used color schemes, photography, and photo editing when doing a photoshoot.

2) How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as real media text? My magazine engages with audiences because of the information it provides. Articles, photo spreads, quizzes, and other things like horoscopes engage readers into the magazine and the content in it. It would be distributed as to appeal to teens and young adults, mainly girls. Audeinces of the magazine could also engage in the magazine's website, where more articles, quizzes, and other content could be found. I would also want to make an app for my magazine that people can interact with. Some magazines have recently been putting in Snapchat codes in the pages of their magazine that you can scan using the Snapchat app to go to a webpage, find secret content and photos, and even buy items. I would want to integrate that into my magazine, because that has a good interactive aspect.