AICE Media & Film Studies

     Revising my cover page was a bit difficult because my peers gave me many conflicting opinions. Some people loved the way my cover looked while others believed that the design should be changed. My feedback was a bit broad, so it was difficult to figure out how exactly to change my cover; however, I did get one helpfully specific critique: add an outline to the star that contains the words "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PHOTOGRAPHER".      The photo shown to the left displays the border I added to the star shape. I used the color Accent 2, Lighter 40% to match the blue theme of my cover. I tried different colors and shades, but anything lighter than this was barely visible and anything darker contrasted with the text too much. While the edit is small, it polishes the cover page and makes it look more aesthetically appealing.

     The target audience for my magazine is around 20-60 years old, and my magazine does not apply to a particular gender. It targets people from all over the world, but mostly those in first-world countries who have access to DSLR cameras. There are professional photographers who are reading my magazine, but there are photographers-in-training and people who merely enjoy taking pictures as a hobby as well. The magazine applies to many income levels, mostly the middle class and a bit of the higher class. These people are at least high school graduates, and there are many college graduates in the mix too.            Photo District News ( PDN ) has a very similar target audience to my magazine, Technique . Over half of PDN 's audience are professional photographers, with 73% having over five years of experience and 68% earning more than half their income by taking photos. There is a wide spectrum of Photo District News readers:  paid ...

     The target audience for my magazine is around 20-60 years old, and my magazine does not apply to a particular gender. It applies to people from all over the world, but mostly people in first-world countries who have access to DSLR cameras. The magazine applies to many income levels, mostly the middle class and a bit of the higher class. These people are at least high school graduates, and there are many college graduates in the mix as well. Of course, my target audience must be interested in photography, which is what my magazine revolved around. | Identify target audience by age, gender, geography, income level, education level, etc. Outdoor Photography Canada has a similar target audience to Technique . This magazine is published four times a year, leaving the readers waiting until the next issue rather than getting bored by the content. Like Technique , Outdoor Canada Magazine targets photographers of all levels, from beginner to expert. This means that photogr...

     The target audience for my magazine is around 20-60 years old, and my magazine does not apply to a particular gender. It applies to people from all over the world, but mostly people in first-world countries who have access to DSLR cameras. The magazine applies to many income levels, mostly the middle class and a bit of the higher class. These people are at least high school graduates, and there are many college graduates in the mix as well. Of course, my target audience must be interested in photography, which is what my magazine revolved around.      A magazine that has a similar target audience is Digital Photo Magazine ( DPM ). For one, both of our audiences are photographers, which is the main attribute that readers of DPM and Technique should possess. Digital Photo Magazine is aimed towards adults who are able to purchase a DSLR camera, which matches my magazine's target audience as well. DPM does not appeal to any particular gender and inste...

     When I presented my magazine to my classroom, many people acknowledged the contrast between my cover page and my table of contents. My peers commented on how my dark cover page made my table of contents appear brighter and stand out more. There were also compliments about my use of white space; according to some people, I had just the right amount. My classmates also stated that they liked the color scheme of my magazine, and that they thought my photos were of a very good quality. I also noticed that there were comments about my use of text features; for example, the borders surrounding the text on my magazine's cover. I got compliments about the text on the cover in general, specifically how the title overlapped the surrounding border of the page and made it look more professional. The overall structure of my magazine's cover got lots of attention from my peers as well. Some people explained that my issue is very organized and had a good design overall. They also r...

     My product uses conventions of my genre - photography - because it follows a similar cover, table of contents, and article format; however, some conventions are challenged in my cover page. I used a large rectangle to hold some of my text, while a lot of magazines do not do this. I used this transparent rectangle because it made the text readable and stand out against my cover photo. My table of contents is a bit more conventional: it follows a similar format that I studied in other photography magazines, with a few featured articles on the left-hand side and photos on the right. My article follows conventions as well. The page numbers are placed conventionally and the photos are scattered throughout the article. At the end of the passage, I even have a small "T" icon that stands for Technique . This is because I noticed many magazines have a small logo after each of their articles, so I implemented this into my own product.      The magazine that I ...

     The photo shown above is the cover page of my magazine, titled Technique . I deviated from my cover page template a bit by changing the placement of my featured articles as well as changing the font of my title from Arial Black to Bodoni MT Poster Compressed. I did this because I realized that Arial Black was the default font and looked much too general and bland. For the font of the smaller text, I chose Bahnschrift Semibold because it looks clean and professional.      I selected this photo for my magazine cover because it shows someone taking a picture, which directly correlates to the topic of my magazine: photography. When adding this image to the page, I had to switch the positioning of my text. I moved the text to the left because it balanced out the composition of my picture and reflected the style of other photography magazines I have studied.      Like the cover, my table of contents has diverged from its first layout...