Media Magazine Evaluation
In my evaluation on file sharing I was able to gather some
facts and figures in terms of the topic being discussed i.e. illegal file
sharing and downloading. I was able to gather valuable information from hand-outs
and quotes from interviews that well known celebrities in the music industry
were able to give an account for. My resources were mostly reliable as I took
them from “The daily Mail” which is a reliable source of information.
In terms of journalist and writing skills, I tried to widen
the range of my target audience in terms of language. I used a formal but
friendly approach in which case an audience of all age groups could read and
understand. The use of rhetorical questions in my article was also a good way
of engaging the audience into what they are reading.
I believe I did very well for my first piece of work using InDesign.
My approach was very simple but bold and effective. The use of white and bright
red font colour on a plain black background really works and is appealing to
the eyes of the audience. I used white font colour to notify the areas of the
article that were just general information and red to highlight quotes and
opinions.
My font style was very simple and clear to read and I used
italic fonts in areas where there were quotes from artists and celebrities to
indicate their statements. My layout was very simple but I think it worked well
and complemented the distribution of information in the article
Pictures I used for celebrities were both secondary material
from the net but the interview about artist “Apollo Blue’s” opinion on the
topic was a primary image. I also think the use of another artist really gives
the article originality. I also imported logos and advertisements from XXL
magazine to show branding, I also feel by doing this it makes the article look
professional and the use of the colour scheme allows the logos to blend in very
well.
In terms of uploading the article onto blogger I found it
quite easy and interesting to use. I also like the fact that audience are
allowed to view and comment on your blog. I got some positive remarks on my
blog. Audience agreed that my article looked professional and the use of
language and font was well thought through however all the information on one
page felt cramped and a mistake was made in the labelling of one of the artists
which the viewer was able to catch out.
I do agree that I should have done better with the labelling
of the artist however I disagree on making the article a double paged spread as
I found using InDesign quite challenging at first and it took a while for me to
get the hang of things
Improvements on task:
·
Learn how to use InDesign more efficiently and
effectively
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Have a more creative layout which will engage
the audience
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Improve on labelling
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Font should complement the style of the magazine
By Nana Brako
