Media Magazine Evaluation

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

·         Have a more creative layout which will engage the audience

·         Improve on labelling

·         Font should complement the style of the magazine

 

 

 

 

By Nana Brako