Magazine Research

What I've learned so far:
Every magazine needs:
-Masthead; title
-Essential information; date, issue number, bar code etc
-Main sell line; enigma code teases the audience and draws them in
-Sub-head; explains the enigma/teaser
-Sell lines; articles
-Main image; creates an image/identity for the magazine
-Colour; the colour pallette is restricted to a few contrasting colours for maximum impact.
I will have to make sure that my magazine includes all of these aspects to make it look sellable.



We also learned about different poses and how they can attract certain audience:
Invitational: The mouth tents to be shut with just the hint of a smile. The eyes are emphasised, the look is mysterious with the head tilted or looking back over the shoulder.
Romantic/sexual: Either the overs "come on" usually directed at the single male or the sensual, dreamy self-absorbed female icon, only hinting at availability.
Super-smiler: A fill face shot, usually with a big smile. Head thrown back, the look is confident and assertive.
Chocolate box: This look features a slight parting of the lips with a glimps of teeth. The face is shot full on or slightly turned away. This emphasis is on the flawless beauty.

Introduction

For my media course I will be creating a front cover, contents page and a double page spread of a magazine. I will be posting every piece of coursework and each stage of my progress on this blog. I must use images that I have taken and original text that I have written. Before this begins, I will be designing a preliminary task, which is a college magazine using images that I have framed and taken around the campus. Although it isn't the finished take it must still look professional and sellable.