This document contains information about Lucie O'Gara's media studies portfolio project to create an indie music magazine called "Amplify". It discusses the target audience as being both sexes aged 16-22 who listen to indie music and go to concerts. It provides details about the inspiration for the magazine coming from other publications like NME and Q. It addresses how the magazine represents the indie social group through the style of clothing worn by the cover model and the fonts, language and camera angles used. Twitter and Instagram are identified as media institutions that could help distribute the magazine. The document examines how the magazine uses conventions from real publications in aspects like the cover design, contents page and double page article spread. It closes by discussing

1. Lucie O’Gara
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Aquinas College
AS Media Studies
OCR G321: Foundation Portfolio

2. 1) Who would be the
audience for your
media product?

3. Men and Women at
the age of 16-22
People who listen too..
People who are
influenced by..
I aimed my
magazine at:
People who go to Gigs..
People who shop at..

4. The main primary audience for my media products would be as
shown on the spider gram both sexes in the age gap of 16 onwards,
I set the age to 16 because I believe that’s the most popular age
when teenagers grow into a music genre and are sure who they are
and what music describes them! Also 16 because i talked about gigs
throughout my magazine and 16 onwards is the most popular age
for people to go to gigs in my opinion! Secondly the magazine was
for people who listen to ‘indie’ music such as The Fratellis, The
Courteeners and Artic Monkeys. This is because the music
mentioned throughout my media products is indie and these bands
are stereotypically indie. Also I have aimed my magazine at people
who shop at places such as Vintage shops, urban outfitters and Top
shop as these places sell ‘Indie’ clothes and are the most popular for
people shopping there for an indie fashion. Lastly the main thing
that has influenced my media products is the magazines ‘Q’ and
‘NME’ this is because these are my favourite indie magazines and
they inspired me to create my indie products in the shape of their
magazines! Based on my audience research I believe there is a need
for my magazine because in my opinion Indie Music needs to take
over again like it did in the 1900’s when everyone was inspired by
indie music when it took over the charts.
On the left is my mood board which I created to motivate and
inspire myself in what kind of magazine I would want to create! I
put down all pictures of what kind of music, fashion and symbols
which describe my personality the most, and clearly you can see
throughout the board is an indie theme therefore I thought that it
was best to create an Indie magazine as it would reflect me the
most.

5. 2) How does your media
product represent particular
social groups?

6. As you can see, my social group is 'Indie' themed, my media products
represent this social group because as from looking at my front cover
firstly my model is dressed in a grey jumper with a slogan printed on it,
also with the collar popping out and the models hair all messy which is
known as the 'typical' indie/edgy girl look which people who follow this
particular social group dress like therefore it is very obvious that this Is
the social group that the magazine is representing.
In comparison a magazine that gave me inspiration with my media
products is a magazine called 'INDIE' Which straight away reveals their
social group, the model on the front of the cover gave me inspiration for
my magazine as the picture is very unique which makes the magazine look
interesting and makes the audience want to read all about this social
group and find out about it as the cover draws you in so much that you
want to find out just why this social group is so interesting! This is exactly
the impact I wanted to create with my front cover.

7. This is a mood board that I created to show my class what sort of
images/text/language I would be using in my magazine to see if they guessed the
social group correctly, I did this because I wanted to see weather my social group
would be obvious for my target audience to be interested.

8. Also with my media products I represented my social group by using a
variation of texts/fonts throughout my products. This is because in
most 'Indie' magazines the font they use is informal, therefore I
followed this trend by using a variation of grunge looking fonts on my
media products and also added a lot of slang and explanation marks.
This helps me connect with the audience as they will be able to relate
with the magazine and feel welcomed.
Next, my media products represent my social group with the certain
camera angles that I used, on other social group magazines I have
noticed that on their front cover they put their model central but on
all indie magazines the model has a unique pose and is either leaning
towards the left or right. My model is slightly leaning towards the right
and has a slight look to her of mystery and importance which is how
most teenagers come across which is my main target audience! Most
teenagers are mysterious in their activities and have a feel of
importance as they are becoming an adult, the pose on my front cover
represents this look.
I wouldn't say that my scenery or location represents my social group
but it does have a folk/indie look as these kind of bands tend to play at
many festivals outside in the summer which the audience can relate
too as it may take them back to a festival/event on a open area which
may even make them want to buy the magazine if bands from the
festivals they have been too are mentioned in the magazine!

9. 3) What kind of media institution
might distribute your media
product and why?

10. A media institution is an established, and often profit based organisation, that
are responsible for advertising, entertainment and information services. It helps in
gathering information about different groups of people and their originality but
also it promotes any media products in the industry. The media institution that I
would like to distribute my media product is Twitter. This is because twitter has
turned into the most popular social networking site on the internet! On twitter
there are various things that would help promote my magazine. The first is a
twitter page for my magazine which fans of the magazine could follow and on
the page there could be recent updates and news on when the magazine is
coming out and where they can buy the magazine from! The second thing which
twitter could do to help promote my product is trend the name of the magazine,
when you trend something on twitter it means that all people online can see
what's the most popular things that people are talking about and if they see the
name of my magazine they may want to click on the trend an see what the big
hype is all about and if they read into the magazine they may be interested in
buying the magazine themselves!

11. The next thing which could help
promote my media product on twitter
is how my tweets can get recognised
and re tweeted by famous people
who have many followers, therefore
then their followers will be able to
see our promotion and will be
interested in reading the magazine if
the idol they're following is interested
in the magazine or even featuring in
the magazine! Overall because
Twitter is such a popular network,
especially for my target audience as
well, so the magazine could get a
huge promotion on their and even get
recognised by the biggest names and
brands in the magazine industry!

12. The second media institution I would use to
promote my final products is instagram.
Instagram is an online photo-sharing, videosharing and social networking service that
enables users to take pictures and videos then
apply digital filters to them, and share them on a
variety of social networking services. I would
choose to use instagram because it is a massive
social network with android and web presence
and its growth will surely continue with its users
expanding every single minute of the day. With it
being a massive social networking site if I posted
pictures of my media product on the site it can
therefore be shared onto other social network
sites such as twitter, Facebook and tumblr where
uses on these services as well can see my media
product. In April 2012, it was announced that
over 30 million accounts were set up on
Instagram. Therefore I could have the possibility
too show over 30 million people my media
product, this would help me in varies ways as I
could get a mixed response which would both
help me improve on either the next edition or
any future projects.

13. 4) In what ways does your media product
use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?

14. In the process of creating my media products (front cover, double page spread and contents page) I analysed indie
magazines such as NME and Q. I choose these magazines to help give me inspiration and motivation because I was
basing my media products on indie magazines and wanted mine too look just as creative, professional and realistic as
these popular magazines!
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These three famous front covers are all under the genre of ‘Indie’ which I choose to use for my media products. I chose these three front
covers in particular because in my opinion their use of codes and conventions took a real impact on my main products and made me
believe creating Indie products would show off my best potential as the theme of each magazine represents what kind of music I listen
too, what clothes I wear and mainly, my personality and my most importantly I wanted this to shine through and instantly tell the
audience what genre the magazine was and I believe these codes and conventions helped me do this.

15. On the left you can see one of my media
products; the Front Cover. The main codes and
conventions that I used in this product are the
font, the heading, the colours, the main image
and the structure of the magazine. Firstly the
heading for the magazine reads ‘Amplify’ The
convention behind this heading is how Amplify
simply means ‘make it louder’ or ‘Turn it up’
And I wanted to turn up Indie Music, In my
opinion I believe the genre is underrated and
could be much popular if more people gave it a
listen, so simply I wanted to make this certain
genre most popular again, and how else are
you going to do that except from turning it up!
Amplify also links in with Indie music. This is
because most bands/artists use an Amplifier
for their guitars, and most Indie artists use
guitars for their music/performances.
On the bottom left you will be able to see
the title for the famous indie rock
magazine ‘NME’ Out of all of the front
covers that I analysed in my opinion this
heading is the one that helped me decide
on my title and the font layout for it. As
you can see the title is placed on the left
hand side of the magazine similar to mine,
I choose to use this placement because as
NME will probably agree, placing the image
central is the ‘normal’ and I wanted my
magazine to be unique and edgy. Secondly
the ‘NME’ heading is very bold and uses 1
colour throughout the title however with a
white edge to it. On the other hand my
title may use 1 main colour similar to NME
and also have a white edge to it but my
font isn't as sharp and structured as NME’ I
choose to use a very dysfunctional, unique
and messy look for my title, this is because
‘NME’ Are block letters they’re bound to
use a simple font, but with the meaning
behind my title I wanted to show a font
that stranded out and represented Indie
music just how ‘Amplify’ does as it makes
music louder and more noticeable and I
believe my font has achieved this main
look as the font is messy, patchy and most
importantly not perfect. With the font
being patchy and messy this show’s that
Indie music is far from perfect, its real.

16. The second code and convention I would like to talk about which is a main
part of my front cover is the main image. With my main cover star (on the
left) you can probably see she has the ‘indie’ look going on. With her collar
showing over a slogan jumper this is the typical fan girl, indie punk look
which I was going for. Her hair is slightly messy and blowing in the wind
which links in too my background, Autumn weather. Even though the
season has no impact on making the audience know it is an Indie magazine
they will know that it is an Autumn Edition and is new out on the shelves
and also I tried my best to link the cover star into the season by placing her
in a jumper. The star is leaning towards the right hand side of the frame,
the star is doing this because as you can see on other indie magazines such
as NME, Lily Alan is leaning slightly off central almost as if she’s trying to
make the title be seen which is exactly what inspired me for this structured
layout. With placing the star on the right of the frame I believe that it gave
me a better opportunity to play around with where to place the subheadings and conventions such as the date, barcode and issue number.
This magazine has overall inspired my codes and conventions for my
magazine because straight away out of the three magazines it caught my
eye because it was so unique and felt fresh! If my magazine was on a shelf
with three other different indie magazines I would want my magazine to
have the exact same impact on the audience and that is why NME’s font,
structure and main star inspired me to do the things I have done for this
media product.
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17. This is one of the contents pages which helped me develop
my codes and conventions for one of my media products;
the contents page. This is because firstly as you can see the
arrow is pointing to the main title ‘NME THIS WEEK’ In bold
block letters but the main thing which helped me develop
my title is the box behind the title. Now take a look at the
bottom right of the page, you can see my title ‘Amplify’ Has
been placed inside of a box and the colour behind the box
and the colour of the title merges in with the colour theme
which is exactly what NME have chosen to do.
Lastly when I was looking at this contents
page I realised that they had a news, radar,
reviews, live and features box separate to
their main index. I was struggling on what
else to add to the contents page and it
looked quite plain and boring with empty
gaps. But this contents page made me
realise that I can add separate boxes which
are different to my features, therefore it
helped me develop a regulars box and also a
editors letter. NME used a different colour
for their page number and their sub
headings which addresses the audience
where to go to see the stories they’re
interested in, I loved this idea and develop
on it by also changing the main title font and
the sub heading font.
Secondly as you can see on the NME
contents page there are 2 main image’s next
to the index, this helped me develop my
image and features as when I began too
structure my contents page I was unsure
where to place the main image, how big to
have it and most importantly what image to
use! As I began analysing this contents page
it helped my develop on my structure, it
inspired me to place the features on the left
in a white box as the white will make it look
the most effective, and secondly to place the
main image next too the features as it links in
with one of the main features.

18. Lastly for my media product I created a double page spread for my
magazine! The main codes and conventions which are used in my double
page spread are the quotes, the text, the image and the main title. When
analysing these double page spreads I noticed that most of double page
spreads there are quotes picked out from the text which challenged me to
take on this code and convention! My quote reads ‘Im so excited to travel
and see all my fans’ I picked this quote from my main text because I
believed it involved the audience the most. I would want my audience to
feel involved, welcome and appreciated by the main character ‘Lana Del
Rey’
The second codes and convention I used on this media product is the 2
images I chose to place on the spread, I choose 2 different images because
on most double page spreads only one main image is used, but for me I
had only used one main image on my front cover and contents page so I
felt challenged to show my potential and add in two images.
The text is blocked and placed on the right of the text, this is because it
looks very smart and professional. I choose for it too be blocked and quite
plain so it is easy and clear for the audience to read. The questions are a
different colour compared to the text/answers so the audience
understand that the article is an interview! The introduction is set out in
bold to catch the audiences eye as its important that they read what the
interview is about and most of all, who I am interviewing,
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19. 5) How did you attract/address your
audience?

20. First of all, the use of language I used was informal and chatty to connect with my audience because in my opinion that is the
best way to attract them, if you used writing which my specific social group don't relate too normally then they aren't going to
be interested, they like feeling like they're at 'home' Almost as if they have been considered in the magazine. Indie magazines
seem to use a lot of slang, I used slang and also quite a lot of explanation marks so the audience may feel like the editor of
the magazine is in the same age group and social group as them!
Secondly the font I chose was a major contribution in attracting my audience, in the indie 'social group' they are edgy, unique
and un-ordinary therefore the font I used was miss-shaped, faded and blocked, this is because I didn't want to use 'boring'
text as I wanted to address my audience and I believe the font will keep them interested and I thought if I used unique fonts
then my magazine would stand tall against all of the others!
The use of images that I used should attract the audience because on my front cover the model is clearly representing the
'indie' look and is also a teenager which my target audience can relate too! The pose the model is doing will also address the
audience because she is looking directly into the camera. I have also used small images on the front cover and contents
page that may attract the audience as there are previews of the bands which will be featured in the magazine, this will attract
the audience because they will want to see the rest of the pictures inside! Also the pictures that I have used are either big or
bright to yet again make the magazine stand out next too all the other indie magazines.
Lastly the main thing that will attract/address the audience in my view is the layout, firstly with my front cover the main image
is in the centre of the text therefore you cant miss the image as it is very striking and represents the social group the most.
Also with my layout I have structured the text around the main image so the text is clear and mainly, readable. On my double
paged spread the text is placed on the right of the page and the images on the left,

21. Master head
Buttons
Features
Eye Contact
The
Background
Strap Line
Other Images
Bar Code/Issue
Number/Date

22. The word ‘Free’ attracts the audience because it
makes them feel like they’re getting rewarded
for paying for the magazine and getting
something in return!
The white button attracts the audience because it
is bright so it will catch their eye and let them know
that the information inside is important, the white
contrasts with the background.
The master head for me stands out the most and
will attract the audience because it is bold and the
colour also contracts with the background and with
it also having a white shadow it looks layered yet
also messy which matches my genre.

23. Using little pictures emphases the articles and
links to the features and draws the reader in to
going to the main articles. And also with the
page numbers being on the images this will
address the audience where they can see the
article which links in with the images.
I used the same font for my contents page text as it
will attract the audience as straight away they will
know from looking at the front cover what magazine
they’re reading from recognising the font, this is
known to make them feel at home, it is called ‘house
style’.
The word ‘features’ addresses the audience in knowing
where to find the main features of the magazine and
what page number they can find the article on, it is a very
important section of the contents page so this is why I
have put the word in blue, blue contrast with the
background and makes the section stand out from all of
the other captions.

24. A pull quote will attract the audience
because it picks out an interesting part of
the interview and makes them want to
read more.
‘Lana Del Rey’ is the biggest font on the
page therefore this will address the
audience that this article is based on
her.
The blocked text will also attract
the audience because it will make
the audience read the interview
because it has a ‘clean’ and clear
look to it as it is structured and
easy to read.

25. 6) What have you learnt about
technologies from the process of
constructing this product?

26. During the process of creating my media products I have learnt a lot about
technologies and how they can help you show your full potential! This is because
they have helped massively in improving my work, without them I wouldn’t have
completed my media products or even this power point! There has been a range of
technologies that have contributed, a few examples include:
●
Digital Camera
●
Microsoft Publisher
●
Microsoft PowerPoint
●
Weebly
●
Internet Explorer

27. First of all I used the digital camera
for taking pictures for not only my
preliminary task for my final
products such as my music magazine.
It helped massively that the college
provided digital cameras that were
up to date because it meant I could
experiment with my angles and
effects and most importantly I could
see the picture straight away and
could also choose if I wanted to keep
it or not! Secondly I learnt that the
camera is very important because it
also let me store pictures and copy
them onto a computer screen so I
could use the pictures on my media
products and therefore see the
photos on a larger screen! Overall the
main thing that I have learnt about
the digital camera is how it offers so
much! It offers you to be able to
experiment with all different angles
so my pictures could be unique
instead of traditional and also it
taught me that the features on the
camera could give me a range of
effects on my photos.
These are just a few
examples of the range
of photos/angles I took
with the digital camera.

28. The second piece of technology that I learnt from was Microsoft Publisher/Power Point. I have learnt
from these documents because mainly they have helped my produce all of my assignment and along
the way of producing my products I have learnt an awful lot! Microsoft Publisher helped me produce my
double paged spread, contents page and front cover for my music magazine but also my flat plans and
my preliminary task (Aquinas Magazine) And Microsoft Power Point has helped me create this power
point for you today! Both programmed have proved to me just how useful they’re, they have made my
products both interesting and professional. They have been extremely easy to use during creating my
products but I have also picked up a range of skills that will help me in any future assignments as I will
now be able to produce my products even quicker as I know the skills to help me do this. They have
both also made my media products and end power point high quality with their range of effects that are
on offer! Overall I am thankful that I have had Microsoft to help me create my media products because
they have helped make my front cover, contents page and double paged spread and mainly that have
contributed in making my work a much higher quality and I am happy to take the numerous skills I have
learnt with me! The skills I have learnt include being able to edit photos with effects, changing around
my font’s and adding objects to my pieces such as shapes to make them more intriguing. Below are my
final pieces which Microsoft Publisher had a great impact on as my work was edited and completed on
this technology.

29. The next technology which I have learnt from in the process of creating my final media products is
internet explorer. The internet has been extremely important for me because it didn’t just help me
create my products but it also helped me during the research section of my assignment. This is
because in the research section it let me look into indie magazines and gave me an extremely helpful
outlook on how magazines should be presented and secondly because it helped me look into the
codes and conventions of magazines and helped my knowledge as I learnt what I should be putting
in my media products and why! Expanding on this the internet was very important during my
coursework because it gave me access to my media blog on the website ‘Weebly’ On this blog I put
all of my work on there and also analysis my work on there in a clear and professional way. Without
the internet giving me access to my blog I would not have been able to store any of my work and
most of all my teacher would not have been able to see all of my work and see where I am up to! It
gave my teacher evidence that I was doing well in my subject and showed them that I am up to date
and not behind on the final deadline! Weebly has also taught me that I myself am doing good in the
subject and has gave me a massive boost of confidence as you can see where you have come by
looking at your flat plans and seeing the final products! It helped me keep track of the skills and
experience I have gained through the production and post production stages of my work.

30. 7) Looking back at your preliminary task
(Aquinas College magazine), what do you
feel you have learnt in the progression to
the full product?

32. The title i used is 'Amplify' this connects to the genre of the magazines; Indie. This is because Indie music mainly tends
to consist of guitars, and as we all know you can use an 'Amp' to amplify the sound of the guitar. This is exactly what I
wanted to base my theme on because I want to make Indie music more well known, and more of a statement as I
believe it is underrated, 'Turn up the music' links in with this theme because 'Amplify' simply means 'increase the level
of the music' The font I used for the title and tagline fits in with the indie genre because the font fades out, is
smudged and isn't perfect as it has a white edging around the black line to show that the font is meant to be messy
therefore eye catching. The image I have used for the main cover photo fits in well with not only the genre of the
magazine but the Autumn Season. With the background of the star being the Autumn leaves it relates to the audience
as they will see that the edition is new out therefore will have up to date gossip and information. The star is dressed
in a jumper with a slogan on saying 'California' A slogan on an oversized jumper is the typical autumn indie look.
Therefore straight away the audience will notice the star is trying to represent the indie fashion statement. The
captions along both sides of the magazine all mention a band/artist which is famous for their indie./rock music.
Therefore again, this will automatically inform the audience the genre of the magazine.
I choose bands/artists such as Alex Turner, The Courteeners and Two Door Cinema Club because individually they all
play a huge part in contributing to the indie./rock industry. All these certain artists are famous for representing this
category as they're very popular. Tagline's such as 'Free HMV Voucher Inside' and 'Jake Bug Tickets To Be Won' play a
huge impact on drawing the audience into buying the magazine, because they will feel like they aren't wasting their
money because they're getting rewarded for buying the magazine as they get something back in return. With their
being an option to win Jake Bug tickets this is also a good way to draw in the public because people will wonder
exactly what they have to do to win the tickets and will be intrigued in wondering the details of the competition.
Next, with how I have mentioned 'Vampire Weekend Photo shoot' and gave the audience a sneak preview of some of
the images that they could view! This will gain the audiences attention because if they like the pictures on the front of
the cover they may feel the need to see the other photo's that are inside the magazine. I used a range of fonts for all
of these captions because I wanted to give each individual topic a unique style to separate each story from one an
other as they're all different yet interesting! Lastly I stuck to basic colours such as black, white and blue, as I felt if I
used a range of bright/pastel colours then people may start to get the impression that the theme was a pop
magazine. Therefore sticking to basic colours indicates the genre of the magazine as Indie isn't represented by a
certain group of colours.

34. The font i used for the sub titles and caption are all the same throughout the magazine to create a
house styles theme for recognition for the readers! However i used a different font for the main
heading to make the name stand out and make people realise that Aquinas is known to stand out
as its special and unique. My cover star is of a pupil in my class demonstrating an Aquinas student!
I used this image because she looks happy and looks like she's proud that people know her for
being on the Aquinas Magazine and secondly proud that she goes to that college! The image is
slightly to the right so it works with the rule of thirds. This is also great because it works with the
magazine as the headings and subheadings fit nicely around the image to make the image pop
out, but the image also makes the writing look good because it makes the readers think they have
to read the text as it must be important to be positioned around the image. My colour scheme is
black and red. This is because these are Aquinas' colours that they use on the website, power
points and leaflets so its recognisable. Next i chose the title to be red to make the name be more
dramatic, i also used effects on the title to make an impact, i used the shadow effect to make it
different from the tag line as the name of the magazine./college is most important. The use of
space is varied, i put text around both sides of the image so there wasn't alot of blank space on the
page and to make the magazine feel warming. My first content is how i asked if students want to
join a battle of the bands competition. I mentioned this content because from my research it
showed that there was a reasonable percentage that played an instrument! Secondly i offered a
voucher to be won at Topshop or Topman depending on what sex won the competition. I did this
because due to my research i did i discovered that topshop/topman was the most popular shop
that the students shopped at. Lastly my criticism about the magazine is i am happy with how the
text worked out around the image, also the fonts i used because they make the magazine look
trendy and recognisable. Lastly i am not happy with how i couldn't really use any more
shapes/boxes/images on the page to make it more exciting because of the restricted space on the
page.

35. As you can see on the left of the page is my preliminary (Aquinas College) magazine, in comparison on the right is
my final finished media product. My Aquinas magazine is blatantly not as advanced as my music magazine, this is
because of varies reasons. Firstly: the text is used with publisher fonts which I was limited too however with my
music magazine I had discovered ‘My Fonts’ when I was researching on the internet, my font has helped my
extremely as you can see as my music magazine looks a lot more professional and up to date! However you can
argue that my Aquinas magazine doesn’t have to be as advanced because it isn't being sold publically but just in
the college area but I wanted them both to look just as advanced as one an other because I wanted nothing more
than to impress my target audience, however I made my music magazine which a much better quality because I
had gained and learnt some new skills to use during my progression. A main contrast between both of my
magazines is on my music magazine I have added pull quotes however there aren’t any on my Aquinas magazine, I
did this because on my music magazine with how quotes from famous people it will draw my audience in as they
may be interested in what they have to say however they may have already heard the gossip around college.

36. This is my flat plan of both of my magazines, as you can see even from the flat plans that
my skills have massively improved, I learnt a lot about music and magazines conventions
which has reflected from my flat plans to my final products, as you can see my first flat
plan isn't as advanced even though it may look it because of the colour scheme, I chose
black and white because it fits in with my social group. However conventions such as the
main title, the text and the objects such as the strap line have come across in my music
magazine which shows you that I have learnt how to prevent and develop a professional,
detailed and advanced magazine that would do well in pulling in a target audience.

37. This is my contents page for both my
Aquinas magazine and music magazine. The
first difference between my magazines is
how my Aquinas one is on a double page
and my music one is based on a single page.
I did this because when I was producing my
Aquinas contents page I was struggling to
find information to put on the Aquinas
Magazine because as you can see there are
many empty spaces. However with the
background being white it makes the
contents page looks organised and
structured. Secondly I like how I have
followed on with the white background on
my music magazine because it makes my
images look clean as there is a few on the
page, next to the images I also put page
numbers so it addresses my audience
where to find the article in the magazine.
The last contrast between my contents
page’s is how there is much less
information on my music magazine, I made
the editors letter a lot smaller and also the
regulars box, this is because I was limited to
a single page and I wanted to show my skills
off with the auto shapes, new range of
fonts and newly edited photos.

38. Looking back at my Aquinas College magazine I feel my knowledge in using
technology has expanded immensely looking at my full product. I have learnt
exactly what each tool is on Microsoft Publisher and Power Point and used
them to their best ability. When completing my final product I used a website
called 'My Font' which I didn't use in my preliminary task, this improved my final
product because it made my products look a lot more professional than my
preliminary ones. However despite technology the main thing in my opinion is
how I've learnt to make my products appeal to my target audience. I did this by
learning from my research how to layout and structure my products to make
them look exciting and more filled with information and for me, I did a lot more
research for my music magazine because I was interested in finding out about
the music genre myself! Looking back at my Aquinas college magazine I have
progressed massively which I think is because I went in much more depth with
my research for my full product which helped improve my knowledge and skills.
Overall my knowledge has improved a lot from the start to the finish, due to
software such as my font, publisher and research off the internet.

39. Thank you for reading my PowerPoint,
I hope you enjoyed it
By Lucie O’Gara