LIIAR Analysis of Your Front Page & How You Achieved it

Language

Looking at my front cover the model in the image is facing directly at the camera. This show shes if giving full attention to the camera and appear very engaging. this is effective because when a the reader looks at the front of the cover, the reader feels as though the magazine is interacting with he/she. The shot is a medium close up which captures the models facial expressions, this can also be engaging for the reader to look at. The lighting in the image is very neutral and by photographing outside, there is no light shines on the models face which is usually created by a studio lighting. This shows the models natural beauty. By taking the image outside and not in a studio setting, the overall appearance of the model looks better because the studio lighting could of made the model look to bright or too pale. 

Institution

This magazine was edited and created using photoshop, by me.

Ideology

The model on the cover of my magazine shows she is a keen learner and stands for the perfect student. Because she is holding a folder this signify that she comes to college to learn and be successful, she has the right approach to learning. Having a model student on the magazine makes the reader think that maybe they should take this approach to learning. Because of the confidence in her body language this makes the reader feel that they should be more confident to ask about studies and go to staff to ask for help. If the reader isn't confident at college they should see someone about help in been confident with their education.

Audience

This magazine is aimed at college students between the ages of 16-18. Looking at the colour theme, the light blue colour appeals to boys mainly. The red text appeals to females. By combining them together, they make the magazine appeal to both gender. This is effective because the magazine isn't bias and doesn't appeal to any specific gender. The magazine uses both script and serif text. Script usually appeals to female, whereas serif appeals to males, by having both this makes the magazine appeal to both genders than just one.

Representation

The text used represents the magazine and shows the reader that the company is aware of what both genders are appealed to. The choice in text is also professional and shows that the company takes pride in its magazine as it chooses formal text, which is legible and posh. The Times New Roman text is very formal and is a very posh style of text, this shows that the magazine is expensive and appeals to the more higher class citizen. The script text is very friendly and informal, this shows the friendliness and reliability of the magazine. the Plantagenet Cherokee text shows the balance between the two texts. Plantagenet Cherokee text has soft strokes and is still formal like the Times New Roman text, a text between the two different types of texts. This makes the text and appearance of the magazine in the middle between formal and informal, which appeals to a broad audience. The model on the cover shows intelligence, confidence and determination. This is shown by the models body language. By posing with confidence this is reflected through the magazine and indicates to the reader that if you have little confidence you should read the magazine to gain some. The determination from the model to learn and do well in college is shown through her dedication to learning and showing a positive attitude to education. The magazine is portrayed as being expensive and appealing to all different people between the ages of 16-18. This is in forced by the colour, text and the body language of the model in the magazine.

How I Achieved my Final Cover

To achieve my final cover I researched all the appropriate things I would need to get my final cover. I included research of different previous magazines, different photography's I could take, different type styles, magazine names and I also researched different examples of front covers. My research mainly involved researching online and looking at previous magazines to get an idea of how I could produce mine. I then began to design templates of my magazine and looked at how I could develop it further with the faults that previously held back the design. By improving my drafts I then began to get a clear idea of what I wanted my cover to finish up looking like. Next I went and took multiple images that I could use to include in my magazine. By looking at all my images I could then pick out the best one and use it for my final front cover. I had all the resources I needed to produce my magazine, so I then had to put them all together. Using photoshop, I was able to edit my model and add text to a blank page. I began arranging my magazine similar to my final draft. Realising difficulty with understanding text and arrangement issues, such as the magazine looking over crowded, I managed to move things around to resolve this. By using my draft, and the faults such as organisation and positioning of text, I was able to resolve this with my final cover and hopefully end up with a more improved version.