THE FINAL PRODUCT Magazine evaluation

I planned to make a fashion magazine including celebrity articles/interviews and fashion and beauty articles. Before I created a magazine I looked and analysed different fashion magazines such as ‘Vogue’ and ‘Harper’sBazar’ as they are mainstream fashion magazines. The magazine was supposed to help and advise the audience about fashion/beauty tips and to let the audience know about celebrity living that might interest them, so I devised a questionnaire asking people in the target age range what they like to see in a magazine, and what interest them. The magazine I planned to create was a mainstream fashion magazine were the target audience are young female adults’ age ranging from 14 up to 30 who enjoy reading about celebrities and read them for leisure purposes. My final magazine has met the initial aims as the main article is on a celebrity interview and it includes a clear question and answer format, pictures and interesting information on the celebrity. I also feel that the language I used is suitable for the age range that my target audience is. In the contents page I also incorporated many fashion pages along with various beauty pages.

COVER PAGE The front cover of my magazine has the usual codes and

conventions as it includes a title CREATIO (magazine name) which is bolded and stands out, a central image which is most dominant on the page, anchorage text that associates with the central image and a few different puffs which gives more information as to what is featured in the magazine. I used a typical layout where the title is at the top, the central image with the anchorage text at the bottom which is also bigger in size compared to the puffs and the puffs featured along the sides of the cover, not interfering with the central image, the title or the anchorage text. In the front cover I have also included a barcode with a price underneath it. The central image is an image of a celebrity (that I have made up) using a direct mode of address looking and smiling directly at the audience to grab their attention. I have used red, white and black text and the title is placed with red color, which represents its lip color. Three types of fonts are used for the text.

CONTENT PAGE The contents page includes 5 columns of all the pages along

with their page numbers. One column also dedicated to the pages that were featured as the puffs and the main article (central image and anchorage text) and the other columns are of all the other pages in the magazine. I have placed some incorporate images from the following articles and underneath the column of the pages that are featured on the cover so that it makes it easier to find the pages that caught their eye when looking at the front cover. The title of the magazine is also on the contents page. It is placed exactly where it is paced on the front cover so it is consistent. I have changed the layout for the title according to cover page. Plain white background is located and there are 4 different images related to the articles at left side and all the text is placed at the left side of the content page , I have used red and black text and the same fonts.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD I have changed the layout for the double page spread using

the color text here was ( black) and the same fonts were used here too. The double page spread is an interview of the celebrity that is featured on the front cover as that is the highlight of the magazine. One side of the double page spread contains text and the other side contains the image (which is also placed on cover page). The title is simply about the models introduction (On the rise) so the audience can identify that it is the main article in the magazine (which is being highlighted on the cover). As my magazine is a mainstream magazine, it relies heavily on celebrity articles and fashion tips; that’s why I have done a celebrity interview. The images I used in the double page spread are all original images which I have taken myself. The tittle is puffy but subtitle describes the main title. Interview (text) is placed with two columns.

TO CONCLUDE My magazine represents the CREATIO is a

fashionista magazine as she is wearing nice clothes and is nicely made-up with the designer cloths. On the cover she is using a direct mode of address and has a soft smile on her face, this makes her look kind and caring. She looks like a stereotypical girl as there is nothing that makes her stand out from all the other actress’s.  The overall message of the interview on the double page spread is to inform the audience of the actress and have an idea of how she is off screen. The interview is all about the models life,.

The shops my magazine would be sold in are local newsagents, and supermarkets on the magazine isles. It would be published weekly as from my survey results it shows that girls would prefer a fashion/lifestyle magazine to be publish one a week.  I will also have an online addition for entering competitions that were featured in the magazine, feedback on the magazine and daily updates on celebrity life for those who cannot wait for the monthly issue to come out.

To concluded, my magazine has many strengths as it follows the traditional codes and conventions of a mainstream fashion magazine on every page that I have created. My magazine layout is clear and readable. The only weakness of my magazine is that I should have used all original images instead of using images from internet. All photography is done by me as I am also a student of fashion and design so it was easy for me to arrange every useful thing which was required at my work.