Evaluations - Magazine format

Production Log #28 (8/02/2013) - Finishing up

Today I completed my magazine. I added the final article and uploaded it to ISSUU.COM for hosting. Now I will work on completeing my evaluations and the rest of my blog posts. Everything is due in on Monday 11th March 2013 so I'd better get working.

Evaluation Post - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Kerosene Magazine Issue #1

Production Log #27 (1/03/2013) - Wrapping up my magazine

In today's lesson, I've added the finishing touches to my front cover. I used Adobe InDesign CS6 and Adobe Photoshop CS6 to finish pictures and add them in.
All I have left to do now is to finish the main article and then I'm done!

Evaluation Post - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Production Log #26 (22/02/2013) - Creating Evaluation 7

Today I worked on Evaluation Number 7, I've made it using Adobe InDesign CS6. I've then hosted it on a website called issuu.com. I did this to add variety to my Evaluation posts. I included pictures of my preliminary task and my full product.

Production Log #25 (15/02/2013) - Complete Contents Page

This is my completed Contents page. I have changed my ideas a lot throughout the making of this page and I feel that at the end of it all I have made the right decisions.

Evaluation Post - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?

Evaluation Post - How did you attract/address you audience?

Production Log #24 (08/02/2013) - Progress Report

Today I spent time working on my Contents page. Mainly on the side bar and the subscriptions.

To make sure I didn't use the same number twice I have been using Microsoft Excel 2007 to organize my magazine

Evaluation post - What kind of institution might distribute your media product and why?

Production Log #23 (01/02/2013) - Contents Page

At the start of the lesson this is what my contents page looked like:

At the end of the lesson it looks like this:

Evaluation Post - Who would be the audience for your media product?

Production Log #22 (25/1/2013) - Video Feedback

Today I filmed my video feedback with Ciaran. I got him to speak on camera about my magazine and I asked him to compare it to a copy of NME that I borrowed from the school. After Ciaran spoke about the improvements and positive points about my magazine I spoke to the camera about his. The video feedback is a good way to get an idea of what my target demographic think about my magazine ( even though it's unfinished).

Kerosene Video Feedback

Evaluation Post - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challange the forms and conventions of the real media product?

Production Log #21 (18/1/2013) - Uploading to Issuu.com

Today I have been told about a website called issuu. Issuu, hosts PDF files and allows them to look like magazines. This is paramount to making my evaluations look interesting and professional.

Production Log #20 (11/1/2013) - NME

These are some NME covers I have gathered that I might want to draw ideas from:

Production Log #19 (4/1/2013) - Kerrang!

These are some Kerrang! covers that I am considering drawing ideas from: