How does your prelim represent particular social groups?
As it is a school magazine the theme is obviously academic. This means it is aimed at students aged between 14 and 19 or years 10 - 13 at Lutterworth College which is a college with an approximate population of 2000 students. This is a niche market and this magazine will only be relevant to the students that attend the school. Also it will stereotypically seem to be more aimed at the nerdy type of social groups as the front cover is about grades and education but also the magazine includes music and sporting news may attract other potential readers.
Who would be the intended audience for your product?
The intended audience will be any student that attends Lutterworth College that wants to keep up to date with what is new and happening at the college. The intended audience will be the more nerdy type social groups as stereotypically they would be more interested in the magazine. However including news from the schools music and sporting achievement's may attract other audiences.
How did you attract/address your audience?
I attracted my audience by using a photo of the colleges student with the highest grades , to give people something to aspire to . I also used some recent news on the front cover about Adam Chapman's success in his A-levels . However if I was to redesign this now I would know to include sporting and music opportunities and achievements on the front page to attract a different variety and more of an audience.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have learnt that Photoshop can be a difficult piece of software to use. Personally it takes me a lot of time to grasp the concept and incorporate things into my work effectively . I will ensure when i come to make my real magazine that i have developed my skills on Photoshop .
Remember to add the contents to this post AND then add the reflection question responses from my blog for this week (20/1/14)
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