Homework Task-
Research into school magazine: Leaving School Issue 7.
This magazine focussed on what issues are raised once you have left school itself, hence the magazine name. There is a picture of a famous celebrity on the front cover, which would be appealing to students as it is what they want to know as well. The front cover includes ASOS fashion tips for him and her, sexual health advice, Diplomas uncovered and a land based careers special. There is a play on words, as it says ‘Paint the town Pink’, which is also the name of the celebrity revealed on the front page. The contents include many different aspects of the magazine that appeals to its target audience. This magazine looks like it has been aimed specifically at the younger generation and just the students, rather than acknowledging staff and parents. It shows that it includes advice about different ways of post student life from diploma discussion, to sexual health advice. There are advertisements including Price Water House Coopers, which is aimed at students who want to go to university, other adverts include RAF careers and Camp America opportunities which give advice to students that are leaving school. A main part of the magazine’s purpose is the careers advice. There shows to be a lot of information about different careers that will suit the majority of its readers from NHS health workers, down to careers at sea. There is an entertainment section which includes the celebrity Pink and a page full of information on her and how she made her career a success. This has probably been used as a way of showing how any person is able to make something of themselves, as she is famous for being quite an uncontrollable character. There is a page of reviews towards the end of the magazine, which shows film of the month, game of the month, and a response card. This suggest that this is a monthly magazine, and it gives the students a guidance into there life after school. I think that this type of magazine looks very professional, and will gain an audience successfully. It consists of 50 printed pages of information on various topics, and shows to have a balance between informative topics like careers advice, to more personal advice and celebrity gossip like the information on Pink.
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Good choice of magazine Beckie. You certainly see a range of articles designed to attract the target audience. I got throught to the mag but it did keep freezing. Looks colourful and fit for purpose. Sorry you weren't in class today. we were looking at design principles and beginning to think about attractive layouts for our own tasks.
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