Contents Page Analysis

The main point of this task was to analyse a magazine's contents page. I looked at the conventions used in detail to provide me with information to help when constructing my own contents page. I annotated the contents pages for two different magazines to get an understanding of what conventions are used when creating a magazine's contents page, and how I could apply it to my magazine and target my market.

NME Reader Profile

The image above is a copy of an annotated version on NME's reader profile. This task was created to provide us with an understanding on what information to include on our own reader profiles for our magazines. This reader profile included what the content of the magazine includes and how they target their audience effectively. I used this reader profile to help me create my own reader profile for my magazine. It also showed me what would be most effective in my magazine and how it would target my audience.

Pop Genre Picture

This image was taken from a simulation task in which we were asked to position ourselves for a photo which would be related to the genre in which we were given. My partner Kanwal and I were given the genre of pop, using this we had a few minutes to come up with a pose which would represent that particular genre. We decided to make ours casual and happy as those are the connotations of pop music. The leg being close to the body gives a sense of comfort and innocence which we feel represents pop music very well. The facial expression is happy which relates to the genre and pop music is connoted to be happy and fun.