Foundation Portfolio Evaluation

Media Studies Foundation portfolio evaluation My media product is based on fashion magazine Vogue. Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications. Each month, Vogue publishes a magazine addressing topics of fashion, life and design. I wanted to create a fashion college magazine in the style of Vogue because Vogue magazine attracts the audience which I am aiming my magazine at.

My college magazine is aimed at students interested in fashion however it features things happening in the college and subjects at the college related to fashion. I think that fashion is a main part of most students life’s and a college fashion magazine would be very popular as most fashion magazines are expensive.

The population of Wyke college is mainly female so my magazine is aimed at female students although it is suitable for males who are interested in fashion. Most people at Wyke college are interested in fashion and the way they look, the magazine also offers discounts, things happening in the college and trips and visits available, this is how my media products attracts its audience. Students like discounts and to do different things e.g. go on college trips to different places. If I advertise these things on the magazine cover then students will buy the magazine for the discounts inside.

I chose the name of my magazine as 'FUSION' because its meaning is to bring people together. I wanted my magazine to be about students coming together, different activities in the college and opportunities for students all linked with fashion. The name Fusion sounds exciting and interesting and will make people want to read the magazine. I chose to do a sub masthead 'the college fashion magazine' to show readers what the magazine is all about.

When first planning my media product I wanted to make it different from other college magazines and more like a magazine which you could buy in a shop rather than a college magazine about education however I still wanted to include information on education and courses at the college. I think that I have achieved that in my media product, the main picture on the front cover shows a student from the college with the topic being Textiles or Fashion?

After I analysed the 3 magazines I chose certain parts of the magazines which I thought were effective and decided to use in my magazine. I like the way Vogue magazine was very simple with just one picture of a model on the front, a bold title and inside contents on the side of the magazine. I also liked how Vogue magazine had a theme to each cover. This helped when creating my magazine and inside contents stand out I decided to do the main picture in black and white and keep the colour theme to pinks. If I was to create another version of this magazine I would change the colour scheme however I would still choose to have a black and white picture as it looks very effective and stops the cover looking too full and busy.

During the preliminary task I have learnt new skills for example how to edit pictures. This will hopefully help me to create the next media project.