Emotive and colloquial language in magazines

The target audience for the magazine "shout" is girls aged 9-12 who are into celebrity gossip, and girly websites, the reason i aimed it to girls around this age is because the language and colours of the magazine stand out to this age group, for example the word "shout" reflects the age stereotype of girls this age, that they always are loud and shout a lot, other reasons why this stands out to young girls is because of the images of the the front cover. the images on the cover are of stars, that stand out to the target audience, for example there on the cover there are pictures of Zoella, Shawn mendes and 5 seconds of summer, all of which are greatly admired and looked upon  by the children of this target audience.

Loads of magazines now a days use colloquial and emotive language to attract target their target audience to there magazine, in shout some examples of emotive language are "love" and "angry." these words reflect 2 different emotions that readers the age the target audience is set to feel frequently, the connotations of the word "love" i can infer are: colours, like pink and red, which are both eye catching colours, that reflect the genre of the magazine, therefore making it appealing to the target audience.


Also colloquial language is used a lot in magazines these days, to make sure that they keep up to date with language and dialect spoken by the target audience, some examples of colloquial language in the magazine shout are "tell us grace f's fave.." this helps keep the target audience entertained and involved in the magazine,

preliminary task- part 4 organised photo shoot

For this part of my preliminary task, i had to organise a photo shoot and take between 5 and 10 original photos that will be used in my school magazine, i have chosen these pictures because to me they best show students doing school work and enjoying it, which is what i want my magazine to reflect/ represent. the image that i will be using for my main cover image is the one in the left column at the bottom of the two lads smiling, I chose this one because i think they both look happy and welcoming, which will encourage the target audience to buy my school magazine every week, the other images i will use as pictures for sub headings, my contents page, and editors letter page. 

Preliminary task survey response graph

Also in question 4 which was a written response on how to attract students from ethnic backgrounds and different social groups, the main response was to use diverse imagery of students feom different backgrounds on the cover.

preliminary task part 3 student questionnaire

School magazine questionnaire  

1.) what do you think would make an exceptionally good main image on the front cover of a school magazine?

teachers                                students                                  school stationary

2.)   how much would you be willing to pay for a school magazine?

                                prefer not to pay       50p      £1        £1.50+








3.)  Where would you expect to find a school magazine?

 reception                             common room                                  class room                   other   

4.) how could you attract students from all different social/ ethnic groups? 

5.) What would you most expect to see in a school magazine?

      gossip           academic progress                 revision advice           other






6.) what sort of educational things would you expect to find inside a school magazine? 

     free stationary                 subject books              articles from teachers







7.) How often would you expect a school magazine to be published?

daily                                weekly                                monthly  

8.) what subject content would you expect to see in a magazine?

        no subjects         a few subjects                  multiple subjects  







9.)   Would you expect to see any branding or advertisements inside the school magazine?

             yes                                                                                no





10.)  what do you think would be a suitable name for this schools? 
  magazine


      Hampstead standard                  the pupils                                     H-buzz                                                                      

preliminary task part 2

Here is one idea for the design of a school/ magazine front cover i have have created.

Here is another idea for the layout of a school/magazine front cover i have created 

Research-Representation and Genre Front Cover

In the Vibe magazine, Rihanna is represented as strong but empty. Her strength is represented through her being the only image on the cover, taking up the majority of the cover, this shows she is important and dominant, the emptiness is represented through her being colourless in the cover, colour represents many different emotions, for example red can  represent love or anger. but her being colourless exhibits to us that she has no emotion, maybe due to a past experience or event, but her being this big main image, shows she is trying to hide it by acting powerful. This is effective for the target audience because they feel as if they can relate to it, due to there own personal experiences. The target audience for this magazine is mainly teenage girls aged 12- 19 who have a passion for music and are fans of Rhianna, and also feel as if they can relate to what the magazine cover represents.


Another way how Rhianna is represented in the cover of Vibe magazine is as important. One way how this is shown is through verbal code, the verbal code consists of names of other artists, whereas Rhianna's is in big bold writing which out shines all the rest. The verbal code also mentions "love" above the artists name, which could resemble how she feels.




Genre-

The colour scheme of typical pop magazines is mainly more bright, vibrant colours, the colour scheme of this magazine is different though, although it still has the bright blue, the colourless image contrasts this showing a moor emotionless, less vibrant feel from the magazine. This links to representation because, the artist shown in the main image, Rhianna is portrayed as a strong important women by the camera work/ angle, but the colour scheme shows her is emotionless/ empty.


Planning-

I believe that when it comes to creating a magazine, genre and representation are very important, it give the magazine its own sense of identity, and makes the audience aware of what the magazines genre is. I will ensure to incorporate these in my own magazine cover to make it appealing to my target audience.

preliminary task- school magazine front covers

The main title of the magazine is the biggest and boldest piece of text on the magazine, this is to make it stand out, it is also bold to stand out, showing how important school is.

The main image of the magazine is effective because it makes the school seem fun, the image shows a girl smiling playing a stringed instrument, showing that the schools music course is very enjoyable for the students. 

The magazines over all design is quite simple in theory, but complex in design, due to the amount of text, scattered in different parts of the magazine.

The colour scheme for the magazine consists of blue and white, which are very basic simple colours, they may be used because they are the colours of the school that publishes it, or it makes it seem more sophisticated to the reader.