Sunday, March 27, 2011

4.9 - Article titles

Seven "articles" that may be mentioned in my magazine.

1. what electronics are in style right now?
2. What is an iPad and what are its functions? and how does it benefit you?
3. Readers looking for a manual device that can hold up to a million books , check out the NOOK
4. what has changed over time? look at the many different devices and tools that we use everyday and see how they have changed
5. what iPod fits you ?
6. what is a smart board? and how does it benefit teachers and students?
7. Different stories about our youth and how electronics help them , and how it distracts them?

4.4- design specification

- tittle
- Background
- Different fonts
- About 20 or 15 photos in the front
- Different colors
- Different font sizes

4.3- Design brief

I am going to be making a magazine about electronics , and all the new advancements it has to offer. This magazine is for all ages. the purpose of this magazine is to inform people about different electronics that are available now to make life easier , and the Entertain. It is going to be used in different places , or where ever someone interested in electronics would read, i am going to make this magazine using Photoshop and illustrator.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

4.7- process journal #2

The three possible names for my magazine would be
- Electronic inn.
- Elecmagazine
- best of electronics

The reason why I chose these names is because since my topic is technology , it has many broad , topics within it , the word electronics its self attracts people. It is the main way that our society runs now and days.

I would go with Elecmagazine , because it sounds more catchy and it attracts the reader more than the other two.

4.7A - topic research

1. The topic that I have been assigned for this project is electronics.
2. Atleast 10 subtitle that are related to my topic would be
-ipad vs. Glaxy tab
- doctors and electronic machines that are made to help
- studying through the internet
- advances from 1900s till now
- how does electronics influence our generation
- TV and phones , discover how they're linked
- find out how even the president uses these advancements to reach people from around the world
- how are cell phones useful ?
- find out what's hot , and what's not during 2011 !
- what is a nook? And how is it contributing to saving trees , instead of buying heavy and expensive books for school and entertainment
3. Four magazines that are based on my topic
- Time
- entertainment weekly
- life style magazine
- electronic musician
4. The main target in this magazine is adults and teenager , there is no specific gender , or. Group it pertains to everyone. It is mainly for advances that are happening in the united states, and u.k and canada.

4.5- process journal #1

The topic that I have been given for this project is electronics. I know a good amount about this because , they say that are generation has the most technology advances yet , I think I have a clear understanding of what I can accomplish with this assignment referring to electronics.
Four questions that I have for this project is
1. How many pages does this magazine have to be?
2. What can we use as ideas for this magazine?
3. Is this suppose to be a present day magazine or it can be just about electronics back in the 1900s and now?
4. Can we make our own ideas and incorporate it in the magazine?

One topic I believe should be included in my magazine is new and old technologies and how they have helped our generation. The specific demographics ill be targeting is influences and. Changes.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Blog 4.1 Evaluation

1. What is the name of the magazine?
Marie claire

2. What is the magazine about?
this magazine is about many different things , like fashion, beauty , also celebrities.

3. Describe the design of the title. (Colors were used, placement of title, format, font)
The design is different for each word , the words that are most important are in bold and are bigger. The picture of the main article is bigger and the words are around it.

4. What is the dominate image on the cover? Why have they chosen that image? What does the image tell you about the content of the magazine? Do you find the image appealing? Why or why not? Have they included other images on the cover? If yes, what are they? If no, what image(s) do you think should have been included on the cover?

The dominate image on this Angelina Jolie. The reason why this image is chosen is because of her new born baby in the image. The image tells us that the main article is about her life and what she is going through. I find that the image is appealing , because I'm a big fan of Angelina jolie , she has adopted childeren , and she tries to incourage people to. The reason is because there's alot of kids without homes and families. I believe that they shouldnt include more than one image because , that person is the center of attention for this issue.

5. Who is the intended audience? (demographics) How do you know?
The intended audience is adults , the reason is because it talks about how to get beach bodies , and it talks about beauty secrets.

6. What articles will be found in the magazine? How do those article relate to the topic of the magazine?

The atricles that would be found in this magazine is Fashion, diet and nutrition , healthy living , and tv and more. The reason why it relates to the topic is because angelina jolie , is a huge icon when it comes to tv and movies , because she is considered a great actor and role model.

7. How many different fonts (style, color and size) are found on the cover? Do you find the fonts appealing? Why or why not?

There is about 12 or 13 different fonts and styles in this cover. The fonts are appealing because they are different colors , and the main tops are bigger and highlighted.



1. What is the name of the magazine?
Indiania Jones

2. What is the magazine about?
This magazine is about the comic book and the movie

3. Describe the design of the title. (Colors were used, placement of title, format, font)
The colors are orange , and the font is big and in italics, the reason is because the name in this magazine is what the whole magazine is about since its based on the movie and comic books.

4. What is the dominate image on the cover? Why have they chosen that image? What does the image tell you about the content of the magazine? Do you find the image appealing? Why or why not? Have they included other images on the cover? If yes, what are they? If no, what image(s) do you think should have been included on the cover?

The dominiate image on the cover is the character indiania jones. The reason why they chose this image is because that is the most important character in the magazine. The image itself tells me alot because the charactor is a famous figure that alot of people know about.

5. Who is the intended audience? (demographics) How do you know?

The inteded audience is kids and adults , the reason is because the movie was made into dolls and other figures for both children and aduts.

6. What articles will be found in the magazine? How do those article relate to the topic of the magazine?

The articles that would be in this magazines are about alot of different things related to the movie and the comic book , it might have interviews of all the characters that play a role in the movie. The effects and many different things relating to that.

7. How many different fonts (style, color and size) are found on the cover? Do you find the fonts appealing? Why or why not?