AICE Media Studies AS- Boyd, E

 Magazine  Masthead: For my masthead I’ll have the title of my magazine in bold font, but I’ll make sure it's clear because I want it to be easily read. Main Image: For the main image, I want to put an image of the person I’m writing the article on, so that they can be identified and a face can be put to the name the reader will be reading about. Selling Line: For the selling line, I’ll write a quick summary/introduction of what the article will be, and specifically who it will be written about.  Typography/Font: For my masthead font, I want to choose a colorful and bold font that’s clear and easy to read, so that it grabs attention, and for other fonts I’ll make them smaller than the masthead font and less colorful, but still clear. This will make it as easy to read as possible. Feature Article Title/Content/Image/s: My featured article/content will highlight a member of the LGBTQ+ community that stands out for some reason - whether that be because they’re a social activ...

     Last class, I pitched my idea for a magazine and got valuable feedback from the class. I was told to research the online magazine called The Advocate and gauge the similarity between that concept and my idea. I did some research on that and explored the website to get a grasp of the concept. What I got from the website was that overall, it was a magazine that was targeted towards the LGBTQ+ community, something in common with mine, but it seemed very outdated and targeted towards millennials. It was also unorganized and seemed very clickbait-y. I think my idea will be different because it will be targeted towards a wider age range by having articles that showcase people of all ages. It will also be organized better based on the topic of the article.       Some of the advice from assigned articles was very helpful when I was thinking over my concept: the successful magazines and literature are relevant. This is important because there are very few ...