Media Language and Representations in Media

Tuesday 19th March 2019
Coursework Lesson Three; Media Language and Representations in Media
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In this task i will choose examples of media magazines related to education and will analyse what i see and what i think of it in reference to my title.

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This layout is quite basic and doesn't have any stand out features only a couple of links to the context inside. It does have a yellow distinctive border which makes it look bright and therefore catch the public's eye but its too plain and boring. Just by looking at it you can see that its most likely an art based magazine. The title is barely visible because it clashes with the image on the front cover. I think that the image takes up too much space and overpowers any of the writing on the cover and i think that even though there is very little on the page it looks as if there is too much. But the font also contradicts to this because its very small and barely readable.

2.
This cover by the same company but is much more developed and in a way advanced and what was done with makes it much more interesting and appealing to the audience. For example where the explosion caused by the planets' collision overlaps the title but leaves most of it untouched just so that its readable makes the article different to those around it and in this case the bright yellow border makes what is happening inside the border in a way contained and this gives much more effect to the whole outcome of the product. But once again although in this case the lack of writing and yet small font suit the whole image i feel like there is a lack of perspective causing the writing to be just a sort of irrelevant looking addition that is there because it needs to be not because it looks good. I think that if there would be more perspective on the planets then the font and writing could be arranged to suit the whole cover more.

3.
I don't like this double page spread because i feel like the whole thing is just way too colourful and the fonts are barely readable due to the whole situation and distraction going on all over the two pages. I feel like its simply too much to take in at once but as it is a children's magazine it does suit the checklist for the maturity of the magazine but i don't think its suitable for anyone over 10 but the content probably won't interest children below 10. The theme idea is good but i think that the design just went a bit downhill and stereotyped that everything for young teens and kids has to be bright and colourful.

4.
This magazine is just too much and too little at the same time because everything just doesn't flow together and its just plain. The photo is too large scale for the amount of writing there is on the page and i think that for the large image is sight captivating but for the wrong reasons. ,Maybe the large scale title in such a small space for writing is also the reason why the actual writing itself is simply to small and compacted into one area. I think the image should have been kept within the a4 range not over two pages as it just looks like the whole article is just an image with some claustrophobic writing. I think that its to simple, plain and basic so not on a high standard.