Statement of Intent

Tuesday 17th June 2019
Coursework Lesson Fifteen; Statement of Intent
Do Now;

In this task i will attempt to write out my Statement of Intent.

Tuesday 17th July 2019
Coursework Lesson Fifteen; Statement of Intent

Do Now;

In this task i will attempt to write out my Statement of Intent.

I intend to use media language to suit my target audience through: my colour scheme as well as through my layout of magazine and colours as well as types of fonts I use. Since my magazine is aimed at 10 to 13 year olds and my survey review also showed this, I have decided on a wide range and variety of colours since research has also proven that colours provoke interest in content for young kids. Where as to further link from that I will also use a red and orange title that will be significantly larger than the rest of my writing. I have decided on red and orange for the main themes of my magazine because red and orange connote to danger and I want to show and make people realise how dangerous consuming sodas and many other drinks is to them and their bodies. Also I am focusing on the acidity and alkalinity of drinks; red and orange just happen to be the main colours on the pH scale which links to my overall topic as well as the message I am trying to promote through my magazine. The layout of my magazine is all scrambled across the page with the main the cover lines and additional information in bubbles to add more colour as well as more of a theme to my magazine's cover. The font used on my front cover and parts of my double page spread is a light and thin white font that it doesn't clash with the background picture. However on my title I used a large, bold half red and half orange font to connote what was mentioned before and to stand above the picture and information and be the first main focus of the whole cover. For my main article on page 3 I have used a basic and generic black font to make it neutral and to ensure that is stands above the photo not underneath it. I also used media representations in my work by aiming my magazine at young children who aren't aware of what they are doing to their bodies by consuming sodas and fizzy drinks regularly.

Magazine Cover Draft

Tuesday 04th June 2019
Coursework Lesson Fourteen; Magazine Cover Draft
Do Now;

(Work is being done on Canva.)

Suvey Review #2

Tuesday 21st May 2019
Coursework Lesson Twelve (Part 3); Survey Review #2

Tuesday 04th June 2019
Coursework Lesson Thirteen (Part 4); Survey Review #3 Continuation

Replies- 26

1. What is your gender?

Female- 10/26
Male- 16/26

2. What is your age?

Under 10- 1/26
11-12- 1/26
12-13- 1/26
13-14- 23/26

3. How much science (chemistry) do you think it is involved in your everyday life?

Not at all- 3/26
Very Little- 2/26
A bit- 9/26
A Lot- 4/26
It's Everywhere- 5/26
How would i know?- 3/26

4. What is your favourite type of science?

Chemistry- 11/26
Biology- 12/26
Physics- 3/26

5. Do you enjoy learning new things? (Facts e.t.c)

Yes- 20/26
No- 6/26

6. What makes you pick up a magazine?

The photography- 11/26
The title- 3/26
The colour- 2/26
The content- 2/26
Everything- 3/26
Nothing- 5/26

7. What type of shots do you expect in a science magazine?

Long shots- 1/26
Mid-shots- 7/26
A variety- 18/26

8. What colours do you w\ant to see in a science magazine/

All- 5/26
A variety- 3/26
Rainbow- 3/26
Science-based colours- 14/26

(1 person skipped the question!)

9. How much would you pay for a science magazine?

£1.00- 10/26
£1.50- 5/26
£2.00- 3/26
£2.50- 5/26
£3.00- 1/26
£3.50- 2/26
£4.00- 0/26

10. How much would you be interested in a magazine that tells you facts and statistics about how much science is around you?

Not at all- 3/25
Not much- 0/25
Depends what the magazine will look like and feature- 11/25
Yeah i wouldn't mind- 5/25
Very-5/25

(2 people skipped the question!)

Re-Do

Tuesday 21st May 2019
Coursework Lesson Twelve (Part 1); Re-Do
Do Now;

In this task i will explain why i have chosen to change my idea and explain to what i am changing it. Then i will re-do my survey and analyse it over the half-term break.

I have decided to change the idea for my magazine as i feel like my idea so far doesn't completely fit into the mark scheme// the 'educational' magazine. I feel like even though it educates people about confidence i just don't want it to seem like i didn't understand what my set task was; therefore I'm changing it to a science based magazine. As we have a week off i can re-do what needs to be done then and continue moving forwards with my magazine. I only need to right now re-do the explanation on what I'm doing my magazine about and re-do the survey (I'll analyse my results in the week off from school) and since i haven't taken any photos yet that part won't be difficult. 

(The next blog is going to be my idea! Like the 2nd blog from the beginning that was made on the 12th of March 2019)

Tuesday 21st May 2019
Coursework Lesson Twelve (Part 2); New Idea
Do Now;

In this task i will explain my new magazine idea.


Instead of using the confidence theme and my previous idea i am changing it to a science based idea to educate people about what science is and how it surrounds and involves our everyday lives. I want to show people how science fits our everyday lives as i feel like people don't realise that science involves anyone's out of school life which it does.

Logos, Layouts, Barcodes and Writing

Tuesday 14th May 2019
Coursework Lesson Eleven; Logos, Layouts, Barcodes and Writing
Do Now

In this task i will decide on what logo i will use. Then i will attempt to check my overall progress and recheck that i am on time with what needs to be done. Lastly, i will attempt to begin to  create my chosen logos, barcodes and start writing my 300 words if i have enough time if not then i can write the 300 words next week.

Logos and Layouts

Tuesday 07th May 2019
Coursework Lesson Ten; Logos and Layouts
Do Now

In this task i will try to create all or most of the logos i need for my magazine and if i will have time i will begin to decide on what layout i will use for my magazine.

The logos are saved (done on PowerPoint)!

Schedule

Tuesday 30th April 2019
Coursework Lesson Nine; Schedule
Do Now

In this task i will create my schedule and try to organise everything i have left to do.

30/04/2019- Create my schedule.

07/05/2019- Create all of the logos needed for the whole magazine and start working on the layout of your magazine.

14/05/2019- Check your progress and make sure that everything is going as planned, then make sure that all of the needed logos and barcodes e.t.c. are made and saved. Begin writing the 300 words if you have time.

21/05/2019- Write all of the 300, all of the captions and any needed texts in word format and save for later. Then make sure you have all of the texts and logos made and saved before you get on to editing your images.

04/06/2019- Photoshop and edit all of your images needed and save for later.

11/06/2019- If not finished then; finish photo shopping your images. Produce your magazine layout of front page only and if you have time then begin your double page spread layout.
         
18/06/2019- Continue you page layouts until finished and then check that everything needed and all parts are made and saved and not in need of editing, if they are in need of editing then edit them and save for later use.
         
25/06/2019- Put all of your magazine together and make sure that nothing is missing.

02/07/2019- Check that everything went as planned and if something didn't then fix it, do an overall grammar check and make sure that your magazine fits the whole criteria and that you have the needed and expected amount of images e.t.c. (Check that nothing is missing from the brief.)

09/07/2019- Gain feedback and act upon it.

16/07/2019- Export final product and finally upload to blog.