AICE Media Studies

 1. How does your project use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups? A few noticeable conventions my magazine challenged that I can pinpoint are; having some of it's content  on the cover while going further into depth on the content page, adding a top line above the title, as well as an underline, and having a unique content page layout. I chose to have some of  my magazine's content on the cover so I could give the viewer a general idea of what is to be included in my magazine. While viewing other magazines I tended to find that when contents were listed on the cover, something brief would be stated about the topic. However, I reinstated the contents found on the cover in my table of contents page and then gave a description. With my magazine I decided to chose four main topics; beaches, arts & culture, theme parks, and state parks. On my content page I gave a brief explanation about the topic, trying to capture the readers attention...

The National Geographic Travel Magazine is the second magazine I chose for my distribution research. National Geographic is very well known by the public because they have various topics of magazines, they do not only have travel magazines but also photography, science, adventure, animals, culture, environment, etc. Within the print edition of their travel magazine the main thing that stands out to me is the abundance of photographs, across two whole pages one photograph will be spread across the entire thing. From what I observed the print edition will include an article and then have 3-4 pages of photographs. I also noticed that the articles appeared pretty long, however I would say that their are more pages filled with photographs then there are pages filled with content. Their website features many of the same aspects found in their magazines. Such as; travel guides to places around the world, photo galleries, and the latest stories of events happening right now. The website includ...

   When I first started my project research I looked at the magazine "Conde Nast Traveler", Conde Nast Traveler is a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine. After researching this magazine I found that I was intrigued by their style, and I wanted to try and mimic it, while also adding a little twist of my own. However, I still wanted to make sure my magazine would be unique. Throughout the production of my magazine I came to this magazine for inspiration. While I was observing the style they portrayed, I got to see what contents they included in their magazine, the pictures they selected, and many other aspects of their magazines layout. In Conde Nast's print edition they include articles that appear simple, and uncluttered. Their content does not fill up the pages completely, as the viewer can still see plenty of white space. My take on this, is that it provides an effortless, modern feel, captivating the readers attention because of its appearance and easy reading access....

Magazine distribution has drastically changed over time, traditionally people had to rely on distributing their product personally in public areas such as Newsstands, Specialty outlets, and Key Sampling venues. However now, that is not the only option with the newly digital distribution choice. Often, magazine distributors use both the traditional method along with different digital resources to further enhance a larger audience. Traditionally, distributing magazines through newsstands seemed to be the most successful and desired way to go. Across the U.S over 3,300 stores are accompanied with magazines between newsagents, airports, supermarkets, and convenience stores for sales. As for key sampling venues you can find magazines being distributed in restaurants, airline lounges, and 5-star hotels, between these key sampling venues over 500 locations sell magazines. Another option which is less common but still existent is distributing through specialty outlets such as art galleries/m...

For the second page of my article revisions I also decreased the font size, rearranged the text columns, and added page numbers with branding. Due to the decreased font size, I was left with excess blank space so I had to add more content to my article. Since originally I ended my article with the Ringling Museum's hours, I decided to also include information on their prices. I also noticed the columns in my first draft appeared a little sloppy so I fixed this in my revisions as well.

For my magazine article I made many revisions. For the first page of my magazine I decreased the font size, rearranged the text columns, and finally added the same page number and branding I used for my table of contents page. Before I submit the final copy of my midterm draft, I definitely want to improve my content even more, by either adding more information, or making sure I don't have any grammar mistakes. 

The page on the left is my first draft, the first revision I have made to this page consisted of moving the contents title to the center, rather than having it on the right. I discovered the technique of the title being positioned over to the right side of the page from the Conde-Nast Traveler magazine while I was doing my research. Although, at a second glance I found that this technique made the page look a little off balanced. The second revision I made to my content page was adding page numbers with branding. For the branding, I decided to use the same blurb that you can find on my cover page; Travel, Explore, Live. However, it was difficult to get the branding exactly where I wanted it to be on the page. Because, once it got to a certain point it wouldn't allow me to move it over any more to the right. I would like it to be centered underneath the photo at the bottom right of the page. So, I will continue to try to get it positioned where I want it so when I submit my ma...