Final Submission

So this is my final submission, and I was finally able to get my magazine to look exactly how I wanted it. I was able to finally add page numbers for my first article which made the whole magazine fit together, and look like a real magazine. Some of my final edits I made were that I cleaned up some of the photos by editing them in photoshop and I also revised my article a tad just so that is was shorter and it go to the point faster. My table of contents page mainly stayed the same throughout this whole process because i really like the first draft I did; however, I did re format it in Adobe InDesign which helped with the spacing of the words. My cover page though was reformatted a little bit throughout this process because I really could not decide which cover photo to use for my magazine, but I eventually figured it out.

Creative Critical Reflection

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CCR Question #4 Draft

Question 4 How did you incorporate technology in the process?

How I explained in the last question a little bit i used the Canon 80D to capture the photos that was needed for this project. I also used two separate lenses during this shoot because I took both landscape and portrait photos. I also played with the different settings of my camera to ensue the quality of the photo came out just as I wanted it to. Before this photo shoot I did a ton of research regarding cameras and their specific function, and I was able to successfully navigate through my new camera because of this research. The programs I used to edit my photos was VSCO on my phone so I could add the correct filters to my photos. Then, I used Adobe Photoshop to finish my editing by fixing the exposure and bringing up some highlights to ultimately get the result I wanted. For formatting my magazine I used Adobe Indesign. This program allowed me to format my magazine how I wanted without using a template.

CCR Question #3 Draft

Question 3 How did your production skills develop throughout the process?

My production skills have significantly improved by completing this project. For example, I bought a brand new camera, Canon 80D, to capture the right photos. I also a few new lenses so that I could get the right amount of photos with the equipment I had. I used this equipment specifically because it had the right focal length and settings that I could change so I could control the photo I was taking. My school also offered all the Adobe Programs to me so I could use them to edit my magazine. I used Photoshop to edit my photos and the I used Indesign to format my magazine properly. I also learned the process of selecting the right person to model and scheduling wen to so the photoshoot. For my shoot I knew it had to be a sunny day because I am advertising the sunshine state through my magazine. I also realized some people could be hard to work with for certain projects and so I have to choose someone who was cooperative and happy to be apart of this process.
When I began this process I knew nothing about magazines and how they were produced, but by doing this project I have learned so much as to what I can achieve. 

CCR Question #2 Draft

My product engages audiences by the color scheme and the use of conventions. These elements allow the viewer of my magazine to enter the world or travel and luxury. The magazine has a slight classy feel to it as well. The articles are very trendy and could entice anyone wanting to travel to the best places with the best food etc.

My magazine would be distributed as a real media text by advertising for it on social media and places that the magazine's target audience spends their most time on the web. This way there is a higher chance of them recognizing it and wanting to read more. Then it would be sold to different retailers that sell name brand magazines so ours could be on the shelf. This way we could make it stand. out among it s competition.

The marketing plan for this magazine to be advertised through social media because my target audience mainly uses these mass media platforms. For instance, like Instagram and Facebook are specifically the platforms that I will be using to advertise my magazine to the public. I will also be go to the travel Magazine Convention in April to advertise my magazine further. I have a instagram account already to advertise my magazine, but we just need to increase its following.

Through researching about distribution of magazines I created a distribution plan for my magazine. It includes using the site Amazon, and creating my own website that I can put on my Instagram for easy access to more information. This is because in my marketing plan I created and instagram account for advertising and so my target audience could view exactly what we were all about pictures wise. By having the website linked on our page that will draw our audience for more and then we can sell it to them on our personal website. We also will be creating a mailing list in which a computer projected which people would be most interested in our product so we sent them in the mail a free trial of out magazine which leads to a full subscription if the costumer sticks with the trial. We also have out our magazine on commerce websites to attract more attention in a more traditional way.

CCR Question #1 Draft

One of the conventions I used is the fonts on the different pages of my magazine. These font challenged conventions because they were really enticing to the eye of our readers and target audience. The fonts were explosive and ornate which portrayed the right tone of the magazine. They helped with the flow of everything.
Another convention that I used was the different camera shots I was able to capture. I not only shot my model, but the location we were in. I have close ups of my models face and also wide angled shots of our landscape in Sarasota. I had to capture the favorable angles of Siesta Village to encourage the audience to want to travel to Sarasota Florida.
Another convention I used was creating titles and words that were appealing to the eye. For example, lower prices and cheap allow the reader to think that what they are going to read will personally benefit their wallet which allows them to want. to read the full article. This convention is vital to the popularity of the overall magazine.

The social groups represented in my magazine where that of a wealthier class. For example, it was a travel magazine so the reader would have to have the money to travel and go places without going broke; therefore, my model wore a nice outfit that portrayed er social class. She was put together and had nice shoes which allowed the reader to understand the type of people that would or could be traveling to Sarasota Florida.

Revision #3

I revised my magazine through the adobe program called InDesign. This is a professional software that a lot of different commercial magazine companies use to edit their magazines. I used this software to re-organize my photos in my magazine. This way my two page article looks more refined and official. I even re organized which part of the picture I would actually use, this way I allowed my reader too see the city of Sarasota through various different pleasing angles.
  

3rd Quarter Submission

Revision #2

For this revision I basically just re made my last table of Contents page, but instead of using Microsoft Publisher I used Adobe InDesign. This allowed for me to build upon my editing knowledge and so I could see how magazine companies really achieve their results. Also, it was a lot easier to create this look with InDesign than in publisher because in publisher the spacing was all messed up and I had to completely format it myself. So, it was easier to put together in InDesign.

Digital Distribution Research

 The Travel Magazine digitally distributes through their app on the App Store. This app includes all their currently our issues. Although, the only way to access the. issues is you have to have a subscription. This way their audience can fully enjoy this magazine on the go on their phone or laptop. This way of digitally distributing is very smart and well though out which is why I will be taking these methods into consideration when I am digitally distributing my product.

Digital Distribution Research

This travel magazine called Conde Nast Traveler Magazine has their own website for their magazine where they sell subscriptions to their product. They have different plans for selling their magazine like by paying for a monthly or yearly subscription, and then they will send the magazine directly to the costumers house every month. This way of Digital distribution is very ingenious and definitely something I can use when I plan out my digital distribution plan especially because we have similar target audiences.

Digital Distribution Research

The Travel and Leisure magazine digitally distributes through amazon and their own website. I can incorporate this distribution methods into my magazine by creating a website for my magazine and advertising the subscriptions for my magazine. So I would start off with a minimum fee of 5.00 a month for my magazine. This way we start off small  and when we gain a bigger following we could increase the price. I could also distribute my magazine through Amazon which is goo because a lot of my target audience uses this shopping website frequently.

Distribution Plan

The methods of distribution I will be using it through Amazon, and cresting my own website that I can put on my Instagram for easy access to more information. This is because in my marketing plan I created and instagram account for advirtising and so my target audience could view exactly what we were all about pictures wise. By having the website linked on our page that will draw our audience for more and then we can sell it to them on our personal website. We also will be creating a mailing list in which a computer projected which people would be most interested in our product so we sent them in the mail a free trial of out magazine which leads to a full subscription if the costumer sticks with the trial. We also have out our magazine on commerce websites to attract more attention in a more traditional way.

Revision #1

For this revision I re shoot the cover photo for my magazine and edited it through Adobe photoshop. I thought this cover would be better suited for the color scheme I am going for. The other photo just was two warm toned for me and I need more blues in the cover photo. This photos color scheme is easily recognizable and appealing to the eye which is why I choose it. I also reformatted this in Adobe InDesign. This waylay magazine would be more refined and look more professionally done. Additionally, in my other cover photo the word Florida in my title was blending in with the clouds in the sky, but with this photo anyone can clearly see the title of my magazine.

Traditional Distribution plan

There are a couple ways for magazine companies to traditionally distribute their product. For instance they can start with mailing lists and packaging. Then they identify key locations and events, and then they can start bagging the magazine with relevant titles. Then finally they can offer  their magazine to ecommerce websites. Then finally it leads to the content distribution. Another way to look at it is there are three levels to this: the producer, the wholesaler, and the retailer. These three things define the levels of distribution in a more simple way because these all control the distribution. These are the traditional methods that I would be using to distribute my magazine.

Marketing Plan

My magazine will be advertised through social media because my target audience mainly uses these mass media platforms. For instance, like Instagram and Facebook are specifically the platforms that I will be using to advertise my magazine to the public. I will also be go to the travel Magazine Convention in April to advirtise my magazine further. I have a instagram account already to advirtise my magazine, but we just need to increase its following.

Audience Engagement Research

Sunset magazine has a Facebook account in which they digitally advertise their magazine. A lot of users of this specific platform are of my specific target audience and the target audience of Sunset Magazine. We have similar target audiences because we both are using social media platforms to advertise out magazines. This magazine clearly is advertising to a certain age group when using these platforms because if they were trying to reach an older crowd they might advertise in commercials or places that older crowds visit.

Audience Engagement Research

Travel and Leisure Magazine and I have a similar target audience because we are both travel based magazines. Similarly, we have the same audience because we both offer informative approaches and cost effective ways to travel. Also, we are both in a luxury travel magazines because we each have beautiful destinations advertised to travel to. in our magazines. These examples are like places in Europe and the countries, but my magazine focuses on the US specifically Florida because there are many popular destination like Miami and Orlando. They also advertise their magazine through Instagram which is a very popular social media platform used specifically by our target audience. I will also be using this platform to advertise my magazine because my target audience age group uses this platform daily.

InDesignArt of the Title

Today in class we utilized Adobe Indesign to lay out our two page spread. I had a pretty educational time with this program because I learned a lot of how to use it, but also how I can apply this information to other things. At the end of us learning all of the new things I felt comfortable navigating the software on my own. I think I ended up picking up the skill pretty fast because I have use Adobe programs before, so I already had some previous knowledge. I think I will be able to use this program to further revise my magazine because of how easy it was to use.

Audience Engagement Research

World Travel magazine and my magazine have similar target audience because  of our appeal to young adults and people who have time to travel the world. They also have a pretty appealing color scheme that has a pretty aesthetic that really appeals to our similar target audiences. World travel magazine markets their product through their instagram. Their page has numerous amounts of followers and really appeals to both our target audience because it approaches them on the same social media platform that they are using.  There are also ads on Instagram for their magazine which really helps spread their magazine throughout the Internet to the right people. I would also use instagram to advertise my magazine similarly to The World Travel Magazine.