NAME TIME!

Good news everyone, i have decided to call my student magazine "The Fresher" as i believe this will appeal to teenagers who attend colleges also suggesting its fresh makes it sound new and exciting. The meaning of "Fresher" generally represents first years of college but i still think it will stand out to 2nd years as it is a student magazine designed to cover these two ages.
I hope you like the name and thank you for your time!

First Textual Analysis

The first magazine i picked up was our local "Student ID".
On first viewing you are instantly struck by the bright colours, the yellows and pinks suggest that this is a light hearted fun read!
The masthead of this magazine is big and bold which immediately speaks to the audience as a more teenage friendly spread because its loud and outragous, representing the stereotype of teenagers. College students are clearly the target audience; not only is it called "Student ID" but the cover lines tell us about events conected with this younger generation, such as, "2nd years say goodbye" and "Bash pics". The term "pics" is slang for pictures which further informs us of the teenage theme as it employs in-formal language.
As a whole, i like the presentation of this student magazine as i feel that it captures peoples imaginations but at the same time i believe it can be seen as bland and boring because of the use of only two colours.

I need your opinion people! - Magazine names

Ok ... I think ive got a good name for my student magazine but i'm not entirely sure!!! I was thinking, "The Fresher" As this would appeal to students but also explains how my magazine is new and up to date with all things related to college.
Please leave comments as to whether you like the name, if not, give me other suggestions which you feel would suit this kind of publication.
Thank you bloggers :)

My action plan =]

This is how i plan to use the next 4 weeks! -

WEEK 1:
-Research and planning
-Name for my magazine
-Create an audience questionaire
-Mock designs

WEEK 2:
-Start mocking-up and then design
-Organise and shoot photos

WEEK 3:
-Further time for design and designing
-Complete first draft of pages/tweek
-Get audience feedback

WEEK 4:
-Finish pages and evaluate
-Verify all work
-Answer evaluation questions through blog

Preliminary task outline

For my preliminary task in AS Media i am expected to produce the cover page for a new college/student magazine. This should feature a student in a medium close up shot with some text to support it. In addition i have to produce a mock up of the contents page!