Saturday, 11 May 2013
Evaluation - Question 3
What have you learned from your audience feedback?
In order to answer this question I decided to ask teenagers that were aged 16-19 years old as that the age boundary for my target audience. I asked them what they like and disliked about my newspaper and both ancillary tasks. By asking these two questions allowed me to know what I did well and what I could have done better. Below are some the profiles of the people that gave me feedback and the links to hear their feedback and also what I have learned from their feedback.
Name: Hannah
Age: 16
Student
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7zqgf_-QYs&edit=vd
Name : Ebenezer
Age: 19
Student
http://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=3zny047jfxs
Name: Blanche
Age: 19
Student
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SBoPsxEf0c
Name: Martin
Age: 18
Student
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttsc_Lvtu_A&list=HL1368314808
In order to answer this question I decided to ask teenagers that were aged 16-19 years old as that the age boundary for my target audience. I asked them what they like and disliked about my newspaper and both ancillary tasks. By asking these two questions allowed me to know what I did well and what I could have done better. Below are some the profiles of the people that gave me feedback and the links to hear their feedback and also what I have learned from their feedback.
Name: Hannah
Age: 16
Student
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7zqgf_-QYs&edit=vd
Name : Ebenezer
Age: 19
Student
http://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=3zny047jfxs
Name: Blanche
Age: 19
Student
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SBoPsxEf0c
Name: Martin
Age: 18
Student
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttsc_Lvtu_A&list=HL1368314808
Friday, 10 May 2013
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Creating The Inside of my Newspaper
For the second page of my newspaper I wanted to have an interview format. My
inspiration came from a section in the 'Metro'. The page has a question and
answer style and also a picture of the celebrity they have interviewed. It also
features an advert.I plan to use this idea for my second page, this is because I had to incorporate an element of informality and fun as my front page could be deemed as too serious.
For my interview I asked a student at Blackheath Bluecoat School who also plays for the Blackheath Rugby Team to feature in my newspaper. The survey that I did initially as a way to find out what teenagers liked to read in newspapers showed that, a majority of teenagers enjoyed reading about sports and would also like to see more of sports in a newspaper. Therefore I decided to include a sports section in my newspaper as a way in which to attract readers.
In order to create my second page, I actually interviewed Neil Graham, the rugby player and wrote out what he said. Not everything he said I used in my article as I felt that it was irrelevant.
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
My Newspaper
This was initially the first newspaper I created. I then decided to show a few people what I created in order to receive feedback. I asked an 18 year old student Keana Mullings-Brown and she stated that, "I like your newspaper; however you have repeated a whole column." I myself did not notice that I had done so, and used this feedback and was able to correct the error I had made.
I then asked a 16 year old boy Thomas Cannings who said, “I don’t know why that bottom right picture is there as there is no caption to explain its relevance.” I had forgotten to include a caption explaining why I had put that picture there and decided to include one when creating my final edited paper.
The third person that gave me feedback was a 19 year old student, Jolene Lukeba, who stated that, “Your newspaper does not have the price this means that my newspaper is free. I then chose to include ‘FREE’ at the top of my newspaper. As I had decided to make newspaper free.
Creating My Newspaper: Columns
Columns
The first thing I did when creating my newspaper was calculate the width and height of an A3 size paper. Luckily I used adobe illustrator which automatically showed me both values with the width being at 297 millimeters and the height at 420 millimetres. I then divided the width by 5 to equal 59.4 millimetres. The reason for dividing the width by 5 is because I wanted five columns on the front page of my newspaper. This meant that each column had to be 59.4 millimetres in width.
I then had to decide calculate my gap difference from one column to another. I initially decided on a centimetre gap but then realised that the gap was too wide. After continuously trying out different numbers, I decided on a 3 millimetre gap which meant that the width of my columns had now changed to 53.4 millimetres.
Although the use of five columns is usually used in broadsheets, and tabloids use four, I wanted to go against the codes and conventions of a tabloid.
Broadsheets have five columns because they usually have more information on their front page in comparison to a broadsheet. I did not want to continue my main story on the front page so therefore I wanted to ensure that I had enough columns to feature the whole main story.
The first thing I did when creating my newspaper was calculate the width and height of an A3 size paper. Luckily I used adobe illustrator which automatically showed me both values with the width being at 297 millimeters and the height at 420 millimetres. I then divided the width by 5 to equal 59.4 millimetres. The reason for dividing the width by 5 is because I wanted five columns on the front page of my newspaper. This meant that each column had to be 59.4 millimetres in width.
I then had to decide calculate my gap difference from one column to another. I initially decided on a centimetre gap but then realised that the gap was too wide. After continuously trying out different numbers, I decided on a 3 millimetre gap which meant that the width of my columns had now changed to 53.4 millimetres.
Broadsheets have five columns because they usually have more information on their front page in comparison to a broadsheet. I did not want to continue my main story on the front page so therefore I wanted to ensure that I had enough columns to feature the whole main story.
Creating my Newspaper: Colour
Colour
In order to decide the colour of my font I analysed both broadsheets and tabloid newspapers. I came to the conclusion that black is often used in broadsheets and red is usually seen on tabloids. However I noticed that 'The Independent' which is a broadsheet, goes against the stereotypical conventions of broadsheet. This can be seen through the way in which it uses red as the main colour for their masthead. Red is usually seen on newspapers such as 'The Daily Mirror' and 'The Sun'.
VS.
The colour red was my first initial colour choice. Despite this, I feel that the colour is too familiar and it is associated with too many popular tabloids. I am aware that my newspaper is a local tabloid newspaper, however, I don't want the associations that tabloids have to be associated with my newspaper. In addition to this, I wanted to go against the conventions of a tabloid pick a colour that is not affiliated with tabloids.
I started to explore all possible colours for my masthead. I came across the colour blue (web colour- 0066dd). At first I really liked the colour but after continuously looking at it, I thought that it was too bright.
I then across a green ( web colour-006633) I really liked. It wasn't too bright and it wasn't too dark, I thought it was perfect. I also liked how it was vibrant and youthful. Nonetheless, after trying this colour out as the main colour for my masthead, didn't like how it looked. It started to look more like a magazine masthead rather than a newspaper masthead. So I then decided to have my masthead in black with a green outline. I chose to have a green utline of my text as a way to make the black stand out. Also, I wanted to my masthead to be different as not that many newspapers have a different colour outline on their masthead.
I eventually chose the colour black as the main colour for my masthead because I thought it was simple, basic and bold. Although black is usually a colour used by broadsheets, I wanted to go against the codes and conventions of tabloids and adopt an element of broadsheet conventions.
In order to decide the colour of my font I analysed both broadsheets and tabloid newspapers. I came to the conclusion that black is often used in broadsheets and red is usually seen on tabloids. However I noticed that 'The Independent' which is a broadsheet, goes against the stereotypical conventions of broadsheet. This can be seen through the way in which it uses red as the main colour for their masthead. Red is usually seen on newspapers such as 'The Daily Mirror' and 'The Sun'.
VS.
The colour red was my first initial colour choice. Despite this, I feel that the colour is too familiar and it is associated with too many popular tabloids. I am aware that my newspaper is a local tabloid newspaper, however, I don't want the associations that tabloids have to be associated with my newspaper. In addition to this, I wanted to go against the conventions of a tabloid pick a colour that is not affiliated with tabloids.
I started to explore all possible colours for my masthead. I came across the colour blue (web colour- 0066dd). At first I really liked the colour but after continuously looking at it, I thought that it was too bright.
I then across a green ( web colour-006633) I really liked. It wasn't too bright and it wasn't too dark, I thought it was perfect. I also liked how it was vibrant and youthful. Nonetheless, after trying this colour out as the main colour for my masthead, didn't like how it looked. It started to look more like a magazine masthead rather than a newspaper masthead. So I then decided to have my masthead in black with a green outline. I chose to have a green utline of my text as a way to make the black stand out. Also, I wanted to my masthead to be different as not that many newspapers have a different colour outline on their masthead.
I eventually chose the colour black as the main colour for my masthead because I thought it was simple, basic and bold. Although black is usually a colour used by broadsheets, I wanted to go against the codes and conventions of tabloids and adopt an element of broadsheet conventions.
Creating My Newspaper: Font
Font
In order to create a successful newspaper I wanted to ensure that everything on my newspaper reflected my target audience. This included my font. I explored different fonts and my first choice was the font 'Broadway'. I liked how the font wasn't typical of font used in a newspaper. I also thought that it was simple but bold. However I was given feedback on my choice of font and they stated that the font is usually associated with theatre work.
I then decided to explore more fonts and across the commonly used 'Times New Roman'. I really liked this font as I thought it was simple and also common. Having said that, I don't like the fact that it used numerously for different things. It also doesn't stand out as being different from other newspapers.
I explored more fonts and even had a look at a website, http://www.dafont.com . I made a table of the fonts that I liked and disliked and eventually this allowed me to narrow down what I wanted my font to look like. I wanted my font to be big, bold and to have a youthful vibe. I then found the font 'Wanted MS4'. This font reminded me of font used in America at sporting games and on sporting attire. I decided that this would be the font I would use for my newspaper.
In order to create a successful newspaper I wanted to ensure that everything on my newspaper reflected my target audience. This included my font. I explored different fonts and my first choice was the font 'Broadway'. I liked how the font wasn't typical of font used in a newspaper. I also thought that it was simple but bold. However I was given feedback on my choice of font and they stated that the font is usually associated with theatre work. 
I then decided to explore more fonts and across the commonly used 'Times New Roman'. I really liked this font as I thought it was simple and also common. Having said that, I don't like the fact that it used numerously for different things. It also doesn't stand out as being different from other newspapers.
I explored more fonts and even had a look at a website, http://www.dafont.com . I made a table of the fonts that I liked and disliked and eventually this allowed me to narrow down what I wanted my font to look like. I wanted my font to be big, bold and to have a youthful vibe. I then found the font 'Wanted MS4'. This font reminded me of font used in America at sporting games and on sporting attire. I decided that this would be the font I would use for my newspaper.
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