AICE Media Studies Blog

The magazine has undergone very few, but necessary, changes. The table of contents underwent the most changes, having its format changed, making it more appealing. This gave more insight as to what articles were to be in the magazine and gives more information about the features. The cover just had the changes to the feature font and title effects. The article pages has some text and a photo added, and the paragraphs were justified.

Many different types of technologies were in this project. Our main asset was our computers. Microsoft Office programs, like Word and Excel, were also used in the pre-production stages of the magazine since we were creating layouts for out pages and writing out our article rough draft before creating our actual first draft.All of the editing to the magazine was done through Adobe programs like InDesign and Photoshop, which are top of the line programs to produce a magazine. Another piece of tech that was necessary for us was a camera. Cameras were what made out magazines come to life, since photos are one of the most essential parts of a magazine. To make the photos look more professional, another Adobe program that was used was Lightroom. This made the photos from sports events look top notch. Then for uploading pictures, Google Drive came in handy so I wouldn't have to worry about saving space on my flash drive or if something had happened to it. Also, my phone surprisingly came

My production skills definitely became better during this project. I learned to use new Adobe software, such as InDesign. Having previous experience with Adobe programs, such as Photoshop, helped make the process an easier task, but I had to learn some new techniques in order to fit the conventions of other sports magazines. For instance, learning to justify text and place them in a certain layout that fits that of a magazine. Or, learning to export certain at certain resolutions so that the magazine is of high quality. Another production skill that was improved was communication. Since this was a group project, communication was one of our biggest factors in creating our magazine. I had to learn to work with the group to take everyone's ideas and come up with an overall plan that would incorporate everything we had come up with. Also, learning to work as a journalist. The process of creating an article and learning to gather information so I could write about my topic was new to m

Our product plans to engage with our audience by keeping them up to date with recent sports news. Sports are one of the most popular, celebrated, long-lasting traditions within the United States. By informing our audience of the latest sports news, this will want them to keep up with each publication. Then by having the information as local, the makes locals want to read about what is happening the southern Florida, since it's their home. Also, including a featured player on the cover engages with the audience. Especially, within schools, this makes teenagers want to engage more with school athletics when they have a star athlete feature on the covers of magazines. Some other parts of the magazine that some people may not notice aids in making the reader engage is the design of the text. The text was intentionally made to stand out with the beveled effect and drop shadow, which draws the readers eyes directly to it. Also, a specific color palate was used so that the entire magazine

Our magazine, 'SoFlo Sports', uses more of the conventions of sports magazines then it does challenge them. All the aspects of the cover, like the cover photo, uses the convention of putting a star athlete as the subject on the cover. Also, articles featuring every aspect of an athlete's lifestyle and career can be found in these articles that are in this magazine. The only considerable convention that challenges most magazines would be the who the audience is targeted towards. Most magazines are made for an entire state or the entire country, versus our's which is meant to be read by those in specific region of Florida. Our product does not do much to represent different social groups or issues. It does feature a wide variety of different social groups of they are performing well within their sport and there is no bias into the decision to feature them. This does not mean it couldn't lead to any future changes to focus more on different social groups, such as havin

ESPN is a relatively well known news source for sports. They are involved in many more media outlets compared to competitors in the sports industry, such as Sports Illustrated. They own television networks that broadcast sports games which opens their viewership by a large margin. They also have an online website which has highlights and an section designated to their magazine. This part of their website is referred to as "Insider ESPN". This gives access to articles and special features if the user has purchased a subscription. The subscription to the online and physical copy of the magazine can be found in the website as well.

The conventional method for the digital distribution of magazine typically consists of just posting the magazine on the publisher's website.  They are released the day the physical edition of the magazine is released. A subscription must be purchased, just as you would with a physical magazine. However, digital versions typically are cheaper since they do not require printing and use of paper. Online versions also are forever lasting, unless obviously they are removed by the publisher. Although digital magazines seem ideal, they seem to still be less successful than physical magazines when it comes to attracting viewers. Physical copies are also overall more appealing to customers because of the satisfaction a viewer seems to get when they receive a copy of it. These online magazines are advertised on websites, typically with banners or popup videos. An example of a successful digital magazine distributor is Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated is more renown for their physical c

Before After In order to improve the article pages, very few adjustments were made. For instance, the page numbers. Before, the page numbers were in the same bottom right corner, which would mean the pages are only on the right side of the magazine of it were opened. So on page 3, the number was placed in the left hand bottom corner in order to fix this issue. Also, before on page 4, there was a lot of white space that could have been utilized, but never was. Now, two columns of text for the article have been added instead of just one. Then photos were resized, allowing room for one more. This not only uses up white space, but give more content for the viewer to see on the page. Before the pages had also not been justified, so they were changed so that it would match the format of a normal magazine. Overall, that adjustments that were made make the magazine look more professional and organized, which is also more appealing for he readers.