Preliminary Task Action Plan

For my first task, I am going to identify the generic conventions of student/college magazines. I will create a mind map to show my research on an A3 piece of paper and will take a picture of it, or scan it, and then I will post it on my blog.

I will also analyse in detail a front cover and the contents page of a student magazine and then I will take a picture or scan this and then post it onto my blog.

Conduct a focus group to establish what the student audience wants from the new magazine so that I can use this information to develop my magazine front cover so that it will appeal to students.

I will use the findings from my research and analysis (from the magazines that I have analysed and and produce and mock up of a front cover and the contents page.

I will then begin to design the front cover and continue working on this magazine until it is completed and meets the design brief and appeals to the target audience.