AICE Media Studies

 When I complete my final task, I will have to write a feature story for the double-page spread. Due to this, I will practice feature writing from an article. I will first include the article and then may feature lead. Article: "A study at the University of Michigan shatters some myths. The results were announced today. Women have a reputation for gossiping and talking, yet the study found the reputation is undeserved. The study, which required researchers to observe a number of people at work, found that women work both longer and harder than men—that men spend more time goofing off on the job. The study found that the average employed man spends 52 minutes, or 11 percent of each working day, not working: in scheduled coffee breaks, unscheduled rest breaks, at lunch beyond the normal hour and so forth. The average working woman spends only 35 minutes, or 8 percent of her working day, in such scheduled and unscheduled rest breaks. The same study found that the amount of effort exp...

Evaluation Through the preliminary task, I learned more about photography editing, though I used software with limited tools. I learned more about the effects of text placement on the aesthetic of a magazine.  Layout For both the magazine cover and the contents page, I followed the conventions of a typical magazine. For my cover page, the main image was the background of the entire page. I ensured that my fonts colors were coordinated and stood out on the cover. For my contents page, I also had my main image in the background. I had a white vertical box where I placed my text to make it easier to read. Text Styles When I was brainstorming my magazine plan, I expected to use the same font for everything because I imagined it made the magazine look more organized; however, I ended up using various fonts within my cover page and contents page. For my cover page, I used bold white font for the title because it stood out the most. I alternated between green and white font because it con...

Today I completed my Contents page with the inspiration of a Canva template. Composing it was a learning process, but I feel more confident about my editing skills for my final contents page. 

I have continued using the BeFunky photo editor, and I edited the picture I chose for my contents page. Below is the picture as it went through the editing process.

 Below are the different photos I have taken for my contents page.