Foundation Portfolio - Preliminary Task

The foundation portfolio preliminary task involves producing the front page of a college magazine. As this is the beginning of the task I have started by looking at how the media key concepts can be applied to produce a college magazine cover using the acronym LIIAR;


Language- The magazine will be a written in a light, fun, entertaining and informal manner. It needs to have these qualities as to keep the interest of the target reader (students) Using formal language and large amounts of polysyllabic will not fulfill this. The language needs to be kept short and to the point whilst being light and entertaining at the same time. The layout should be kept simple but look fun to read using bright text and intersesting imagery.

Institution- Wyke 6th form college of high achievers, succsessfull in educating people. Excellent pass rate. Needs to portray the aspect of mutual respect of student to teacher, student to student and teacher to student. Enhance the social highs of the college in the sense that it’s the right place for meeting new people and learning to deal with and enjoy new situations, meeting a very wide range of people.

Ideology- The cover should not include extreme explicit language or graphics as these values are inappropriate and could be deemed offensive by some readers. The idea is to get across that Wyke is a great place to avhieve and is open to evryone who wants to succeed. It needs to emphasise that Wyke is a place of mutual respect, equal treatment and many oppertunities for students to take.

Audience- As I am producing a college magazine it is aimed at and will be read by students of an age group of around 16-19. The cover will need to be eye catching, so as not to look boring to attract the target audience. Students may feel unintersted in a college magzine therefore need to make sure it incudes exciting features that the students can gain from and enjoy reading to appeal to this type of audience.

Representation- Issues which students can relate to will appear on the magazine cover and a range of different social groups will appear on it so as to appeal to the wide variety of social groups amongst students today. They will be portrayed in a meaningful fashion so that the magazine is on the same wavelength as the students so they are more likely to want to read it.