By studying Issues in Publication and Design I have gained many skills and knowledge that will be useful in future. By talking over the media issues in class, I had the opportunity to know other people’s opinions and I knew the things happened in the world. Normally I do not read the newspaper even on the internet. I was required to communicate in class discussion and through writing to develop my communication skills and critical thinking. From week 6 to week 13 I had to post a media issue to my blog, but I had never written a blog. I had to learn to make a blog post and designed the layout of my blog. I had more opportunity to written text in a different way not just doing a critical writing. Finishing this course gives me the chance to look back on what I did, consider what I learned, and what I needed to improve in the future. These experiences would help me to get the best result in the other courses.
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Week 13
This week we presented our artefacts in class, briefly outlining what we made. The first artefact piece was a textual intervention based on Emily Post named ‘Formal dinner’ which was presented as a book, making it to be a guideline for the audience while having a formal dinner. The reason I chose to design it as a book because it can include a number of levels of text. This piece was based on written text. The text tells the polite conversation and the manner in formal dinner. The front cover is created in a simple and clear design that is suitable for all level of readers who have a formal dinner. On the front cover, there is an image of dinnerware. It is appropriate because it is necessary when having a formal dinner. For this reason, the image of the dinnerware was selected as it is in keeping with the message of the design.
The second artefact piece was based on bus etiquette. This artefact was presented as a brochure.The reason for designing in a brochure is because the size is small. Audiences can put it in their pockets and handbags. It is very important that users are convenience to carry it with and easy to read. The brochure contains the text and images to create interest for audiences. It is for who do not know how to use public transport. The front page is created in a simple and creative design that is for all levels of age groups who travel on a bus. Headlines in this artefact are emphasised using bold font, colour, and images. The major colours used in this artefact are blue, orange and white. The simple black and white makes images more readable. These headlines make the brochure more interesting and easier to read. The images are a bus, a bus driver, passengers, and a bus route map. All the images are appropriate because they are relevant to the bus. The choice of sound for this artefact was made to create the experience of travelling on a bus. The sounds of a bus loading passengers, bus driving, and passengers talking that add to this brochure.
The final artefact piece was based on bar etiquette and was created as a flyer. The image of beer is appropriate because it is relevant to the bar. The purpose of images in the brochure was helped to show readers what the experience of drinking at a bar. To convey bar etiquette I created a brochure containing the images, text and colour. The first demonstration of this is the colour scheme which was in shades of blue banner, yellow and white with the body text in black for contrast. The contrast between white and blue in and around the heading draws the eye to it without overwhelming the entire design. The text is readable and clear. Colour is important in this brochure because a colourful design layout makes the overall of the brochure better. The simple black and white makes images easy to read and also aims to give a break in the text, adding interest without confusing the message or detracting from the other elements.
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Week 12_exercise
From my source document, I am required to design different advertisements for the seminar.
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Week 12
Week 12 Blog
Today I have read an issue about Preschool channel Playhouse Disney is creating the first Disney princess character aimed at kids. And the channel will take on the educational strategy. The new Disney channel is targeted on its audience for 2 to 7 years old published by September.
The decade- old Playhouse Disney was introduced in Australia in 2005, but it has not been accepted by young audiences as much as competitors Nickelodeon and Nick Jr, who are the market leaders in the US. Playhouse Disney did not have a character like Nickelodeon or Nick Jr. They decided to have a character Nickelodeon or Nick Jr to attract the preschool audience.
After a researching the attitudes of 2200 parents, Disney Junior is set itself as a storytelling channel. Storytelling was the main focus and the content would include the lessons and messages, Maths, reading and manners in storytelling. For the young girl, she will behave much like the Disney princess, she will learn to fit in if she has problems with a friend. Disney princesses are such as Sleeping Beauty, Arial, Cinderella and Belle.
Disney had invested heavily in Australia and New Zealand in a local marketing campaign including the connection of local school children, a radio advertising, competitions and local TV productions to open a huge market to attract the young kids’ attention.
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