Double Page Spread: Research and Development

This is my double page spread research and development, which includes my comparisons and preferences.

Double page spread 1:

Before Reading
Magazine:	KICKS by SLAM magazines
Issue:	Date of Issue/ Issue No.:1999
Publisher:	SLAM media inc
Genre:	It perfectly fits into the sub genre of sports, which is basketball.
Images:	2 different images of Vince Carter, one of him dunking and one of him in a good portrait and posture standing up while smiling
Layout	The layout is almost equal, but its more heavy to the image compared to text as there is a giant picture of him consuming the whole page and a medium sized small picture of him with a bit of text.
First impressions:	A very simple but powerful magazine, also a cool one to as Vince Carter was dunking.

After Reading
Heading:	IN-VINCE-ABLE
Subheading:
Author:	There is no name of the photographer, but there is a byline for the writers name, Michael Bradley
Article:	This article is about how Vince Carter changed the sporting surface of canada and the sporting opinions on the then boring and inactive Canadian sports. It also gives information on how Vince Carter changed the NBA with his power plays (powerful and athletic plays) and selling out crowds as a rookie.
Mode of address:	It addresses the audience in an informal way but still does it in third person, it is informal as it still brings up Canada's past in a funny way,"bacon curing and elk mating as cultural..".
Pull Quote:	no pull quote
Audience:	The audience were sports and basketball enthusiasts and possibly sneakerheads as they put pictures and stories about vince carter with a special emphasis on them. It also circles and uses the pictures where Vince Carter's shoes are shiny. Most likely also a young Canadian audience as this article focuses on how Vince focuses on Canada and how he evolved Canadian sports and basketball.
Impression:	This article was an interesting one as it shows the various ways that Vince Carter have changed the basketball and sports industry in Canada as a Canadian.
Inspiration:	How I learned from this magazine is that they use bigger pictures to catch the eye of the readers while making the article neat. It also uses a good and catchy heading with the play of words, "In-Vince-Able" to show emphasis and power on its character, Vince Carter.

MAGAZINE 2

Before Reading
Magazine:	FourFourTwo
Issue:	Date of Issue June 2021
Publisher:	Haymarket Media Group, Future PLC, nextmedia
Genre:	It perfectly fits into the genre of sports as it is a football magazine
Images:	1 image of a Scottish national team player celebrating a goal in the euro qualifiers.
Layout	The layout is dominantly wordy with 10+ paragraphs and only one picture on the bottom part.
First impressions:	The magazine seems complicated, with a lot of words, but it seems informative at the same time as well.

After Reading
Heading:	“Don’t let my accent fool you, my blood is scottish”
Subheading:	There are a lot of subheadings to describe and outline the stories of Lyndon Dykes upbringing as an Australian born scottish
Author:	There is an author named Joe Brewin, no photographer name though
Article:	This article is about the upbringing of Australian born Scottish national football player Lyndon Dykes and how he turned up with a Scottish jersey. And how he found his way to Scotland as an Australian national. Even with no Scottish upbringing and challenges. He still made it to the team.
Mode of address:	This article addresses the audience in an informal way with simple words and descriptions on Lyndon Dykes.
Pull Quote:	There is a pull quote, “don’t let the accent fool you! My blood is scottish”, and, “ I knew the words to Flower Of Scotland from watching rugby with my parents”. This is done to emphasize the players love to Scotland even though he is not born in Scotland himself.
Audience:	The audience for this specific magazine are young (12-22) sports enthusiasts and football enthusiasts and possibly more to a Scottish audience as this article is about a Scottish player expressing his love to Scotland when he is not born in Scotland and involves his backstory on how he turned up with a Scottish jersey.
Impression:	This article is interesting as it shows how Lyndon Dykes, a person with no Scottish blood and origins, and how he became a Scottish national team player despite external challenges that surround him, this story is very inspiring for young readers such as me as it shows how you can reach your dreams regardless of your background
Inspiration:	I learnt to put inspiring stories in my article to catch the readers eye and put big pull quotes to give the readers an early idea and impression on what the article is about

Reflection: This was one of the easier tasks of the component 1 researches as both of these magazines that I research does conform well with what I am exposed to in daily life (sports), it also has the same genre (sports) on my magazine, even though I had to write a lot, this research helped me find new ideas on how to lay out my magazine.