Media Studies

Popular Science- Data is Power The magazine is blue and has a hand in the middle projecting light towards the titles. One is in white and the other is in black, but both are in very large font to direct your eye towards it. The featured articles are on the left hand side of the magazine and there are pops of red to gain even more attention.      A featured article is "Data is Power" which is the special issue and is about how information is driving the future. Another article is "The Control Center" on page 42 which is about using data to feed the world, solve cases, and predict our fate. A third article is "Ne4w Ways of Seeing" on page 69 which is a gallery of extraordinary infographics. These articles are located towards the middle of the magazine.      Some advertisements are about medication, cars, and alcohol. This shows this is towards people between the ages of 30 and 50. These are located towards the start and end of the magazine. ...

Scientific American- The Unsolvable Problem      The background of this cover is purple going from dark to light towards the middle. The title has black big lettering in the middle with the name of the magazine above in white font and the featured articles in the bottom left corner.      Some of the featured articles are "Earthquakes in the Sky" on page 44 which is about a controversial theory for predicting disaster", "Clicks, Lies, and Videotapes" on page 38 which is about bracing for the age of fake video, and "The Upside of Rabies" on page 68 which is about how rabies helps scientists better understand the brain. As shows, these stories are found in the center of the magazine and cover information about the title.      There are advertisements throughout the magazine but mostly fill the beginning and end. Some examples of these ads are Fidelity on page 5, a nationwide children's hospital on 9, a wine advertisement on page 19, a nove...

National Geographic- Atlas of Space      The cover of this magazine is black with National Geographic's iconic yellow border that they have around all of their magazines. The white lettering on the black background makes the title stand out to the reader. There is also yellow lettering that pops as well to the eye. The main articles in the magazine are listed in the top right corner while the rest is blank, giving a simplistic look.      The main articles of this magazine mostly include information about the milky way and the universe in general. Some of the titles include "The Milky Way" on page 72, "Pluto" on page 56, "The Kuper Belt and the Oort Cloud" on page 64" and "The Sun" on page 76. They are all mostly located towards the center of the magazine and contain articles around space.      The advertisements are about cars and organizations helping the world. These ads are found around the beginning and end, but also some are thro...

New Cars- Preview 2016      The cover of the magazine has a grey background with white and yellow text to pop out at the reader. There is a red car in the middle showing what the contents of the magazine is mainly about. The top of the magazine has the title and the bottom, underneath the car has the top articles.      The smaller articles include information about the newest cars and what they offer. Some of these titles are "Worth the Wait", "At the Track", "Luxury SUVs", and "Three Row SUVs" which are all located towards the front of the magazine on pages 10 through 30. The main articles are located towards the middle from pages 40 to 60 which includes "Vehicle Ratings", "Stand Out Models" and "Road Test Highlights".      Most of the advertisements in the magazine are of cars and car related products such as tires, rims, and seat covers as well as products for your car. However, there is also advertisements abo...

Smithsonian- Building the Future      The cover of the magazine is very dark with bright blue and white lettering drawing attention to the topics. It has a very futuristic look to it as the main article is about robots. There is a single image of a man standing and a robot leg in the middle with text around the outside giving it a simplistic look.      The main articles in the magazine are about the work being done to progress the future. Some of the titles include "Thinking Outside the Bots" on page 66 which is about a write going to Korea and see their new robots they have been developing and "Life Without End" on page 44 which discusses a current increase in people working to "cure" death. There is also articles about vacationing in space which is on page 32 and more.      Most advertisements in the magazine are about medication, cars, jewelry, and travel deals. These are all between pages 88 to 102 and pages 1 to 31. This shows that th...

     I believe the better choice for the project for me would be the magazine. It shows more of my strengths than weaknesses and there would be much less to worry about, such as matching schedules. I like writing and photography which are two very important aspects of a magazine. I also like the creative element of it with the wide variety of topics I can write about. I plan on working on the magazine with one other person. My partner and I are both creative and work well together. We plan on creating our magazine on the recent advancements in technology and how it is impacting our world. My partner will write an article under the said topic and I will write mine, then we will work together to take the pictures and create the magazine cover, as well as come up with the layout of the entire magazine.

     Producing a film would be a good choice for the project because finding ways to create meaning in every shot would be interesting and fun to do as well as the production aspect of it. Using a camera is a strong suit of mine and I like filming and recording. However, a challenge of this would be finding actors and good conditions to film in. Another problem would be creating a script. I am not good at making scripts nor like it. I am also a poor editor and would rather be the producer than the editor. I would also have to find actors for the film and have everyone's schedules line up for us to all film it which will be very hard. However, with my skills and the other members of my group, together we could make a great and meaningful introduction film.