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This is my creative critical reflection for my magazine Fishing Sarasota. Creative critical reflection

This is my final submission. I have made the final touches to my magazine like I fixed the white strip at the bottom of the cover page. I also put my text into columns and made my pictures to cover more space on the 2nd page of my article.

My partner and  I presented our magazine to the class and received feedback on how we can improve our magazine. One thing that could be fixed was the subtitle font that my partner used was different from my magazine. The fonts need to be the same because we are the same magazine just different issues and all other magazines have the same fonts in there issues. Another problem was my table of contents was just called the table of contents and they said I could use a more creative title. The title page of my magazine had a small white line across the bottom where the picture wasn't cropped to fit the page. I need the cover the small white stripe then the cover will be done . Also on the second page of my article I need to cover more white space. I'm going to try to make the two pictures that I have bigger so that the cover more space and it will be more professional. The picture below is of the second page of my article that I need to cover more white space.

In my magazine fishing Sarasota i made some changes from my first draft. The first thing that I change was the picture on the cover, it was out of proportion and I fixed it and now it looks more professional. Then for the other 3 pages I originally had them with a light blue background but I turned it white to save money in the production process. On the table of contents I made the pictures larger so there wasn't as much blank spaces. On the first page of the article I made the pictures larger to fill in more blank spaces in my magazine. The on the final page I did another photo shoot to get more of a diversity of pictures and to fill in more blank space in my magazine.

Technology was a very important in creating my magazine called Fishing Sarasota. In the production of my magazine technology was used from the very beginning to the end. In the beginning of my project I did lots of research online about the production of a magazine versus the production of a film opening and I research popular magazines to get an idea of what I should produce. Then I began the magazine production processes and used some software like Microsoft excel and publisher. I used excel to create a spread sheet for my flat plan. Then after I got a outline for my magazine I began to produce it using publisher. When I started using publisher I could only do limited edits to my magazine. Then I did research in how to edit using publisher and now I can edit a magazine a lot better than I used to.Then after I Finally finished editing my magazine I began to research online into how to distribute my magazine. In my research I found that social media sites and website were a good way to...

When I began this project and came up with the idea for a magazine I knew very little about the magazine production process. Know After I have created mt own magazine and done lots of research I now know a lot more about the magazine production process. I used Microsoft publisher to produce my magazine and I knew vary little about how to use it. I learned how to make tittles for your magazine and find a font and size that catches the readers attention but isn't to distracting from the whole magazine. I also learned how to maximize the amount of content that I can fit on a page with out being overwhelming. There is a lot of time and thought that has to go into when taking picture for your magazine. If it is a picture that it is outside you have to wait for the conditions to be right. There also needs to be a diversity of pictures in your magazine. The pictures then have to be fit perfectly into your magazine and not be disproportionate or cover up text. Then there needs to be the ac...

The Magazine that my group produced is called Fishing Sarasota. The audience of our magazine is going to mainly be people who are living in the Sarasota Florida area or planing on visiting. Our magazine is very engaging with our audience because since we focus on a small area we can write about fishing reports from specific areas that lots of people in Sarasota fish and will read the article. We also have articles from local charter boat captains that helps our audience or people who are planing to visit that are not experienced with fishing to find a charter to take them fishing. we also include a tide table in the back of the magazine that is essential for anyone that fishes in saltwater. Our magazine is only going to be published four times a year so we want to make sure that it gets distributed widely across Sarasota. I am going to first go to all the tackle shops in Sarasota and see if they will  be a dealer for the magazine because most of the target audience will shop at the...

The name of my magazine is fishing Sarasota and it is focused specifically on the Sarasota Florida area. The magazine is also only produced 4 times a year for each season this helps because we only focus on the Sarasota area so if we published once a month we would run out of stuff to write about. This is a lot different than normal outdoors magazine that publish once a month and focus on a broader area like all of Florida. The content of my magazine is in the same general format as other outdoor magazines. I noticed that most outdoor fishing magazine include a how to section that teaches how to tie knots and other stuff, so I included a how to section in my magazine. I also noticed that other magazines included articles that were written by charter boat captains that fish almost everyday and have lots of experience. So I add and article that was based off an interview with a charter boat captain in Sarasota. My magazine articles are also different because i have article that focus on ...

When you go to Saltwater Sportsman's website they have several tabs that will take you to Boats, Gear, How-to, travel, Photos, videos, newsletter. The website almost acts like a trailer to what is going to be in there magazine. They put short article like you would find in there magazine but they don't go in depth like the magazine does. This is effective because it allows the reader to view the magazine and most likely encourage them to subscribe to the magazine. They also have a tab were you can subscribe to there magazine. They also have some adds on there website so they are making money form the adds on there website. They also have social media sites like Facebook that post the almost the same articles that are on there website. having a Facebook page is effective because that magazine can post an article on Facebook and people can share it which allows new people to find the magazine. Saltwater Sportsman also has a Youtube account that they post short fishing videos. The...

When you go to Florida Sportsman's home page of there website they have different tabs that will bring you to there reports, regions, forecast, photos, boating. Florida sportsman is not just a magazine they have a forum where people can write fishing reports from different regions. They also have a T.V. show where they fish with people who write reports in the forum. They also have a whole section that reviews different types of boats. This helps to promote the magazine because it advertises there magazine across a wide variety of platforms. They also have social media accounts like Facebook where they post the front cover for each months magazine. They also post articles that relate to fishing and Florida and re-post pictures of fish so that even if you never heard of the magazine you can follow the Facebook page to learn about fishing and you will be introduced to there magazine. The digital distribution of there website, forum, and T.V. show help to promote there magazine and in...

The next step in my magazine is to find out a way to distribute my magazine. I researched into the traditional method of how magazines are distributed. Typically after magazines are produced the company hires a distribution company that will put there magazine in stores like Publix and others that have a wide selection of magazines. Most magazines will hire a company to do the distribution because they have a wide variety of retail stores that they can put your magazine in. Most of the time the companies will put the magazine in stores that have a large target audience for that magazine. The magazines are often distributed to bookstores, supermarkets, convenience stores and airports. Magazines are also sold in subscription based sales, people pay each month for the magazine to be shipped to there door. I think that it would be good for my magazine to pay a company to distribute my magazine because it will make the  magazine available to a wide variety of people. I need to find a co...

This is the second page of my article and like the table of contents and first page I changed the background color of my page from light blue to white. I did this to help save money when I print my magazine. I also went and took a couple more photos to help fill some of the white space on this page. I decided that two pictures was a good amount for this final page and the picture I added was snook sitting in an underwater light. The snook are relevant to the article and help to give some diversity to the types of pictures I have. I also fixed some of the typos that I had in my article.

This is the first page of my article and like the table of contents I changed the background color from light blue to white. I did the to help save money when I print my magazine. I also increased the size of the picture to take up more room and fill some of the white space that was on the page. This will help my magazine be more attractive to readers and look more professional. I also fixed a couple typos that I found in my article.

The first thing that I changed in my background color. It was originally a light blue background but I changed it back to a white background. I did this because it would cost more money to print a blue background and I don't think the color would be worth the cost. I also made the pictures bigger to cover up some of the white space on the magazine and made them even. This will make my magazine look more professional and catch the readers attention.

The first revision that I'm going to do to my magazine is fix the cover photo. There was nothing wrong with the photo its self, it was just out of proportion on the cover off the magazine. I am going to delete the picture and try to paste it back on the cover. I think that this change is very important to my magazine because it will look more professional and the cover of the magazine is the first thing people see.

The third magazine that I'm going to research there target audience is Bassmaster magazine. My magazine and there magazine a some similarities like we both target bass fishing, but my magazine covers other types of fishing and is exclusive to Sarasota. Our magazines also have sections about different fishing products and give reviews on them as well as how to article. Bassmaster is a very popular magazine because they don't just make magazines, they have a series of bass fishing tournaments that compete for a lot of money and are televised. They use persuasive techniques by hosting the bass tournaments and exposing the audience to there magazine. They also send of offers in the mail that offer free items with a discount to the magazine if you order now. Bassmaster has a very big website that has interviews with professional bass fishermen and have a live stream of the tournaments they host. They produce print magazines and have social media accounts that market there product. T...

The next magazine that I'm going to analyze there target audience is Saltwater Sportsman. Saltwater Sportsman and my magazine are very similar because we both target audiences fishing in saltwater although my magazine is also going to cover freshwater and is just going to be exclusive to the Sarasota area. Saltwater sportsman markets there product by sending offers in the mail that say if you sign up for a year subscription they will discount the price and send a free tackle bag. this makes it seem like you are getting a great deal. They also market there magazine in tackle shops to target a specific audience. saltwater sportsman also has a website that pops up when searching stuff about fishing. They use persuasive techniques by discounting there magazine and adding bonus stuff if you buy the magazine. This can encourage someone to buy the magazine because it makes them seem like they are getting a good deal. They also have a very attractive front cover to appeal to the eye and pe...

The first audience that I'm going to research is the audience of Florida sportsman. Florida sportsman is a very similar to my magazine, the only difference is the Florida sportsman covers all of Florida and my magazine is specific the the Sarasota area. Our magazines are very similar because they both have in depth articles about anything to do with fishing, this means that we should have a very similar target audience. Florida sportsman has a online fishing forum that is very popular for people to share fishing information and learn new information. This forum promotes people to buy the magazine and  introduces a lot of people to the magazine. The magazine can also be found in a lot of tackle shops and boating stores, this technique is effective in making the magazine accessible to there target audience. They also market there product during fishing expos because that is there main audience that reads there magazine and they all gather there to buy products. Florida sportsman uses...

My group member and I received feedback on our article and were given suggestions on what we could revise. The first thing I need to change is the picture on the cover of my magazine is out of proportion. I need to re portion it so that it isn't stretched out and looks more natural. I had also put a light blue background on my articles and it was brought up that its going to cost more to print a color page than a white page. I need to decide if the cost of printing color background is worth the benefit. There was also a suggestion that i need to have a variety of pictures because a lot of my pictures are of snook at night time. So I will need to schedule another photo shoot to have a variety of pictures. Another suggestion that was made is that I should come up with a more creative tittle of my magazine. Right now the tittle is Fishing Sarasota and it is just kind of bland and does a very poor job of catching a readers attention. In the main article I was going to extract a quote a...

my magazine is fishing Sarasota and we are focusing specifically on the Sarasota area. We decided to make issues of our magazine every season.We did this because when we focus specifically on Sarasota there is only a limited amount of content to write about. But, the benefit of making our magazine specific to Sarasota is that we are covering a specific area and anyone who fish's in the Sarasota area will find this magazine useful. we followed some of the standard conventions that we saw in other magazine like we interviewed charter boat companies from the Sarasota area. This is helpful to our magazine because they are fishing almost every day and have the most useful and current information. It also doesn't cost anything to interview them because most captain will give information as long as there charter name is on the article for advertisement. In the table of contents I also put the tide table because that is used in other magazines that I have looked at. Fishing Sarasota is...