I intended to create an informative interview to educate students who were deciding whether or not to go to university and wanted to find more about what the university experience was like. I wanted to create a aesthetically pleasing A4 page, whilst allowing it to contain lots of information.

My product included two different sections, one which was a light-hearted Q and A style interview, this ensured that the reader could get to know a bit about the interviewee’s personality before reading the full interview. I used harsh lines to section off the main interview, the bi-line and title. I used colours to complement the image that I included, however on reflection, I would have used more than one image that related more to my subject so that the majority of the page wasn’t just copy. I used a slightly larger title but, now, I would increase the size of the title and decrease the main copy text. This would be similar to a stereotypical magazine product.

The person I interviewed was my cousin, Nina, who had just received a first class degree in ‘Media and Communications’. I wanted to celebrate her hard work, dedication and success through the product. This representation is somewhat radical as it creates a countertype to a stereotypical young adult who often doesn’t really care or put enough effort into their education or contemplate their imminent future and decisions.

I created my product to be published in a Student magazine, perhaps a small, independent company, or a specific universities magazine. My magazine interview would most likely be written by student writers, talking about their own education experience and interviewing others regarding their own. The kind of audience that would consume my product is a range of students, probably at ages 16-23, who want to research into what university life would be like or those already studying who would like to hear about others and events happening on campus.

If I re-created this product, I would include a larger image and wrap my text around it. This would create a main focus to the magazine page. I would use a drop cap to add a bit of variety to my text, this would help to keep the reader engaged. I would increase the size of my title and reduce the size of my copy.