Statement of Intent

The intent of my summer task was to create a magazine interview that could be published in a Political Magazine or Lifestyle magazine. The reason behind me choosing a more political, job focused interview is because I found it interesting about how they got to the job position they’re at now, from GCSE subjects to future goals and meeting people that are well-known. I wanted to create an A3 spread that looked aesthetically pleasing but also allowed people to gain an understanding of a job in politics.

The colours, form, positioning and size clearly show that my summer project is an interview. The big, bold title with the easy-to-follow font allows readers to understand the overview of the interview but also lures them in with an exciting storyline so they carry on reading. I wanted to have a yellow boarder around the pictures because it gives a clean finish and makes it nice to look at, it also goes with the yellow theme.

In my interview, I decided to portray the interviewee [My cousin] as hard-working and clever, which is the typical stereotype of someone working in politics.

I think that my interview would be published by a magazine brand such as ‘Prima’ magazine, this is because as much as it is a political piece, it can be very interesting to the public eye to see how they got to the job they have now. The audience/target market would be middle aged women ages 30-60+. This is quite a large, broad and mainstream audience, as most people who read magazines are middle aged women.

When reflecting on my work, I would think about laying it out differently- having the interview in 2-3 columns instead of each topic having its own section. I would probably add in a drop cap and change the font to be more aesthetically pleasing. I believe that I have done well with creating my product because when you look at it, you already get a sense of what it is about and most people would want to read the entire interview just from looking at the title, which is what magazine companies want.