My banner is made up of iconic, indexical and symbolic signs according to CS Pierce. For example, the entire banner has many symbolic signs such as the different shades of the colour blue, and other colours in the social media logo icons.

The social media icons above the word ‘studies’ is an indexical sign as it has a link to the study of media, likewise the speech bubbles, microphone and signal icons.

An example of an iconic sign in my banner would be the picture of the phone- it looks like its object. The signal icon and the microphone could be argued as iconic signs too, as they are pictures that look like its object.

I wrote my article to show how not getting good GCSE grades won’t stop you from getting the job you want. The person I interviewed stated that they didn’t get many GCSEs and have broken the norm that toy need it get GCSE, my article was written to show how the idea of this is wrong and how you are able to do what you want to do. It was also written to get the point across that you are still able to make a living with little qualifications. 

My style model was based off the JEP newspaper. I looked at how they layed out the newspaper and their use of images and the way they worded their articles Aswell as the iconic layout of the paper. I also looked at the font style they use and how they positioned tit and what kind of topics they spoke about. 

The person I interviewed had a very radical opinion towards the topic, they believed that the media had created this false idea that not getting good GCSEs could lead to you not being able to make money and be stuck in a dead-end job. This idea is very different to what many people believe and their beliefs on this topic. They also stated how they were still able to get a good job and make enough to support a family even though they did not necessarily get the best grades that you could get at GCSE level. 

A company which produces an island wide newspaper which most of the island have access to and read to get information about what is happening in the community as well as around the world. This means that it has an island wide audience which people of all ages have access to. 

I would have more closely followed my style model and look at the key aspects such as font and the placement of my pictures and other little details like such. i would also take the photo of the person I’m interviewing and

Iconic Signs

Indexical Signs

Symbolic Signs

The Viber logo symbolises a phone, and a phone also indicates communication.

Iconic Signs – Magazines, Newspapers

Indexical Signs – Media, 2023, Logo in bottom left

Symbolic Signs –

For my summer task, I wasn’t sure what I had to do as I thought that I had to try and copy a magazine that we liked, however I realised my mistake and did it again as I wanted to get it right, so I interviewed my mum about the brand that she works for (Dior). I explained the backstory of Dior and how it was created and included what stands out to the clients.

My summer task followed in varies of different ways. I got inspired by many different magazines. They all had the same set of ideas that I was looking for. However, I took all of the ideas I liked and created one of my own and tried to add as much colour as I colour.

When I presented my article I thought it was better giving the audience more rather than less, this is because I was trying to make the key points interesting and reactionary. I added images to make the article look vivid and colourful.

The kind of company that would make my product is a magazine company as I prefer to explore the nature in the idea that I am gathering. This is because I am trying to create more interest in the product that people will enjoy listening to.

As I said in the beginning I made a mistake and I corrected my mistake by doing it again. I really liked how my set out was and how it add more colour onto my article, however what I found really difficult was to decide which fonts to use as many of them didn’t look good. I also found challenging doing the header as it was difficult trying to create a line underneath.