Table of Contents

Hello people,

Hope you all had a wonderful Saturday. I took a break from the article (until tomorrow) and created my table of contents. There are a few alterations as to what I had in mind. Compare the following:

So, originally I was going format the table of contents as headlines in one color on the top with VARIOUS cover lines following the topic of relevancy. I loved this format. I kept it; I wanted to keep it simple. However, I chose a color scheme of predominate whites, blacks, and pinks in comparison to the one above. In addition, the layout is relatively different. Take a look....

Sooo as you can see, the format is quite distinct in some senses. In addition, the table of contents would be 2 pages rather than 1 (Ad, TOC, Ad, TOC).

I saw that Raquel posted a design while I was working on this post, so I changed to background color from pink to black, and tried to incorporate some of her themes so we could agree on a happy medium on Tuesday when we have class together, so this might change a bit!

Other than that, farewell!

With love,
Sof
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Pics for article

Helloooo everyone!!

I just came back from Mexico💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻! ‘Twas sooo much fun.

Back to work. I shot some pics of my model, Candela, yesterday for my article “32 Ways To Get Your Spring Break Bod”. To do the following I placed some props amongst a green background attempting for the magazine article to look cohesive with the cover. To get the high-key lighting I wanted we used a special lamp that Cande happened to have in her room. The following lighting gives Candela a warm, confident, and inviting look. The whole point of this article is to give the readers a more personal relationship with the cover model but in a casual vibe or setting. Therefore, the set design for the photo is rather simple and includes very basic props, so it doesn’t take away from the photos main focus, Cande.

This is what it came too:


Behind the scenes!!

Pic chosen for the article

I feel like the picture I chose has a cute set design. The books and typewriter give it a professional, yet artsy, feel. In addition, I used the Rule of Thirds concept to draw focus to the model's smile to emphasize her inviting nature.

As you can see in the photo above, her smile is purposely placed at an intersecting point which is a natural point of focus for the eyes. The following allows the readers to interact with the picture more naturally since their attention innately is directed to the upper-right third of the picture. Because the article is in a Q&A format, the whole idea is for the readers to feel natural, or as if they are having a conversation with the model, hence the positioning of the picture helps stray from awkwardness, improving its aesthetic.

I am trying to keep it clean and simple! Updates to come...

Best Regards,
Sof

Update!!!

Hey, so I updated my cover :)

I made my own barcode using a free online barcode in seconds

A couple posts ago I have said that I needed to make my own one and revise my final draft for my magazine cover, therefore, I got to work!

This is what I came up with...

Before

Barcode I made with generator!

NEW & IMPROVED COVER

As you can see I did a couple of things :) I got rid of the yellow circle because I felt it took away one's focus from the model, etc. In addition, I made the caption under the "180" shorter and Bigger to give it a cleaner look. As I said prior, I made and finished the new barcode. Lastly, I repositioned the cover lines a bit, but not much.

All in all, I think the NEW AND IMPROVED COVER has a cleaner look and I am very satisfied with the result.  With that being said, it's spring break and I'm going to MEXICOOO MIS AMIGOS!

 Fiestaaaa!!!Fiesta!!!!!

Hasta la vista chicos,

Sof!

Second Ad edit

Hey,

so check out my second Ad.

Original

I edited the red lipstick on because I originally wanted to do a perfume Ad, but I wanted to stick with the makeup theme.

I used Pixlr's "doodle" option to draw in the black background. I'm sure there are other methods of doing this, but I liked the app and familiarized myself with many of the tools, so I just stuck with it.

This is an effect on Pixlr. I liked it because of the fact that it is totally different from any advertisement you have seen.

Orignal picture of lipstick on my countertop. Victoria Secret's "velvet matte". 

Used Pixlr once more to draw in black background and enhance color.

Used Color Pop to bring out the colors
Got rid of "Victoria Secret" and replaced it with my made-up brand name, Rashawn
Added text on Pixlr
Used the "double exposure" option on Pixlr to add the lipstick as another layer

I feel as if the Ad is missing something or that something is not right. I tried hundreds of fonts and could not come up as to why I have this feeling of incompletion. However, I think it is creative, clean, and unique (which are all common aspects of lipstick ads); therefore, I am satisfied with the progress I am making but will continue to aspire to reach a sense of satisfaction prior to finishing my publication. I shall keep you all informed :)

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Best Wishes,

Sof

Distribution

According to the article “Setting Goals for Distribution”, one has to think about a couple of things
before dealing with distribution methods. ..

1.

Q: Who is your target reader?

A: Woman, millennials

2.

Q: Where do they shop?

A: Barnes and Nobles, supermarkets, Coffee shops

3.

Q: What are their purchasing habits?

A: Buy things when seeking advice, woman buy things for people in their households, like to see diversity, are attracted to confidence.

4.

Q: What are their hangout habits?

A: Cute coffee shops, the supermarket, chilling at home surfing the internet

5.

Q: What are the benefits of your magazine?

A: Focuses on how to be the best woman you can possibly be, lets you know you are not alone; and gives fashion, relationship, health, etc. advice

After considering the following, it has been brought to the attention that I want to distribute my magazine through newsstand sales such as in Barnes and Nobles and Publix. To access the following I would have to get a retail market such as Times to help me out. Another method would be distributing my product through local businesses like cute coffee shops or cafes. In order to do the following, I would have to ask for permission to take our magazine and put it on sale for the business. In both circumstances, I would want my magazine to have a lot of exposure and be placed in a high-traffic area so I could get the most bang out of my buck.

In addition to the following, we would distribute our magazine digitally like most magazines do. Through electronic publishing, we will distribute our content on berkshire.com, Apple's iTunes bookstore, Amazon, etc. The following methods will reach our tech-savvy audience and give us the exposure we need for Berkshire to thrive.

Hope you like what you see,

Sof

It's almost spring break, wooooohoooooooo!

Citations:

Shweiki, G. (2017, May 18). Helpful Tips For Distributing Your Free Publication. Retrieved March 21, 2018, from https://www.shweiki.com/blog/2017/05/the-importance-of-distribution-a-lost-art-of-magazine-publishing/

First Ad Edit

Hey,

So I edited my first Ad!

Model:  Sofia Torres
Makeup: Sofia Torres

Apps I used to edit: Airbrush, Color Pop, Pixlr

Original

Edit

This edit was annoying because I didn't really know how to work

the apps so I had to experiment until I got it right. 

How it works...

Airbrush: Softened her face, got rid of acne, whitened eyes, 

brightened eyes.

Color Pop: Effect on picture

Pixlr: Put the words on the picture

The name Vance, my friends, was simply something I thought 

sounded catchy and was compatible with brands like "Mac" or

"Sephora". Because the main focus of the picture are the eyes,

accompanied by a bright pink lipstick, against a black background; 

One can come to the conclusion that the following picture is 

advertising the brand Vance, which in turn, is a makeup brand.  

Therefore, it serves dual purpose of advertising the makeup on

the model, Sofia, as well.

Hope you enjoyed it :))

- Sof 

Progress...

Hello everybody,

Today has been such a productive day! Not only did I figure out my layout, but I also shot 2 others pictures that I will use as Ads today.

Layout:
- After more research, Raquel and I decided that we will include 150-200 pages in our issue (I am doing 180).
- Following my cover page (see the previous post for a rough draft), I am going to do a four-page layout that consists of an Ad on one page and the table of contents on the other. The first Ad is going to be one of eyeshadow (I am super pumped to upload and start editing the pics tomorrow!). The following Ad is going to one of lipstick.
-Next, a two-page spread will follow with short, helpful articles on topics such as relationships and health.

On another note...

After many discussions today, I have come to the conclusion that I am going to take the yellow circle off the cover page and make some texts bigger (such as the one under the 180) so it will be easier to read. In addition, many people have felt, when giving me input on my cover page, that the cover model looks startled or confused, so I am trying to schedule another shoot with her this weekend in the attempt of fixing the following- I'm trying my best😂😂😧😧 I also like the textured background on my cover a lot, so I would really like to stick with it. Additionally, I just texted Raquel a really cool idea to shoot in a bathtub with bubbles in order for our magazines to look cohesive with the texture, AND I LOVE THE IDEA SO MUCH, so I really hope it works out.


To do list:
- Narrow down which pics I like the most
- Edit pictures
- Take pictures of makeup products to edit in
- Edit makeup pictures
-Research more software on editing & magazine creation tools
(I downloaded Airbrush and Pixlr on my phone today to play around with it, and I like it a lot)


Yours truly,
Sof

Playing around w/ cover

Hello beautiful people,

Even though this post wasn't scheduled, I couldn't wait to share with you my progress!

As I stated in previous posts, I wanted my cover page model to look sexy and elegant, so I took pictures of my friend, Candela Rivero, in a gold swimsuit this past weekend....

The mise-en-scene elements in this photo such as the cover model's costume design are meant to look cohesive with the gold masthead I am planning to put on my cover page. In addition, the bright, red lipstick gives Candela a sexy, confident tone. Also, the high-key lighting in this picture further emphasizes her confidence and makes her the center of attention. 

On another note, I really like the contrast of colors with the green leaves in the back. However, I knew that using this background is going to cause me problems with my font, soooo I couldn't wait and decided to start playing around with it.

First, I used an app on my phone named VSCO to edit the picture...

Then, I went on Canva and started playing with their magazine layouts. This is what I came up with..

Now, there are many things that I have to fix on the cover page 1) the font is hard to read, 2) I don't think the "How One Woman Turned Her Blog Into a Media Empire" looks on the page, but I really don't know what else to put sOOOO I'm struggling, and 3) I have to make my own barcode on excel (I was just playing around with the tools to see what I liked, so when it comes to my final product I'm going to have to do it)

All in all, I think this cover has some serious potential. It reflects a lot of elements of cover pages that woman magazines have, and the photo of Candela is beautiful and unique.

I'm going to keep working on it and keep you posted!

Regards,
Sof

LAYOUT

Hello people,

I've been thinking about how I want my magazine to look based on the research I have done. At first, I went on Canva and played with a couple of their "Magazine Cover" options to try to get a visual image of how the font would look on a cover. Check it out:


--- This is the font for our masthead, disregard the capital letters in the examples below (the following was decided after I began to play around with the tool).

I like how the cover model is the main focus. I
want my cover model to give off an elegant,
sexy, and confident vibe

I do not like how the cover model's costume design
blends in with the background. I want my model's outfit
to be cohesive with the colors on the cover page, but I want her
to be the main focus and draw the audience's attention.

The two examples above gave me a general feel of what I like and dislike in a magazine cover. In addition to the following, I want my cover to have the month of the publication on the bottom right of the Masthead and the issue number on the bottom right of the page- both in a small, clean font. Also, I want my cover lines surrounding the cover model for the most part like the first example above, not overlapping her such as the second example. Consequently, I don't want to bombard the cover page with cover lines; there should be a happy medium. Here's a rough sketch:

In addition to the following I started planning out my table of contents. I have come to notice that in a lot of woman's magazines, there is an ad on one page and the table of contents in the other. In addition, I looked up "table of contents" for both Glamour and Cosmopolitan online, and clicked on Google's "image" tab to get a general idea of how many pages the issues contain. Based on the following, I saw that the average page number ranged from 200-280 pages. While in search for the this, I saw a layout that I really like for my table of contents.

Like most magazines targeted for woman, the two page spread contains an ad on the left page,
and the table of contents to the right of the page. The table of contents highlights certain articles of the
publication and popular topics within the magazine. I particularly like how the topics are stated and articles
 are separated into the following categories in chronological order. 

Adhering to the following idea, here's a sketch of how I would try to organize my magazine's table of contents :)

The format for the table of contents that I sketched is similar to the one above. Instead of a heel, I was thinking I would make the image of a bathing suit or sandals since I am doing Berkshire's March 2018 Issue, and the picture to the right of that would be of my cover model. The topics that I think I am going to highlight on my title page are the cover reads, health tips, and relationships. The two topics are extremely popular topics for woman in this genre and I think it will entice the readers to buy the magazine.


On another hand, I would like to address something of importance that has drawn my attention. As I was flipping through Cosmopolitan's March 2018 issue, that I bought at Publix, I have come to realize that 80% of the 180 pages in the magazine are ads. Ads on skin care products, makeup, face washes, shampoos... Therefore, although I would already have my four images to satisfy the minimum for this requirement, based on my sketches, I want my two page spread to reflect those in successful, well-established woman's magazines. I'm not sure of the format or articles I want to do yet, but here are some ideas:

I feel like this idea would be easy to replicate. I would talk about how to feel  comfortable in your spring break bod (or something along those lines), and do an advertisement for a tanning oil on the other page.

Similarly, I can take a picture of a girl striking a pose in her bikini and put a caption on the top right to sell it, and on the other page put an advertisement on a pre-workout, so you can achieve your dream bod!

I can put a workout plan on one page and then do an advertisement for  a legging brand on the left.

REMINDER: the images above are just some ideas, I'm going to really plan it and the logistics prior to shooting and get back to you all with the finalized plan.

I know this is a lot, but hopefully I made it easy to follow, and you like where this is going😁😁😓


Enjoy the rest of your weekend!


Best Regards,
Sof

Citations:

Canva. (n.d.). Retrieved March 11, 2018, from https://www.canva.com/

PROMAULAYKO, M., & LAGANI, D.K. (Eds.). (2018, March). COSMOPOLITAN. COSMOPOLITAN, 1-180

(n.d.). Retrieved March 11, 2018, from: http://images.google.com/ 

BERKSHIRE

Hey,

So picture me, chillin, driving to UCF this past weekend, three Dorito bags in, and BOOM inspiration for the magazine name hit me. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a complex with the name Berkshire (pronouced Berk-sheer). So classy, so sophisticated; I love it. Picture this, you're checking out at Publix and you see the following magazines: Glamour, Vanity, Cosmopolitan, and Berkshire... It fits right in!😁😁

SO, now that the big revelation of the name was discussed, lets talk about fonts. With so many options, it has almost become impossible for Raquel and I to decide on a "good" font. Therefore, I began to research. According to, Crux Creative, a creative and marketing agency in Wisconsin, three things are the key to a good font: legibility, kerning, and consistent characteristics. In other words, the font we choose must be easy to read and visually appealing. Otherwise, the tone or message one tries to convery is lost, consequently, loosing clients. The tone Raquel and I are trying to convey is a classy, clean, inviting tone. Therefore, the font we are looking at, Abril Fatface, on Canva is that one we are leaning towards. The following font isn't flashy or overwhelming, and fits the image Raquel and I have for our magazine. Originally, I wanted a font that was more round, trying to achieve a similar tone, but Raquel and I both agreed that this font would work well for our magazine.


Lets compare the following:

Berkshire

Similarities:
- Bold
- Clean

Differences:
- Berkshire is a bit more sophisticated than the other two
- The letters are a more spaced than the other two
- The letters are more round (if that makes sense?)
- Not all uppercase

Regardless of the fact that our font is slightly different than the other two, I think it will make the magazine cover look really attractive and contemporary. The purpose of the selection was to make the magazine seem as informal and inviting as the other two, but to give off a classy and confident, not so sexy (to the extent of Cosmopolitan), tone.

On another note, I do not know what color the masthead is going to be yet, because it all depends on the other elements such as the background, the cover image, etc. So I shall keep you all POSTED (I crack myself up, I'm sorry"😫😫.

With love,
Sof

Citations:

Radloff, J., Kornfeld, T., Cheng, A., Russo, M. D., Rosa, C., Gardner, A., . . . Bahadur, N. (n.d.). Fashion Trends, Beauty & Entertainment News. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from http://www.glamour.com/

Marty, R., Narins, E., Shunatona, B., Baty, E., Truong, P., Smothers, H., . . . Editors, T. (n.d.). Robin Marty. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://www.cosmopolitan.com/

WHAT MAKES A GOOD FONT? (2014, November 19). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://cruxcreative.com/what-makes-a-good-font/

Marty, R., Narins, E., Shunatona, B., Baty, E., Truong, P., Smothers, H., . . . Editors, T. (n.d.). Robin Marty. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://www.cosmopolitan.com/

Radloff, J., Kornfeld, T., Cheng, A., Russo, M. D., Rosa, C., Gardner, A., . . . Bahadur, N. (n.d.). Fashion Trends, Beauty & Entertainment News. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from http://www.glamour.com/

WHAT MAKES A GOOD FONT? (2014, November 19). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://cruxcreative.com/what-makes-a-good-font/

Radloff, J., Kornfeld, T., Cheng, A., Russo, M. D., Rosa, C., Gardner, A., . . . Bahadur, N. (n.d.). Fashion Trends, Beauty & Entertainment News. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from http://www.glamour.com/

Marty, R., Narins, E., Shunatona, B., Baty, E., Truong, P., Smothers, H., . . . Editors, T. (n.d.). Robin Marty. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://www.cosmopolitan.com/

WHAT MAKES A GOOD FONT? (2014, November 19). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://cruxcreative.com/what-makes-a-good-font/

Schedule

Hey guys,
I totally forgot to post the schedule that I made for the upcoming weeks so here you go! This week will consist of a funny story of my inspiration for the magazine cover, info on the masthead, choosing between different fonts and coloration, brainstorming my layout, etc... Check it out!

Media Outline

DUE APRIL 19 or April 20, 2018

March 5 - March 9 (THIS WEEK!)

Post 1: Schedule

Post 2: Name & font /// & more research on coloration

Post 3: Ideas for the magazine layout, research on common layouts/amount of pages

March 12-16 ←--shooting this week

Post 1: Magazine layout & articles fully planned out, talk about how both issues are
consistent but unique

Post 2: Photoshoot

Post 3: Researching software to bring the magazine to life

March 19-23

Post 1: Distribution practices

Post 2: Editing picture (Ad 2)

Post 3: Editing pictures (table of contents)

March 26-30

Post 1: Editing pictures cont… (Cande's)

Post 2: Write articles

Post 3: Speak of how one reflected format in common woman
magazines

April 2-6

Post 1: Put it all together
Post 2: Finished magazine
Start CCR

April 9-13

CCR / Reflection

April 16-20 DUE

Reflection

Obviously, this is not set and stone due to obstacles that we will face
along the way of our product's creation and other things, but that's the gist of it all:)

↑Accurate representation of me getting sidetracked while writing this post :))

Wishing you a wonderful Tuesday,

Sof 

Research for Cover

So here I am, running through images of the three magazines I am using for inspiration to make my own and I realize that the covers have a lot in common. I am purposely uploading 3 magazine covers with a white background so you can see just how similar the covers truly are, and yet, you will also be able to distinguish their differences.

 As I stated in my previous post, Glamour adheres to an older audience (25-34). Essentially, magazine covers strive to entice the audience so that one will buy the magazine; hence, the cover model is Kim Kardashian, 37, who is a role model or popular figure for people in this age range. In addition, the mise-en-scene in the magazine cover, such as Kim's costume design is sexy and professional, this is used for the sole purpose of trying to get the target audience to buy the magazine in search of the same feeling. Consequently, the high key lighting used to illuminate Kim, in contrast with the white background, aids in portraying a confident tone. In a similar manner, the magazine's masthead is in big, bold, black letters, which only emphasizes the confidence that the brand is striving to achieve. On another note, the coverlines are distributed nicely throughout the page giving it a clean cut look, and the titles of the articles are those that peak the magazine's target audience's interest.

The black, elongated, bold masthead for Cosmopolitan magazine is recognized worldwide. The signature font has accredited Cosmopolitan to be a successful magazine that addresses topics such as fashion, relationships, health, etc. In correlation to the following, Kourtney Kardashian, 38, is one of the first things I would like to address about this cover magazine. Although a Kardashian as well, the mise-en-scene used here has a distinctive purpose than that in Glamour's magazine. For starters, Kourtney's costume design is a body suit, which instantly gives the celebrity a sexy vibe. Also, the set design is made to look like she's lying down half-naked in bed, alluding to sex, a common topic in this magazine. Hand-in-hand, the coverlines use words or phrases such as "hot" and "boy toys" to attract their audience. Besides the following, the coloration of the magazine is similar with primarily white, black, and pink colors; however, the blues and yellows give it some more color, appealing to a young, fun audience (18-34).

Seventeen, one can tell the differences right away. For starters, the masthead is in this aqua color which is arguably much less serious than both of the magazines above. The font for the cover lines resemble a girl's handwriting and isn't as clean as the other two. Moreover, the cover lines are ones that appeal to a younger audience with phrases like "get your parents to chill" or using hashtags and slang such as "#OOTD" to address the fashion portion of the magazine. In addition, Hailee Steinfeld, 21, is much younger than the two cover models used in the other magazines, and one can see how distinctively she is presented than the other two models.

Personally, my least favorite magazine cover is Seventeen's. I do not like how sloppy the font is compared to the other two magazines, however, I like that it is user-friendly and that it does not come off as vulgar as Cosmopolitan because they censor what they include in their content since it is for a younger audience. However, I really like Cosmopolitan's font and color scheme, I can see my magazine using a font that is more round but still giving it a confident, young feel by using similar colors and cover models. Finally, I loved how clean cut Glamour's magazine cover looked and how the cover model was presented in a classy, but sexy way through the mise-en-scene I discussed above. Ultimately, I like the white background as well, because it really makes the woman on the cover stand out. This aids in showing the models in a positive light. Magazine article "What 100 Years Of Magazine Covers Reveal About How We See Women" by Taylor Pittman emphasizes the following by stating, " As a century of fighting for equality has seen women smashing gender roles and embracing their sexuality, many magazines featuring them learned to adapt," and providing images in her article  that highlight the evolution of cover magazines in the woman's genre.

Now that I know and have deeply analyzed cover magazines, I am going to start sketching my own! Stay tuned for updates :))

Much love,

Sof

Citations:
Pittman, T. (2015, August 31). What 100 Years Of Magazine Covers Reveal About How We See Women. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/100-years-of-magazine-covers-karen-x-cheng_us_55df2ea5e4b0e7117ba90546
(n.d.). Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.google.com/search?q=cosmopolitan%2Bmagazine%2Bcover&rlz=1CASMAE_enUS664US664&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-zbe5sdTZAhWDwVkKHdyhAYAQ_AUICigB&biw=911&bih=419#imgdii=lhA63GKQzOMDvM:&imgrc=1T3JdoxMpsQ3wM:
Arneson, K., Lance, J., Rosa, C., Geraghty, E., Gardner, A., Wang, E., . . . LeSavage, H. (n.d.). Fashion Trends, Beauty & Entertainment News. Retrieved March 05, 2018, from https://www.glamour.com/

(n.d.). Retrieved March 05, 2018, from https://www.google.com/search?q=Seventeen%2Bmagazine%2Bcover%2B2018&rlz=1CASMAE_enUS664US664&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=sHpXyuI5_r_6NM%253A%252C-CVbo1r4-bQByM%252C_&usg=__GviGn4x0JcgDKrT0Bvy61W3L_Uo%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4ydyws9TZAhULm1kKHbBDA1cQ9QEIQTAF#imgrc=sHpXyuI5_r_6NM:

Woman Magazines 2.0

Hello again!

I have spent a lot of time researching woman magazines in order to achieve my goal I set for the week! The three magazines I have focused on are Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, and Glamour. Common topics within the three are relationships, beauty, fashion, and health. However, the three magazines have things that differentiate them from one another.

For starters, let's look at the target audience for each...
Cosmopolitan: Target market is 18-34-year-old woman (right in the middle)
Seventeen: Target market is 13-19-year-old woman (younger audience).
Glamour: Target Market is 25-34-year-old woman (older audience).

Because of the following, each magazine addresses their common topics in a different light. Cosmopolitan, for instance, has a more sexually explicit tone. Their headlines focus on sex or juicy gossip about other peoples intimate lives. Whereas Seventeen keeps it more PG-13, with headlines like 11 Non-Awkward First Date Ideas, and Glamour focuses on more serious topics such as 4 Woman Having the Hardest Conversation of Their Lives- and Let Us Listen. Although all three topics talk about relationships, they all approach the topic differently. I want my issue to stay away from the hardcore sex image Cosmopolitan has, but not make readers seem that they cannot go to the magazine for advice. Therefore, I want to address relationships from a point of view where I address issues such as how important it is to feel confident and comfortable with your partner, or a list of activities that can strengthen one's relationship. These adhere to all of our audience and speaks of things from a more emotional standpoint rather than striving to kindle a physical connection.

Another difference I have noted in the three magazines is that both Cosmopolitan and Seventeen have a "College" section, but Glamour does not. Cosmopolitan focuses on the drama that happens in the frats and sororities, whereas Seventeen addresses more serious issues such as students marching, etc. In my opinion, both are things students on campus engage reading about, and I would like to include a "college" section in my magazine as well. One thing I would like to focus more on though in this section is sports; this is only because I am a total jock, and I think college sports are a lot of fun, so why not!

In addition to the following, the last topic I want to focus on is health. I am not sure how I want to approach this yet because I think it is important to have diversification in my magazine. If my target audience is 18-34, I need to think of things that will appeal to the different woman on the spectrum. Hence, I am focusing on the 18-20-year-olds with the college section, 18-25-year olds on the relationship aspect (primarily), so I don't know what to address for health? What appeals the most to an older (not really) audience? Organic food? Gym tips? Places to buy cute, cheap leggings??? Hmmmm... I think Raquel and I are going to have to discuss more for this one.

All in all, I think I got a lot done, and am happy to see the evolution of this beautiful creation. On another note, it's Friday & I have other things to get too 🎉🎉

Arneson, K., Lance, J., Rosa, C., Geraghty, E., Gardner, A., Wang, E., . . . LeSavage, H. (n.d.). Fashion Trends, Beauty & Entertainment News. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.glamour.com/

Benoit, S. (2015, October 28). A list of things I wish womens magazines would publish. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/28/things-i-wish-womens-magazines-would-publish

Cozens, C. (2000, December 17). Media: Profile of Cosmopolitan. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/dec/18/mondaymediasection1

Glamour - Audience. (n.d.). Retrieved March 02, 2018, from https://www.condenast.ru/en/portfolio/magazines/glamour/circulation/

Arneson, K., Lance, J., Rosa, C., Geraghty, E., Gardner, A., Wang, E., . . . LeSavage, H. (n.d.). Fashion Trends, Beauty & Entertainment News. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.glamour.com/

Benoit, S. (2015, October 28). A list of things I wish womens magazines would publish. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/28/things-i-wish-womens-magazines-would-publish

Cozens, C. (2000, December 17). Media: Profile of Cosmopolitan. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/dec/18/mondaymediasection1

Glamour - Audience. (n.d.). Retrieved March 02, 2018, from https://www.condenast.ru/en/portfolio/magazines/glamour/circulation/

Hope you all have a terrific weekend!
Best Regards,
Sof



Citations:
Arneson, K., Lance, J., Rosa, C., Geraghty, E., Gardner, A., Wang, E., . . . LeSavage, H. (n.d.). Fashion Trends, Beauty & Entertainment News. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.glamour.com/
Benoit, S. (2015, October 28). A list of things I wish womens magazines would publish. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/28/things-i-wish-womens-magazines-would-publish
Cozens, C. (2000, December 17). Media: Profile of Cosmopolitan. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/dec/18/mondaymediasection1
Glamour - Audience. (n.d.). Retrieved March 02, 2018, from https://www.condenast.ru/en/portfolio/magazines/glamour/circulation/