Analysis of my Problem Page

I believe that my Agony Aunt article is successful because I used many of the typical article's conventions, such as an image of the Agony Aunt, supporting images of the articles, large masthead, contact details and writing in columns. This way it fits it with the article's qualities so that the reader knows what kind of article it is. I decided to make it more like the Spiritual Guidance problem page we studied in lessons, but not entirely, because although i wanted to show my inspiration I also wanted to show my own creativity.

I didn't want the reader to feel overpowered by the Agony Aunt herself so I made her image small and at the top, so you would know who she was but she wasn't out of proportion to the rest of the page. I feel this works best because it gives a more relaxed feel to the page, something a teenager would want.

Although I feel my article was a success in many ways, I for one would not read it in a magazine because this kind of article doesn't interest me. The layout, although natural and readable, doesn't suit my tastes - although I hope it suits other girls my age.

My photography could use work, due to the fact that they don't look professional enough to be in a magazine, they look too casual and doesn't promote the seriousness of the article itself, or its contents. However, I feel as though the colour scheme I chose fitted the purpose. This is because no teenage girl wants an overpoweringly pink article, it doesn't attract attention. This colour scheme promotes femininity but not in loud colours, in a more natural and smooth manner. The articles are typical to a teenage audience and I feel as though my target audience would stop and take their time to read it, as the three situations would most likely have applied to them at one point or another, or will do in the future.

The layout I think complimented itself, by being easy to read and eyecatching to my target audience.

Throughout the rest of my coursework I hope to achieve more organisation and better presentation, this will be achieved by staying on top of my work and not leaving it till the last minute. My photography must also be improved to achieve a more professional outlook.

In conclusion, my Motormouth Miranda page was a success, in attracting my target audience and making them want to read the whole thing due to exciting and suited contents. I thoroughly enjoyed this preliminary project and I hope to do something similar later on in the course.