Question 2: How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

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Question 1: How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?

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My magazine does use conventions that I have learned through creating this process. First I will start off with the cover. The conventions on the cover are the masthead which is  the "Locker Room". I also have Cover lines so that I let the reader know what the article is going to talk about. In the magazine the image on the front so that I let the reader now who the magazine is about and what sport it will be on. This image is suppose to look like other sport magazines where a top athlete is shown on the cover. I also believe this athlete is one that people will look up to in the near future. There is also on the margin coverlines to let the reader know what the magazine does feature and what to look ahead for. This might want to make someone buy the magazine. Then on the content page the athlete shows up again but in a different picture. The picture insures that the reader knows who the athlete is and show the reader what he is known for. Then to keep the audience engaged in my magazine I changed the color scheme like the cover was burgundy background and now the lettering of the cover page was burgundy. This allows me to make sure that the audience does not get bored of the magazine. Another aspect of the content age is that I wrote a little bit to give a sneak peak to the reader so they may read the stories that interest them the most. Finally on the double page spread, I kept it very simple with a nice image of the athlete on one page and the article on the other. I felt that the title of the article would catch the readers attention.
This magazine could be read by anyone but people that would read this magazine would be athletes and people interested in the world of sports. The article may give them inspiration by hearing a kids life story that with hard work and people believing in him, got him to where he is today.

Magazine Final Pieces

Cover page:

Table of content page:

Double page spread left:

Double page spread right:

Double Page Spread

During the process of creating the double page spread I knew that I wanted to have an image on the left side of the paper and I chose the best image that I had left. In the image I left the black background so that the viewer can see the difference between the double page. Also I put the story on the right side of the page, dividing the image from the story. The story did have some edits and when I read the article again after the edit it did sound a lot better. The double page spread, I decided to have a maroon background and put the letters in white so that they pop out and catch the readers attention. The background color is the color of the college team that Nolan Santos plays for. Finally I made the name of the story based on what I felt the story meant to me. And when you read the article it does show Nolan success and how he became the person he is today.

Here is the double page spread:

Table of Contents page

In creating the table of contents page, I had to choose from four images left and I put one image in the page. I was playing with the image and I felt that it was best for me to leave the background of the image. The image also looked best on the top of the page because when I moved the image, it just felt out of place. Then with playing with the color of the font, I had tried gold but the visibility of the font was not good on the white page and when trying a dark background it caused the magazine to not look eye catching and appealing. I kept trying the colors of the font and saw that this combination worked best for the post. Then continuing on the magazine for this page, I finalized it with putting the subtitles under the headings so that it makes the stories appealing to the reader. I hope this page wants people read about the feature story of Nolan Santos.

Table of Contents Ideas

For the table of contents, I will upload two to three images on the page and will have 5-6 articles headings with a little bit of description for each one. The color scheme of the tables of contents page will be a plain white page and the images will hold there background. The word table of contents will be on the top and the images might be on the top or the side of the page. I am not completely sure yet. The images will be of the star athlete and I might add another model image to put on the table of contents but a small picture. The big picture on the content page will be Nolan Santos. Also, the page will have the name of the magazine on it.
An example of the style of magazine I am doing is the one below:



But with less stories and one image will me larger to stand out.
The font colors will be black, burgundy, and gold.

Draft of Feature Story

Here is the draft of the feature story. I will go over it and the quotes from my athlete and see if I should add and/or change anything in the story.

               From a high school star of winning all county pitcher two years in a role, to being a freshman and a big baseball college, pitcher Nolan Santos. Santos is now a starter at Bethune- Cookman and is still playing the game that he loves. When asked when he knew this was the dream, he answered that “I always had a love for the game”.

               Nolan Santos in high school was one of the best and his accomplishments show that. In high school, people would have thought that he had more options for college but Santos told us that he “received two offers, one from a D2 school and then Bethune”. Santos had a decision to make and some would say an easy one since Bethune is a Division 1 baseball school. But choosing the school was the easy part for him.

               Handling the studies and playing baseball was the hard part. When asked how he handles both, he states, “It is very hard but you tend to get used to it”. He even said it feels like “two lives trying to be one”. Even though Santos says it is difficult, you cannot see it when he is on the field. He seems to shine every time he is out there. But Santos also has his supporters, his parents and his two best friends. When Nolan Santos is describing his friends he states that he “has known them since they were young and we played together all through high school. They are my biggest supporters”.

               When looking back at high school, Nolan Santos sees it as the best time of his life and when asked what his favorite moment was, people would be surprised with it. Santos states that the best moment was “My tenth grade year and we were playing our rival School Coral Gables and I hit the walk off hit to win the game”. That moment for him was one of the best because everyone knew he could pitch but that hit changed his confident level.

               Nolan now will experience his college life and hopefully fulfill his dream. When asked what his dreams are, he stated “The dream is to get drafted and end up playing Major League baseball.” Santos has a big life ahead of him and him I someone everyone should go out and watch.

Athlete Answer to Questions

Here are the answers to the questions the athlete, Nolan Santos gave me.

1. What made you pursue the game of baseball?
I always had a love of the game since I was a young age but also knowing that my father made it far in this game, that just made my passion stronger.
2. What is the biggest difference between college and high school? (academically and sport)
Academically college is a lot harder and athletically the competition is very tuff. Everyone on the college team was the star of there high school and now they are just one of the guys on a d1 baseball team.
3. How do you balance being a student athlete?
In the beginning it is very hard but you tend to get used to it after the first couple months. There are a variety of practice times and if have to put the work on your own to study and still get out and practice. It is two lives trying to be one.
4. What are your pregame rituals before a game?
The pregame rituals that I have is that once I step on the field I do a quick prayer and then I take a jog out to the fence. Also before a game that I start, I will always long toss so that my arm feels ready to go.
5. Who is your role model in baseball and in life?
My role model is my father, he had played the game of baseball and went professional. He even has his own baseball card and he is very successful in his life and he is my role model on and off the field.
6. What is the best moment you had in your career so far?
The best moment I have had so far was in high school when we beat Coral Gables Cavaliers. My tenth grade year and we were playing our rival School Coral Gables and I hit the walk off hit to win the game
7. How was baseball your Senior year of high school?(Offers, experience, teammate views)
Well, I could not ask for better teammates and I had my friends that I have known since I was little play ball with me. Offer wise, I received two offers, one from a D2 school and then Bethune. The experience for high school could not be better. I always just want to go back and relive the high school moments. I got to play with my best friend and it seemed that we were always having fun.
8. Who are your biggest supporters?
My biggest supporters are my parents and my two best friends who have played with me since a young age and throughout high school.
9. What are your goals for being a freshman in college?
The goals I have this season is for my team to win but personally I jut want to go out and give my team the best chance to win the game for me when I am on the mound.
10. Do you plan on continuing baseball after college?
That is my dream. The dream is to get drafted and end up playing Major League baseball.