Research Post 3

Unlike previous magazines, the person on the cover (Carson Wentz) is not in any photo shoot, however this picture was taken from a game the player was in and the background cut out. This is probably cheaper than bringing in the athlete into a studio and highlighting a professional studio to take the cover picture. The reason why the Eagles quarterback was chosen to be on the cover most likely is because  after being a super bowl champion, and apart of one of the most talked about offenses in the league, has earned name recognition along with being a hot topic in sports at the moment of print. This appeals to the target audience almost all readers of this magazine watched the past super bowl where the Eagles won. There seem to be more ads in this magazine, taking away from the flow of the print and detracting from the overall quality of the magazine.

Research post 1

The first magazine I chose uses red text which matches nicely with the uniform of both the athletes shown. The shade of red is a darker, almost rust color which also matches nicely with the background that matches the athlete's uniforms as well. Pages pertaining to the cover do not appear first, but somewhere in the middle of the magazine. I imagine this is done to make readers look at the articles that normally would be overlooked or flipped through. Full page ads exist most consistently near the very beginning and the end of the magazine. Most ads are for athletic supplies or equipment. This most likely is because this is a sports magazine, and all athletes care about sports, otherwise they wouldn't be playing. The photos showcase talent at the high school level from these two athletes, one of Jt Daniels, (QB) throwing a perfectly placed pass to a receiver downfield. Another picture is of Katelyn Tudhy (Track Athlete) breaking the national record for fastest mile. Sports Illustrated has won an Emmy for outstanding digital innovation, and has efficiently stayed relevant as a paper magazine in the digital age.

My Decision

After weighing the possibilities of the two project options, I have decided to choose the magazine option. I can accomplish this task by creating a high school sports magazine. The plan of this topic will work well with three members. This way, the workload throughout the course of the project can be equally divided. We chose this topic because we all play sports t the high school level and already have many pictures of the sports at our school. Also, because the portion of the United States we live in, high school sports are of more important than in other states.

Project Selection- Magazine

Today I weighed the probability of completing a magazine for my final project. It seems interesting to me because I believe that I am one of the few teenagers that still actually reads magazines. I am most interested in sportsman magazines or sports magazines; if I did choose magazine, I may create it on one of those topics. although a sports magazine would be more attainable because I go to most of my school's sports games. At these games I could take the pictures needed for the magazine. Because Florida is a very competitive state athletically, I believe an athletic magazine would accurately represent sports in Sarasota. Based on the geographical location of Florida, it naturally is a hot spot for sports based on the warm climate year round, offering fall seasons for sports like football.