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CCR Draft #1


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

My cover page employs conventional color theme to emphasize a professional look to my publication. The close-up of the Rosary pea adds color and gives a focal point to my magazine, which also helped to identifying the theme of the magazine. I incorporated mostly browns and greens to portray a more natural atmosphere to my product. I also used conventional fonts and colors for the title and headline. I used light yellow for the headline because the background mainly incorporated darker colors. I challenged conventions for my magazine is by focusing on a plant for my cover page instead of an animal. All the other magazines I researched focal point consisted of some type of animal.  

For the table of contents, I followed the idea of having different images from separate locations. In other environmental magazines this was the conventional way of portraying the contents of the magazine. Another convention I used was having my photos on the top half of the page while the bottom half had the featured articles. The word “Contents” is also located above the photos like other magazines.

Structurally my articles are based on the photographs taken from Florida's preserves. Most of the articles research had white font color for the cover title and a complementing color for the headline so that it matches the image in the background. In my magazine article page, I followed the convention of having a large picture take up a quarter of the page and separating content into 2 columns. I challenged convention by adding a photo to the middle of the page between the content.

I represent social issues in my magazine with my magazine topic on the importance of mangroves. This issue mainly pertains to Florida so the people living within this state understands the current issues faced to their state's environment. I decided to make my article more informational so that the audience reading is informed on the topic presented. Florida’s Terrain target social group is Florida citizens and environmental activists, more specifically people who live in Sarasota These adults are informed on how to take care of Florida’s environment and the various ecosystems within the state.

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