Newspaper Deconstruction

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Deconstruc*on of ‘ i ’ Newspaper Adver*sements Courtney O’Donnell

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Deconstruc*on  of  ‘i’  Newspaper  Adver*sements  Courtney  O’Donnell  

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Exhibi*on  I  have  decided  that  only  deconstruc*ng  ‘i’s’  newspaper  adver*sements  is  most  construc*ve  to  the  produc*on  of  this  ancillary  product,  as  I  had  determined  that  this  would  be  my  exhibitor  within  my  market  research,  as  it  relates  to  my  formal,  educated  product,  and  markets  to  my  whole  target  audience  alongside  my  TV  lis*ngs  magazine,  as  the  Radio  Times  distributes  to  my  older  demographic,  whilst  ‘i’  distributes  to  my  young  adult-­‐adult  demographic  from  its  readers.  

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Marke*ng  to  its  Audience  The  adver*sements  market  to  young  people  as  they  include  youthful  products  such  as;  technology  –  smart  phones  and  wifi,  and  educa*on,  as  well  as  slightly  older  adults  through  a  home  company.  

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Overall  Look  and  Format  •  Portrait  or  landscape  varying  in  propor*ons.  •  Landscape:  third  of  page  at  edge  of  top  or  boRom,  width  is  fixed  –  26cm,  

height  at  a  maximum  of  15.5cm.  Terms  and  condi*ons  in  small  print  below  if  necessary  for  phones  etc.,  included  within  height.  

•  Portrait:  almost  half  of  page  on  the  outer  edge  so  that  the  ar*cle  is  the  focal  point,  fixed  height  of  25cm,  maximum  width  of  14.8cm  (varying  between  1-­‐4mm).  

•  1  full  page  ar*cle  on  back  cover.  •  Similar  simple,  non-­‐cursive/  pointed  font  for  all  adds  e.g.  Arial,  Calibri,  

Tahoma.  •  Backgrounds  include  either  image  (some*mes  out  of  focus  with  organised  

colour  scheme)  or  block  primary  colours,  some*mes  faded.  •  Bold  *tle  which  describes  the  product  without  naming  it  explicitly.  O^en  quite  

long,  varying  in  mono-­‐polysyllabic.  •  Smaller,  thin  descrip*ve  sub*tles  in  varying  lengths  and  the  same  font.  

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Halifax  Ad  •  Out  of  focus  background,  blue  and  white  

colour  scheme  with  white  font/  background  base,  and  blue  shirt/  textbox.  Landscape  format  fits  the  whole  image.  

•  Symbol  of  in*mately  close-­‐up,  large,  friendly  smiling  model  to  represent  happy  customers.  He  also  reflects  the  target  market;  everyday  man,  older,  working  class  due  to  casual,  buRoned  down,  work-­‐uniform  polo-­‐shirt  and  warm  jacket.  

•  Background  image  symbolises  sold  homes  to  represent  the  product.  The  red  ‘SOLD’  sign  breaks  from/  contrasts  the  colour  scheme,  emphasising  the  product.  

•  Main  *tle  of  an  aRrac*ve,  eye-­‐catching  offer  to  en*ce  the  reader.  

•  Smaller  logo  of  the  company,  faded,  in  the  centre  of  the  boRom  edge  –  focal  point,  conven*onal  posi*on  at  edge.  

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O2  iPhone  Ad  •  Faded  light-­‐dark  blue  background  that  is  stylis*c,  modern  and  

sophis*cated.  Creates  colour  scheme  from  blue  image  and  white  font,  which  is  light,  airy  and  ar*s*c.  

•  Simple,  primary  coloured  background  with  no  image  presents  a  more  sophis*cated  look.  

•  The  *tle  draws  customers  in  due  to  the  aRrac*ve  statement,  like  the  Halifax  adver*sement.  

•  Logo  in  the  boRom  right  and  top  le^  corners  conven*onally.  •  Darker  background  at  the  top  against  the  contras*ng  white  

font  to  emphasise  the  main  *tle,  which  is  more  eye-­‐catching.  •  Two  sub*tles  to  explain  and  describe  the  main  *tle  and  

product.  •  Contact  details  for  the  company  in  the  boRom  le^  corner  –  

engages  readers  with  product.  •  Circular,  eye-­‐catching  textbox  to  emphasise  the  important  

details  of  dates.  This  informa*on  also  creates  an  urgency  for  the  product.  

•  Layout  of  the  main  body  is  centred  stylis*cally  and  sophis*catedly,  whilst  the  portrait  layout  is  in  line  with  this  body  and  the  portrait  image.  

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Visa  Ad  •  Conven*onal  logo  in  the  boRom  corner,  which  presents  

emphasis  on  the  adver*sement  rather  than  the  brand.  •  Symbol  of  the  happy  customer,  much  like  the  Halifax  

adver*sement,  reflects  the  posi*ve  experience  of  the  product.  Also  sells  the  image  of  happiness  and  bliss  through  the  relaxed  and  casual  clothing,  vast,  scenic  and  empty  beach,  gentle  *de,  warm  and  muted  colours,  and  language  such  as  ‘lazy  lie-­‐ins’,  ‘gorgeous’  and  ‘winning’  –  drawing  readers  in.  

•  Text  contras*ng  the  lighter  areas  of  the  background  with  no  textbox  –  less  formal  than  the  other  adver*sements,  crea*ng  a  more  relaxed  image  reflec*ng  the  product.  

•  Brand  symbols  in  the  top  and  boRom  le^  corner.  •  Colour  scheme  of  calm  and  relaxed  blue,  and  bright,  

fresh,  warm  colours  of  orange,  white  and  yellow,  crea*ng  the  blissful  image.  

•  Related  ins*tu*on  logos  and  terms  at  the  boRom  of  the  adver*sement,  which  don’t  disturb  the  relaxed  and  aesthe*cally  pleasing  background.  

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Plusnet  Ad  •  Freshly  colourful,  bright,  busy  and  vibrant  

background    image  which  reflects  the  posi*ve  business  environment  of  the  product.  

•  Not  out  of  focus  like  the  Halifax  adver*sement  to  emphasise  the  importance  of  the  sedng.  

•  Banner  draws  aRen*on  to  the  main  *tle,  and  separates  it  clearly  from  the  busy  background.  The  aRrac*ve  keyword  ‘free’  is  bolded  to  emphasise  it.  

•  Blue,  red  and  white  colour  scheme  to  create  the  semio*c  of  patrio*c  Britain,  reflected  through  the  language  of  ‘small  Bri*sh’,  ‘UK’s’  and  ‘Britain’.  

•  Sub*tle  linked  to  the  main  *tle  as  it  is  cursively  wrapped  under  it.  

•  Starred  textbox  like  the  O2  adver*sement  emphasises  the  offer.  

•  Logo  and  contact  details  conven*onally  separated  underneath  the  adver*sement  like  Visa’s.  

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Conclusion  

From  deconstruc*ng  other  designs,  I’ve  decided  that  I  will  use  a  landscape  adver*sement  with  a  the  image  of  Rowan  against  the  busy,  library  background  similarly  to  Plusnet’s  and  Halifax’s  adver*sements.  This  allows  the  library  background  to  begin  to  present  my  documentary  main  sedng  and  educated  style  without  as  many  descrip*ons  as  the  TV  lis*ngs  magazine  which  features  an  ar*cle.  As  the  bookshelf  is  clearly  dis*nguishable,  I  will  also  conven*onally  edit  it  out  of  focus,  drawing  aRen*on  to  my  presenter  and  her  media,  headphone  mise  en  scene.  

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Finally,  I  will  use  the  conven*onally  descrip*ve  large,  bolded  main  *tle  and  smaller  sub*tles  against  textboxes,  and  Channel  4  logo  in  the  corner.  I  will  use  muted,  sophis*cated  monochrome  colours  as  well  as  colours  from  the  image  to  create  a  formal,  modern,  youthful  and  ar*s*c  colour  scheme.