Zainab, it's great that you've started your product research already. Looking at your annotations on the cover of stuff, it seems that you're identifying a lot of the significant / important features of the cover. However, you need to be more analytical about what you identify. For example, what is the effect of the pout and 'squinty' eyes of the cover model? What impression does it create for the audience? Why is she using a direct mode of address. What is the effect of her holding the games and gadgets - what associations does it create for the audience? Maybe you could use two colours for your annotations to help ensure a greater degree of analysis. One colour what what you identify and one colour for the effect on the audience / critical commentary on representational issues or use of conventions. Can you also use more descriptive headlines for your posts? "Product Research - Stuff Magazine" would be more helpful for the examiner.
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Zainab, it's great that you've started your product research already. Looking at your annotations on the cover of stuff, it seems that you're identifying a lot of the significant / important features of the cover. However, you need to be more analytical about what you identify. For example, what is the effect of the pout and 'squinty' eyes of the cover model? What impression does it create for the audience? Why is she using a direct mode of address. What is the effect of her holding the games and gadgets - what associations does it create for the audience? Maybe you could use two colours for your annotations to help ensure a greater degree of analysis. One colour what what you identify and one colour for the effect on the audience / critical commentary on representational issues or use of conventions.
Can you also use more descriptive headlines for your posts? "Product Research - Stuff Magazine" would be more helpful for the examiner.
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