Magazine Article first draft

This is my first draft for my magazine article

Headline: Jimny JA51 1984: 4x4 Icon of the Past

author : Manu, 30 year old offroad 2020 champion (Indonesia Series)

Subheading :

1. Wheels

The wheels of the suzuki jimny might look cute and tiny relative to its small structure. Factory built wheels doesn't look reliable when it comes to offroad capabilities. These days, people will modify the wheels from the basic 15-inch to around 30 inches above.  

The wheels applied on the picture are made for offroad. As an offroad enthusiast myself, these wheels come in super handy when it comes to conquering terrains. Its big wheels give it a lift off the ground giving more ground clearence to the jimny. By just the change of wheels just like buying new flashy shoes, makes the car 100 times better. 

2. Engine

Its common engine for its four generations is having a four-cyclinder 998cc engine pushing around 60-80 horses. A usual first impression of people is "oh my god 40-50 horses on a car?! thats too slow" or "998 CC? isnt that too little?" . This car isn't impressive when it comes to the performance of road usage, but when it comes to offroad that is where the engine starts to let out its roar. 40-50 horsepower might seem puny to those modern cars of these days, but Suzuki has tuned it perfectly to match the jimny's compact size and offroad intentions. The engine was designed not for pushing horses but to emphasise torque power, though low power the torque was proved to be invaluable when it comes to tackling inclines or navigating through rough roads.  

Though through the years Ive used this chunk of metal, I know that suzuki has designed the engine to be simple and reliable. Eventhough lacking in modern systems, it gives a simple design that was easy to repair and maintain, this is a key feature when it comes to offroad enthusiasts. Modifying and repairing is keen when it comes to conquering terrain, applying more power or even fixing a piston, Suzuki has made it easier for people to fix especially in situations where a car breaks down in the middle of the forest. 

3.Interior

While the cabin looks very compact and tiny, Suzuki has designed it carefully to maximise its utility with decent headroom and amazing visibility .

My first impression of the interior wasn't pleasent, the shock of being used to clicking buttons and automated systems was all non-existent in the Suzuki Jimny. Two seats in the front and a row of seats at the back. A shifter located in the middle, and surprisingly the centre console includes a working air conditioner! Unexpectedly as well it works just as good as a modern car air conditioning. The steering wheel, back in the days people weren't developed in technology, suzuki designed the interior to be simple and comfortable fit for offroading. Unlike today's steering wheels which are fillled with buttons. the jimny is just one big circular wheel, similar to a helm but with a horn in the middle.  Suzuki designed the steering wheel to be big, well big compared to the steering wheels today, since the cars doesn't come with power steering. 

 Power steering is a power assistance that allows the person on the wheel to steer the car easier, without it its just another arm exercise. When stationary the jimny's wheel feels like trying to pull a rock, brute strength is required to move the wheel.

The seats may look unpleasant through pictures, though if felt in real life, it feels comfortable for a car made to do offroad. While it doesnt have feautres like automatic seat adjustments or even seat adjustments aren't available such as moving the seats forwards or backwards. But a factor that still allows Jimny seats to still be comparable to today's cars is that its cushioning is durable and comfortable.

A key point to look at as well is that due to the lacking of technical features inside the car, it may get dark at night. Difficult to locate the shifter and other buttons in the car. The jimny's interior doesn't have neon lighting that surrounds the car making it look futuristic, rather its just a simple centre console with an added steering wheel. The only source of light that can be found is at the back seats and the light coming from the analog speedometer (if the headlights are turned on),

Though this gives loads of modification ideas to offroad enthusiasts, the empty interior gives a lot of options for possible accessories inside the car. Which for people that enjoys modifying cars and doesn't mind spending a little bit of money , will find it fun to be creative in decorating the car.

I found this task very hard for me because its quite difficult when I have to write 700 words. I had to do lots of research on the jimny and mix it with my experience as well. To add I also had to write as a perspective of another person other than me as since if the article was written by a 16 year old people wouldn't care to read it.  Thus, I need to keep a constant style of writing to make it trustable. Other than that I kind of enjoyed reading information about the jimny, eventhough it took me nearly 3 days and I barely got an brief understanding it was still interesting. 

Technical skill ( Online)

 These are the skills ive learned 

Problems: I couldnt upload the statement of intent video to my blogpost

Solution: I asked my friend Saka for help

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Steps:

1) upload the pdf to google drive

2) Click the three dots on the top right

3) click share and change the access from restricted to anyone with the link

4) Copy the link 

5) go to the blog post and change the view to HTML view

6) Delete the "usp=sharing"

7) type "pre" in front the word "view"

8) paste this code <iframe src=" " width="640" height="480"></iframe>

9) paste the pdf link between the " "

10) change the view to compose

I was too confused on watching youtube videos and too make it simpler and easier I asked my friend for help. It was easier and quicker since I just needed to follow his instructions. 

Terminology

 These are the terms ive learned throughout the lessons learning about magazine

 These tables filled with parts of a magazine cover assisted me with my tasks. Such as the research and the labeling task given to analyse parts of a magazine cover that allows it to target its niche target audience. Especially with the definitions given on the side, it helps me understand and locate where is this term located. In addition, I also used this as a way to review before my 2nd unit test which was about how demographics and psychographics is used to target audience

  

Headline	The title of the article
Subheading	Additional info found beneath the headline (Crosshead)
Byline	The author of the article
Pull quote	A quote taken from the article, with the font/size colour changed.
Drop Cap	The first letter of the article enlarged.
White space	Empty space in the spread, used to break up the content (negative space)
Border	Empty space around the edges
Column	Standard layout of magazines
Spread	Pages of a magazine that should be viewed together (usually two)
Caption	Information about an image.
Mode of address	The way the magazine/article addresses the audience. Formal, casual, direct (for images too)

Masthead	The top section of a newspaper which gives the paper’s title, price and date
Strapline	Memorable phrase that is associated with the magazine.
Cover line	Titles of stories featured in the magazine
Main cover line	The most important article featured, grabs the audience’s attention (featured article)
Main image	The dominant image on the cover
Barcode	Used for retailers
Skyline	A list of keywords featured at the top of the cover
Thirds	The upper and left third are the most important. why?
Prop	An image of an item
Puff / Boxout	A smaller image/text to stand out from the rest of the information (puff=circle. boxout=square)
Buzzwords	Exclusive, free, new, special edition
Banner	A block of colour with info inside, usually stretches the width of the cover

Double Page Spread: Research + Development

 This is My Double Page Spread: Research + Development

Before Reading
Magazine:	Classic Mercedes
Issue:	Date of Issue/ Issue No.: Issue 44 Autumn 2023
Publisher:	-
Genre:	Car genre
Images:	Its an extreme long shot of a classical mercedes going through a street
Layout	This layout does not have a drop cap or page numbers rather its very heavy on the picture as seen that the text is overlapping the sky found in the extreme long shot.
First impressions:	The shot of the car is very interesting it really fits into its classical car theme showing related mis-en-scene such as the old-style architechture the castle which connotes a vintage old feeling. It successfully creates an old atmosphere which is fit for the car type.  Though it is kind of hard to read the text and since its too heavy on the image the article seems non-existent and lacks attention.
After Reading
Heading:	Frankurt, September 1963 : W100 600 launched
Subheading:	-
Author:	-
Article:	The article tells a bit of history about mercedes ,how the car found in the picture is produced and launched in the market. It also tells how the picture was taken and where it was taken ( Paris)
Mode of address:	The article doesn't directly address the audience with "you" it is a formal and serious style text. It is trying to keep its elegance and reputation of the car being seen as a old but luxury call since its one of mercedes' iconic car
Pull Quote:	-
Audience:	As for demographics I think its targeted towards male of the age 40+ For psycographics its towards vintage car enthusiast especially mercedes cars. The mis-en-scene such as the soft, grey and white colors connotes a vintage, classical atmosphere. As well the mis-en-scene of the looks to be old person inside the car with the old style formal clothing as well demonstrates that the producer was trying to pretend that the image was taken late back in the days to portray that the car is a classic vehicle found only when it was launched which was in the past.
Impression:	The picture was fun to look at but it didnt take long for me to lose interest. I feel like the image is too dominating in the page which makes the article less interesting to read, as well the way the article is positioned, my eyes doesn't automatically tries to target the text rather only focuses on the image. By that I am trying to convey that the image is what gives the most attention making the article look out of place.
Inspiration:	I learnt that I need to be careful on how do I place my images to make everything equally entertaining, such as the texts and images

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Before Reading
Magazine:	AutoBild
Issue:	25 Jan - 7 Feb 2017 edisi 359
Publisher:	Kompas Gramedia
Genre:	Car genre
Images:	4 close shots of the interior of the mini cooper and 3 long shots to show the exterior of the mini cooper
Layout	a drop cap can be found on the top right, each text is placed in a column each page has 4 columns. The page numbers are barely seen on the bottom pages.
First impressions:	The big pictures catches my eye especially the big image of the car in the middle. Though it looks like the text layout is messy to me.
After Reading
Heading:	Versi Terkencang MINI Cooper Clubman
Subheading:	Tradisi terus berlanjut dan kini JOhn Cooper Works, rumah modifikasi MINI, meracik clubman agak amkin beringas dibanding pedahulunya.
Author:	Danang Wasito
Article:	the article talks about the statistics and the interior parts of the mini cooper
Mode of address:	No it does not address the audience directly but it uses informal language as a way it is trying to welcome the audience to find out about the car
Pull Quote:	None
Audience:	I think the audience is for car enthusiast, shown by the use and layout of the car images throughout the page
Impression:	I have an interest in cars so I find it quite interesting to read and look at the images. Especially the close up shots of the interior section of the car, seeing the details makes me more intrigued to read the magazine article. So in my opinion it has successfully captured my attention even though it looks a bit messy. By that I mean the placement of the pictures which looks too scrambled and random.
Inspiration:	I learnt that taking the right pictures is key to capturing  the audience's attention as what happened to me when reading this  magazine, eventhough the layout isnt neat it still captured my attention  and kept me entertained. I will take more caution on how I will take the  pictures and make a more detailed plan to take the right shots

A problem I have faced whilst doing this work is that It took time for me to analyse the double page spread such as what do I think about it and my impression. Its also difficult for me to get ideas from these as I only did two, I believe I would require to do more research in order to do my magazine project fluently. But a part i enjoyed was looking through car magazines, looking at different shots of cars gives me more ideas that can be useful for my project