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 https://eleanornixon9.wixsite.com/thehorizon

Process of creating webpages

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  I started off by creating an account on Wix and choosing a template i thought was appropiate for my current affairs magazine website: I played around with the layout, images, fonts, text and boxes so i could get used to it and that i would be comfortable changing it to my own house style etc. I began to take original images for my website, including a black lives matter post, a Corona vaccine image etc so i had some articles for my audience to read. After publishing a few articles, i began my audio content by doing an interview with Heather Crosbie about the environment which i included on my home page. I chose a grey- white and red colour scheme for my website, as it looks professional, fresh and is the similar house style as my contents pages. I also added a CoronaVirus Snapshot to match the conventions of other websites such as Time. My articles included The Environement, NHS and Coronavirus and Black Lives Matter as they are my main current affair topics. Main Masthead on Hom...

Social Links

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  I have created an Instagram, Facebook and Twitter account for the Horizon current affairs magazine which is constantly featured on my website, with my instagram account being shown on my homepage to the side to keep the audience updated. This was important because my target audience is 16-25 demographic who use social media on a daily basis:

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 Intro/ about: We are a new current affairs magazine, The Horizon, who feature world, health and business stories for 16-25 year old's in a middle market demographic. If this is an interest to you, then you are in the right place! My editors will make my stories, interesting, captivating and intense, for your entertainment. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter (@thehorizonmag) for more exclusive content and updates about our magazines. We often create competitions to win prizes such as the next magazine for free etc. If you have any stories you would like us to publish, contact us via our contact form below, or message us on social media for your story to be featured in our next issues. Interview caption: Environment activist, Heather Crosbie, talks to The Horizon about the effects of climate change on the environment, and how fast we need to act due to the remaining carbon budget. Example paragraph (2020 election) US Election 2020: ​ On the 3rd November, over 150 million A...

What i need to create my webpages

  My webpages will look quite similar in the sense of colour, fonts, layout etc as i wanted to make it as formal as possible. To create my webpages, i will need: Original images- for my articles and showing what my magazine is about AV element- i will do a interview with a model from my magazine to talk about a current affair currently e.g. environment or black lives matter, or even Corona Virus Text and copy- This is important because it gives detail and description of articles and the audience know what my website is about A description of who my business is and what i will portray- about page Contact- i will include a contact area for my audience so they can ask questions etc Competition- Will include a competition form on my homepage (cover 2 competition) to win the next 3 issues free Issues page where i include all my stories from world, business and health to form the conventions of a current affairs magazine website