School Magazine Example 3

This is the third draft of my school magazine front cover. For my main image I took a photo of a female with the words “Youth” written on a white board. I did this because the magazine is going to focus primarily around adolescent problems and celebrating being young. For the font of the masthead and coverlines I used the colours white and black to make it seem proficient yet salubrious.

Homework 8/10/12

Homework

Create the necessary images for your front cover by Monday 15th October. Must include one medium shot of a student. Three images at the most.

School Magazine Cover Example 1

This is the first draft of my school magazine front cover. To make it I used the software “InDesign”.  While creating the masthead I used primary colours to make it appear more prominent, as well as using colours which epitomize the school logo and uniform of the students. This makes the magazine more relatable to students by using acquainted colours they associate with school and education.

As well as this I made the font larger than the supplementary coverlines, and used the font “Myriad Pro” to make it appear more proficient and specialized, reflecting on the type of individuals that would read the magazine.  

  

Class Work 8/10/12

Using Indesign

1.       Create a new document – A4

2.       Show document grid

3.       Use rectangle frame tool

4.       Use type tool

5.       Select font

6.       Change text size

7.       Use colour picker

8.       Create text effects using the Stroke function

9.       Use layers

10.   Import an image using Adobe Bridge

11.   Change image size

12.   Crop an image

Questionnaire Evaluation

Questionnaire Evaluation

For my questionnaire i have chosen to do eight questions, some of which were quantitative and others qualitative. I have done this so my results would be more valid and reliable. This would also allow me to generalize and stratify my final results. By doing this i would be able to see where trends appeared so i could focus more around those areas when designing my final draft of my front cover. The questions i asked would also show which gender preferred different design ideas, so i could then use the results to make the magazine appeal to both types of reader. By asking qualitative questions i would be aloud to gain a new perspective onto how my magazine should look and what i should put in it.

Questionnaire

Questionnaire

1. How old are you?

2. What Gender?

• Male
• Female

3. How much would you be willing to pay for a school magazine?

• Less than 50p
• 50p - £1
• £1 - £2  
• £2 - £3
• £3 or more

4. What should a school magazine front look like?

5. Which do you think is a better name for the magazine?

Voice of KHS

Student Weekly

KHS Chronicle

6. What articles would you be more likely want to read and why?

7. Who do you think the magazine should be aimed at and why?

8. Would you buy the school magazine?

Analysis of School Magazine

Masthead: "Voice of KHS" - signifies how this magazine is the voice of the students so its something students can identify with and relate to. Large font makes it appear important and the writing style appears professional, perhaps reflecting on the genre of the magazine.

Main Image: A medium close up of two students with blank faces and casual clothing. It makes the reader relate to the people and want to identify who these people are. It acts as a form of titillation as it entices the reader into wanting to know more. The problem with the main image is that its too small, meaning attention is drawn away from it because of the coverlines. 

Main Coverline: A problem with my main coverline is that there appears to be two, yet there should be only one. This could confuse the reader. One coverline relates to the main image, yet the other appears more important because of the large capital font. 

Pug: Free promotion, though very vague.

Other Images: makes the reader want to see whats going on as its exotic and something new. Form of titillation.

Layout: structure could use some work as it appears a bit chaotic, though certain areas are better than others. 

Three Front Covers

Masthead: NME – Brand name, well recognized music magazine  Red, white and black coloured font (colours normally associated with music magazines).

Main Coverline: “The Last Shadow Puppet”. Links into the main image which is a photo of both band members (Alex Turner & Miles Kane).

Main Image: Both people are dressed to look as though they are in a band, or how people perceive these types of people to look for this specific genre of music. Photo is a low angle medium  studio shot, which creates a connection to the audience and the main image, allowing them to identify with the type of genre portrayed. 

Pug – promotion for Album, form of titillation.

Coverlines:  Other supplementary information comparative to either the main coverline or music associated with this type of genre portrayed in the main image.

Masthead: GQ - well known mens fashion and style magazine. The title of the magazine stands out in a bold black and white print, the black and white makes the title look classy compared to other men’s magazine covers such as Nuts and Zoo. The title only consists of two small letters, but they can have a big impact as it is easy to remember and rolls of the tongue

Main Image:  It is a portrait, posed, studio image of the actor that is eye-level with the camera, creating a connection with the audience and making the image and therefore the magazine more personal. It also makes the viewer identify with the subject of the photo more. Connection to coverline "Heath Ledger" 

Main Coverline/ Coverlines: There doesn't appear to be a main coverline, just a lot of coverlines, which could signify how all the stories are equally important, however certain coverlines and larger and bolder.

Masthead: Vogue.It entices the reader by drawing in their attention. Because of the mastheads familiarity and affluence associated with it, the word, font and size of the masthead has become well known. The masthead is well known so they use an actress (main image) who is equally as well known to draw in more readers. As well as this, since the title is covered slightly by the actress it shows that the magazine is well established and just as well known as her, if not more so, so it doesn't need to be seen. The layout is also well known, so people will know what the magazine is, even if the title is hidden.

Main Image and  Main Coverline: "Holiday Romance" the colours used are eye catching yet nonchalant. The red dress she wears relates to both Christmas and passion, which reflects on the main coverline. The actress in the main image shows confidence and portrays sex appeal and beauty. This may make other woman want to buy the magazine so they can be like her.

Coverlines: May appeal to woman who don't have a lot of money and can "Invest" in something that may not cost a lot but still make them feel as if they've spent a lot of money.