Research & Planning - Finished Front Page Of My Magazine

My College Magazine Cover Analysis

This is my finished front cover of my college magazine. I have used the codes and conventions of a magazine which are: a masthead, barcode and price, issue of my magazine and what edition it is, cover lines, colour scheme and a main image on for my background. I used 'Hyde Clarendon Lifestyle' as my title because I think it will be suitable as it is giving the reader a taste of what the lifestyle is like here at the college. I have used the cover lines of the summer results, enrichment activities and a map of the college because I think that new students at the college may want to join or know where their subjects are. I used the summer results because I feel that people may want to know how the college did in the past exams. I used the barcode because it is a code and convention of a magazine. I chose 99p as my price because I feel it is suitable price for a college student. I chose the main image because I think it shows the reader that the students here enjoy the college and enjoy the subjects that they have chosen. I think the font sizes are correct because I have the masthead with the biggest title. I have 'hyde' in capital letters and a bigger and different font because I wanted it to stand out. I made 'Clarendon Lifestyle' in a smaller and different font but kept it bold because thought it would look well structured and make my magazine more unique. I kept my font the same for the cover lines because they all have the same importance on the front cover of my magazine. I decided to make the important points on my cover lines in bold and in a larger font because I want them points to stand out to my reader to grab their attention. My magazine follows the three colour rule but I have varied them. I have used different shades of purple rather than using a distinct purple colour. You can tell that my cover and contents page are from the same magazine because I have carried out the purple shade on to the contents page from the cover. You can also tell because the images have the same people/person on and the fonts are carried throughout. The photographs are appropriate and well taken because they are clear. They are also appropriate because it shows that the people in the photos are smiling and looking happy in the college and shows that they are enjoying their subjects are the college. I think I have enough cover lines on my cover because they a spaced out and I feel that if i added more it would become and look cramped together and wouldn't look very appropriate as a magazine cover. I have appropriately used the ICT because I used photoshop to make my cover page and I used indesign to create my contents page. I had to manipulate my photograph by cropping it. I had to crop it to make it into a medium closeup shot. The things I dislike about my cover page is my choice of where I put my barcode and price. If I was to redo this task I would change the position and place them at the bottom of my magazine. The things I like about my magazine cover is the fonts and the background image. I like them because I think they all go well together and make it look like a suitable college magazine.