School Magazine Research

The next magazine we have to create is a school magazine. First thing I’m going to do is research and analyse.

Mast Head – It’s sectioned at the top and takes the whole width of the page and a fair bit of the length. It’s bold and clear, it’s the first thing that grabs your attention and it’s outlined which helps it stand out on the page more. The colour scheme looks to be blue and white so they've put white writing against blue. Its good contrast which helps it stand out.  

Copy - From what I can see school magazines have little copy on the front, however it may be little but it's important and probably is all what the magazine is about. It is white and bold yet again going with the colour scheme and its clear to read.

Image - The picture has students from the school, they are well dressed and look smart which is representing the school in a good way, they all look happy and relaxed suggesting this school is stress free and fun which yet again is good representing. If a parent was to pick up this to see about sending their child to this school it defiantly looks like a good option with its updated technology and nice clean classrooms.

Mast Head - At the top and takes up quite a lot of the left corner. It's not big in length but they have used a big font. Its red to go with the colour scheme of red, white and black; they've outlined it with white to help it stand out of the page and not be lost into the background. They've used two different fonts so it doesn't look to plain and the Mast Head is also got two different things 'Parents and School' so the different fonts help single it out.

Copy - There is little copy but enough to give you the information you need. There is a piece of copy that is green which suggests they are making it stand out and it's the most important bit of copy. The green doesn't fit in with the rest of the magazine which is what makes it stand out. Then the others are in white on a black background which makes them show up and clear to read, the information is important but not as much as the other.

Image - A picture that is focused on a male student with science equipment which is related to the magazine purpose. He's dressed smartly and the classroom he is in look light, clean and a happy environment which all represent the school well. He has a calm straight face which suggests that the school is stress free.  

Fashion Magazine & Evaluation

Evaluation of my magazine

One of the most important things about a magazine is the mast head; this is because it contributes to grabbing a reader’s attention. So I was careful with the colour I chose, I ended up with a bold red, blocked font with black outline however, even though it was eye catching I still wanted it to be different to other magazines so I gave it a shadow so it has a 3D effect to it. Another important factor is the picture; this tells the readers a lot about what the magazine is about and who the target audience is. I chose to do a winter fashion magazine for the age group 16 -25 for females. I did my research on different types of fashion magazines to have a look at the kind of pictures they used and they were all very similar, they had a beautiful model or celebrity inducement with stylish clothes on to represent the magazine. So when doing my picture I wore a winter coat with the fluffy hood up to block the background with so it left me with just my face and the fluff of the hood, if I was to do it again I would change that because it didn’t leave me with enough space for the copy and it looks cluttered and effected the clearness of writing. Because I did the theme of winter I took that into account when I chose the colours, I edited the photo to whites and brown to represent the snow and bare trees and then the red for the falling leafs. I would also change the copy on the front as I don’t think is sounds very interesting and it wouldn’t stand out from other magazines if it was on the shelf. I would add things such as ‘NO.1 FASHION MAGAZINE’ so the readers would be pulled into what everyone else is into.

Fashion Magazine Research

We've been given the task to create a fashion magazine so my first step is to do my research of the product itself.

From what I've seen is that the fashion magazines are mainly targeted for younger females which means my cover picture must be of a young female. All the popular magazines have celebrity endorsement so I should put something in the copy that suggests the model is a celebrity. All have a very big and bold Mast head and clear and interesting copy that is colourful to stand out against the background and the other magazines which is what I have to do; I’ll have to be very careful picking the colours to make sure my magazine can be seen and stands out. The copy mostly includes things about trends, top 10 looks, what’s hot and chances to win vouchers for clothes; I will make sure that the information is persuasive and interesting to the target audience.  The camera angle is always at a mid-shot angle.