Evaluation

I think my magazine front cover and contents page were quite successful. I believe that my front cover looks better than my contents page, but I think that is because I has had more practise doing magazine front covers as I did it in one of my Art units last year. I also enjoyed making the front cover a lot more than making the contents page. The College magazine I made is very girlie but I tried to make it more appealing to both genders by putting blue into the colour scheme, but unfortunately I still cannot imagine any boy wanting to but it.

I really enjoyed learning how to use InDesign but in the end I stuck with using PhotoShop because it was available to me at home, I also found that I could do the same things when using it. I learnt many different things, like how to use InDesign but I learnt more on Photoshop, for example being able to get the persons head in front of the masthead, I also used this Technique in my Contents page.

If I were to do this process again I would try and make my contents page look a lot better, something that I would expect to see when I have bought a magazine and with my final contents page I don't believe it is up to that standard. I really struggle with the contents page, maybe if I spent more time on it, it would have looked better. I am a lot more happier with my front page, but if I were to do it again I would think of better cover lines as the ones I have aren't that good.

College Magazine Contents Page

College Magazine Front Cover

Contents Page Mock Ups

Analysis of Contents Page 2

The layout of this contents page is very clean and neat. The colour scheme is very simple but effective making the contrasting coloured images on the right of the page stand out to the reader more.

There is no centre focus of the contents page, I believe the main focus is the right of the page where it uses the buzz word “ALSO in this issue” making it look to the reader that there is extra important things to look at in this magazine.

The index/contents page is very easy to locate and read. It is very clearly shown on the left side of the page with subheadings making it really easy for the reader to digest. The white background outlined with the black I think is really nice and sharp. The colour scheme of black, white and red works really well, the font of the contents page is very graffiti like therefore appealing more to the scruffy teenager.



Analysis of Contents page 1

The picture of the two girls show who this magazine is targeted to.

The layout of this contents page is very busy and colourful. The colours are definitely more girly colours but still not overdoing it on the pink so therefore the magazine is targeting a more mature girl as their audience.

The main focus on this contents page is bright boxes the stand out against the background of the blue with numbers 1 to 6 on them.

There are no buzz words on thus magazine, but I don’t think they really need them because the information within this magazine is something that students at a college need to get more information about applying to university.

This contents page is really easy to read and understand. It takes you through all the stages you need to go through in the magazine making it very clear to the reader.

There are six clear subheadings and then a paragraph under each of them explaining what they are.

To make this magazine even more appealing they offer a free charm if you achieve something good in your work. So this magazine is really good at it encourages hard work.

Front Cover Magazine Mock Ups

Analysis of College Magazine 2

Sky Line: Bright orange colour contrasting with the masthead making it stand out more to the readers eye when looking at a newsstand.

Masthead: Bright yellow, in a font that you would see on a back of a football top, so keeping in the theme of college sports. Not taking up a whole third on the magazine front page – but still big enough to stand out to the readers eye on a newsstand.

Buzz Word: “PLUS” and “RECRUITING” encourage readers to by, because they believe they are getting extra and they will find out how they can get recruited.

 

Cover Lines: Main cover line in bigger shadowed text making it stand out more. All cover lines are to do with well known up and coming sportsmen.

Graphics: This magazine is obviously targeted to men, probably from 16 – 25 years old. The reader can tell this because of the colour scheme. It is  a very sport magazine, its colour scheme matches the Lucozade Sports drink colour scheme.

Analysis of College Magazine Cover 1

Masthead: In big letters. White standing out against the pink background and yellow even more. Taking the top third of the magazine making it as visible as possible so therefore it stands out against other magazines in a newsstand.

Cover Lines: All cover lines are to do with something a typical American Cheerleader would be interested in. To draw more attention to them they have changed the colour of the text and even the font

Buzz Word: “WIN!” making the reader feel like they have to buy the issue otherwise they may miss out on winning the prize.

Graphics: Completely bright pink background, this will already make this magazine stand out on a newsstand a not many magazines go for such a brightly coloured background. The colours all together, pink, white, purple and yellow make it clear to us that their target audience is the stereotypical “girly girl”. The colours aren't so sophisticated either so it is again made clear that they are targeting to the younger girl.

Skyline: Keeping in with the colour scheme. The white text standing out against the pink background. Showing that it is an important part of the magazine, and encouraging cheerleading as a scholarship worthy sport.

Main Image: Girl wearing sparkly purple and black cheerleading outfit. Pretty, dyed blonde hair (Barbie). The image has overlapped the masthead making it the focus. The main image is of a girl who all little girls want to grow up to be, and in reading that magazine they can become her.