College Magazine - Hand Drawn Drafts

First hand drawn draft of my magazine. This is how I want my final product to look.

Second hand drawn draft of how my magazine could look, though I prefer the first draft that I created.

College Magazine - Photoshop Drafts

This is my first attempt of a draft on Photoshop for my college magazine. When thinking about the creation of my magazine, I decided to leave the background a plain and simple colour, so in future drafts, I would be able to experiment with various colours and decide the best choice of colour.

I need to mast the masthead more appealing to the target audience, and I plan on doing this by once again experimenting with various colour. Experimenting with the choice of fonts would also be helpful, as it would allow me to observe what colour goes best with the background colour of my choice etc.

I've added little informative text on the magazine cover, and this could be improved with more text been added, relating to college life.

The skyline I have used in this draft could be improved by making the text 'fit in' with the rest of the page, leaving as much white space as possible.

This is the second draft I have created of my college magazine. I have used a different photgraph as the main image, and I have done this on most of my other drafts, so I can see which photgraph looks better with various colours etc.

For this draft, my background colour of choice was black, as vibrant colours stand out from black. My choice of using a dark background colour, and using various shades of vibrant colours is that this is more likely to make the magazine more eye catching, and furthermore making it more appealing to the target audience.

I have added a 'screamer' to this cover, which is bright, and in a large, bold font, meaning that it is readable, and also eye catching to the reader.

Unlike my previous draft, I have added thumbnail images linking in with the information I have added to the cover. This is also a good way to be informative to the reader.

I have used a vibrant colour for the background colour, experimenting whether or not it would improve the front of the magazine, but I do not think it does. It's too bright, and doesn't particulary go with the theme of 'college'.

The skyline doesn't stand out to the readers like it is supposed to do - this could be improved with a change of font and colour, and also a change of colour of the background.

In this final draft, I have changed the colour once again, and decided that this is the colour that I am likely going to be using as part of my final product.

College Magazine - Prezi Thoughts & Ideas

College Magazine: Planning. on Prezi

College Magazine - Images

I have chosen this photo to be in my favourite choices of photos, because I believe it captures the happiness of the student. By using a photograph of a student who does not look happy whilst in a college environment (in this photograph, the library), then it does not give a good image of the college.

I have chosen the theme of the college magazine to be persuasive, and informative. In order to be persuasive to possible students who may choose Wyke College as their future college, then it is vital for the student in the photograph to look as though they are happy with their choice of Wyke College.

The reason I have chosen this photograph to be in my favourites is similar to the reasons I have given to the first photograph.

The student looks happy, which has a good refelction on the image of the college. She has a selection of books both in front of her, and in the background, which could give the impression she is studying. Because of the student's facial expressions, it also reflects the idea she is happy to be studying, and also happy to be studying at Wyke College.

This could also be persuasive for anybody who is applying, or thinking of applying to be a student at Wyke College, because of the reputation it reflects on the college.

By having Wyke College in the background, both part of the building, and the logo too, it allows readers of the magazine to know what the college looks like etc. Because the background of the photograph has some bright colours involved, it is also eye catching to the reader of the magazine too.

By the student giving a 'thumbs up' in the photograph, it could show a positive attitude of attending college. 'Thumbs up' reflects a positive message, and sends out t he message of 'Great!'. Because of the college environment (the library) that the student is in, it could send out the message that she is happy to be in the library, and in Wyke College too.

College Magazine - Planning.

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College Magazine - Choices

Why I have chosen Wyke College for my Magazine

Analysing College Magazines

Language is the biggest part of a magazine creation, and includes what a magazine needs to contain.

A masthead must be on a magazine cover, and is usually one word which is memorable. It is typically located at the top of the page, because that is were people are likely to look when they are looking for the name of a magazine. The font of the masthead is usually a lot bigger than the other fonts on the cover, to stand out to the audience. 'College' is written at the top of the page on this magazine cover, and stands out from the page. It is written in a red front, which is above the girl which is dressed in red, and is the focal point of the cover.

The main image is the focal point of the page. The girl is dressed in a red top, which is bright, and stands out from the natural colours of the background. Because the top that the girl is wearing, and the masthead that is above the girl is also the same colour, the audience's focal view will go from the girl's top, and then to the title of the magazine, allowing them to know what they are reading. The main image on most magazine covers, include an individual, or a group of people who's face and shoulders are only visible. The people involved in the photo, also make eye contact with the audience too.

Even though there is none available on this magazine cover, on magazines such as music magazines, there is usually thumbnail images. Thumbnail images are images that are smaller than the main image on the front cover, and relate to the articles within the actual magazine.

There isn't no anchorage on this magazine cover, but anchorage is the caption that goes with the thumbnail pictures, (usually in the form of a word or phrase), and allows the audience to see what the photos are related too.

The barcode is located at the bottom right of the page, and allows shops to be able to keep an electronic record of how many people have bought the item.

There are a couple of teasers on the front of this cover, 'She's fifteen and pregnant' been one example. It gives the audience a glimpse at what is within the magazine, so they are persuaded into buying the magazine to read it.

A font is what style of writing, what colour, and what size the writing is. There are three various examples of font on this magazine cover; the masthead,the sub headings, and the captions. Font needs to stand out from the page, and attract the audience that it is aimed at at, especially the masthead.

There are no free products on this magazine cover, but quite a range of magazines include free products, or free samples, or vouchers in their magazine. An example would be if it was a beauty magazine, they might include a free sample of a new product within their magazine.

The Left Third is when the page is split into three collums, and the left collum is used. The layout of magazines in shops is typically so the left third is showing, and the rest of the magazine is covered. Magazines are more likely to place the important infromation of that issue's contents in the left third, so this will also grab the attention of the reader.

Splash is everything that can be seen, including font, text, mastheads, images, use of colour etc.

The second magazine cover I chose to anaylyse is an issue of Kerrang!

The masthead is located at the top of the page, and is partially hidden by Jared Leto's head. Because of the popularity that Kerrang! has gained over the years, and how many people buy issues of Kerrang! on a weekly basis, the whole of the word 'Kerrang!' doesn't necessarily need to be shown, because people know just by looking at the magazine, what the title of the magazine is.

The date and price are located in the white space which is where the barcode also is. Information like this doesn't need to be spread across the page, because despite it been partially useful to readers, it isn't really what the readers want to see - they want to see what is inside the magazine.

The teaser of this magazine is '30 Seconds to Mars' which is written in a white font, which is also quite large, and stands out from the majority of the page which is coloured black. Like Kerrang!, 30 Seconds to Mars are quite popular, and have many fans worldwide. Using a popular band as the main article, and the main image on the front of the magazine, this is also likely to grab the attention of many people.

The font included in this magazine article is coloured in black, yellow, and white. The black text such as 'Guitar Gods Poster Special' contrasts against the yellow background of the box that the text is in. '30 Seconds to Mars' is written in a large, white text, and also contrasts against the black of the band's jackets that they are wearing.

In Kerrang!, there are free posters, which can be seen at the bottom of the front cover. This is a good way to make the target audience by the magazine, because if they see that there are posters available for free, and posters of people/bands in which they like, then they are also going to be more tempted to buy the product.

The skyline is located at the top, and gives hints of what is in the actual magazine to the reader. The skyline is different to the sub headings which are spread across the front page however, because even though they do give information, the skyline is usually based on a shortended down version of something the audience will be wanting to see in the magazine.

'Sex! Spandex! Sharpies!' is an example of anchorage, and can be seen on the photo with Steel Panther. 'Sex and Spandex' are two things you'd associate with Steel Panther, along with the music, but because this is a music magazine, there is probably no need to add that.

Anchorage is the caption that goes with selected photos.