This document provides an analysis of a college magazine cover and contents page created by Louie Clark. For the cover, Clark likes the general layout and black and red color scheme but feels the lead line color may not stand out. The cover lines were easy to create but cutting out the image was difficult. For the contents page, arranging text on the left third worked well but incorporating the image seemed "clunky." Clark learned new magazine terminology and how to use grids in Photoshop. Areas for improvement include changing the cover image and incorporating more images in the contents design.

1. College magazine analysis
Louie Clark

2. What worked : Cover
General layout of the magazine cover I think
worked well, I tried not to make the cover too
busy as this can be the downfall of many
magazine designs.
The tried and tested colour scheme of black and
red I also like, it gives you a blend of light dark
and strong colour , and has a professional air to it.

3. What didn’t : Cover
I don’t know how well the lead line works, the
overall placement is ok I think, but the colour
might not be easy to red, or catch the readers
eye.

4. What was easy? : cover
The cover lines were easy to
create and position as it
employed techniques I had
used on the previous project
which were getting text from
dafont grouping different
fonts and free transforming
them.
What was difficult?: cover
The was fairly difficult to cut out and
separate from the original
background, as it required intricate
selection of edges.

5. What did I learn?: cover
I learned new industry terminology that I didn’t learn for gcse, such as
cover line ,lead line and left third.
Left third
is the The lead
section of line is the
the main
magazine feature the
visible on Cover lines magazine is
the shelf are less in based on.
depth
features and
show what
else is in the
magazine

6. If I had all the money in the world
what would I change?
I would probably change the image, with
more time I could probably achieve a
more professional looking cover, and the
main image would play a big part in that.

7. What is it comparable with?:contents
The masthead has a similar
affect, with the logo visible
on the left third.
House style is similar with this magazine
and mine, the layout of the cover lines is
also similar

8. What worked ?:contents
Arranging the text on the left third of the page worked well, it was
effective in separating the features from regulars. The choice of colour
was consistent with the cover but the background graphic adds to its
eye appeal.

9. What didn’t work?:contents
The incorporation of the image into the layout of the contents page seems
somewhat clunky and dispositional , it may look more at home with more
pictures though I ran out of room. I would of left more photo space for
other imagery if I was to redesign it.

10. What was easy?:contents
The easiest part of this task was the design, I had a concept in my head
from the start, incorporating the city college logo in the bottom right
hand corner of the page
What was difficult?:contents
The most difficult part of this task was creating the feature
and regular titles, and coming up with relevant content for
my magazine.

11. What did I learn?: contents
I learned how to use the grid to create a false border and make my
contents look more professional using photo shop.
False boarder

12. If I had all the money in the world
what would I change?:contents
I would get a better quality image for the lead line on the contents
page. I would probably involve more images in the design.

13. What is it comparable with?:contents
It is comparable with Q and other magazines who
put the majority of text on the left third, and
make use of a consistent colour scheme and
white space.