Here is my evaluation on my recent school magazine front cover and contents page which, I have created in my Media Studies classes so far.

2. Firstly, I took a photo of one of the students in my class and used
the ‘Quick Selection’ tool to cut her out of the background. Once
she was cut I placed the photo in a blank file and deleted the
background layer, so I was left with a checker pattern.
I took the ‘Paint Bucket’ tool and chose the colour blue to fill in the
background of the cut out image to act as my feature article layer.
Then I placed different font size and colour words on the cover
using the ‘Text’ tool.

3. Front Cover
Masthead.
-Big and bold to
Stand out.
Cover lines.
-Information about
Major articles.
Plug.
-Information about the
contents of a magazine.
Feature article
Photograph.
-The photo used on
the front cover of
a magazine.

4. Contents Page
Masthead.
-I have made the masthead of
The contents page bold with a
fun font.
Style.
-The look of a
media text it’s
surface appearance.
Mode of address.
-The contents page is very colourful and bright
and is also presented in a chatty form.
Demographic
-The magazine is open to both genders and
Is mainly created for people aged from teenagers
to adults, to give detail and advice about
going back to school.

5. I used a masthead on both the front cover and the contents page to show what the
page is about.
Cover lines and a plug are used on the cover page to explain what is being
presented in the magazine.
The front page and the contents each have one feature article photograph and many
little photos on top of each other.
The style of the magazine is shown to be fun, chatty and friendly, which is shown
through the many colours in the magazine.

6. I could improve my magazine by using an actual background on the front
cover, instead of just one solid colour. It is harder to match colours to an
electric blue.
The cover lines and plug on the front page could be more increased and
placed in an order on the front page.
The contents page could consist of more than one photograph and the
wording to be spread out and put into sections.