4. Masthead I chose appropriate
typography for the school
I decided to use bold colours for
magazine genre, from the
the background of the
‘Dafont’ website entitled
masthead, as I thought this
‘Collage’.
would make it stand out and
appeal to students.
I included a picture of a set of
pens going from the masthead to
the main section of the cover, as
it is appropriate to the genre of
the magazine.
5. Middle Section
The photo was taken in quite a busy background, so I
had to crop him out. However, the cropping is not the
best, as sharp cutting edges are visible where I’ve
The cover story for cropped.
this issue was a I chose to do the
‘New Era’ for the price puff on the
school, put in place cover in the
by Mr Koryl, the colours red and
Head of Sixth grey, as the grey
Form. That’s why I stands out over
got this medium the red, and red
shot of him looking is one of the
directly into the school’s colours.
camera and slightly
smiling. This I have used the
same font as the
addresses the
masthead for the
reader that he is the anchorage text, as I
main person of this felt it fit the
new development, magazines purpose.
and is positive as he The phrase ‘A New
Era’ makes the
is slightly smiling. Also, the background in a mix between of light article stand out
blue and white, as they are the school colours. and more dramatic.
6. for the text in the bottom sell line, I
Bottom Section included exclamation marks to
make the sub stories stand out, as if
I put a ‘plus shape just above the bottom sell they're shouting out to the reader.
line, as it shows the issue includes the main
article plus the other stories, so the reader
doesn't miss them.
Although it is only a small photo, I did a I have included the school badge in the
photo shoot with Dom and Erin helping anchorage text, as so to confirm that the
each other do work, showing a caring story is about Bishop Walsh.
and learning community, which is what
is preferably portrayed in school
magazines.
8. For the top sell line I have used the colours
Masthead yellow and red. These have become the
house style colours of the magazine. It stands
out and people who are fans of the bands
mentioned here will want read about them,
so it attracts them.
I have also included the tag
I decided to go for a retro style font for the line, ‘What’s the buzz?’. This
main logo of the magazine, as it’s genre is appropriate to the title as a
blues/indie, which commonly features this hive is where bees are, and
style. bees buzz.
9. I have included original photos of bands that are part
Middle Section of the genre as puffs. Although there is no writing
around them, they should appeal to their fans.
The person in
this main image
defiantly fits the
genre of the
magazine, due
things such as
leather jackets
and shaggy hair
being
commonly
associated with
Blues/Indie
musicians and
sub-cultures.
10. Bottom Section
I have included a price and
issue number, which are
common conventions in any
music magazine.
I have, like in the school
magazine, added a
bottom sell line, with
more features that are
likely to attract
audiences. For example,
the ‘Reading/Leeds
Announcement’ is news
that many music fans are
very eager to hear.
12. From the school magazine, I feel I have come quite far, in making the
magazine look more professional. Just from looking at the cover, the
music magazine has more things on it that make you want to buy. It
makes the school magazine looks very plain. There are no puffs on the
school magazine, whereas on The Hive there as 3. Also, the cover photo is
much better. The cover one on the school magazine had to be cropped,
but there was nothing I could put over it to cover it. This made it look
very unprofessional. That’s why on the music magazine I had the photo
cover the whole page, and things were layered over it, so it looked more
professional. Also, the puff for the price on the school magazine is written
in standard WordArt text, making it obvious that it was produced
unprofessionally. There are a lot of blank spaces on the school magazine,
which I have learnt to fill with features and titles.
