The magazine plan i wrote up for my magazines front cover.

1. James Karaiskos 12R

2. FrontPage: The image
 My front page will include a main image that will
have to be good enough to catch my audiences
attention, but to also match the genre of my
magazine. So it will obviously need to have some
relevance to school as my magazine is based
around school life, which include things like the
students, teachers and even parents.

3. FrontPage: Matshead
 It will also have to include a masthead that stands out to the audience
and will also stay in their head so they remember the magazine. So the
masthead will have to be quit catchy as these usually tend to be the
things that stick in peoples heads. It will also have to be in a clear
colour that will stand out from the background and catch the eyes of
the audience. This is all very important because the masthead is one of
the main factors of the magazine.
 The masthead is known as the visual branding of the magazine, so it
will need to be designed in a certain way so that it is extremely
appealing to my audience and links to them also. I intend on putting
the masthead throughout the magazine, so not on the front page but
on the contents page also. This masthead so be fairly short, no more
than one line and easy to remember.

4. FrontPage: Cover lines
 I will also use cover lines which will tell the
reader/audience what is actually inside the magazine for
them to read. This is so they know exactly what will be
inside the magazine, so I will be feeding them information
through the front page and also trying to intrigue them so
that they buy the magazine to look at the rest of it and not
just the front page.
 I will also have a main cover line which will link straight
into the main image as this will intrigue the target audience
when they see it and obviously catch their attention, as well
as the masthead.

5. Front cover: Colour scheme
 I have decided to use a colour scheme that would stand
out to people when looking at my magazine but is also
clear and easy for them to read all the text that is on it.
 The colour scheme will also have to match the main
image I have chosen. By this I mean that I would not
use a black colour scheme if there is black clothing
used on the model or even a white colour scheme as it
will clash with a white background in the image.

6. Layout of front cover
Masthead
Main image that is
relevant to my
magazines genre
School
badge
Cover
lines,
stating
what is
included
in the
magazine,
this would
be on
both sides
of the
front
cover
Slogan of the magazine

7. Contents page
 The contents page that I am going to design will
include all the cover lines that are seen on the front
page of the magazine. The font will have to be easy to
read and also the same as the font used on the front
pages cover lines so the magazine looks professional as
most popular magazines have almost the same font for
every piece of writing in it.
 The colour of the font will have to stand out. So maybe
using a black background with white text might make
the text stand out and also a lot easier to read.