Jessica Monksfield's school magazine evaluation powerpoint

1. School Magazine Evaluation

2. Feature Article Photograph
Although the posed photograph
works well with my intention to
add cover lines, a plain
background would have been
more suitable in order to enhance
the text to make it seem more
professional.
The vintage looking
magazine cover may
not appeal to it’s
audience as school
children are very
modern and make a
short attention span
Due to my
amateur
photography skills
(due to
inexperience of
media) my feature
article photograph
isn’t of the best
quality.
The criticisms I make
regard the lighting which
almost flushes my feature
model out.
However, I believe that due to
my editing skills, I was able to
overcome these barriers by
using an old style filter and by
editing the text to make it more
visible. (next slide)

3. Masthead and text
Due to the old style filter,
I suited the headline and
cover line fonts to tie in
with the same theme
which is why I used
multiple types of script. It
adds class and looks neat
which are the qualities
you would look for in a
school magazine. I
incorporated green into
this as it is the colour
associated with the school
therefore, people will
recognise/relate the
magazine to the school.
Due to the crowded
background I found it
difficult to make the text
stand out. To resolve this I
use a glow tool for both
the insides and out of the
magazine which enhanced
it and brightened up the
cover in contrast to the old
style filter.
I would criticise my
font as its not the
easiest to read
therefore requires a
reader to carefully
read. Customers are
not likely to spend time
trying to figure out
what the text says
For the puff I used a
bold Calibri font with
a 3D look. This makes
the small amount of
text seem significant
but easy and quick to
read. Also the font is
clear with nothing to
hide which is what the
phrase suggests.
The black outline adds
definition. The colour
of the text matches the
colour scheme of the
sub head lines
however differs in
font. This
unfortunately makes
my magazine cover
seem amateur.

4. Front page effects
I used a sepia effect
to achieve this look
of the feature
photograph.
I used a slight blur
to fade out the
irrelevant
background
distractions.
I applied 50%
transparency on the
green background
of the magazine
master head. This
was to block out
the background but
to enable the title
to stand out with
the use of both
shades of green to
represent the
school. It is shaped
in a rectangle to
provide a neat
appearance.
The text is white as it
was most suited to
stand out against the
dark background.
Black would have
been drowned out.
I used filters and
adjusted the tones
(shadows/highlights/brig
htness etc.) to create an
old effect.
I applied a glow on the inside and
outside of the script text to enhance
the text

5. Contents page effects I continued the
scripted style from the
front cover onto the
contents page however
kept it plain white
which draws the
attention to the feature
articles and appears
clean and
sophisticated.
I applied a photograph
of a student in the
school to put a
personal touch onto it.
I edited the picture by
blurring the corners
and adding contrast
and enhance qualities.
A glow has also been
applied to merge it
into the plain
background as well as
enhance the content of
the picture
I used a watermark tool
for the contents page title
to blend it in and make it
look like an
imprint/stamp. Being grey,
the title is less significant
therefore the content text
can be emphasised in
black making it clear to
see what pages to go to
for which article. The
script font is carried on to
give a common theme for
the magazine’s identity.

6. Criticisms
The script
writing is not
the clearest and
is not very
large which is
going to make
finding an
article quickly
difficult for the
reader.
There is a lot of
negative space
which could be
filled as the format
is bit basic and
boring.
The cover is very mixed and
uncertain in terms of
contradicting fonts, colours
and content
The sepia filter is
not the clearest
and looks amateur.
This might put
people off buying
the magazine as its
not the best of
quality. Also, the
feature is placed
towards the right
side rather than the
middle making her
seem insignificant
compared to the
other articles
overlapping her.
The posed photograph is not the
most flattering and emphasises the
magazine content other than
herself.
The front cover and contents
page are very different in style
and there is a lack of theme