Three ideas for my school magazine preliminary task. AS Media Studies Coursework

1. Masthead Ideas
Preparation for my school magazine preliminary
task

2. Masthead Idea 1

3. Masthead Idea 1
The first masthead is a simple one which incorporates the colours of the
Plantsbrook theme, red and black. The use of the colour red connotes to passion
and power, in the sense the power which the school holds and the passion can be
shown through the making of this school magazine as not many schools use
magazines and it is a way of interacting with the students which brings forward the
passion which the school has for their pupils. The use of the black outline helps to
represent stylishness and as a contrasting colour to red it helps outline the word
‘Plantsbrook’ to look as bold as possible to an eye. The font which is used is
bauhaus as it is a font which has an edgy style. There are no uses of sharp edges
to the words instead the use of curves to round off letters which makes the word
more friendly and appealing to a younger audience. The use of just the words
Plantsbrook gives a short straight forward meaning to what the magazine will have
inside, information on the school Plantsbrook. The use of just the school names as
the masthead shows the connections between the school and magazine but also for
a pupil is easy to remember.

4. Masthead Idea 2

5. Masthead Idea 2
The second masthead is using a play on word of the name of the
school, Plantsbrook, ‘Brookers News’. i decide upon this name as it is a
short way of referring to Plantsbrook and a way that children of a young
age might pick upon now. The font for this masthead is using broadway,
i used this font because it is different and posh. The dramatic style of
this masthead makes the tone of this masthead feel more appealing to
a younger audience. Again, I used the colours which match the school
theme, but this time I only outlined the letters making the atmosphere of
the mastheads appear hollow whilst parts of the letters are filled in. The
two O’s in Brookers is filled in red as to stand out from the rest of the
letters and to look different, the red of the O’s connote to strength which
helps bring the power to the masthead.

6. Masthead Idea 3

7. Masthead Idea 3
The last masthead is in the font Comic Sans which gives a
friendly, happy, young vibe which can link to a school setting and
make the primary audience, pupils, want to buy the magazine.
The use of the bold font makes the masthead stand out on the
page and have a a dark tone to the page. I filled in the middle of
the letters in red as to make the two colours not only contrast but
also more bold and dark. This is more dark then the other two
mastheads, as it is less vibrant then the first one which is using
all red a bright colour.