Question 3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of my front cover- what looks particularly effective? And what doesn't work as well/you'd change for the main task?

2. Strengths: The use of the figurehead in the middle of the front cover is very powerful as it’s been
cropped to the point which exemplifies a hard working student, surrounded by the peaceful
inhabitance which is the schools outside garden. Also, the use of the price in the corner off thee
page is quite well positioned as a barcode stands out from the natural colour scheme of the page,
meaning that the price that’s overshadowed by gold (an inference of a once in a buy time
opportunity) can’t be missed, thus helping the young viewer to purchase the magazine knowing
that it’s cheap. Lastly, the cover lines are spread across the top of the page in an effective way as if
they were metaphorically jumping out the “Applied ICT” book that the student is using, hence
helping portray the college on this front cover to people in a positive way who may find academic
prowess quite difficult.
Weaknesses: The weaknesses of this front cover however is that the typography is in a small style
font for one whereby it’s difficult to see within the complex of the natural background, e.g. the
text on the left side of the page that is utilized to express the leisure time students will also gain at
the college, blends in with the garden hence proving to be quite difficult for adolescents who want
to know what they get up to outside of lessons, which may prompt a sense of unreliability in the
views they receive. Furthermore, the way in which the text is spread around the revision book is
somewhat randomized when regarding the bottom section of the page as there is no specified
purpose for such cover lines but to consume space. This wouldn’t be a problem if the cover lines
where in a larger style typography and had smaller snippets of information.

3. Effectiveness: The effectiveness of this magazine is that it creates a positive
image when surrounding a student in cover lines, which state that the outcome
of their participation in these schemes of work at college won’t be solely based
around an academic environment, but rather around a joint enterprise between
leisure and learning.
E.g. “Apply for your daily prospectus page 3” and “Boxing club! Indulge in all the
outside enrichment”, are two exemplar pieces of text that are effective on this
front cover when considering what every young adolescent seeks in terms of
progression in life.
Changes/what didn’t work so well?: I believe that the greenish colour of the font
on the left side didn’t adhere to the theme of presentatability when trying to
persuade younger ages to try and buy this magazine.
I’ve gathered this conclusion as if a professional piece of work was being shown
in this way, then how are academics “To be” going to approach their selected
subjects knowing what is right and wrong in showing off their work?