2. FRONT COVER:
Masthead
Puff: Stands out
because it is a
different font.
Plug: What the
audience wants
to read
Feature article
photo
Demographic:
Younger
students
Style/ Mode of
address: Informal
(Fun typography /
bright colours)
Cover line
4. TO IMPROVE:
On my front cover and contents page I stretched pictures. Next time I will crop and
move them after saving them to my file instead of copy and pasting it to ensure the
best quality for my photos.
I will ensure that I use a variety of typography and colours that stand out with the
background.
My feature article photo will be a photo of a student making eye contact with the
camera to connect more with the reader.
I will make my magazine have a more formal to include an older demographic.
I’ll put page numbers on the contents page to make it more functional.
5. CONVENTION:
The reason I put the feature article photo in front of the masthead was to present
how the magazine is well known by showing that people know what magazine it is
without having to read the masterhead.
I used bright colours and multiple fonts to attract a younger demographic.
The feature article photo is a mid shot with the camera directly level with the student
in the photo to give the magazine a more friendly approach that will attract my
demographic. Furthermore, because the student in the feature article photo is not looking
directly at the camera it comes across as less intimidating and more interesting (as people
will want to know what he is looking at) to make more people want to read it.
6. PHOTOSHOP TOOLS
For my feature article photo I used the quick selection tool to cut
the main photo from its original background.
To get the text for the masthead, plug, puff, cover line and other
writing on the contents page. I used the text tool
I used the fill button to cover any mistakes and for the contents
page background.