The document discusses the cover design of a magazine for Priestley College. For the main image, the designer used a photo of a student or the Priestley campus to represent the magazine's focus on the college. The masthead prominently displays the magazine title in the center. Other design elements include the college logo, a splash graphic to draw attention, and cover lines advertising deals to entice readers. The designer discusses using Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXPress software and adjusting fonts, images, and layout. Strengths include the professional look and use of images while weaknesses include similar fonts, image quality, and potential overcrowding.

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Main Image - For my main
image I used an image of
a student because it links
into Priestley college. The
image is a medium close
up to make it seem like
most other magazines and
the way their main images
are taken
Masthead – For my
masthead I used my
magazine name “LIFE AT
PRIESTLEY”. By doing this
it makes the name stand
out the most as this is
what people need to
know they are looking at
before they move on.
The masthead is in the
centre so it is the centre
of attention.
Barcode
Image - Quay logo - By
using the Priestley
Quay logo it makes the
magazine seem more
official as it is the
official logo
Splash - I used this splash so
that it stands out to anyone
looking at the front cover of
the magazine. Also I inserted
text in the splash so that
when someone reads it, they
will want to buy the magazine
Cover lines - I used cover lines
such as “NOW only 50p when
you buy from STUDENT
SERVICES. This also makes
people want to buy the
magazine as it is a great deal

2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Main Image - For my main
image I used an image of
the priestley campus. I
used this as it links into
Priestley college itself.
The image is a wide shot
of the college so that the
college is taking up most
of the room on the image
Masthead – For my
masthead I just wrote
CONTENTS in bold so it
stands out. By making
the font big and bold
people will easily be able
to tell what page they
are on
Subheading - I added a
subheading to add more
detail to the contents
page and also to make
sure that the name of
what they are reading
still stands out
FEATURING… - So that people
will want to read on and find
out what is happening in the
magazine
Cover lines - I used cover lines
such as “BANDS IN THE
WICKED” in bold text so that
people will maybe see it and
will then want to read it

3. How did you use new media technologies in the construction of your media product?
Adobe Photoshop
CC 2015.5
• FONTS : Segoe
Condensed for
masthead and
Corbel for cover
lines
• Paint tool used to
create shadow
effect under sticker
image (low capacity
to make it seem
realistic)
• Main image was
dragged onto canvas
by the move tool (V)
• Image was resized
(Ctrl + T)
QuarkXPress
• FONTS : Corbel for
main masthead and
Arial
• Imported main
image cropping it to
the size I wanted
• International paper
• Colour wheel used
when needing a
darker blue (for
shadow)
• Aligning all text
(featuring stories) to
the border where I
wanted it

4. What are the strengths and weaknesses of both the product and your use of new media technologies?
STRENGTHS
• Looks quite
professional
• Kept to the
colour scheme
• All text stands
out
• Good use of the
sticker image /
stands out
• Good picture
quality / also
makes it look
quite
professional
WEAKNESSES
• Fonts look quite
similar
• Image of barcode
isn’t that clear /
good quality
• Could've used a
header
• Person isn’t
looking at the
camera
• Looks slightly
cramped in a
way

5. What are the strengths and weaknesses of both the product and your use of new media technologies?
STRENGTHS
• Text stands out
• Changed the
colour scheme
but still can be
recognised from
text font
• Good use of the
main image
because it stands
out and takes up
a lot of room
• Tells you what’s
inside and what
page to find the
different stories
WEAKNESSES
• Fonts look quite
similar
• Image of
Priestley campus
could of been
maybe better
quality
• Could of maybe
filled up more of
the white space
• Image could
maybe have a
border or
something like
that