2. Fonts
I am going to use a font that is creative but simple to read so
that the audience is able to read my magazine.
The font for the college magazine will stand out and be creative
as the magazine is targeted to students and must be appealing.
Some fonts I may use are the following :
 Agency FB
 BASKERVILLE OLD FACE
 BAUHAUS 93
 BRITTANIC BOLD
 COMICS SANS MS
 MYRIAD PRO
 CENTURY GOTHIC
BATANG CHE
GEORGIA
TRAJAN PRO
CONSTANTIA
SNAP ITC
ELEPHANT
LITHOS PRO

3. Colours
I am going to use some vibrant colours for the theme of my magazine
such as red and blue in order for my magazine to stand out compared
to other magazines so that I can attract my target audience.
Here are some examples of the colours red and blue being used in
magazines:

4. Ideas
As it is a college magazine my articles are going to be
based on education and college. It is going to be formal
but also include a few articles that are not so formal such
as competitions.
A few ideas for my articles are the following :
Competitions
Interviews with Teachers
New Buildings
Charity Events
Advice and Support

5. Images
For my front cover I am going to use a primary dominant image that
attracts my target audience to my college magazine so that they will
want to buy my magazine over anybody else's.
For the contents page I will use a variety of images including students,
teachers and buildings. Here is an example of some images that would
be suitable for a college magazine :

6. Front Cover
Mock Up

7. Contents
Page Mock Up

8. Software and Tools
I will be using Adobe Photoshop CS6 to create my
college magazine as it has all the necessary tools that I
require and it has good software capability's in order
to edit my images and to present my college magazine
in the way that I have designed.
The interface also has lots of different tools that I will
go into more detail with when creating my music
magazine.

9. Front Cover Page

10. The bold yellow mast head is big
and helps to attract the target
audience of my magazine which
is this case is ‘College’ students
hence the title COLLEGE. I have
also put it in a location on my
magazine that is the first place
you look at when viewing the
magazine.
The use of sell lines helps
to promote the magazine
as it shows the audience
what is going to be
included in the magazine
which helps sell the
magazine as the audience
may be attracted to a
specific article.
My college magazine is
going to be free as it is
designed to inform
students about what is
going on in there local
college.
The barcode is on my
magazine so that the
local college shop is able
to keep count on how
many free magazines are
handed out so that they
are able to record
whether it is a successful
magazine and the target
audience is interested.
There is also a link to the
college website to
promote the college and
so students can find out
more.
The issue number
is included on my
magazine as there
will be more an
issue released
every term.
My dominant image
is of a student at the
college. The student
is smiling which
helps to create a
warm vibe to my
magazine which
means more students
are likely to want to
read the magazine.
The direct eye
contact helps to
create a connection
between the reader
and the audience.

11. Contents Page

12. The contents page title
is rather large and
attracts your attention
however, in my music
magazine it will not be
so big as it draws your
eyes away from the
columns and images.
I have added an editorial to
reflect on who created the
magazine. It also shows that the
magazine is focused on the
students which may help the
promotion of the magazine.
I have used columns to display
the article names as it is a basic
but effective way of presenting
them. However, for my music
magazine I will make the articles
more creative. I have added a teacher to
my music magazine
making a funny but
serious face as it makes
the students wonder what
the article is going to be
about.
The direct contact of the
student reading a book shows
an educational side to the
magazine but also created a
relationship with the audience.

13. Evaluation
 I felt that my college magazine went well as I kept to all of the conventions of
a magazine. I also partially managed to stick to the colour theme that I
planned to which helped the magazine to stand out and attract my target
audience. Whilst I changed some of the colours around, it was good
experimenting and I was able to see which colours worked best.
 The font I decided to use was the Agency FB font as it was a creative but simple
font that is easy to read and looks good in different colours.
 I used a good colourful dominant image on my front cover page that stood
out. It was a college student which matches my theme of a college magazine
as students will then recognise what magazine it is that they are attracted to.
However, for my music magazine I will make my dominant image bigger and
create direct eye contact to create a bond with the audience.
 I used a good choice of article names that relate to college such as interviews
with teachers and advice and support articles.
 There is also a different variety of images on my contents page such as a
student reading a book in order to vary the contents page.