2. Conventionality
Masthead in bold so that
it is clear what company
it is made by.
Headline of magazine so
that people know what it
is about.
Cover line to show a
main article that is in the
magazine.
Plug telling you about
some of the contents of
the magazine.
The style of my magazine
is red and black.
The magazine has a
formal tone.
Feature article
photograph to attract
attention to the main
article of the magazine.
3. How I started my cover.
To make my front cover I firstly created my feature article
photography. I did this by taking an image in front of a green screen.
By doing this it made it easier for me to erase the background using
the magic eraser tool. I found that doing this worked well as it got
rid of the green background quick and easily.
After that I used the rectangle tool so that I could
edit the colour of my background.
I then used the paint bucket tool to add colour to
my background.
I chose to make the background red as I feel it
makes the magazine eye catching and stand out
on the shelf.
4. Continuing to make my magazine
I started by creating my Masthead and puff, “The ultimate
school”. I did this by using the text tool to add the text and
then edited the font, size and colour. This worked well as I
feel it stands out so you can see what company the
magazine is made by.
I also used the text tool to right my headline, cover line
and plug. I used the same font in on all the text except
the headline. I feel this makes it stand out so you can
easily see what that addition of the magazine is about.
I kept to the theme of black and red on my front cover as I feel they contrast well so
the text is easy to see as well as they look eye catching.
By choosing to use an image of a happy student, it means that the tone of the
magazine looks happy and shows pride in the students.
5. My contents page
On my contents page I used three images to
expand on what the text says. This make sit look
more interesting and also makes it easy to find
an article you are interested in looking at.
I used the text tool again to write what articles
are in the magazine and also added what page
numbers the articles were on so that the
customer can find the articles easily.
I used the text tool to write the issue
number of the magazine as well as the
title of the page “contents”.
6. What would I improve
If I as to remake my magazine, I would of added a background
image to my front cover instead of just a block colour. By doing this
is feel that the cover would look more interesting and professional.
I would make sure that the text was still clearly visible against the
background so that it is easier to read.
I would also make changes to my contents
page if I was to do it again. I would put the
article titles into columns so that it looks
more professional and organised. Id also add
more article titles so that it is easier for the
reader to find an article that they want to
read.
As well as this I would take better quality pictures
to put on my contents page as they could look
better quality.
