This document contains the preliminary research and exercise for a school magazine coursework project. It includes conventions from existing school magazines, such as having a main cover image and including issue numbers and prices. Topic ideas are presented for the Valentine's Day themed February issue, focusing on relationships, crushes, and love. Sketches are shown for potential magazine names and cover images.

1. Media Coursework
Print-G321
Joanna Wrobel
6099
Preliminary exercise: A school magazine, a mock up of the layout of
the contents page.

2. Contents
Preliminary Research
Preliminary Exercise

3. Preliminary
Research
Existing School / College magazines

4. Conventions
• All of these magazines have 1 main image
on the cover.
• Each of them have a issue number.
• Each magazine have a price.
• Every magazine have a masthead and
sub-heading.
• Most of the magazine have a teaser.
• Also there are different typography in each
of the magazine.

5. Topics
Ideas… Name..
•Relationships
•Problems with having a crush
•Our Life in school
Image.. •Life we live •Top tips to get your dream
•6th form student with boy/girl
•Met’s Future
a love heart •How to enjoy Valentines day
• Shining s
•Someone from 6th with your friends
form holding a gift •Does he/she love you quiz
•6th form – Job – Home. How to
deal with this everyday.
College/School •Love quotes
Topics Magazine
•Christmas
•New Fashion for
winter
•What to get
someone for a gift Issue Dates.. Theme
•February -Valentine day - Love
•December - Christmas - Gifts

6. Ideas for Name and Colour

7. Ideas for the image..

8. Topics
Relationships
Final Idea Problems with having a crush
in school
Top tips to get your dream
Images
boy/girl
How to enjoy Valentines day
with your friends
Does he/she love you quiz
6th form – Job – Home. How
to deal with this everyday.
Love quotes
Name
Issue Dates..
February -Valentine day