The front cover of the Sixth Form Magazine uses effective design principles. The masthead is placed in the top left following the rule of thirds for visual hierarchy. The light grey background conveys professionalism appropriate for a sixth form audience. The smiling model's informal body language suggests sixth form life is enjoyable and independent. The contents page has an aesthetically pleasing graphical design but is impractical. The page numbers, text, and pictures are not clearly ordered, making the content difficult to follow. Different fonts and colors from the front cover undermine the magazine's consistency and professional appearance. However, both pages use pale tones to maintain some visual cohesion.

1. Sixth Form Magazine Analysis
Amy Morris

2. Front CoverThe master head is of
to the left of the page,
which follows the rule
of thirds, in how it is
what the eye will be
attracted to first when
looking at the page and
it is the most
appropriate place for
the title to be.
The background is a
light grey shade, which
has professional
connotations, which
relates to how this is a
sixth form magazine so
needs to look more
sophisticated.
The model is not
using direct mode of
address which
makes the magazine
more informal. Her
body language also
makes the magazine
feel more relaxed,
which suggests this
is what sixth form
life is like. She is
also smiling which
relates to how she is
making sixth form
life seem to be very
enjoyable and fun.
Also as she is not in
uniform it suggests
that in sixth form
you are in more
control and more
independent.

3. Contents Page
The graphical design
of the contents page
is very aesthetically
appealing to the eye
due to the layout and
colour. But the actual
structure of the
content page make it
very impractical. This
is because the pages
are not in a clear
order and the writing
explain what is on the
page is at odd angles
to the page number
along with the
pictures. Similarly the
large amount of
negative space
around the outside
looks odd. This is
because everything is
focused in the centre
leading to there being
large amounts of
negative space
around the outside.
As there is no clear
house style, there is a
large variety of font that
have been used. This
makes it seem as if the
front cover is not for the
same magazine as this
contents page. It also
makes the magazine
look less professional.
As there are different
colours used to the
front cover, this makes
the front cover and
the contents page look
too dissimilar. But both
the front cover and
the contents page use
the same pale toned
colours.