The document provides guidelines for designing a magazine cover and double-page spread that effectively meet the criteria of MIXMAG magazine. It discusses including proportional columns and margins, an appropriate masthead, clear pricing and bar codes, relevant cover lines, catchy headlines, page numbering, justified/centered text, use of bold/italic, and placement of images. The guidelines are intended to help the designer successfully replicate the style of MIXMAG and ensure the cover and spread are well-structured and visually engaging for the target audience.

1. COLUMNS AND MARGINS
As you can see from my front cover (on the
left) you can see that everything on the
page is proportional and set out in an
appropriate way like the original like the
front cover on the right. I also think having
good space between columns and margins
gives it a more clear and easy reading
structure.
MASTHEAD
As you can see from my masthead it’s the same as
the other one reason being is because MIXMAG
always have the same title no matter what edition
the magazine, only thing which changes is the
colour, positioning and size,
PRICE AND BAR CODE
As you can see they both look similar, positioning is the same
but my one (bottom one) looks clearer. When looking at the one
I was imitating I knew that the blurriness on my front cover
needed to be sorted otherwise it would not accompany the
other elements on my page.

2. OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF COVER
I think my Font cover copy is relevant and I think I have successfully met the MIXMAG criteria.
Reason I think I have achieved this is because I have followed a certain criteria and everything else is
relevant. I have followed a certain theme through demonstrating through my cover lines and other
relevant elements. I think I have represented Adam who in a ‘fun’ and ‘sophisticated’ way, you know
this when looking at the image. This image represents sophistication and fun; sophistication through
the way he is dressed and standing and fun because of the way I changed the image, I cartooned it
this makes it look less serious.
APPROPRIATE AUDIENCE
Before creating the front cover and the article we had to research and choose a particular target
audience we were intending it for. When going through the process
OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF DOUBLEPAGE SPREAD
I think I successfully related the MIXMAG double page to one in which I was using originally for a
guide.
HEADLINES/ My headlines, crossheads and datelines are included. What I did was
CROSSHEADS tried to imitate an original MIXMAG. What I tried to do was make the
AND headlines ‘big’ and ‘snappy’ as MIXMAG do it, this would make it
DATELINES more catchier and will relate to my target audience more.

3. PAGE Page numbering has to be included on every magazine. This gives the
NUMBERING reader a clear in site of how many pages there are and how many are
left. Page numbering also relates to the contents page, it tells you were
specific information is, so if theirs something you are interesting and
like you can go straight to the page. I followed an original MIXMAG
double page spread, as I didn’t know where to position the numbers.
STRAPLINES/ When doing the strap lines and cover lines what I did was look at a
COVER LINES original MIXMAG front cover. What I found out was that these cover
lines needed to be attractive and stand out. I achieved this by using good
colour schemes and font size I think this was enough to make it
attractive and then added a stroke on the outline of the writing to relate
it to my main image which was a cartoon.
RULES AND I knew this had to be precise as if not achieved then it would look
BORDERS unorganised and all over the place. What I made sure was that when I
started writing my cover lines and other information that I started finally
near the end so that there was always a gap there this eventually lead to
everything being structured and laid out in a neat way.
WHITE SPACE The spaces in both my MIXMAG front cover and double page spread
are left so that everything is separated and clear to read.

4. FONTS AND The font style which I used the most was the ‘times’ reason I used this
FONT SIZE AND font was because it’s easy to read and it has a nice style to it. We were
UPPER/ told to use font size ‘10’ on the MIXMAG double page spread reason
LOWER CASE/ being so that everything is proportional. I used capitals when I had to
DROP type up a title, reason being is because it’s the title which attracts the
CAPITALS people to buy.
BOLD AND Bold and italic, using this is key so you can tell the difference on the
ITALIC MIXMAG double page spread weather it’s a question or an answer.
Also the italic writing will let you know whether it’s an ‘expression’.
JUSTIFIED This text is key because it’s near the centre, so what I attempted to do
TEXT/ was the text needed a sharp snappy meaning and look.
CENTRED TEXT
USE OF
COLOUR

5. APPROPRIATE When thinking about the images I had to think of two key aspects, first
IMAGES AND one if the image is appropriate for MIXMAG and the second one is the
PLACEMENT placement of the image whether it’s in the centre or someone else. What
OF IMAGES I did was look at a guide which I could refer to; I tried to find one which
had ‘sophistication’ and ‘fun’ all over it. I found one where there was a
female whereas my main image would be a male. What I did was used
some of the elements and transferred it to my front cover so for e.g.
pose, colour scheme and image positioning. When thinking of where to
place the image I always knew the best place to place it would be in the
centre as all the text will accompany the image and in my opinion It
would look much better.