Preliminary Task

For my Preliminary Task, we had to create a front cover and contents page for a school magazine. This is what I came up with

Evaluation

Front cover

• the main title (stacs sixth form) is shown as a less of a dominant thing challenging the codes and conventions to most magazines. only shown at the top of the magazine it still draws the readers attention.
• the main image is more of the dominant piece, taking up most of the magazine. It is positioned behind all the text and images. i used the grey to black colour also to challenge the codes and conventions of a normal magazine. usually a main image is set to be colourful and eye catching, but i have done it as the writing stands out more infront of the image to catch the readers attention more.
• I have used the same font all over the magazine so it keeps its image, if you use different fonts it can look a bit messy and untidy. i have made some of the writing for example (newstudent and school robbed) in yellow writing standing out and making in seperate to the rest of the writing.
• also the pugs and puffs i have used drawing the reader in and being unrealistic and a bit over the top. for example the pug (new common room) drawing the reader in. and also (new news) all to get the readers attention.
• rhetorical questions i have also used. asking the questions to the audience maiking them want to answer them by reading on and also making them want to see our answers there verdict on it. this is all used to grap the reader in, making them in a way to buy and read the magazine.
• i have also used the stacs logo in the back ground. This is just to symbolise the school and there logo, an added extra which can be very effective.

Contents

• for the conetents i have changed the font to make it look a bit different and so it doesnt get to repetative. make it look a bit new.
• the use of colour is pretty much the same as the front cover, so i want to keep the image of the magazine to keep it the same.
• the writing shows what is in the magazine and want the reader wants to no about. Its there to entice the reader into reading on through the magazine to see what information it has to offer.
• the main picture takes most of the page up, i have used this again to keep traditional codes and conventions and make it similar to the front cover. i have made sure that the image does not take up all the space, so i have room to add text etc.
• i have used the STACS logo again keeping the style of the magazine.

I used word for the design of the magazine.Using different fonts and colours. Text boxes and original photography