Front Cover Analysis (Q)

 This is a typical front cover of a Q magazine.

• Masthead- The Masthead positioned in the top left hand side of the magazine as usual. This done because it is proven that a reader usually begins looking at the magazine top left to bottom right, as if there reading a book. 
• Main Image- The image is put in its stereo typical position. It is placed infront of the Masthead but behind the text. This is done because the reader is well known what magazine there buying and the magazine knows this so they put the Masthead behind everything. Even if the Masthead is covering it. 
• Pugs/Puff- Pugs and Puffs and put in different ways but both share the same purpose, to entice the audience to buying there magazine. Like for example at the top of the example magazine above it says 'the UK's biggest music magazine'. This is there to attract the customer to but there product. If they saw that they would be very drawn to the fact its the biggest music magazine in the UK, even if it is exaggerated.
• Bar Code- A bar code is used on all magazines 
• Cover line / Article- are also used mainly to entice the audience but are also used in many different ways. They are used to show what is within the magazine, the main and interesting stories would be used. Other band in the magazine, showing interviews and top stories. The most typical stories are usually interviews with a band, or a band member has quit but would only give a hint on the front page just to draw the reader in and overall to buy the magazine.   

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 

Codes and Conventions task

We were assigned a task to do over the half term. We had been sent 4 different magazine covers and told to add codes and conventions also fonts and language techniques. This is to improve our skills in trhe magazine field and will also help when it comes to our final piece magazine coming soon. This is my work

This is my pitch magazine.

Here i used codes and conventions for a mass market music magazine.
i used the main title "marilyn manson" in front of the main image, challenging the codes and conventions.
i also used " free cd inside" a puff (an image that would inspire the reader to buy the magazine).

Rhetorical questions i also used like "jasks new band".

This is my freedom Magazine front cover

It was hard to add a lot of information to this front cover due to the fact the main picture trakes up most of the room. i have added its own niche culteral magazine. added small information on what is in the magazine and a pug in the top left. WIN. convincing the reading to buy the magazine. also a personal pronoun "we are watching you". as if you are speaking to the reader.

Codes and Conventions task

This is My film-x project

 I had to add any codes and conventions to the magazine where i thought appropriate

using the Niche market-appealing to a cult film audience, where i think i have appealed to a horror movie type audience. Things i could of used Interviews, reviews, film articles. 

Codes and Conventions task

Photography now

This is my Photography now project

We had to add appropriate codes and conventions to the four templates; including fonts and language techniques.

Here i added main headlines and alot of pugs and puffs.
the prize winner is a puff. and the over exageration of the best cameras in the world would be a pug. also including pictures and annotation

Front cover and Contents mock up ideas

 this is a mock up of my contents

this is a mock up on my front cover, with a different main image