Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
College magazine front page and contents page analysis
This is my college magazine, front cover and contents page.
I have chosen to use this image on my front cover as my background, as it shows one of the bede students at work on some of the facilities in the college and it shows what is available to use. I also choose to put two pull quotes on the main page to attract attention of the reader, to make them want to read more about what is in the inside. I also added the date at the bottom of the page as it will be issued every week and you can make sure if your reading the most up to date magazine or ones off a while ago if you missed an issue. I also kept the main colour blue, as it symbolises the college as the logo has blue art around it. I also made the main image more transparent so the pull quotes will stand out more to the user and draw attention. The title indicates that the magazine will be brought out once every week, after being updated with new information for the students.
On my contents page, i kept the font of the title and all the writing on the page the same to make it ook more professional to the reader. I added images down the right hand side to make the page look more appealing and worth reading. I choose images of the college and students around college enjoying and using all the facilities that offered. I also added some in different colours on the bottom left had corner of the page, as bede college also symbolises some of the events they put online and they use this pattern as a consecutive house style.
From this process i have learnt what makes a good contents page and front page. I learnt what to add to the pages and the best places to put them to get the most detail into them. I have also learnt to make sure everything stands out and the more important parts are more eye catching to the audience. Also making sure that the images all fit to the primary audience's needs and them to be a good quality. Another thing i have learnt is to use a selection of different colours and different fonts to make the pages look more interesting and catch the attention of the audience and makes them want to read on. Also that it is important to carry on throughout the magazine with the same house style, which makes it look professional and it looks neat rather than messy, and looking like its all over.
I have chosen to use this image on my front cover as my background, as it shows one of the bede students at work on some of the facilities in the college and it shows what is available to use. I also choose to put two pull quotes on the main page to attract attention of the reader, to make them want to read more about what is in the inside. I also added the date at the bottom of the page as it will be issued every week and you can make sure if your reading the most up to date magazine or ones off a while ago if you missed an issue. I also kept the main colour blue, as it symbolises the college as the logo has blue art around it. I also made the main image more transparent so the pull quotes will stand out more to the user and draw attention. The title indicates that the magazine will be brought out once every week, after being updated with new information for the students.
On my contents page, i kept the font of the title and all the writing on the page the same to make it ook more professional to the reader. I added images down the right hand side to make the page look more appealing and worth reading. I choose images of the college and students around college enjoying and using all the facilities that offered. I also added some in different colours on the bottom left had corner of the page, as bede college also symbolises some of the events they put online and they use this pattern as a consecutive house style.
From this process i have learnt what makes a good contents page and front page. I learnt what to add to the pages and the best places to put them to get the most detail into them. I have also learnt to make sure everything stands out and the more important parts are more eye catching to the audience. Also making sure that the images all fit to the primary audience's needs and them to be a good quality. Another thing i have learnt is to use a selection of different colours and different fonts to make the pages look more interesting and catch the attention of the audience and makes them want to read on. Also that it is important to carry on throughout the magazine with the same house style, which makes it look professional and it looks neat rather than messy, and looking like its all over.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Expectations of a college magazine
A magazine for college students should be free of charge, and should include all information about whats new with the staff and students and other things they may need to know about. The main cover of the magazine should include an eye catching title and main image that will relate to the target audience, which is all ages throughout the college.
The language throughout will be informal to relate more to the target audience. As well as a vibrant front page, the magazine must also have a contents page so the audience know what to expect to be reading about inside. It should include a various amount of images, as it will make the text more understandable if the text is confusing for them. Images also make the magazine look more presentable and interesting to read.
The magazine should relate to both male and female students, following up stories of any clubs or extra curriculum activities that are going on, and shows that there is loads of different areas of interests for all students to read up on. News stories about the college, new equipment or facilities should also be kept up to date if there is to be any changes.
If theres a selection of different interests in the magazine, students will be able to find something that interests them and will want to read the next issue to keep up to date and read on about the certain part that interests them.
As well as all the articles and up to date news stories, the magazine must also include puzzles and games and things that will be fun to do in any spare time. They can be educational games which will help educate the students but in a not so serious way. Using personal pronouns is also important to make the readers feel more involved and as if its been spoken directly to them and as if they are important to the college community.
The language throughout will be informal to relate more to the target audience. As well as a vibrant front page, the magazine must also have a contents page so the audience know what to expect to be reading about inside. It should include a various amount of images, as it will make the text more understandable if the text is confusing for them. Images also make the magazine look more presentable and interesting to read.
The magazine should relate to both male and female students, following up stories of any clubs or extra curriculum activities that are going on, and shows that there is loads of different areas of interests for all students to read up on. News stories about the college, new equipment or facilities should also be kept up to date if there is to be any changes.
If theres a selection of different interests in the magazine, students will be able to find something that interests them and will want to read the next issue to keep up to date and read on about the certain part that interests them.
As well as all the articles and up to date news stories, the magazine must also include puzzles and games and things that will be fun to do in any spare time. They can be educational games which will help educate the students but in a not so serious way. Using personal pronouns is also important to make the readers feel more involved and as if its been spoken directly to them and as if they are important to the college community.
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