For my Front Cover i used as many codes and conventions i could to make my final product successful. I included a medium close-up image taken by myself, i then added a masthead to the cover 'Wyke Life' and used large/bold font in bright red colour which i feel makes it stand out and catch the eye of the audience. I also included several coverlines on both sides of the cover, with an image accompanying one of the coverlines. I chose these to make the audience interested in wanting to read the magazine.
To correspond with my main image i used a different text to the masthead and coverlines and added the main coverline to the bottom of the page in larger text.
The Institiution of the magazine is Wyke College. As i chose to design the front cover fairly simply i tried to imply that the magazine is produced by other students at the college. The main aim of the magazine is to INFORM the students of the college about current & upcoming events and news of the previous week. To show this i chose to use the halloween party and enrichment courses news to represent that this is the purpose of the magazine.
The audience of the magazine is current students of the school, both female and male. I decided this should be the audience my magazine cover appeals to because the focus of it is to inform all the students of the events and therefore it will appeal to both genders.
By naming the magazine Wyke Life and the final result of the front cover, this conveys to the audience the image that life at Wyke is relaxed and enjoyable for its students and that the institiution are concentrated on keeping the students up to date on everything happening at the college.
Overall i am very happy with the concept of my idea and think the aims i tried to convey were put across successfully and if i was to see the ocver of the magazine as the audience i would be interested to read.
One part of the assignment i was disapointed in, was teh section of my planning. This is because i find it difficult to plan and record my ideas.
Overall i think the cover conveys to the audience that the magaizne is to inform the students, which was my main aim and i feel this was doen successfully.
Friday 22 October 2010
Contents Page draft.
Using Paint I created a draft of what the structure of my college magazine contents page would look like. I included the heading Contents Page and labelled where I would have the main article picture, and showed that it would be larger than other images on the contents page. I also labelled the page numbers and articles headings on the right side of the page. I then produced a more detailed draft of the contents page in Desktop Publisher. This is how I would set up my contents page:
Ideas and planning – Images for Cover.
I decided that i would like the main article on my magazine cover to be 'Do we really learn better with music?' so i used this idea when planning and taking my images for the front page.
I took several images as a few came out unfocused and blurred. Once i was comfortable with taking good quality/focused images i aimed to capture the ipod used in my image as the main focus by taking the image from a low position, so the ipod appeared larger and close to the screen. I feel that i shot the image well and i am happy with how it turned out.
Final Image
I took several images as a few came out unfocused and blurred. Once i was comfortable with taking good quality/focused images i aimed to capture the ipod used in my image as the main focus by taking the image from a low position, so the ipod appeared larger and close to the screen. I feel that i shot the image well and i am happy with how it turned out.
Final Image
ideas and Planning - Magazine Name Ideas.
I came up with several ideas for a name for my magazine;
-Wyke Life
· -Wyke Bizz
· -Wyke News
· -Wyke Weekly
· -WYke News
The Ones i prefer the most are Wyke Weekly & Wyke Life as i think they denotate to the reader/audience what the magazine is about: To Inform the Students. In the end i decided to use is Wyke Life as it conveys to the audience instantly what the magazine is about and what it aims to inform the students about.
Ideas and Planning. - Who is The Audience?
My magazine will be aimed at Both Female and Male students, aged 16-19. I decided to base my cover on this specific audience because I am planning to use 'general' cover lines and topics that relate to both sexes. Also, i think it is more suitable for the institution of the magazine to aim the product at all students as i decided the meaning of the college magazine is to Inform students of events and news happening in the college during the week of the issue, and therefore this would be the most practical audience for the magazine.
Researching and analysing current College Magazines
To gather a further understanding of the designs used in a college magazine, i found two current magazines produced for students of Grimsby College and East Riding College.
These were;
Grimsby Institute College Magazine
East Riding College Student Magazine
Both magazines have a masthead clear on the cover that tells the reader who the institution behind the magazine is. They both also have a main image that covers the whole page and explains the style of the magazine. Another similarity between the two is that neither charge their students to read an thereforr a barcode is not used on either covers. In addition to this, both use several coverlines on the cover to allow the reader to see what will be readable inside the magazine.
However, there are noticable differences between the two magazines. The East Riding College Student Magazine has only one image on the cover ( the main image) and no additional picture previews of other topics inside the magazine, which could appear less interesting to the audience. Grimisby Institute College Magazine, on the other hand included two additional images to the cover, which i think makes it appeal more to the students it is aimed at. One major difference between the two is the colour schemes uused and how they are presented. Grimsby Institute uses bright blue, oragne, grey and white colours which make it bold and eye catching, in addition to sophisticated. Whereas East Riding College Magazine uses mostly black, with white writing and this, in my opinion, doesn't appeal to the student audience it is aimed at. By using a lack of bold colours it neither appears eye catching, or interesting.
*By noticing this, i will aim to add bold colours to my own front cover so it will appeal to Wyke Students successfully.
The benefit & aim of leaving the East Riding Magazine simple with little anchorage is that it succeeds in bringing the focus of the audience on the main image and not other parts of the cover. I think this has been done very effectively.
The highlight of Grimsby Institute's Magaizne cover is the editing of the main image which has resulted in a cartoon style effect, that i believe successfully draws the interest of the audience immediately.
By analysing and researching these two magazines i feel that my knowledge and understanding of what to include on my own cover has improved.
These were;
Grimsby Institute College Magazine
East Riding College Student Magazine
Both magazines have a masthead clear on the cover that tells the reader who the institution behind the magazine is. They both also have a main image that covers the whole page and explains the style of the magazine. Another similarity between the two is that neither charge their students to read an thereforr a barcode is not used on either covers. In addition to this, both use several coverlines on the cover to allow the reader to see what will be readable inside the magazine.
However, there are noticable differences between the two magazines. The East Riding College Student Magazine has only one image on the cover ( the main image) and no additional picture previews of other topics inside the magazine, which could appear less interesting to the audience. Grimisby Institute College Magazine, on the other hand included two additional images to the cover, which i think makes it appeal more to the students it is aimed at. One major difference between the two is the colour schemes uused and how they are presented. Grimsby Institute uses bright blue, oragne, grey and white colours which make it bold and eye catching, in addition to sophisticated. Whereas East Riding College Magazine uses mostly black, with white writing and this, in my opinion, doesn't appeal to the student audience it is aimed at. By using a lack of bold colours it neither appears eye catching, or interesting.
*By noticing this, i will aim to add bold colours to my own front cover so it will appeal to Wyke Students successfully.
The benefit & aim of leaving the East Riding Magazine simple with little anchorage is that it succeeds in bringing the focus of the audience on the main image and not other parts of the cover. I think this has been done very effectively.
The highlight of Grimsby Institute's Magaizne cover is the editing of the main image which has resulted in a cartoon style effect, that i believe successfully draws the interest of the audience immediately.
By analysing and researching these two magazines i feel that my knowledge and understanding of what to include on my own cover has improved.
Notes on codes & conventions used in a College magazine.
*I did some research on the codes and conventions that are frequently used on the cover of college magazines, so i had a clearer idea of what to include on the cover i will be producing.
Masthead – Title used. Often basic, as college magazines are formal and simple & will include name of college.
Main Image – usually a simple image, edited to look realistic and get across point of the magazine. Mid-shot is the most popular camera angle used for the main image.
Main Cover Line – large text explaining to the reader the main feature of the issue.
Cover Lines – Other cover lines, linked with the images (if used on front page) and often placed at one side. Not many used.
Dateline - The date, usually the month and year of publication. If the college (the institution has chose to charge pupils for the publication, then the price will be displayed along with the dateline.)
Teaser - Phrase, thats grabs the readers attention.
Other codes and conventions used are Barcodes, Font, Colour, and possibly Graphics for added effect.
Teaser - Phrase, thats grabs the readers attention.
Other codes and conventions used are Barcodes, Font, Colour, and possibly Graphics for added effect.
Outline of Brief
For this preliminary coursework i have to create the Front Page of a College Magazine and a draft Contents Page. I have to use the programs Photoshop and Desktop Publisher. On the cover i have to include an image of a student in a medium close-up, also including appropriate text, masthead, and additional coverlines.
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