S C H O O L - M A G A Z I N E - C O V E R

I finished the school magazines cover. Finally, I decided on the name 'Ed', short for education. I decided to use this title because it was short and relevant, also, people would remember the name because of its short length and simplicity. This is what the cover looks like:

The image of the woman that I used was appropriate because my target audience did not say a preffered gender, and seeing as my audience was more female, I decided to put a female on the front cover giving direct eye contact to catch the attention of the ntended target audience. I also used a range of blue colours and stuck to two clear fonts, one that was professional and slightly formal, and the other, Arial (in the sub headings), like the target audience has asked, which was very clear and easy to read.

I also made sure to date and price the magazine.

Here is a review of my front cover made by another student:

Peer Evaluation of College Magazine Front cover

Look closely at the text you’ve been given. Use the following questions to guide your own examination of the text’s strengths and the areas in need of development. Offer constructive points wherever possible.
Front Cover
· Does the front cover engage the reader’s interest immediately – if ‘yes’, why do you think this is. If ‘no’, write 3 suggestions to improve this quality? (i) Yes – has a clear colour scheme which is very attractive
(ii) Background is plain and makes the person on the front stand out therefore eye catching
(iii) Simple not cluttered and attracts the readers eye
· What do the sell lines reveal about the potential reader?(i) Someone interested in going into university in the near future.
· Who do you think this magazine is targeting and how can you tell?(i) Year 12/13 as they mention University and ‘have you got the grades’
· What does the representation in the image and/or in the language tell us about the potential reader?(i) The image suggests that the potential reader could possibly be someone smart and very interested in the more academic subjects.
· Offer one comment about the use of image. It can be either positive (although remember that your aim is to help the publisher improve) or constructive.(i) The left part of her shirt kind of blends into the background, however the majority of the girl is outline by a shadow which makes her look more 3D.
· Offer one comment about the use of language. It can be either positive (although remember that your aim is to help the publisher improve) or constructive.(i) The language is not overly formal and has a light tone to it.