What I think went well with the front cover is the colour scheme because I made the masthead the same colour as the jacket that the student 'Paresa' is wearing. I also like the image because it is in the centre of the page and it lets the buyer know that it is a college magazine because the model is wearing their college ID card and they are smiling so it is very positive. The image shot type is also very good because it is a medium close up shot and does not show too much and it cuts out from the waist down which is also the same width as the page so it gives the bottom of the front cover an end. The front cover, I think has reached its target audience because the model is wearing their college ID card and in the bottom right hand corner there is the college logo which identifies that it is a college magazine for people who did not know this already.
Placing the image on photoshop was not very difficult until it needed to be edited. Trying to make the image fit and not let it look pixelated was a tough task because it kept on looking squashed. other than trying to get the image to fit, everything else was easy to do. The image is set in the centre of the page and the background is plain so the colours are not too much.
The page layout for the front cover is very basic and simple because the cover lines are all on the left hand side of the page, whereas most magazines have cover lines on both sides of the page covering some of the image. All of my text has the same font, the size is the only thing that varies and for the white font to stand out I made it bold and embedded, because I tried different styles but this one worked best with my colour scheme. My text is all kept to the lower left third as this is where most readers will look first. The layout on the contents page is kept simple as well, as the colour scheme is the same but the sizes of font and images are completely different. I put the image at the top of the page because if it went on the side, the text will be squashed and everything on the contents page will look out of proportion.
The masthead is 'LSC' which is the name of the college in a shorter way. I have chosen this colour which is the same as the jacket because choosing any other colour did not go as much, to find this colour i had to select the colour sampler tool and put it over the jacket to get this colour. This was quite hard as I wanted the same colour in my contents page so I had to find the colour coordinates to get this colour again as my contents page was made on InDesign.
In the bottom left hand corner there is a barcode so this shows that it is a product is to be bought, right next to the barcode it says '100% FREE' so this will attract the person who wants it because it is free, the issue number is also by the barcode but i think that it should be at the top of my front cover because this is where most issue numbers are placed. there is also no date so people do not know when it came out which is not good.
My peers have commented on my front cover and said that the image is really nice and it stands out and it makes the magazine very eye-catching. They also think that the 'C' in my masthead is not very clear as it is hidden behind the models head, I agree with this comment as I think the same but it would not look as appealing if it was in front of the image. For my contents page my peers have commented saying that they do not like the green used, at the time I like the colours used but now i think that they do not go well as much, they like the image and the layout as I have a features column and a monthly column.
I need to improve my contents page as the layout does not look very appealing to me, I think that I need to make it more unique and definitely change the colour scheme.
Three key points for development when producing the main task (music magazine) i would give myself would be:
- To change the layout of the front cover and contents page as they are very plain and it looks a bit boring, change the colour scheme as well so it is a bit louder and attractive.
- Take different kinds of pictures so that there is a variety to choose from and shots that are not as close.
- Make things much more clear and the structure of things to be set out differently. Use more images on the contents page so it looks interesting.
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