Sunday, 31 October 2010

Magazine contents page examples

This Magazine contents page lists the contents of the magazine down the right hand side of the page. It is on the right third of the page, while the title fills the top of the first and second thirds. The thirds used effectively separate the information on the page, so the reader can easily find what they are searching for. Two large pictures can be seen below the title, while two smaller ones overlap these. In addition there is an image of the front cover at the bottom in the left-hand third, with information beside it. The thirds have been constantly referred to during the organisation of the information on this page. The pictures are quite dark, showing a lot of black which link with the sub-heading backgrounds in the contents. The background is grey and the text is white, making it simple but showing a constant colour scheme. The title, however, is orange which draws attention to it, making it the most obvious and important part of the page.


This contents page also uses thirds to separate the information. The title goes across the second and third thirds, which also contain the list of articles within the magazine. Similar to the previous magazine, the contents its split into sections with sub-headings. There are also three pictures which add colour to the page. In the the left hand third is further information about the people involved in producing this magazine, on a cream background. This links with the colour of the title, keeping a constant colour scheme throughout the page. The contents however uses various colours for the text to separate the different sections. This makes the contents easy to read and very attractive.

Thursday, 21 October 2010

More Photo's

 This is the original picture I took.



On my edited photograph I have made the background darker to emphasise the model. In addition I made the background blurrier than it was previously.

Monday, 27 September 2010

Update

Over the last few lessons, I have been working on the design of my magazine front cover. I have so far taken several pictures, as well as planning the font I will use for my magazine. Today, I wrote out a contents page of reports which will feature in my magazine.

Sunday, 26 September 2010

Photo's





Here are some photo's I have taken for my school magazine front cover.

Friday, 24 September 2010

Magazine Heading's




Here are my first Magazine Heading ideas. I have used a range of different fonts and colours to give a selection of very different headings. Though I think the colours look attractive, I believe the simple headings would be more appropriate for a school magazine and would be easier to read. 


Here are my favourite ten fonts: I have chosen these fonts as they are all quite simple and easy to read. I like the heading with the grey background but have edited it so that the text is white, which is easier to see on a dark background. I have also changed the the font as I believe it looks more professional than the last. I have also edited the heading in pink, by making the 'The' superscript, as this is the least important part of the heading.
I have narrowed my choices down to these four. Three have been edited to make the 'The' superscript, including one which has the 'Buzz' in subscript. The green font has been edited to be in 'small caps' which means the first letter of each word is in bold but the whole title is in capitals. Each font is easy to read and would look professional on a magazine front cover.



This is my final design for the title of my magazine:
I have chosen this as the white text on a dark grey background is easy to read and makes it stand out. Furthermore, the colours are not too bright or colourful to distract the reader from the picture. The grey links with the background of the photograph which also shows shades of grey.



Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Day 4

Today we began the lesson by editing our blogs, before continuing with our magazine research. I will be looking for appropriate pictures for a school magazine front cover, as well as planning how my own magazine photograph.

Monday, 13 September 2010

Day 3

Today in Media i edited my blog before i continued planning my school magazine. I have decided on the name, location and ethos of the school but must decide what my magazine will be about. I will then research school magazines which will help me plan how to layout my own magazine front cover.