School magazine research

Originally i thought of the idea of a school magazine, but chose not too after doing some research as i found not enough to write and taking sports related pictures quite challenging so chose a general formal theme of school.  Here are my two school sports front covers i found and some anaylsis i wrote on them

This magazine does not really have a clear colour theme but the colours work well together. The title is not clear on this magazine but i can tell it is school related as of the motto above the title. The picture is very posed but it sport related. The front page has no information in it about what is in the mgazine so i dont think this is a good front cover.

I prefer this sport magazine but after choosing it i realised it wasnt exactly school related but was sport related so it didnt fit in with what i was trying to potray. The magazine has elements of sport on the front but nothing to do with school. However the magazine's layout is succesfull i like the different shapes, colours and picture used on the front. The front cover is full of information about the magazine and the title has a good clear suitable font for the magazine.

School magazine Contents page Research

Here i shall be reviewing some contents pages for research of my school magazine.

 I like this contents page for Vogue because there are three main colours; black, white and orange. The orange headings link with the picture as the women is in a orange dress, i like how vogue has linked these two together and it looks very well set out. The layout has a clear image that is the centre of the focus and then the text around the image is concise and has clear headings for different sections of the magazine. The picture also features the main cover stories on it and this draws the attention of the reader to it as the text is in bold and bigger than the rest of the text. The background is white which make the black and orange text stand out when reading so the reader is instantly drawn to it.

This is my second contents page i chose to evaluate, i like this contents page because it is a simple yet effective design, it has two main colours  red and black, which are both bold and dark colours contrasting on a white background. The contents  clearly states which month and has organised columns of whats in the magazine with the page numbers. The picture is interesting and captures the readers attention. For my contents i would like something not as simple as this with maybe a snapshot of the front page and headings on the contents.

This is my favourite contents page as the picture is eye catching and well structured around the text and title. There is a clear grey, white and black theme to the contents page which i think is effective. I dont like the title 'contents' in the page and personally i would of done this differently but i think it still works. The text on the page is placed well and the text appears clear and has a features section and a fashion heading which i would do in my contents page.

School magazine Front page Research

 I shall be reviewing some magazine covers i have found for my school magazine, discussing why i like them and dislike them and why i chose to present them. 



This school magazine has a straight forward purpose, the picture is clear and shows the children having fun  but clearly shows they are in school. I think the magazine has a odd name and this does not represent the magazine well- 'FFH' has no link to a school. The name of the magazine stands out as it is the same colour as the jumpers so i imeadiately know its related.  The The magazine has no information on the cover explaining whats in the contents of the magazine is and i dont think this is very successful as the reader would like to see more information. I like the magazine because it is concise and clear but i also think the magazine has a boring layout.

This is my second choice for school magazine cover research, i like the stlye of intellectual picture with the boy reading a book next to his lockers, i think this represents a school very well. The cover has a clear colour scheme of blue, white and yellow and it is very well set out. The title is written in white with a blue background and is easy to read, the yellow writing stand out on the page with some information in white underneath. I would like my magazine to look or represent something like this cover.

This magazine seems from a upper class school,  a clear theme of green and white is used in the magazine. The fonts used look very formal and i would like my magazine to reflect some type of formality. The picture is very creative as it is a girl painting but it still reflects in with the magazines theme. The front page has writing and information on it so it is very imforative to someone just looking at the front cover. I like the style of this magazine but i think it may a little too formal.