preliminary task

contents page mock ups

front cover mock ups

 mock up 1

 mock up 2

mock up 3

readership profile

Readership profile

student magazine survey results

Survey results

Question 1

when i asked "are you interested in having a school magazine?" of the 4 people that responded all 4 voted yes, ill will have to assume that a majority of pupils in our school would want a school magazine. Even though not alot of people responded to my survey i will have to use the results given to me, so the school wold like a magazine.

Question 2

when i asked "what main themes should the magazine focus on?" the majority wanted the magazine to focus on life and school stress so i will dedicate most of my magazine to this topic, the runners up, subjects and revision tips, had the same amount of votes so i will dedicated a smaller part of my magazine to these topics. Fashion was an option but no one voted for this topic so i will not include it in my school magazine.  

Question 3

when i asked "what is your favourite core subject?" this question has a 50/50 answer the answers with the only responses were maths and english, so using the response will primarily speak about maths and english as it appears pupils are more interested in those subjects.   

Question 4

when i asked "who should write the magazines" the main response was staff members which was surprising as i thought students would have been the most popular choice but its not, staff members cannot be expected to write the magazine as they already have a heavy work load 

Question 5

when i asked "should we discuss the life problems with students?" i got a 50/50 results i will make the decision to speak about life issues as i believe it will help readers   

Question 6

when i asked "how many pictures on the front cover would you like?" a majority answered one so i will only use one photo on my front cover  

Question 7

when i asked "what should the font be?" the majority answered for the all star font 

Question 8

When i asked "what subjects should be discussed" the majority answered for creative subjects e.g. art drama, this is the result i suspected as many pupils enjoy these subjects

Question 9

when i asked "do you think a school magazine would be beneficial to school students?"all of the responses voted yes so i believe it would be a good idea for a school magazine

Question 10

when i asked "how much it should it cost to buy one" a majority said the magazine should be free and provided by the school 

photoshop analysis

Photoshop analysis

photoshop test 1

In my first attempt of editing my images i used the bucket fill icon and i played around with the saturation and contrast of the  image, in this photo i mainly just played around with the app as i never used it before so this was me just figuring out how to use it. The ending result was this explosion looking background that i think is attention grabbing and vibrant but it is too much and doesn't have a professional finish to the cover so i wont be using it as it is only a test but this can pave me on the right way to making a magazine cover.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

music magazine analysis: double page spread

NME
the look of this double page spread is vibrant and fun, the masthead of the spread is "The gospel According to Nicki Minaj", the masthead is large and bright and covers a large portion of the page, the look of this spread is exciting and vibrant and easily attracts attention, the spread is clearly about Nicki this is made obvious by the photo, the bold, fun image used clearly represents Nicki's "fun and qwerky" image. the artist is wearing bright vibrant lipstick to compliment the background. the masthead is big and bold and grabs the readers attention straight away. the text is cut and spread across the pages, the different section talk about different topics, they have targeted the magazine to young girls as they are more likely to listen to her.

NME
The model takes up one whole page so it is clear who the article is about as she dominates the whole cover, "USA" is bold and in the background suggesting that the USA has a role to play in the article, the artist in a tight black dress and high heels this could be to sexualise the artist to appeal to the male audience, the black in the outfit cold be a reference to gothic which connotes to the indie genre, the american flag suggests a patronism from the artist, the monochromatic colors of the spread aren't really eye catching so the spread is easily glanced over, the text is compressed in a small corner and the size of the font is small, the mast head is dull and isn't striking and the highlighted name of the model is easily lost.

Q

the model takes up a whole pages so is the focus of the reader, there isn't a large title bare the artists name in a formal font, the large red "L" is vey vibrant and is obviously a reference to gaga, the photo of the model is very on brand with her own style so gives it the musicians own personal touch. the editing on the photo make its it more monochromatic and classic, so it looks older and can appeal to Qs target audience of 20-40 year olds, the image is quite sexual to maybe grab the male audiences attention. she is looking directly in to the reader so it builds a relationship between the two.