By Rianna Landell

COVER AND CONTENTS OF A COLLEGE MAGAZINE

PRELIMINARY TASK EVALUATION EXAMPLE

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge formsand conventions of real media products?

The masthead is bold on the vibe magazine and my masthead could be a bigger font to draw the reader in.

The cover lines are distinct and informative to show exclusively what the magazine is going to contain.

Added freebies and competitions to advertise other companies.

Added featured boxes to the cover lines

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge formsand conventions of real media products?

Both made the main images the visual centre point of the magazine cover

Have added the masthead at the top filling the top thirds.

Cover lines

Both have a colour scheme

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge formsand conventions of real media products?

I chose to make the most important things similar to other magazines, so it fit the layout of a typical magazines and showed all the information that will advertise the magazine.

I thought that the main image was one of the most important because it’s the main focus point and its what intially draws the readers attention.