Magazine planJames Karaiskos 12R

FrontPage: The imageMy front page will include a main image

that will have to be good enough to catch my audiences attention, but to also match the genre of my magazine. So it will obviously need to have some relevance to school as my magazine is based around school life, which include things like the students, teachers and even parents.

FrontPage: Matshead It will also have to include a masthead that stands out to the

audience and will also stay in their head so they remember the magazine. So the masthead will have to be quit catchy as these usually tend to be the things that stick in peoples heads. It will also have to be in a clear colour that will stand out from the background and catch the eyes of the audience. This is all very important because the masthead is one of the main factors of the magazine.

The masthead is known as the visual branding of the magazine, so it will need to be designed in a certain way so that it is extremely appealing to my audience and links to them also. I intend on putting the masthead throughout the magazine, so not on the front page but on the contents page also. This masthead so be fairly short, no more than one line and easy to remember.

FrontPage: Cover linesI will also use cover lines which will tell the

reader/audience what is actually inside the magazine for them to read. This is so they know exactly what will be inside the magazine, so I will be feeding them information through the front page and also trying to intrigue them so that they buy the magazine to look at the rest of it and not just the front page.

I will also have a main cover line which will link straight into the main image as this will intrigue the target audience when they see it and obviously catch their attention, as well as the masthead.

Front cover: Colour schemeI have decided to use a colour scheme that

would stand out to people when looking at my magazine but is also clear and easy for them to read all the text that is on it.

The colour scheme will also have to match the main image I have chosen. By this I mean that I would not use a black colour scheme if there is black clothing used on the model or even a white colour scheme as it will clash with a white background in the image.

Layout of front coverMasthead

Main image that is relevant

to my magazines

genre

Cover lines,

stating what is

included in the

magazine, this would be on both

sides of the front

cover

School

badge

Slogan of the magazine

Contents pageThe contents page that I am going to design

will include all the cover lines that are seen on the front page of the magazine. The font will have to be easy to read and also the same as the font used on the front pages cover lines so the magazine looks professional as most popular magazines have almost the same font for every piece of writing in it.

The colour of the font will have to stand out. So maybe using a black background with white text might make the text stand out and also a lot easier to read.