EvaluationOf College Magazine front cover.

This is my final College Magazine front cover.This does not fit my

original plan although there are many

similarities.

Masthead

The font I used for my masthead is ‘Arial’. This did not covey with the results I got for my TA Survey – as these results stated that Tahoma was the most popular font. However, I preferred this font because it is simple. This means that it is not the main thing that is focused on when you see the magazine cover. In addition, this font is used a lot around Sixth Form which means that it will be recognisable and relevant to the Target Audience.

Colours

The colours I used differ from that of my plan.

I changed the colours because the colours that I used on my plan did not contrast with the background like the colours i decided to use. I preferred the colours I used because the contrast means that the text is therefore more noticeable and can be read from further away. The magazine would then be more likely to get picked up off a table. Whereas, if the colours did not contrast with the background then the text would be harder to read and as a result of this – less likely to be noticed from afar.

What do I like?

• I like the image that I used for my front cover – it breaks the normal convention of ‘the model looking at the camera’. This could have certain connotations such as; looking in to the future or deep in thought. This is relevant to a College Magazine as being at college and completing A Levels is the start of the future from people aged 16-19.

What do I dislike?

• One thing I will definitely change when doing my music magazine is the colours. I will set a definite colour scheme which will make the magazine look much more professional.

• Also, I will edit the image a little more to make the model look more professional. Also, the image will have a very different pose – as the Target Audience will be different as certain music styles are for a niche number of people.