Draft of Contenets Page:

Final Front Cover:

I have chosen this as my final design of the front cover because it is the one that the audience preferred out of all 5 and I think it looks good. I have made the text less purple because a few people mentioned it was too purple or looked a bit girly. -There is still purple on the cover as it is part of the colour scheme however I also added the whit border the the hasthead to make it look less girly and more multi sex. I have kept the main image the same as the feedback was very positive about the image.

Everything that was necessary has been included, for example the price, barcode, issue number and information about what is inside.

My personal opinion on this magazine cover is that it is very eyecatching because of the colours and images. I think that the stories are also attention grabbing and overall everything works well together.

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Draft Num5 - Before and After (with annotations):

Magazine Draft Before:

This magazine is plain, again, like the other drafts created, the text needs to be bolder, bigger, more readable and attention grabbing! There is also no price, issue number or barcode, so these need to be added in too.

Magazine Draft After:



I added the price, issue number and barcode first because these are essential. I then made the text larger, added the brest cancer bow for a little decor and changed the text so it was more readable!

Draft Num4 - Before and After (with annotations):

Magazine Draft Before:

This is quite plain and looks like a traditional college magazine. The text is plain and boring and the title needs to be bigger, bolder and more noticeable. The text saying 'What Wyke has to offer to students like you!' is also lost in the picture and needs to stand out more.

Magazine Draft After:



The masthead is bigger and more attention grabbing because I changed the size and font. I also made the text of what wyke can offer bigger and bolder so that people would notice it and it is now easier to read too. Because the texts have been changed and they stand out a lot more the magazine looks less plain and boring. 

Draft Num3 - Before and After (with annotations):

Magazine Draft Before:

The magazine looks as if it is missing something because it is quite bare around the top because there is not pictures or text there. Because of this it looks quite plain and boring. The masthead is eye catching however the front cover as a whole is not. To improve this i will either add pictures or text, or maybe both.


Magazine Draft After:

I added some eye catching text to the front cover informing people of what is inside the magazine. This way people will know what to expect and may want to read the magazine more cause they know what it offers. This also makes the front cover look better because it makes it look less boring.

Draft Num2 - Before and After (with annotations):

Magazine Draft Before:

Positioning of Text: The sub-heading for the article is at the top and then the information about it is at the bottom. they should be together, so I will move them so the they look better and more like a professional college magazine. also where the white text is situated it is quite hard to read so it may need moving or outlining to make it readable.

Magazine Draft After:

I have moved the white text slightly so that it is readable and i moved the 'Daniel & Connor' text so that it looks better and more professional.

-This magazine is quite plain however I think it works quite well because it shows the main story and is eye catching, and all the other information and stories can be put on the ontents page.

Draft Num1 - Before and After (with annotations):

Magazine Draft Before:

Masthead: this needs more emphasis so that it grabs your attention more. At the moment it is quite plain, bland and boring. -It needs to be more eye catching! I will try and make it bigger and bolder in order to achieve this.

Colour of the Text: The purple is hard to read and make out, you need to be able to read it easily. I will look at different colours of text to see if I like any, or I might just outline the purple writing with black so that you can read it and it still has the same colour scheme.

Amount of Text: There is too much text about Daniel and Connor making it through to the final stage of Xfactor, this is more appropriate for the contents page so I will take this off the front page and place it on the contents instead.

Pictures: The main image works well however the images on top dont seem to be part of the maazine as they have just been placed on top of the main image. Instead of just 'placing' them on there I will either give them a border, making them smaller, I could position them together and make them look as if the are also a  main part of the magazine.

Magazine Draft After:

Masthead: I  have outlined the title with purple to make it stand out more and made the writing bigger, as well as changing the text to make it more bold.

Colour of the Text: The purple was hard to read so I decided to outline the purple text in black so that it stood out more and was readable. this worked well because the colour sheme could stay the same.

Amount of Text: I got rid of th text about Daniel and Connor making it through to the final stage of Xfactor, and instead will use it on the contents page as suggested above.

Pictures: I made both images smaller and placed one on top of the other so they looked like more of a unit and moved them to the bottom left hand corner and placed information about a party above it so that there wasnt an empty space.

Planning and Development of the Front Cover:

Images that I may use:

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I have chosen Image 1 to be my main image because I think it attracts attention because she is a pretty girl on the front cover and it goes with my main story about Britain’s Next Top Model. It also has good lighting; it is a clear bright picture so it should work well on the front. I chose Image 1 instead of Image 2 because I think it looks better with her looking at the camera, as a pose to her looking down. 

This is a good picture because the building in the back is bright and eye catching and Emily is smiling so it looks like she is enjoying college life!

 I like this image because it shows that people with their own style come to Wyke College and feel comfortable in the environment  and aren’t afraid to be their own person.

I think I will use this image because it shows the equipment Wyke has and could also represent different stories e.g. New voice of Wyke, Music Tech student, new recording artist, own record label etc…

Images I dont think I will use:

I won’t be using this picture because it is quite dark, the lighting isn’t great and it is a shot of the knees up when it should be a headshot.

I dont think I will use this because it is blurry and his face looks a bit odd.

I cant use this one because a boy is 'mooning' in the background.

I dont think I will use this because it is an odd colour and the lighting isnt very good, she is also on her phone which may not give the best impression, however if it were to advertise an app or something similar, it could work well if the image was better.

Other images I have taken but will not be using because I dont think they look very good or are not very eye catching:

Mock Up:

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Price / how often published etc and why?

The magazine will be published every month to allow students to see what has happened in the past month, what may have effected the college in positive ways and help students become more aware of what the college may have to offer to them if they dont know already.


It will only be £1.00 because some students may not have a lot of money and therefore don’t want to be spending a lot of money on a magazine.

Target audience:

DEMOGRAPHICS: Audiences can be classified into groups using quantitave data. E.g age/gender
Target Audience Age: 15-24 (mainly college students)
Gender: Both male and female
S.E.G: Students - Group E: Casual Labourers/Unemployed/Pensioners/Students
PSYCHOGRAPHICS: There are different sections in society and different people who will read you magazine.
Target Group: Groups who are both INNER and OUTER DIRECTED
INNER-DIRECTED: I-am-me, experientals, societally conscious (people who believe they are right, don’t care about stuff –bungee jumpers/life experiencers/interested in the world)
OUTER-DIRECTED: belongers, emulators and achievers (want to know everything, want to be in ‘the loop’, copy cats, people who want credit and status)
I have chosen this target because it is the catagory where students fit in, and my magazine is mainly for the students of Wyke College.

Analysis of Magazines

East Riding College Front Cover and Contents;

L – The masthead is the most dominant piece of text on the front page, however is quite plain, boring, not very eye catching or memorable.  I don’t think it makes you want to read it because it looks like it won’t have much fun stuff to read about. The contents is a little bit better because it is more brightly coloured and makes you want to read it a bit more because it is eye catching and the images draw your attention in too.

The main image is the most eye catching thing on the front of the magazine – it takes up most of the page so you are more drawn to it. Again it isn’t a very memorable or exciting image, but it does give you knowledge of what will be spoken about because it has a little description in the top right hand corner. The images in the contents give you a bit of a hint as to what could be in the magazine, however it would have been better if there were little descriptions next to them so that it provided more information.

The colour scheme is very simple too. The colours mainly used are black and white, this makes the college magazine look more sophisticated and like the target audience may be older than college students because it isn’t that bright or colourful, and most teens like to read something that looks interesting and this magazine doesn’t have these features. It only starts to look slightly interesting when you see the contents page because of the bright green colour; however as the contents isn’t the first thing that you see on a magazine it doesn’t really help when promoting the mag.

There is no anchorage because there is no slogan or anything extra that makes you drawn to this magazine it is really boring. The only thing that is that it is free and if people notice that, then more people may read it.

I - It shows that East Riding College created the magazine and promotes it and the information is included on the front so you can see what the mag is going to tell you about inside.

I - The college produce this magazine to let people know what is happening with the college and make people more aware of what they have to offer. By showing the image of a media trip it shows that there is information inside about a trip that some other students may be interested in.

 A – The target audience is the students of East Riding College or to the parents possibly.

R – This magazine represents the college, but makes it seem boring and not very interesting as it is plain and bland.

Grimsby College Magazine Front Cover and Contents;

L – Masthead is short, memorable, presented as a large, dominant icon which is noticed.

- The main image is also the background. It isn’t a main image however there is a smaller image in the bottom left hand corner which hints to what could be inside. The background/pictures are clearly seen and are eye catching because it isn’t just one whole boring colour it is bright blue and white.

- The blue and white are a contrast next to one another but work well because you notice the mag.  However when you get to the contents page the colour scheme is not consistent as it adds three extra colours into it and it isn’t mainly blue and white, there is now pink, orange and green too. This makes the magazine look like there is a lot more going on than there actually is and some people may not like this because it is too ‘busy’ however at the bottom of the page the house style is still clearly there as it is the same as the front cover.

- Images are mainly on the contents page. This is good because it can act as hints as to what is in the magazine but it would have been better if descriptions were also included so that you knew a bit more information.

-It doesn’t say a price or have a bar code.

- Contact information is shown on the front cover and contents.

- There isn’t any information about the main article because there is no main image on the front cover to say what it could be.

I – This magazine is produced and written by Grimsby College to allow people to know things about the college they may not have known before and tell them what is going on inside the college.

I - The college produce this magazine to let people know what is happening with the college and make people more aware of what they have to offer.

A – Students of the college and people interested in the college (mainly teens).

R - This magazine represents the college, and would like to portray themselves positively.

South Hunsley School and 6^th Form College Magazine Front Cover; (no contents)

L – The masthead is presented as a large, dominant icon which you notice straight away, it also includes the logo so you know which college it represents.

It states that it is the specialism issue so you know what you are going to be reading about.

- The main image shows somebody working hard, so it allows you to see that South Hunsley expects their pupils to work hard and that they are all about education.

- A fresh looking colour scheme with clear house-style of two or three main colours –white, blue and black.

- Sponsors are shown on the bottom of the front page so that the audience know who helps Hunsley and is involved with them.

-It states it is the ‘way ahead’ implying that they are the best way to get ahead in life.

- There is no price or barcode on the front cover.

- The main image implies that inside the magazine it will be about what you can learn at Hunsley and what they have to offer.

I – South Hunsley have produced this magazine to draw attention to themselves in a positive away and promote the 6^th form college and school as a whole.

I  - Hunsley have made this to allow people to see what takes place in their school/college and send out the message that they are one of the best colleges in the area.

A - This magazine is aimed at parents of pupils, people in the area, people looking for a college or school etc.

R – They want this to promote themselves positively and accurately with this magazine and I think that this magazine would appeal to parents however I am unsure about students because it isn’t that brightly coloured however does look professional and neat.

Identify and explain choice of College to feature in your Preliminary task

I have chosen to make a college magazine for Wyke College as I believe it has a lot to offer to many different students and as I am one of them I would consider myself as a reliable source to tell others about the college.

Do a LIIAR Analysis of the brief:

FRONT COVER . . .

L - What does each of your products need to contain:

- My Masthead is going to say ‘Wyke Knowledge’ which is my magazine title and will be presented as a large, dominant icon so it is noticed.

- The main image will be an MCU (face and shoulders only) and will be of one of my friends at Wyke. Their face will be able to be seen clearly, and make eye contact with the audience.

-It will have a bright colour scheme with clear house-style of two or three main colours (as yet I have not chosen one.)

- Thumbnail images that illustrate other articles

-The title ‘Wyke Knowledge’ rhymes with Wyke College, which is the college it is for  – ‘Wyke Knowledge - Know what’s happening in your College.’

-The price will be £1.00 and shown on the front of the mag next to the barcode.

- Teasing contents will be along the bottom saying what will be in my mag.

- The Main article / feature advertised will relate to the main image.

I – it will be on behalf of Wyke college and it is a new magazine that I am publishing to promote the college and what it has to offer.

I – The message it will give out will be that Wyke is a fun yet educational place to come.

A – the audience will be the students of Wyke and other students considering other colleges.

R – Hopefully it will portray the college in a positive and accurate way.