Above
are my three mock up front covers for my school magazine. Before I created them
I wanted the mock ups to be different so I can have a great greater variety of
front covers I can choose to work around to make my final front cover.
For
my top left design I have tried to incorporate a leading story out of my
magazine as my main image, the main image I have used is the design piece of
the school build. Even though other magazines do this, it didn’t work for my
design as it does not look professional because firstly the image is not the
same size as my page so I had to use a black text box to cover the remaining
space. Secondly, as the image is made from a computer it does not fit the ideal
image of what I want my magazine to represent. The image makes the magazine seem
as if it took a short amount of time to make, however I want readers to look at
my magazine too think that I have put a great deal of time and effort in my
magazine.
The left and right design on the top line, I have used the same
masthead as I believe the custom font "drift type" has lots of potential so I want to
see how it looked with two different backgrounds. I have also used the same
colours on these the same font as I believe they are the best colours that
represent the school as well as standing out on the page. The colours that I
have used vary as the colours range from; red to black to white. The reason why
I have used contrasting colours is to make the page stand out more if it was
put text to another school magazine, for example I have put a red font on a
black background so that the reader does not miss any text on the page and is
also eye catching to the reader.
My
top right design is like my top left design as it looks unprofessional to the
reader, this like my first design is mainly down to my main image. The main
image I have used is the Headteacher of Plantsbrook school, I have done this to
show the importance of Mrs Campbell to the school as she is the main image of
the front cover which is the first thing everyone sees. Also, as she is a
well-known face to Plantsbrook School everyone that looks at the front cover
will straight away know who it is, the main image should do this because it will
interact with the reader instantly. Like my first design, I didn’t take the
photo in the first place, the image is not tailor fit for the front cover, I
learnt from my first design that if I used a bold colour to fill the rest
of the page it will overpower other parts of the page therefore spoiling it for
the reader. So this time I used the colour white as it is not as vibrant so therefore wouldn`t take the focus away from the main image. I used the colour
red for my text colour because it fits with the colour scheme I am trying to
use which is; red, white and black. All of these colours are the school colours
so by using these it fits the branding of the school.
My
last design, I think is my best design because it is the design that I have
used more research to help me make this design. Firstly, from my research and
from the advice I got from my other two mock ups is that the main image is
arguably the most important thing on the page as it is the best way of
attracting customers to buy this magazine. So from the feed back that I
received I decided I needed to use one of my own images. The image I have taken
fits the page perfectly so is more professional than the other two designs,
which do not. The shot that I took is a side angle two shot of sixth for
students that attend Plantsbrook School. In this design I have used a starburst where I
ask a question on if they shop wear school uniform, I have used a boarder to
show importance to the reader which makes it stand out on the page. I have used
a question so that the page will interact with the reader and therefore make
the reader more interested in the magazine.
Overall,
I will use the last design so that I can build on the design to create my final
front cover. I will change the main image so that the text will be more notice
able.
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