Prelim Contents page

This is my contents page for my prelim. On this contents page i have included one main picture to keep the layout easy and simple. This is because it makes it easier for the reader to understand what articles or information are displayed on each page. In addition, i used fonts from dafont same as my front cover as a "House Style" option to help guide the viewer into understanding it is from the same magazine. Furthermore, i used the school slogan to further show that it is a school magazine. I helped to show this by taking a picture of a pupil wearing school uniform. Also, i used two different colours for the canvas to make it more interesting and help it to contrast and blend well. The use of fireworks helped me to edit the pictures and text to fit together to make it look professional. On the image i used the fade tool to make it look like he is blending into the background. Through my research i looked into the categories that other popular magazines use, from this i thought of categories that are associated with a school and tried to make them sound and look like they are from a popular magazine. In conclusion, the contents is easy to understand and uses a basic layout, however i think i could improve this contents page by making it look more professional and uses a wider range of fonts and pictures to capture the readers attention.

Prelim Front Cover

This is my school magazine prelim. I have created this using macromedia fireworks to edit layout texts and pictures.
I took my own pictures and edited them in fireworks and used the "arrange" tool to place the picture where i wanted and how i wanted them. In addition, i downloaded fonts from dafont website and used them to create titles and subtitles to engage the attention of the reader. I have also used the fade tool on the main picture to accentuate his face and to make the auidence pay more attention towards it. Furthmore, i took pictures of the schools facilites and placed them in a camera strip to make it look professional. In addition, i used a plain sky blue canvas because it is bright and i hope to catch the attention of the auidence. The layout i have used is simple and easy to create, however, using effects in fireworks it makes it look more complex which will help the retain and entice my auidence. I also included a bar code which i found on google to help make my magazine look more professional like it could be on a self in a shop.
In conclusion, i think my prelim is simple but effective. Also, the use of effects in fireworks help to attract the attention of the auidence. I think this prelim could be improved by adding more in the background and taking more time into making a more complex layout and structure format.

Double page spread 3

This is a double page spread featuring the black eyed peas. My first thoughts of this double page spread are good. By just looking at it the images used engage me into the page and make me want to read the articles. This is very good because the designer of this magazine has created and edited this picture, which gives a good effect and helps to engage and entice the reader to look further.
In addition, the like the other magazine i have analyed there is a large image situated on the left hand side of the page and text on the right hand side. From looking at all the magazine double page spreads i can see this is a popular trend to have a larger picture to ratio of text. In my opinion this magazine double page spread uses this technique the best. This is because the colours used, the outfits the pupil in the images are wearing and the background and text colour all contrast and blend well together, making the magazine look very professional and carefully designed. In addition, the subtitles are catchy and give the reader a small insight of what the article is about, the subtitle that are used in this magazine are question. I think this is effective because it makes the reader think of the answer and makes them want to read to article to find out the answer. Furthermore, the text on the right hand side is a good size font and looks professional by how it is structured and presented. I think this because there is pieces of writing in bold, which means the reader could only scim read the text and the bold text instantly stands out to them, which is the key points within the article. Also, the small arrows on the top right hand side inbetween the images and the text make you focus your attention away from the image and more onto the text. This is good because most of the time the reader looks at the pictures rather than the text but this magazine points out to read the text like it holds important information reguarding the picutres.
To improve this magazine i would change the colour of the font on the bottom left hand side of the page, it is hard to read the black text because it has been placed over an image where the clothes the person is wearing is also a shade of black. In my opinion i would change the colour of the font to a blue so it contrasts with the background and also stands out on the black image.
In conclusion, i think this magazine double page spread is effective by engaging the reader and also retaining them enough to read the articles. Lastly, i like this magazine double page spread the best out of the three i have analysed, this is because the images stand out more, the layout and structure is good and also, the all the colours used blend together and contrast which makes it easy to understand.

Double page spread 2

This is kerrang magazine double page spread. This double page spread uses a large image situated on the right hand side of the page. It is a large image of the singer from a well known band called Avenged Sevenfold. There is also pictures of then band members around the outside of the main picture, these small pictures are called cameos and are used to attract the attention of the audience. As you can see all the pictures blend together because they all have contrasting colours so it looks like one big photo. On the left hand side of the page there is an article which is all about the band Avenged Sevenfold, i can come to this conclusion because i can see from the pictures and also, the subtitle in bold font which nearly shouts out to the audience the name of the band. Furthermore, i can see that the font used in the article is consistent which is usually expected from a well known professional magazine such as Kerrang. Above the article i can also notice some bold text which links to the article underneath and gives a sort description or an insight to the reader of what is included in the article underneath.
In conclusion, i think that this magazine double page spread is good but could be improved. I think that the images take up to much room and there isn't enough surrounding text to compete with the level of pictures. However, i think that the fonts used are consistent throughout the page and give enough description to keep the reader involved. Lastly, the use of image editing is effective because they all contrast and blend well together.

Double page spread

This is radar magazine. From looking at this magazine double page spread i can automatically see the bold heading on the page and the main picture which has being presented on the left hand side of the page. First of all, the colours of text and boxes around the text are effective because it grabs the attention of the reader and engages them into looking further into the articles displayed on the page. In addition, the use of bold heading helps to engage the reader, the articles entice the reader and the pictures and layout retain the audience. The image is a medium long shot of 3 men looking very relaxed which gives off an informal view of the picture, it says to the audience through there body language what they are thinking. Also, there is small articles on the far right hand side of bands or famous artists that are popular in the media. On these articles it expresses the latest stories about the artists or band presented, also, each article is presented next to a picture associated to the article.

Next i would like to talk about the fonts used in this double page spread. The fonts used are consistent throughout the articles which is a positive point for radar magazine, as it shows the reader that this is a professional magazine and has being created by high standard editors.

I have also noticed that the left hand side of the page uses a white background and on the right it uses a black background which is contrasting and makes the pages stand out more.

On the images it shows information about the photo such as inside information which radar express is exclusive to there magazine to make it more secret and personal to yourself.

In conclusion, i think this magazine double page spread is effective and works well capturing the eye of the auidence. The images help to entice and retain the auidence and the fonts used are consistent and flow well without the pages. The structure and layout is basic but effective and helps the reader to understand the articles and information displayed.

Magazine contents page 3

This contents page is split into 2 main parts. The left part is a picture which is John Frusciante who is a popular guitarist out of the red hot chilli peppers, this is used to engage the reader and make them pay attention to the contents page. The other part on the right hand side is the listing of what is included within the contents page. In addition by just glancing at this magazine i instantly notice the title "Total Guitar." The line down the middle acts as a divider to seperate the more interesting part to the more unattractive contents listing. The picture of lead guitarist John Frusciante is a medium long shot and has been computer edited to make it look like there is a glow around him. This is helped by the plain background he is on to make him the main eye catching attraction on the page. Furthermore, when you look at this magazine magazine contents page the first thing you see is the subtitle "Watch&Learn, 5 red hot chilli peppers riffs." This is because the white text stands out from the picture which automatically draws your attention to it. In conclusion, i like this magazine contents the use of fonts and images used are blended well to create an effect which attracts the readers attention. Overall, my opinion of this magazine is all positive with little mistakes or errors, this is one of the magazine i will be looking at when i design my own.

magazine contents page 2

The contents listing is simply and easy to understand which makes it easy for the reader to access the contents page and comes to a quick conclusion which page they are after and how to get there. As you can see the creator of this magazine has made the listings simple and understandable by portraying different presentational devices which makes the writing stand out. Also, the subtitles are in bold writing which makes the writing stand out to the viewer, it is also in a contrasting colour to the rest of the magazine so it doesn't look out of place. I also looked at the front page of this magazine, linking back to this the style of font and colour of writing is consistent which is effective. This is because it gives the reader the impression of that magazine house style so they know what to look for next time they buy this magazine. The white background on the left hand side compared to the coloured side on the right hand makes it stand out, this a type of presentational device which helps to engage the reader.

Over more, the images used in this contents page and the layout and structure of the page help to persuade the auidence that this is the magazine they are after. I can make this assumption because straight away from looking at this contents page my attention draws straight to the main picture of the courteeners. In addition, i can see from this image that they are wearing modern clothing which shows that this magazine is modern and up to date with the times of music. Also, this picture is a long shot because it shows all the body of each person within the picture. I think this is effective because you can see the band more at a long shot more than a close up; it doesnt take up as much room either.

In conclusion, i think this magazine contents page is good. The layout and structure has being created to engage the reader which in my opinion works. Lastly the pictures of consistent House style make the magazine easy to regonise that this is Q magazine.