1. Analysing School Magazines

Today was our first coursework lesson for media. We found out that in order to develop a successful 'school magazine' we will have to analyse the good and bad aspects of magazines that have been previously released.

    

This is a clear example of a poor magazine cover.

• Firstly, there is no clear colour scheme. Colours like black,red,blue and yellow clash, meaning that the cover is instantly unappealing to the eye.
• Secondly the photo used as the background is unprofessional, it doesn't relate to the fact that the magazine is about school.
• The logo in the top right hand corner connotes that the magazine would be aimed at young children whereas the girl in the background is in her late teens, the two images juxtapose each other.
• Finally the font that is used is too hard to read and is placed awkwardly. It would have looked better they'd a simpler font, all of the same colour in other words it lacks consistency.

This is an example of a good magazine cover.

• There is a clear colour scheme so that there is no clashing, points are easy to read and interpret, it gives the magazine an official feel and means that its appealing to a readers eye.
• Although the image used as the background is still unprofessional, it is more attractive than the one above. The girl looks more like a student.
• A bar code makes the magazine look more realistic
• The use of 'bold' enables different words to be highlighted and draw in possible readers eyes.
• The title is clear, as is the caption underneath it. 'Britain's insight into school life' shows the genre of the magazine easily.
• The font is clear to read.
• Freebies like the calender will entice people to buy it.
• Captions on the cover give an insight into whats in the magazine, this will increase the interest surrounding it.