College Life Magazine.

 In this front cover I have used one photo as both the background for the page and the main image. I chose this picture because it is portrait so was easier to fit into the page size and also it shows students at college which is essentially what the magazine is all about.

I called my magazine 'College Life' as it explains what the magazine will be about to the customer and I also made the masthead into the logo as well so it will be eye catching and recognisable on a newsagent's shelf.

The skyline at the top of the page attracts the customer's attention and so does the anchorage title.

Then I added in two sell lines related to the contents of the magazine to hopefully draw the customer in to buy the magazine.

I have also added four elements which every magazine should have; bar code, publishing date, issue number and price. These make the magazine look more realistic and professional. I priced my magazine at 50p as my questionnaire results concluded that most people wanted to pay less than £1 for the college magazine I was creating.

I used the programme 'Microsoft Publisher 2010' to create my magazine front cover and contents page as it was the best programme to apply to magazine making. One of the set colour schemes on the programme was called 'parrot' and it involved different shades of red, blue, green, purple, Indigo, grey and white. I chose this to be my colour scheme as my questionnaire results showed that more people wanted the magazine to be colourful than black and white and I thought these colours would be eye catching.

I carried this colour scheme into the contents page with the text and background.

I used five of my photos as this way I can show more of college life and these were the five that I liked best. They are different shots including mid shots and long shots.

I used one image of students going up the stairs, and another of them going down because I liked the symmetry.

I created ten different pieces of content for my magazine which seemed appropriate to my questionnaire results and I coloured them alternately so as it would be easier to see which page number applied to each section.

I have used the font 'Berlin Sans FB' throughout these pages because I liked it and thought it was appropriate for a college magazine. Also I titled the contents page 'In this issue' instead of 'contents' because I thought it would be a bit different form other college magazines and seemed a bit more personal and less static.

 

Maybe if I were to make the magazine again I would come up with a more imaginative name for it and add some page numbers to the sell lines so the customer would know which page to turn to for the article they are interested in.

 

Photos for college magazine.

 

7) This photo was supposed to look casual and un-posed. I quite like it as just a snapshot of college life however I might be less inclined to use it as the only way it would have an effect is as the main image dominating the front cover. To fill the entire front page the photo would need to be portrait, this one was taken landscape.

8) I like this photo as it looks quite casual yet it shows students studying which is the main purpose of a college. I would like to use this one.

9) The inspiration for this photo was the famous image of the Beatles. I wanted to try to make the college look fun and cultural. I like this picture and would probably use it because it looks fun.

10) This photo is good because it shows the work of the fashion students and the books students can use to study from in the library.

11) I like this one because it shows some lovely work of the art students however it does look a bit random that a student it just touching. I wanted it to look like she was adding some final touches but  it didn't really come out that way I don't think so I probably won't be using it.

12) This photo is supposed to look like a student adding some final touches to her fashion work. I like this photo but not for a main image so I will probably use it for a small picture on the contents page.

13) I wanted a casual photo of some students going up the stairs however as this one only shows their backs I might be less inclined to use it. One of my ideas for the contents page was to have people going up the stairs one one side, down the stairs on the other and have the writing in the middle.

Ideas for College Magazine Photos.

I will take 4 photos to include in my college magazine. I will only be creating a front cover and a contents page.

The main image on the front cover will be a medium shot of a college student. I think I will probably put 2 photos on the front cover to entice the reader and 2 on the contents page to show some exciting articles. I think that I would maybe like to have more than one student in the main image if I can, probably outside main reception to show the college. Or under the college logo sign to promote the college.

I would take an interesting article from the contents page and make a picture to go with it so show off what customers can read in the magazine.

On the front cover I would like 1 main image and 1 little one, then on the contents page I would probably have 2 medium sized pictures with writing around them. 

If my main feature for the magazine was music or fashion for example then my main image would somehow incorporate that theme.

Results of college magazine survey.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/MySurvey_Responses.aspx?sm=EPqt1a0jOhlBnj%2fKX3N9oZj6XOYBMem8fnuo0wnkpak%3d



More women than men completed my survey, so the results are slightly distorted and favour the women's views more. Perhaps if I were to do this in the real world then I would create two separate magazines, one for women's interests and one for men's.

More 16-18 year olds completed my survey which is good because the general age of people reading the magazine would be teenagers straight out of school.

The rankings of what genre of magazine is mainly read are as follows: 1st-music, 2nd-fashion, 3rd-film & gaming, 4th-sport, 5th-information & diet, 6th-puzzles, adult & other, 7th-cars & weddings.

Most people answered that they would 'maybe' read a college magazine, but out of 'yes' and 'no' the 'yes's won.

57.9% of people who took the survey wanted the magazine to contain key information only, whereas 42.1% people wanted as much information as possible in the magazine.

Most people wanted the magazine to cost below £1, or at most £1.50.

I wanted to know when people would most like the magazine to be issued, and the results concluded that the top answer was once a month.

For the question, 'What would you like it to contain? (mark all that apply)' the answers were (in order of most picked to least picked): term information, fun things to do in the area, course information & revision help, agony aunt page, college fashion, experiences of other students and finally facilities.

For the question regarding concerns about college, the serious answers I got were: exams, transport, money, revising, none, coursework, bike, the future, teachers, cost of equipment and failing. I could use theses results to choose what information I should include in my college magazine.

Doing this survey over the Internet was very beneficial as it was not only quick and simple to create and send out but also it was fast and easy for people to fill out and send back. On the street it would have taken a lot longer, also the range of participants would not have been as broad as online. In the street also people might not have wanted to stop and talk to me and the weather may have been a problem.

College Magazine Research Questionnaire.

<a href=http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JC7Q8DS here to take survey</a>


Above is the link for my research questionnaire for the college magazine. I would like to know what the general feeling is towards what a college magazine would look like, what it would contain etc. It would help me very much if you could fill it in for me, it would only take a moment! Thank you!

2nd college magazine cover plan.

College magazine cover plans.

College Magazine Contents page plan 2

College magazine contents page plan.

Passion magazine contents page.

 

 

I chose to do my contents page completely black and white for a bigger impact on the reader. I wrote in bold Garamond in white again to match the cover I made. Also white is readable on a grey background.

 

I found a stylish main picture and then I wrote around it. All of the featured from the cover are on this page, then I made up some other stories you could find in this sort of magazine such as Paris fashion week and this winter's fashion trends. I also put in offers as some magazines have and a letter from the editor-me.

 

I wanted to make this page look stylish, fashionable and realistic and I really like what I have done.

 

The pictures at the bottom link with the stories, Victoria Beckham, Paris fashion week, Fearne Cotton and Chanel fashion in sweaters. I decided on this layout because I wanted to write around a main image as lots of fashion magazines have, but some have lots of pictures, so I added the ones at the bottom. They are small so you can still see the main image.

 

If I did it again I would maybe add in a page number in the bottom corner or try to make the writing stand out more. Also I could add in more content, but I didn't want the page to be too crowded. 

Passion magazine front cover.

I created this front cover for a high-end fashion magazine I have named 'Passion' as in 'Passion for Fashion'. I researched different fashion magazines and what fonts were most popular. In the end I went for Garamond in bold.

 

 I chose to write in white because the background picture of Victoria Beckham is quite dark and white stands out. I also used purple and brown because of the different background colours. I don't think that the purple worked very well because it is quite difficult to read. The brown writing for the price stands out less which is what I wanted. People should be attracted by the cover itself and contents, not the price.

I got a lot of inspiration from 'Vogue' magazine. This is why I decided to use one staple image for my cover. The anchorage title says, 'Sometimes I'm so busy, I forget to take a break.' It was supposed to be a quote I created from Victoria Beckham.

Also I have added a bar code, date and issue number to make my cover look more realistic and professional. I chose a separate font for the masthead because that's usually how magazines look. Also the masthead is a sort of logo and would be what people remember, so a certain font could remind them of my magazine when they see it or are trying to find it.

I put in a couple of sell lines and the buzz word 'NEW' to attract customers.

I am quite pleased with my finished product. There are a few small changes I would make if I were to do it again, however overall I am happy with the way it looks.

 



Examples of college magazines.

These front covers talk a lot about what is going on in the colleges they are from eg. pregnant teens, bright futures and science courses.
I have noticed that the contents pages are all brightly coloured to be bold and eye-catching.

The break down of Food.

 The masthead of this magazine is 'Food network magazine' which is also the logo, positioned at the top left of the page to be easily seen in a news agents.

There is no cover mount for a free gift and no skyline.

The main image is of a burger and the Anchorage line reads, 'Best Burgers!' to attract the reader. There are also a few sell lines which include, '117 new recipes for any night of the week' and, 'summer grilling guide'.

This cover includes a bar code at in bottom right and an advert for a, '50 cool drinks recipe booklet' inside to attract the reader.

The target audience is food lovers or cooks and I would say it is aimed at both men and women. However the sell line for, 'I lost 50 pounds working for a Food Network star' would suggest that it is more aimed at women because stereotypically they are more likely to want to lose weight or diet.

The break down of Heat.

 Heat magazine is a famous celebrity gossip magazine who's target audience I would assume is young women because of the gossip and free Big Brother magazine.

What is most interesting about the front cover of Heat is that it appears to have no particular layout system. It looks almost as though the images and words on the page have just been thrown together randomly. This makes it seem more informal.

This front cover shows the date it was published, '6-12 June 2009' and the price '£1.65'. There is also a website you can go to hidden alongside the 'h' in Heat. There is a bar code at the bottom too.

The masthead is simply 'heat' but the title itself acts as a logo as well. There is no cover mount for a free gift however there is an advert for the supplement 'mini mag' for Big Brother inside to attract the reader but there is no skyline.

This cover also appears to have no 'main' image. There are 6 smaller images which add to the random layout of the page. 2 of the images appear to have anchorage title, 'Finally...Robert strips!' and 'young & curvy vs older & skinny'.

Graphic features include the red and pink backgrounds underneath the anchorage titles and the abbreviation 'vs' on top of the images.

The break down of Q.

 Q is a famous music magazine and the red and white logo is well known. It is positioned very cleverly in the top left hand corner of the magazine because in a news agent's the way the magazines are stacked would mean the left hand side or the top is usually all you can see. This makes the magazine easy for the customer to find.

This issue can be found by the date printed above the bar code which says 'March 2012'. It is obviously a monthly magazine. The price is also above the bar code and I believe it says '£3.99'.

The main image is also the background of the cover and is a picture of Florence from Florence and the Machine. The anchorage title reads, 'Florence woman on the edge' and the puff above it is a quote from Florence saying, 'I feel so alone'.

This magazine cover has no skyline but it has a lot of sell lines which include, 'Meet the new Simon Cowell...(and this one's not a bastard)' and 'Skrillex dance genius or noisy git?' which is also a rhetorical question to entice the reader.

There is also a 'ne column' stamp printed on the front as a sell line to inform the reader of new developments in the magazine. However there are no supplements or cover mount for a free gift.

On the left, hidden in a sell line is the exaggerated buzz word, 'GIG' which is there to attract the reader's attention.

I think that the target audience is definitely music lovers, this issue is probably going to be more attractive to women because of the feature on Florence.

The break down of Fabulous.

This issue of Fabulous is defined by it's date in the top right hand corner of the page, 'Sunday August 19, 2012'. There is no issue number or bar code on the front page. There is also no price because Fabulous is a supplement, which means that it comes in The Sun newspaper free every Sunday.

The masthead is bright, big and bold across the top so it is easy to identify in a news agent's however there is no logo. There is also no cover mount (free gift to attract the customer) which could be because the magazine itself is free.

There is no sky line above the masthead but there is an attractive main image. This image relates to the stories inside and also the anchorage title, 'I live life the way I want to'.

On the front cover there are lots of sell lines to entice the reader and get them hooked such as, 'Dare to Bare? An 82 year old shows you how'.

I think that Fabulous magazine has a target audience based on gender-it's aimed at women. I think this because the sell lines indicating the stories inside are about shopping, celebrity gossip and looking good naked. These are all things which stereotypically women would be more interested in.

However I believe that Fabulous could be aimed more at mothers based on the adverts for 'back to school' at M&S and Tesco inside.

Other adverts in the magazine are for: hair cream, accessories, clothes, phones, make up, Boots pharmacy, toilet roll, H.Samuel, Tesco mum of the year award and Cif cleaner.

A lot of these adverts are from big name brands which are well known such as Tesco, M&S, H.Samuel, Boots and Cif. I think because Fabulous is free in the newspaper every Sunday, only the bigger brands can afford the publicity. Also the adverts cater for a lot of needs, even people who just flick through the magazine and look at the pictures.

Examples of camera shots.

over the shoulder shot

establishing shots

high angle shot

wide shots

long shot

medium long shot

medium shots

medium 2 shot

medium close ups

big close up 

extreme close up

low angled shot

deep shot