Magazine Researchand Planning

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Main coverline

American college magazine. It is moreGossip then what's on at your college alsoIt does not have a main cover line, there isNo connection between image and contents.

This magazine is more focused on at College. Its image connects with the mainCover line, but its focus is on the right Though I like how its ‘plus’ inside the Magazine is on the left getting attention. Its Sophisticated writing looks bold with its Background.

Both of these magazines contain what a female college student would want to read upon. Kelsey Winebrenner is a similar contents of what my magazine main cover line isAbout, which is a student going higher up in the world.

Style magazine is a lot more fun and looks more interesting. It is specific, slogo ‘The Art issue’ having another specific audience towards artist, fashion student.

Both covers have sophisticated font. Sans serif or serif.

This magazine cover contains no image of student environment. Its simple designe does get its contents across with one strip on the right but is vague. I like this idea but the magazine does not look like it evolves the majority of readers as the cover wouldn’t catch many eyes.

This cover tells us a lot on its front. It looks busy and full of information for the reader. The design of the magazine looks like student themselves put this together which a reader would likely prefer but I would not choose this design as I am choosing a more sophisticated magazine front that a reader would recognise each week even though the contents and images have changed.

FontsSerif font

Sans Serif

The name of magazine is simple. I chose this because The audience already knows that the header stands for. City College Norwich, therefore the buyer already knows What he or she will be reading about which is there college.

A Serif font is more ideal for the magazine. I think the font Is more sophisticated and formal for my magazine, which Aims to student who would like to be more informed about There college.

I tested a sans serif font to have a contrast, and I will Test this font on my front cover the choose whether itimproves the magazine.

What my Magazine contains

I have chosen a more sophisticated, simple style for my magazine so the reader is able to easily recognise the next issue. Serif font for the name of the magazine.

I've added a slogo and a skyline and used adverts to catch students eyes, and feed them that the magazine is for them.

There is one main cover line and a story that follows, connected to the image. The other cover lines are not real life stories but about the college, there wants and needs and also plans for the college, so the reader/student knows what's going on, and want to know what's going on in there surroundings.

Front Cover planI chose to have my image as main part of the magazine overlapping the header as the reader will already know what CCN stands for.

This Magazine cover gave me my idea.

I wrote my cover lines before starting my cover so I knew where my magazine was heading and more preparation on the contents page.

I came up with my cover lines from real experiences and real events.

I chose to keep it simple and wanted it to show more about its main cover line.

The contents page contains more about its main cover line but also adds extra of what else the magazine contains.

I used an image of the same person who my main cover line talks about.

The style I chose is similar to a gossip magazine such as NOW magazines and OK.

The main image covers the majority of the page and CCN header is feathered and put under the image.

Added cover lines

Contents page first copy

I changed the font colours and slanted it to make it more eye catching.

I wanted to keep the main cover line feature on the contents page. I did this to keep the readers interested in the main story.