Date/Issue Nothe date and issue number is not mostly shown on the cover but on the right side to make sure that the front cover is not crammed by too many text. this also used to keep the issue up to date.slogan - it shows a motivating message especially to students and parents who read this magazine. It is written in small text to show that its not that important but it is aimed at students. mastheadthe title Inpress" is a punbecause of the word Impress.It sounds positive.The masthead has a square layout to make the front cover more business-like. Also, the masthead is used as a logo for the school magazine which makes the logo recognisable to readers. I will add a logo for my own school magazine. ImageThe magazine chooses to have two students in front of the cover with their prom dresses in order to represent the magazine as not dull and boring. The background is faded but the main image isnt which uses the image as the center of attention.Colour- the magazine uses white colours on the texts to represent the magazine as plain,simple and pure with no hidden agendas. Most importantly, the colour is used to make sure that the information is highlighted clearly to read. also, a green colour scheme is used to define the positivityof the school magazine as well as providing a colourful background with the main image. Font & Languagethe font is mostly in bold and plain to make the magazine formal. The magazine is not colloquial; they are not exaggerated as it only includes brief information that is not biased. Layout- the layout is very simple as it doesnt have much cover lines to overlap on the image.contents page

Language- in this content of issue 36, it uses a range of positive vocabulary such as triumph to make the school look more achieving in national contests. the text is written in formal language to make it more appealing to not only students, but for parents.

cross media the school uses cross- mediaadvertisement to promote their new app. This has proven useful as those who cannot have or tried to access these newsletters can instead get it quicker on mobile phones. Pictures- these are used in this content to tell a story on a particular topic such as best selling authors share their secrets with our students.Colour the colours are very similar with the front over as theykeep the colour scheme the same to make the contents of the magazine not too perfect.

Mastheadthe masthead under the microscope is similar to the inpress magazine as it has a pun- its suggesting to the reader that exciting things are happening in the school. the masthead has a small microscope icon to make it stand out.Colourthe colour chosen for this magazine is purple to represent the creativity of this magazine as well as matching the school logo. white colour is used in fonts to make it simple and clean.Fontthe font for this magazine is more smoother and less formal but written in bold. this makes the magazine more laid-back. Cover line/ cell linesthere are 3 cover lines highlighted in purple with white text and that the text size is bigger; they use this to mention the exclusive events that had happened in the school. They cover lines have been added downwards and only includes little information so that readers can find out more inside.

Imageit shows a student looking through a microscope. The reason is that they want the front cover to represent their school as eager on learning something new.Language- there isnt much text to show this , but from the cover, I can learn from this as it is less formal.Date/ Issue no- similarly, this is also the same size as the one in the other magazine as it is kept small with shows no relevant information.Layoutthe layout looks easy; there are not much cell lines to read as they were put on the same position on the left hand side of the cover.content

Picturesthere are not much pictures on this page as it mostly contains a vast amount of information. It only shows a picture of the new parent governor. this is possibly used to inform parents and students with important information.Colour- they start to use other colours such as dark purple and dark blue to make this page more colourful and interesting to look at. For my own magazine, i will decide on colours that are appealing for a school magazine.Link to social networking sites This school has their own social networking page on Twitter so that they can reach their students via social network as 70% use the internet. for my contents page, I am going to add a link on a page in popular site such as Facebook.

Masthead- the masthead looks really plain. for this, i will make my masthead slightly more simple as most school magazines go with the same style.Imageit hasnt got any main image as they chose a picture that is not edited through photo manipulation programmes such as Photoshop to make it more unique. Sloganthe slogan New Era Begins at School sounds serious- they included a line underneath at School. this is clearly aimed at students . Colourit is filled with warm colours such as orange and yellow in the background in order to symbolise their school as confident and as self-reliant. Link to social networking sitesthis is similar to the second magazine; if students is looking for more information, they can always look in their Twitter page to keep themselves updated.Address- they also have a link to their website- i will also add the address in my magazine cover to make it more informative.Cover lines- there are no cover lines for this cover, only information on the bottom left .contents

Languagethe heading Students crack egg problem is a pun for cracking an egg. this is used to make the magazine light-hearted. Most of the text is in formal. From this, i will add a little humour.Pictures- the images are edited to make the contents page more perfect and neat. To make my magazine stand out, i will edit the photos that i have taken.Action planwhen?what?where?who?Mondaymake new blog to add preliminary task brief upload school magazine annotation/ produce mock up at school/home i will be doing these separate tasks independently.TuesdayTake photos and annotate each of themfor this task, i am going to be doing the photos with me and my friends.Wednesdaytake photos ThursdayDesign magazinemac room myselfFridayEvaluation/ deadline