student magEvaluation

By Jessica Pattrick

Things I’m Happy about with the Front Cover

The image used is related to the FEATURE ARTICLE – ‘Ella’s Journey’ which will highlight to the reader that them pages, 6-8, will be the most important in the magazine.

I used a barcode as a FILLER which is conventional.

I used a MASTHEAD give the magazine an IMPORTANT CONNOTATION.

I used the word ‘Exclusive’ which will persuade people to buy the magazine as they know they won’t be able to get that information anywhere else.

I used a COVER LINE to give the feature article in the magazine the most attention.

Things I’m NOT Happy about with the Front Cover

The writing overlaps the figure featured and the red writing is not clear as there is red writing also on the book the girl is holding.

The MASTHEAD is slightly transparent and is not as big as it should be, its should take up about a fifth of the page, so my masthead does not draw enough attention.

The background is too busy and takes attention away from the actual magazine information.

The girl is not looking at the camera and you can’t see her eyes which means the reader cannot engage with her. The font is not ‘professional’ and

the colour doesn’t match the colours of the photo.

There is a lot of NEGATIVE SPACE in the circle.

Things I’m Happy about with the Contents Page

Pages are clearly numbered.

Photo relates to one of the pages.

Clear title

How I used the OPACITY tool to be able to layer text over the image and still make it clear to read.

Photos relate to the MASTHEAD on the front page, as it shows CANDID photos of ‘Students’.

Things I’m NOT Happy about with the Contents Page

The title/font is not formal.

Not a large range of contents.

Not many photos.

Not visually appealing.

The typography/fonts are not varied. No columns or colour scheme.

Too much negative space.

Tools used when creating the Front Cover

I used the MOVE TOOL to move my texts, photos and shapes around the cover.

I used the CROP TOOL to crop my photo to fit the page.

I used the TYPE TOOL to choose and type out my typography.

I used the ELIPSE TOOL to create a sticker effect.

Tools used when creating the Contents Page

I used the OPACITY TOOL to make my photos more transparent in order to be able to layer my text on top of them and the writing to still be clear.

I used the MOVE TOOL to move my photos and text around the page.

I used the CROP TOOL to crop my photos to the appropriate sizes.

I used the TYPE TOOL to choose and type out the typography.