Magazine Contents

Magazine Cover

Product - Level 4

To achieve a Level 4 in my magazine brief  I need to:

- Use an appropriate layout throughout my magazine to appeal to my target audience
- Use appropriate language to relate to my target audience and to create interest in the magazine.
- Find and use a maximum of 3 fonts to use throughout my magazine, so to keep a house style. These also need to connotate appropriate images with regards to my target audience and for the main article my font needs to be simple and easy to read.
- Use mise en scene within my photo's to create interest and to portray the correct image for my magazine. I also need to use correct shot types for the same reason.
- Understand magazine conventions and use these effectively when creating my cover, contents and double page spread.
- Use my ICT skills effectively, and within this edit my photos using a photo editing software to give my mgazine a more proffesional finish.

What they have done as well;

- Used an appropriate colour scheme running through the magazine in keeping with the house style.
- The layout is different but appealing and catches the eye, creating interest.
- They have used a variety of fonts in different sizes to make certain important key features stand out.
- They have followed  magazine conventions

I think both of these magazines achieved a Level 4 as they met all expected targets. There layout was interesting and eye catching, they used appropriate images that appealed to their target audience. Both of their colour schemes stand out and catch the eye, the fonts are kept minimal so are easy to read but are attractive. The text of the article is written well and keeps the reader interested.

Font Planning

On my front cover I will use a maximum of 2 fonts so to keep it simple and sophisticated. The fonts I use will need to appeal to females as this is my magazine is predominantly aimed at. Also keeping the fonts to a minimum will keep my front cover ordered and less cluttered as I found out was preferred within my market research. For my contents page and article the fonts used will need to be smaller so will need to be less complicated and easy to read. I would like to make the masthead headlines and pull quote so should use a bold font that will catch the eye and stand out. My fonts will need to be consistent throughout my magazine, so the pages are easy on the eye and will flow into the next.

Front Page Plan

For my front page I want to keep the layout simple and ordered. My image will cover the entire page and will most likely cover part of the masthead. My main article will be the only article advertised on the front cover as I want this to be the main focus. I will coordinate the colours of the text with the image and also keep the font in line with my informal theme. The image, colour scheme and overall layout will be inkeeping with my target audience as I am aiming my magazine at females predominantly so therefore I need to convey that image immediately from my front cover.

Contents Plan

I will have my contents page across two pages with an image relating to my feature article appearing at the top of the page. I will include an Editors Letter within my contents page underneath the image along with the actual contents (features and their pages). I have decided to include a letter so to give a personal feel to my magazine, my letter will be of an informal style so the reader can easily relate to it and also inkeeping with the informal style of the magazine on a whole. The contents I will order as it would be found in other magazines, breaking down the articles into several sections such as Every Week Features, Reviews, Interviews and News. I will keep the  background colour white as the pages are fairly busy, and then keep the text to a minimal amount of colours that coordinate with my image.

Double Page Spread Plan

For my double page spread I will keep the bulk of the writing to the left along with the Headline and the introduction. I would like my image to be predominantly on the right however if possible I would like it to continue to the left fading out behind the writing. I will also include a Pull Quote so to catch the readers attention as they are scanning across the pages. This will need to be a quote from the interview-article that will cause the reader to want to read on.