Planning

Good research into similar texts. Some good research into audience, but graphs would have improved the analysis of findings. Good use of drafts.

17/20

Construction

Proficient use of software to construct pages. Good manipulation of images and text. Good evidence of construction. The image of the student on the cover feels a little thrown on, rather than incorporated into the design. The use of the smaller photos on the contents page are a little too faded, but overall it is very good.

50/60

Evaluation

A very good attempt to address the seven set questions. Some attempt at critical analysis, although good have more detail in places

16/20

Overall

83/100 Grade A

Evaluation of My Magazines Pages

I have now completed my front cover and my contents page for the school magazine. I believe that I have completed these to a good ans suitable standard. however if I was given more time I believe that I could of made it look a lot more professional and attractive.

from the real media products that I have studied it is obvious that every single one has a Title, sub title and the date these magazines also have a main image along with smaller images either around or on top of the main one. for my magazine I have used every single one of these conventions. although I got these conventions from analysing music magazine my school magazine is not much different from the previous magazines in my school but in my own opinion I do believe that it is an improvement on them.

I have also stuck to conventions while creating my contents page as my contents page has a masterhead, columns, photographs related to the magazine and division within the contents to try and keep it basic and easy to use as the contents page it one of the most important parts to any magazine.

The images that I have used for my front cover and contents page are of the school and a pupils who attend the school this should influence students and ex-students into reading or at least taking interest into the magazine. The target audience for my magazine is mainly students but some members of the public or people who have relations with the school e.g. parents might enjoy it as they will be able to see what their students actually do at school.

The ways that I have used to attract my target audience is using new technology that has been produced for use in the media. I have used this technology on every part of my magazines. this technology makes my pictures look a lot finer and a lot more interesting to the original versions. this technology also has an effect on the text used on my magazine as the technology has hundreds of fonts to choose from and without these choices the text that I used could of looked out of place compared to the images that I have edited. these minor and in some places massive changes in my magazine attract more people into reading my magazine and i believe that this is one of the main reasons that my magazine will be popular within the school as it has more effects than any of the previous magazine that have been published for the school.

Since I have designed and created my magazine I have improved my skills in cameras as i have now learnt how to create different effects by adjusting the settings and focus settings used. I have also improved my skills in design software e.g. Adobe programs as these are the main programs that I used in creating my magazine.

The Final Copy of My Contents Page

Creating My Contents Page

1).I imported a photo of doors leading into my school. I then cropped the photo to fit the A4 page and then gave it the "Photocopy" effect which has made it black and white. I then made it a lot brighter and adjusted the contrast so overlapping text would be easy to read.

2).I then added the title which is "Contents" in a "Viner Hand ITC". I also added an extra photo of the tug of war as i used the rope to underline the title.

3).I then added the two text boxes to contain all the information of whats in the magazine and the pages that this information is on. I then linked these text boxes for the text which is in a "Bell MT" font.

4).I then added three photos one of a mascot, one of the school and one of the ski trip. I then feathered the image's edges and placed them at the bottom left.

I crerated the contents page using "Adobe InDesign".

The Layout of My Contents Page

As you can see from the layout of my contents page above it includes:

A title.
A main image covering the whole page.
Two text boxes which are linked together and will include the magazines information.
A space at the bottom right to contain a few images of the school and students.

This layout is very basic and easy to read as i believe that it is a lot easier to find something in a magazine if the contents page is basic and easy to read.

The Final Copy of My Front Cover

Creating My Front Cover

1). I imported a photo of my school from a angle cropped it to size so it would fit the whole of my front cover and i then gave it the "Glowing Edges" effect.

2). I then added the second image which was of a pupil going to the school and cropped it to only the person. I then gave it the "Dry Brush" effect.

3).I then added the title which is "The Victorian" in the "Algerian" font which i then coloured yellow.

4).I then added the sub title which was "Celebrating Excellence" in the "Britannic Bold" font and coloured it yellow.

5). I then added the second sub title which is "2009 - 2010" in a "Algerian" font which is also coloured yellow.

I created my front cover using "Adobe Photoshop"