Masthead IdeasPreparation for my school magazine

preliminary task

Masthead Idea 1

Masthead Idea 1The first masthead is a simple one which incorporates the colours of the Plantsbrook theme, red and black. The use of the colour red connotes to passion and power, in the sense the power which the school holds and the passion can be shown through the making of this school magazine as not many schools use magazines and it is a way of interacting with the students which brings forward the passion which the school has for their pupils. The use of the black outline helps to represent stylishness and as a contrasting colour to red it helps outline the word ‘Plantsbrook’ to look as bold as possible to an eye. The font which is used is bauhaus as it is a font which has an edgy style. There are no uses of sharp edges to the words instead the use of curves to round off letters which makes the word more friendly and appealing to a younger audience. The use of just the words Plantsbrook gives a short straight forward meaning to what the magazine will have inside, information on the school Plantsbrook. The use of just the school names as the masthead shows the connections between the school and magazine but also for a pupil is easy to remember.

Masthead Idea 2

Masthead Idea 2The second masthead is using a play on word of the name of the school, Plantsbrook, ‘Brookers News’. i decide upon this name as it is a short way of referring to Plantsbrook and a way that children of a young age might pick upon now. The font for this masthead is using broadway, i used this font because it is different and posh. The dramatic style of this masthead makes the tone of this masthead feel more appealing to a younger audience. Again, I used the colours which match the school theme, but this time I only outlined the letters making the atmosphere of the mastheads appear hollow whilst parts of the letters are filled in. The two O’s in Brookers is filled in red as to stand out from the rest of the letters and to look different, the red of the O’s connote to strength which helps bring the power to the masthead.

Masthead Idea 3

Masthead Idea 3The last masthead is in the font Comic Sans which gives a friendly, happy, young vibe which can link to a school setting and make the primary audience, pupils, want to buy the magazine. The use of the bold font makes the masthead stand out on the page and have a a dark tone to the page. I filled in the middle of the letters in red as to make the two colours not only contrast but also more bold and dark. This is more dark then the other two mastheads, as it is less vibrant then the first one which is using all red a bright colour.