Evaluation Of College Magazine

To make my cover different I should have used more of a unique

font.

Even though my image contains direct address I

should have taken it from a different angle as the sun reflects off the

models glasses.

I think I could improve the mise-en-scene of

my image. I could of has my model holding some

books or other study resources and be some

where more college related.

Because of my choice of colour the blue cover

line is too hard to read.

To create a house style that could be consistent I should have used less

colours.

I should have made my image to match my cover line as this is conventional of a magazine cover.

I have not included a tag line.

Overall Evaluation of front page:

What I think I did well:

A conventional item on my contents page is my masthead ‘Student Mag’. Although the font isn’t unique it is the biggest and boldest text on my page. I included a barcode, price and issue number as this is apparent on all

magazines and therefore a common key contention. My image, which I have included as my background, contains a medium close up. Direct address is also apparent on my front page which is also conventional of a magazine.

What I need to improve on:

One convention that I have missed is using unique font for my masthead. This allows my magazine to create a unique image for itself. My image I have used does not fully resemble college life therefore I should have had my model

holding folders etc. Another convention which I am also missing is a tag line underneath my masthead. This allows the audience to find out a little bit more about the magazine and what is has to offer. My ‘Youth Parliament’ cover

line is very hard to read, I should have used either a bolder colour or a different font. For my front cover to be more conventional I should make more of a solid house style. I have used far too many colours therefore this has not been

created.

I did not layout my text properly as the white text over laps

with the white border. This makes its slighting hard to

read.

I should have used more images to

make my page more conventional and

interesting.

I could have repeated my

masthead, Student Mag, onto my contents page.

I haven’t kept to the guide lines therefore

my images are not inline.

The text is too large.

Even though my article titles fill my page I could have

included more contents.

No page number is apparent.

I could has repeated the issue number

from my front page onto my contents

page.

Overall Evaluation of contents page: What I think I did well:

My contents page contains 3 columns which is common is most magazines. I have also used a ‘contents’ title which is conventional. Although there is not enough contents I believe that it is professionally set out

as there are no big gaps. I have included a article title and a small summary underneath, this I believed worked really well. I think my colour scheme works a lot better here than on my front page as I have stuck

to only four colours, black, white, blue and yellow.

What I need to improve on:

To improve I could have repeated my masthead ‘Student Mag’. This is because it is common for this feature to be on most contents pages therefore is a key convention which I have missed. I also could have

included more images which could include different camera angles in order to make my contents page more interesting. At the bottom of my contents page my images are not within my guide lines. This makes my contents page look unneat and unprofessional. To make my contents page more conventional I should have included more contents instead of making my text bigger, the text size is also another problem as it is far too big. Another way I could improve is to repeat my issue information as this is also apparent on most

contents pages.