Creating my College MagazineThoughts behind my designMy thought process behind my college magazine was to make it easy to read for the audience and eye catching because teenagers would be more attracted to how the magazine will look.On my front cover I used one main image to interest the reader and using less images on the front cover means you don’t give all the information away of what will be inside so the audience will need to buy it. Also my front cover links to the target audience because there are social media links which will get the students talking more about the magazine and student life in general.On my contents page I had one main background image and then sub images on the bottom of the page to give the students an idea of what student life is like which links to the title of the magazine. I gave brief information about what will be on each page to tease the audience to read further. Throughout I have stuck to a house style which consists of red and black. These colours represent passion and a mysterious feel. The choice of modern bold colours will attract the target audience and destroy there stereotype of boring college magazines.

• The primary audience for my college magazine would be Sunderland college students male and female 16-18 because they will be interested in getting news about what is going on where there are studying. Also they may want to find out quick and easy information. The audience code would be audience code D. My magazine reaches out to the primary audience because the headings on the front cover are short and snappy and the main image is two teenage girls. There are bold titles and colours which the primary audience will notice and will represent the magazine as fun and exciting.

• The secondary audience for my college magazine would be parents of students that are going to college (male and female) and at all audience codes. This would be because they will want to know there children are attending a safe college. My college magazine shows interest to the secondary audience because of the informative headings. ‘New Facilities’ and ‘Class of 2016 tell us how they are settling in’. This makes the parents feel supportive of the college because it shows it is modern and caring for the students to be. Also the contents page is very factual stating main features of the college. The images connate happy safe students which parents will want there children to be.

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• From doing this task I have learn a various of new useful skills about my blog. I have learnt how important it is to frequently post your work onto the blog. This is so my work is on record and it is easy to see how I have progressed from initial ideas to finished products.

• I have also learnt to post my steps in order to it is clear to see how I have developed.• Therefore I have a back up of my work in case it does not save on any computers.

My Blog

Using my new Skills• I will use these skills when creating my magazine because I will make

my own images as I have had practice taking medium shots.• I have learnt how to be more professional on Photoshop so when I

create my magazine I will make less mistakes.

Editing Images

This shows the image before and after it has been edited. I made a border around the image on the contents page so it would be more bold and professional. The image stands out more with the border because it is on top of a bright background. The black colour stands out against the image and will grab attention by the readers.I have picked up skills on Photoshop because I now know you have to double click on the layer to edit the image and there is a various of options to choose from such as colour changes.

• I am happy with my College magazine because it is a simple design and it is not distracting. The main image is the background and then the text is on top which makes the magazine look professional.

• I have stuck to a house style of red text which I will do in my Music Magazine. I will stick to bold colours such as Red, Black and White because they fit the genre and all blend well together.

• I will have a main image and then a few sub images at the bottom so they audience gets college magazine more information of the style my magazine will have.

• I have shown what the college looks like and the features it includes. I am happy because the design is not too over crowded.

Opinion on my College Magazine