Magazine overview

RITZY

Chloe

Front page

Typical school based colour scheme

Smart feature article photo

Back to school photo at the bottom

Bricks included in the background to show the school theme

Used a plug (that is ineffective)

Front page

The feature article photo could have been enlarged slightly to be able to be drawn in more through direct eye contact

The back to school picture could have the background edited out so it looks part of the scene instead of in the corner out of place

Bigger masthead so it stands out a lot more so you can see what it is called, maybe behind the feature article photo if it was a cropped image

The colour scheme could be better, just 3 colours instead of the different tone of green and the blue

Part of Kieran’s neck missing due to cutting out the shape instead of using the lasso tool

A sell could be used under the Dr Carter puff so you have some information as to what her general ideas are

The colour scheme does not draw you to a certain article and the typography is very repetitive and dull

There are no well placed puffs used to lead you to a headline

No real house style or target audience through looking at the front cover

No plug used

There is noise as when you look closely the feature article photo is blurry

Contents

The same colour scheme throughout, very school based

Things are highlighted in different colours

I duplicated the masthead so you are reminded what the magazine title is

Reflects back to the front page as the same colours are used again

Text is readable and easy to see what is being said, very simple font

Contents

The background could be different to fit the theme of a school blackboard with writing on them

I could add in pictures of what will be featured to draw the reader in more, mainly to the main feature

The mast head, again needs to be bigger to highlight the name of the magazine so you remember the name and begin to recognize it

The font is all the same, and it is very repetitive so there is not anything that starts to catch your eye

The main article is not highlighted so there is nothing that catches your eye to make you want to find out what is included in the magazine

Colour does not stand out on white, it is a very negative space

A drop cap could have been used on my main article so you know exactly where it is

Drop cap could be used to draw you into the main article

As the layout is very repetitive you cannot find key information, or be led to the one you want to be

What tools did I use? Contents

For my contents I mainly used the ‘text’ tool. I changed the colour on each piece of text to show what part is what

I used the duplicate tool to make sure that my mast head RITZY was copied exactly as it was on my original front cover so the theme of the title goes on

I could have used a lot more tools to manipulate my contents to make it stand out a lot more, with the colour scheme and how the information about what the magazine is included in a better format, so you are drawn to the feature article in the magazine

What tools did I use? Front cover

I used the ‘text tool to make my masthead and show what my magazine features throughout

I used the duplicate tool to transfer the ‘back to school’ onto the front cover

I used the quick selection tool to crop the other bricks out to give more of a rugged look to the magazine

I used the block effect on the back to school picture to make it seem like a puzzle is being pieced together symbolising school helping you make your life plan and piecing everything together