Hand Drawn Plan of Front Cover

Just a basic scetch of my Front Cover

Completion of Kollege Magazine

             This is the front cover of Kollege Magazine Completed.

This is the contents page of Kollege Magazine completed.

Kollege Magazine evaluation

I am extremly fond of Ben's magazine. I feel his use of colours worked work well with the house style of his writing on the front cover of the magazine and also the contents. The house style fonts he used are appealing to the eye as they are bold and red which suddenly caught my eye as soon as I looked at the front cover of Ben's magazine. He uses red colouring for the font quite often which could connote 'love' implying 'love for the college'. Anchorage is also used on the front cover to grasp the readers attention, this is seen by the motto he has included which says 'aspire your desire'. The denotation of this is to achieve ones goal but the connotation behind this is to succeed at college and beyond. His magazine name is also very clever as it is extremly aimed at the younger generation as this letter change is used quite frequently to create a 'hip' affect of the magazine. I thought this style of font worked best with the magazine, there was also other fonts he was planning to use but didn't feel they would suit the magazine. The lay-out is in a very simplistic way so the reader can easily understand it, this is due to who it's aimed at. It is aimed at all ages including students and even staff.

The photo's of the student on Ben's front cover (me) shows the student revising setting a good and encouraging example to other fellow students. It is a full shot of the student so the audience know how he is revising. Moreover on the contents page the student is seen on the right of the page with his eyes facing the contents listings. This is to direct the reader to look at the contents listing. The other two spare photos Ben took were unused as he felt they would look out of place in which I also agreed. The photos are also in black and white which gives an air of mystery about the magazine.

To keep the magazine striking and authentic it can also be seen that Ben has used the 'Wyke College' logo to show who the magazine is aimed at. Moreover he uses a bar code on the front cover of his magazine to make it authentic so it gives that magazine feel about it. The coverlines used on the contents are also relevent with student life as they are revolved around it. Moreover it is easy to identify the main headline of the magazine as it is in bold and covers the bottom of the page. I also thought the editors note was very clever as it gives the reader an insight of what the main issue will be about in the magazine. This usually appears in many magazines.

In conclusion I think that Ben's magazine is very professional and attractive towards the audience. It looks like a typical magazine with similar features. It is certaintly a magazine me or anybody else would definatly purchase!

By Lindsey Simpson

'Kollege Magazine Pics'

These are some of the pictures that initially intended to include in my magazine and also the front cover.

I liked this picture as it shows what the student is doing which is studying, an important factor of college which I wanted to show on my front cover.

I also used this photo in my contents facing away from the audience, I also rotated the picture so that the person in the picture was looking at the contents listing directing the audience to read it.

These are my other two spare pictures I took but unused for my magazine.

Applying (LIIAR) to 'Kollege Magazine'

These are the 5 different areas I will include in my magazine and how it will be used:

Language - Firstly my front cover picture is going to be a long shot featuring all of the persons body. But I will take many other shots from different angles to get a variety of camara shots to choose from.

I am also going to use the green Wyke College logo so the people who buy it know what college it is related to.

I also want the picture to be black and white to create a mystery of the magazine which black and white connotates, making the audience want to read on and know what is inside the magazine.

The same font colours and style will constantly be used so the magazine does not seem muddled and so it relates to the house style of the magazine.

Institution - Kollege Magazine will be aimed at students of Wyke College. On the other hand it can also be aimed at the teachers and staff of Wyke College also.

Ideology - Morals will be hidden in my magazine in which the audience can think for themselves what is behind the message. Again this creates an air of mystery and relates to the colour of my front cover (black and white). This is to keep the reader interested. This will be seen from the motto I am going to use on the front cover of the magazine.

Audience - Kollege Magazine will be specifically aimed at people related to Wyke College. This includes students, teachers, staff and even parents to inform them what is currently occuring at Wyke and what is planned for the future. It will be aimed at all ages but most of the magazine will be aimed at 16-25 year olds including both sex.

Representation - Kollege Magazine will be humourous, entertaining and also informative to give a postive representation of the college. This is to keep the interest of all types of people. The magazine will be unbiased as possible and will also include the veiws from the students of Wyke.

Kollege Magazine Research

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My plan is going to be slightly different from this copy of a college magazine cover. On the other hand I am planning to keep authentic features such and a large masthead and a figure in the middle of the magazine. Furthermore I am willing to use this shade of red (shown in the image on the right) so that it stands out and legible to read. I like the way they have done this. The headlines are also easy to read as the black writing works well against the white background. It stands out for the reader to read. The person on the front cover of this magazine is also wearing a purple coloured top which could connote royalty about the college. Furthermore suggesting elegance and sophistication about the college. The person is also smiling giving positive body language about the college with her clean white teeth and healthy smile. Moreover she is directly looking at the audience, this could connote thats she is trying to draw attention to the reader so they look directly back at her.

This college magazine is based in the United States. Austin College is shown on the front cover of a very 'upper-middle class' image of the college. The masthead of the college is very simple but on the other hand the colour is very warm and fits perfectly with the setting. The weather is calm and relaxed which could appeal to the audience that it is a nice place to be. Even though this is a college magazine. It really do not appeal to the younger generation which will most proberly be attending this place. It is not very authentic also which also might grap the readers attention.

http://www.grimsby.ac.uk/documents/GX_mag/GX1.pdf

The GX Magazine is seen as a very vibrant magazine which would definatly appeal to younger people. The magazine name is very large to grasp the attention of it's audience. The characters used on the front cover of this magazine are quite 'animated' which could also possibly connote why it is maybe aimed at the younger generation. On the other hand I dislike the usage of blue as the cover lines. They seem lost because of the distration of the background above. I do like the use of anchorage on this magazine which says' the word on the street'. Again this is aimed and more associated with the younger generation. The photo used on the bottom right of the magazine looks out of place and does not really combine with the 'cartoony' feel of the front cover, more to the point is far to small to have on the front cover which will not appeal to the audience

'Kollege Magazine' Contents page lay-out plan

A brief lay-out plan on how i am going to set out my contents page for my magazine

'Kollege Magazine' front cover lay-out plan

This is just a brief flavour of what my magazine will be set out like on the front cover. I will keep you up to date if I feel any changes need to be made.

Planning for College Magazine

Wyke College Plan

I am planning to design and publish the front cover and contents page of a magazine. These are my first ideas of what I am going to do. My front cover idea is to get a picture of me sat down reading a study book looking confused. This will be the main coverline of the magazine to help tackle the stresses of revision. The title of my magazine will either be 'Kollege', or 'College Catch-Up!'. This masthead will go under me on the front cover as the main image will cover most of the front. I am also planning to do the main cover line at the bottom right of the cover. Furthermore I am hoping to do the cover line on the right hand side and also the left hand side. I am also adding a bar code in the top left corner.