-The background design, which matches all the colour scheme which is he following colours: red, orange and then a black which also incorporates within the picture.
Dislikes
-Layout looks a little bit cramped, within the writing and also the photo shopping on the main picture isn't perfect.
Fonts
The fonts I chose suite the whole theme of a college magazine, and is kind of laid back and upbeat. The masthead stands out and with it's bold red difference in the two lines it's set out in, make it attractive and appealing to it's audience. The subtitles to go along with the stories also follow the same font as the masthead but have a difference in colour not making it all the same and boring. The mini story text changes in font to something more plain but jagged, yet still a bold colour that stands out, obviously black. All the fonts match together with everything else that is on the main cover, including the 'spray splodges' that make it appeal to teenagers as it gives off the 'upbeat' vibe.
Three Colour Rule.
I have stuck by this rule so that it catches the eye, and also doesn't make it too stuffy with too much content and overload of colour on the cover, which wouldn't make it as attractive as it could be with just 3 colours. I chose red and orange as the main colours as they aren't dull and boring and red gives a non-subtle output, so it's "in your face" whereas orange is quite a subtle vibrant colour which makes a perfect match for 2 colours. I then chose black because it gives the main 'boldness' on the front page, as well as the red but black goes well with everything and also matches the picture. I decided to stick with a white background as white is a fresh colour and will stand out from a magazine that has a black background or any other colour, more due to it's light - hence the fact there is no overload of text on there it doesn't drag down the background making it noticeable even more, whereas if there was, you wouldn't be able to tell much and this colour choice wouldn't of had the same effect.
Photographs appropriate?
I do think the photograph is appropriate as it's of a student, doing her work which fits well within the whole 'college' theme, but then she's pulling a kind of "what" face, giving off the typical teenage attitude when it comes to things they're not particularly fond of. This gives off a kind of connection to other teenagers who see this and intrigues them into looking more. The colours on this picture also match the theme, with the orange in the hair matching the font and also the black and orange top.
Stories on front cover
I find the stories on the front cover totally appropriate as they relate to college things that students are interested about and not the usual bickering gossip that would drag down the magazines potential. They consist of things that everyone would like to know about, and not just one person like just for boys, or girls and even teachers.
Considering the fact that the same font is used throughout the front cover and then onto the contents page I do think that you'd be able to tell it's from the same magazine. However, the colour scheme still should of changed on the contents page to match the front cover more, instead of just black.
I love this college magazine! (Not just because my face is on it.) I think the way you set it out really seems individual and very interesting I like your choice of fonts and the language you used definitely relates to your target audience. The fact that you used pray splodges was really well done and gives a young feel to your magazine.
ReplyDeleteMy only area of improvement would be to make the contents page a bit more colourful in future.
The front cover is really different because of the layout and the fonts you've used so it makes it stand out and look professional.you've kept a consistent colour scheme on your cover but maybe you could of carried it on , on to the contents page
ReplyDeleteThe front cover is really eye-catching and suits the target audience, and the colour scheme runs from the front cover to the contents page which makes it look more professional. The only thing you could improve on is fill in some of the white on the contents page.
ReplyDeleteThe magazine is really good and the layout makes it really stand out and makes it look interesting, the story's match the target audience and the colour scheme is good.
ReplyDeleteone improvement I could give is that you could add a date (if its there sorry if I missed it) =)
I think the house style for the front cover is really great and eye catching. It looks really professional and slick. To improve, I would say take up more of the blank spaces with pictures/text etc. But overall I think its great.
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