Evaluation

The magazine cover and contents which I have completed has gone good in my opinion, as I didn't spend a lot of time on it and could be seen as a rushed project it has turned out ok. If I was doing it again I would make sure I spent more time on the pictures I took for the main image, this was the part of the project which I rushed the most. Also I have never used the software used for the project before, therefore it took me quite a long time to get used to and I perhaps didn't know all the tools I could of used to make the front cover as good as possible. The elements I am pleased with is the the layout of the cover, I have made the masthead easy to read and have been able to link in the colors throughout the magazine. The contents for the magazine which I designed was the part of the project which I rushed the most, I've made sure I've kept the colors similar to the ones on the front cover and have also made sure that there are lots of pictures on the contents so this keeps the target audience interested and appealed.

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Photographs

The first picture you see on the right was the one I chose for the front cover of my magazine, i chose this as it was medium to close up and it the angle was correct. This photo will appeal to my target audience as you can clearly see who it is straght away, because it was taken from the right distance and the angle is just right.

This was the other picture I took, I did not choose this one as the distance was too far away, it would be hard for the target auidence to notice who it is straight away. The angle is alright but compared to the one I chose isn't as good.

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Flat Plans

Font Choice - The font I chose for my magazine cover was lucida sans, I chose this font as it was basic and is easy for the target audience to read. The font is kept the same throughout the cover and the contents, this allows the reader not to get confused and is easier to understand. The font size is varied throughout, this is done because the bigger and more important headlines are needed to stand out therefore you give it larger font size.

Masthead Design - The design for the masthead is pretty simple but also quite big, this is done so the target audience are able to notice it straight away. The masthead is on the top left hand side of the page moving on to the right, this is done because you read things from left to right.

Language use of the main flash and two main sells - The main sell is kept short but draws the readers in to want to read it, this is done so the readers do not get bored reading a long headline, under the big writing for the main sell there is smaller writing explaining it more so the reader knows exactly what it's going to be based on. The two main sells are longer than the main sell and the language is more varied, the main flash and main sells are considered to be very important to the target audience therefore those who see the front cover will want to read it as it will have something to do with them.

Important Information - Other information which is seen on the front cover is the date and the issue number, this is kept on the bottom left side, this is something that won't draw the reader in therefore it is not important to be in the middle of the page in big writing but it is still in a place where the readers will be able to see it.

Contents page layout - For the contents I tried to keep the design/colours similar to the front cover, I've put important information on it such as the page numbers to some key pages and i've also made sure that there are quite a lot of interesting images for the readers to look at.

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Introduction

For the preliminary task I was asked to create a cover and a contents page for a Sussex Downs magazine. To do this we had to use Adobe InDesign, we also had to take a minimum of two medium close up photos of a student, one of those photos could be used on the front cover of the magazine and the other would be used to evaluate and compare the two, for this we would use Adobe Photoshop. The front cover also had to have a masthead and some appropriately laid-out text. We where also required to produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page. The target audience for the magazine are students who attend the college, who are interested or play sport, it could also be seen to be a good way to introduce and get students interested in the college sport.

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