Do's And Don'ts For A School Magazine

Yes, this blog post is called 'Do’s and Don’ts for a School Magazine'...but I lie. It’s more like 'What I Will And Won’t Use In My School Magazine'.

Although the statement says 'What I Will And Won’t Use'... I don't actually know what I will use. I've been given examples like- The font, images, colours... but I don't actually know what to use.

In my and I have the ideas of using the school colours (yellow and green), but I don't know if it would look like.

I like the look of a mid-shot of a student on the front cover (like on the photo above). It gives a clear central shot of the student which could show pride in the school and the community. It is also centered so it looks neat and is a better layout.

I also like the look of having the main headlines and masthead in front of the image. This lets it stand out and makes it easy to read all of the text. It is also bold and modern, which can look professional. (Example on picture above)

I also want a good layout where everything it easy to read and see. I don’t want it looking too busy and all over the place as it reduces the professionalism of it. It needs to be clean with clear headings, columns and not crowded with pictures. (Below is a good example)

Font is a big part of the magazine. It is important as it needs to be readable for everyone. If you can’t read it, people won’t look at it!

I will show you examples of good and bad fonts using the example title- ‘Media News’

This font is called ‘Scriptina’. This font does have a good look to it. It’s bold, fancy, but beware! This font isn't suitable! It might look good but not everyone will be able to read it. It’s a no from me.

    

This font is called ‘Eastlift’. Now how hard is it to read? Well it’s not easy and so not suitable! 

 

Hope this helps with your school magazine needs!