My Magazine Ideas

So, on our first study period for Media, some of us decided to sketch our ideas of our magazine. Now, you are lucky people as today, you are... (wait for it).....seeing my sketches and ideas. You're welcome.  

So first off, the front cover.

As you can see, I decided to have a masthead at the top of the page like with most magazines. This is so it stands out. I don't know what colour and font I would use but I will do some testing.

For the logo, I liked the idea of the schools tie. From what have heard, most people are going with the idea of the school tree, like the schools logo. I thought I would be different but, I will have to see how it looks first. I liked the idea because it incorporates the school with the uniform and the school colours (which the tie holds). 

On the front, I also wanted a picture of a student. I thought it would show the pride the school has in its pupils, and people on a magazine are popular.

With the splash (remember that word?), I thought I would put it underneath the masthead in a bold font so it would stand out. I would also make the main picture fit in with this, so it looks more professional.

I would also put a couple of secondary leads at the bottom of the page with maybe a picture to go with it. This would be in a smaller size. I’m not sure yet but I like the idea of the stories headings being in different colours or sizes, so more stand out compare to others. 

For the contents page...

I liked the idea of the column with the stories and page numbers to be on the right hand side. I thought this would look nicer. I would also like to have a picture somewhere on the left had side, relating to one of the stories.  In some magazines I have seen ‘editor’s letter’. I liked this idea as I thought it makes the reader feel more involved with the ‘editor’. For the magazine I thought I would change it to the ‘heads letter’ so it fits in with the genre of a school magazine better. I would also like the background to be a light green colour, as it is one of the school colours. 

Although I have these ideas in my head, they might not seem right when I start to make the magazine. If things change, I will make a post for you to show you how it will look, with the new changes.  Hope you are looking forward to the final product, I am!