Magazine cover mock up 1

prezi of initial ideas (Audience, Price and Mock ups)

Initial ideas for my college magazine on Prezi

My chosen College for my Preliminary task

I have chosen Wyke sixth form college as the college to be featured in my magazine. I feel like this is a good idea as Wyke is a very popular and well known college that brings a lot of new students every year. I also attend Wyke college which is an advantage of getting information and images to go on my front cover.

LIIAR anaylsis of Grimsby College

The Grimsby College’s layout stands out and looks more like a college magazine.

They have chosen bright and bold colours for the back ground. The colours could have been a bit more young and enthusiastic rather than a business magazine look. The students are not going to be interested in a magazine that has no fun or life to it. They have used the same font for each bit of information, and made the text easy to read.

The masthead is the only text that really stands out on the cover. Although the website details are in a big font and are accessible to read, I feel that the main image is less creative and boring for a college magazine. The image should be bold, appealing and also trying to send out a message about the college to the young students that want to join the next year. 

Although the contents page has lots of information and adverts it has been divided accordingly making it easier for the reader to find the information they need.

The information sections are all unique in their own way. The top left hand one ‘gx’ shows people ‘walking’ to what they want to do within the college. The Image is young and vibrant and striking. The logo is bold and noticeable which draws the eye of the reader towards the advert.

At the bottom left hand they have used a contrast by using a black and white image with a mixture of enthusiastic looking young students. They have chosen a distinctive font colour which brings out the information about that advert.   

The contents section has a lot of bright, colourful and original images on this page making it look like a young adults college magazine. The font and the colouring for the headings are all  distinctive making each section stand out.
The language they have chosen for the subheadings, giving a small bit of detail about the contents within the page is aimed at the age group 16-19. This makes it more up beat and interesting.

LIIAR anaylsis of East Riding College

The contents page doesn’t really stand out as a student’s magazine.

They have kept the colour scheme as black and white and the text the same font. Putting a green box behind the information you are accessing makes it more difficult to read, giving it a primary school feel rather than a college magazine.

They have placed black borders around the images; I feel that this doesn’t add anymore interest to the magazine; however the black borders are all different sizes this makes it look less professional in regard to other college magazines I have seen.  There is also no information underneath the images; the reader is unable to understand the purpose of the images.

The main thing that stands out on the contents page is the masthead and the bright green text box. I feel that they could have made the images stand out more and make them the main attraction rather than a green box.

LIIAR anaylsis of East Riding College

I feel that The East Riding College magazine could have been presented a lot better than it has been.

If I had presented this magazine then I wouldn’t have used the colours black and white. I feel that it doesn’t really show off how good the East Riding College can be.
 It doesn’t stand out, isn’t striking and I can’t see teenagers of our age being enthusiastic about the college.

The Masthead stands out from all the other texts. It’s nice to see that they have kept the rest of the font and colours for the texts the same. It makes it look more of a professional magazine. However I feel that the College Logo could have been different. It doesn’t really stand out to the students.  

The colour scheme isn’t particularly interesting, the contrast between the black and white makes it look dull and boring. I feel with this, it brings across a message that the East Riding College is dull and boring. If I did the magazine then I would have set the colour scheme alongside the colours of the Colleges logo and made the font more of a students way of life, but still easy to read. 

The Image is of a school trip to Berlin but we can’t see the faces of the students. The image does look very picturesque and shows exactly what the students could see at the time.  However the type of picture they have chosen doesn’t show whether the students are having a good time and learning, and where they are staying.

LIIAR anaylsis of East Yorkshire College

I feel that The East Riding College magazine could have been presented a lot better than it has been.

If I had presented this magazine then I wouldn’t have used the colours black and white. I feel that it doesn’t really show off how good the East Riding College can be.
 It doesn’t stand out, isn’t striking and I can’t see teenagers of our age being enthusiastic about the college.

The Masthead stands out from all the other texts. It’s nice to see that they have kept the rest of the font and colours for the texts the same. It makes it look more of a professional magazine. However I feel that the College Logo could have been different. It doesn’t really stand out to the students.  

The colour scheme isn’t particularly interesting. The contrast between the black and white makes it look dull and boring. I feel with this, it brings across a message that the East Riding College is dull and boring. If I did the magazine then I would have set the colour scheme along side the colours of the Colleges logo and made the font more of a students way of life, but still easy to read. 

The Image is of a school trip to Berlin. But we can’t see the faces of the students. The image does look very picturesque and shows exactly what the students could see at the time.  However the type of picture they have chosen doesn’t show whether the students are having a good time and learning, and where they are staying.

The Grimsby College’s layout stands out and looks more like a college magazine.

They have chosen bright and bold colours for the back ground. The colours could have been a bit more young and enthusiastic rather than a business magazine look. The students are not going to be interested in a magazine that has no fun or life to it. They have used the same font for each bit of information, and made the text easy to read.

The masthead is the only text that really stands out on the cover. Although the website details are in a big font and are accessible to read, I feel that the main image is less creative and boring for a college magazine. The image should be bold, appealing and also trying to send out a message about the college to the young students that want to join the next year. 

I feel that The East Riding College magazine could have been presented a lot better than it has been.

If I had presented this magazine then I wouldn’t have used the colours black and white. I feel that it doesn’t really show off how good the East Riding College can be.
 It doesn’t stand out, isn’t striking and I can’t see teenagers of our age being enthusiastic about the college.

The Masthead stands out from all the other texts. It’s nice to see that they have kept the rest of the font and colours for the texts the same. It makes it look more of a professional magazine. However I feel that the College Logo could have been different. It doesn’t really stand out to the students.  

The colour scheme isn’t particularly interesting. The contrast between the black and white makes it look dull and boring. I feel with this, it brings across a message that the East Riding College is dull and boring. If I did the magazine then I would have set the colour scheme along side the colours of the Colleges logo and made the font more of a students way of life, but still easy to read. 

The Image is of a school trip to Berlin. But we can’t see the faces of the students. The image does look very picturesque and shows exactly what the students could see at the time.  However the type of picture they have chosen doesn’t show whether the students are having a good time and learning, and where they are staying.