College Magazine analysis

What Works?

I think that the thongs that work on my college Magazine are the fact that the colours match on the title and the text, I think this makes the magazine look as though it relates.

Eg. These are all similar colours that I think look good together, therefore the magazine looks like it all ties in together.

I also think that the picture on the contents page works. I think this works because I like the way that the two pictures have been cropped and blurred into each other. I also think this works as it directly relates to the articles that are in the magazine.

I think that the masthead works well as I like the blurred colour effect that it has on the shadow of the lettering.

What doesn’t work?

I don’t really think that the placement of the barcode works on my magazine and also I have decided to add the price of the magazine into the bottom left hand corner too which I don’t think works. I don’t think this works because it is not that noticeable to the buyer.

I don’t think that the white space that has not been filled here also works. I feel as though it looks like there should be something there and also gives it a feeling that something is missing on my contents page.

I don’t think that the placement of the text on the front cover works very well either. I don’t think that it works because I feel as though it looks slightly odd there and should have been places else where on the cover.

What was hard?

I think that finding the right font for my masthead and making the blurred background was hard. I think this was hard as I needed to find the right look for my masthead and actually using photoshop to blur the text was hard.

I also think that finding a place for the article titles was hard. I think this was hard as even now I don’t think that where it is placed works so I found it very difficult to come to a decision on where it should go. I feel as though it doesn’t look effective where it has been placed.

I think that cropping the photos I had taken and using the feathering effect on photoshop was also hard as I needed to find the right position on where to place them and most of my time constructing the contents page was spent on prepping the pictures to be blurred.

What was easy?

I think one of the main things that was easy, was taking the image for the front cover of my magazine. I think this was easy as it is a simple image but I like the outcome.

I also think that editing the image was easy as it was quite simple to add effects to the image such as enhancing the contrast and the brightness of the image to make it stand out.

I think that choosing the titles for the articles and which articles would be considered as regulars and features was easy as I had a clear vision of what I wanted to include and therefore split them into the sections.

What have I learnt? When making my magazine I have learnt how to use photoshop. Before making my magazine I had now experience with working with photoshop and after this think I have gained some knowledge in what effects to use and how to work my way around photoshop.

I have also learnt whilst making my magazine the target audience of different magazine types. For example, teenage girls may want to have a fashion section included in the articles.

Also I have learnt that to make the magazine more effective, to place the articles that relate to each other in a group, this way the magazine will look lit it fits together effectively.

If I had all the money in the world what would I change? If I had all the money in the world I would change the image that I have used. I would change this so that the photography would look more professional. I think that I would also change this because it would give it a more effective look and would make the reader want to purchase it more.

If I had all the money in the world I would change some of the articles. I would change these to make the reader want to read them even more. For example I would make the articles all have their own images on the contents page that draws the reader in.

What other magazines would I compare mine to?

I would compare my magazine to this one because of the fact that it has two people on. Also I think that the fonts have quite a similar feel to them.Also some of the text on this front cover has been positioned in a similar place to mine such as the one in the left middle.

I would also compare it to this magazine as the position of the people, for example a mid shot is present on this cover. I would also compare it to this magazine because of the fact that there are two girls on the cover as are on mine.