Daisy Randall

College Magazine

When I started to make my magazine, I was not very competent at using Photoshop and Indesign which meant this mock up magazine cover didn’t

Daisy Randall

turn out quite how I wanted it to but meant I learnt that basics of how to use Photoshop and meant I was able to see what did and didn’t look good. I tried to use my research (Questionnaires) to find out what the target audience of mainly student’s from the college and maybe some teacher’s may want in a college magazine to suit the context of what was in it so what was on the front.

I used a brick background to signify a building to which the reader may link to the college. I used a normal student with a medium close up to try and represent the student body and didn’t want a stereotypical type of person or else other people may think the magazine is only for that type of people. The main header I used a white font called chalk duster which I thought signified a black board, chalk theme which I though represented school quite well. I outlined this in black though as my magazine is not well known and therefore the title needs to stand out if it’s going to sell so I thought the black outline made it bolder.

I don’t think the final outcome of my college front cover came out very well as I think I used to may fonts and didn’t stick to a fixed colour scheme meaning that it now looks at bit of a mess. I also think the fonts don’t work very well either as they don’t catch the eye very easily.

I have decided that for my final magazine I will use different fonts that contrast better but still catch the eye. I will also use a more appealing colour scheme rather than using random colours.

Daisy Randall

Daisy Randall

I tried to stick to the same colour I used on the front cover so that it would match the front cover. This worked and I’m quite happy how the contents page turned out although I don’t think it managed to suit the front cover very well because of the brick background on the front cover. I used the same font the whole way through but used different colours and effects to make it all more varied and appealing to the eye. The font looked slightly unclear though but I was unsure how it would once it was printed so I hoped it would be readable. I also would have like to use more pictures to equal out the text to pictures to give more of an idea of what is inside the magazine. I also was not sure about how the layout should look but I think it worked out okay. But for my final magazine I think I might use a different layout with some more pictures and Colum format with the list of what’s in the magazine.

I think the college magazine turned out okay but I think there is a lot I need to do to improve for my final magazine. I am happy now as I have learnt the basics of Photoshop therefore have more ideas of what I can do and how to make it better.