School Magazine: Finalised Contents Page

This is my finished Contents page which follows the theme set from my brief, ICT suite, along with other features of a school magazine such as the Science element featured in the magazine.

 For my contents page I used a total of two images as my contents research all had more than one image, bar one which was particularly effective although not suitable for a school magazine. Most of the research had around three images plus, however I did not want the contents page overcrowded, which I feared would happen if I added more images. I used images related to the feature of science as although my brief was about the ICT suite, I felt I needed to showcase other features of the magazine otherwise the images would have been too similar. I used the same blue colour as the logo and the front page for the titles and numbers along with the same maroon which was used in the logo and front page. I also used the black border, to correspond with the front page, which was in black and white. I used the same font as I used in the front page and ensured all the text lined up as this is considered good design. I used white font colour on the title as it not only showed up on the black border, but also matches the white lab coats which the students are wearing in the main picture. This is also considered good design. The numbers have also been outlined in bold to ensure they can be read. I am sure this corresponds to my brief and fits in with the school front cover.  

School Magazine: Finalised Front Page

When creating the school magazine cover, I decided to focus on the opening of the new ICT suite which was specified in my brief.

For the main image on my front cover I used the last image from the 1st photo shoot with both of the models using the ICT equipment. I chose this image as although I originally intended to re-shoot, this image showed the students using the equipment which is what I intended for the front cover. Additionally, after editing, the image appeared to be much better than before, due to the natural light behind, which appears to look like an artifical soptlight on the two models and the ICT equipment. This therefore suited the look of the magazine, which I designed based on the previous general research. I used a black and white feature on this image, much like the image from the research and the thick, bold coloured block at the top of the page to place the school logo and magazine title on. The title was also designed with the general research in mind as the title features two different font types and is positioned in the same place. I believe this creates an effective and professional appearance as the title is eye catching. I also used just three colours, maroon, sky blue and white, when creating the magazine cover, which is considered good design. I also bleed the image over the frame of the document when designing to ensure, when printed, there would be no white border. Furthermore, I additionally tried to line up all of the features, such as the logo, text, bar code and title to ensure none of the features were hanging. 

I used the same font type for the main text which was also present in the logo and title. I also used this for the school slogan, which was positioned under the logo. This made sure the magazine cover was consistent. I also included basic information for a magazine such as bar code, price and issue number.