My Preliminary Task

I have create a magazine which only had to include the front cover and a contents page which was a preliminary task.

On my front cover i have used a medium close up of Fran. The reason why i chose this picture in particular is because i feel that it really links in with the fact that Fran is a winner therefore the happiness and smiles straight away shows that she will be the main topic of this magazine. Fran is looking straight into the camera and this shows direct address which is effective because it shows that it could appeal to you personally.

When doing this task i was able to refer back to the codes and conventions task which i did a while back and see what looked effective and appealing to the school. In this case i chose to keep the front cover of the magazine very simple and easy to read because over crowded isn't any help to the readers as there is just too much information. I think everything is very clear and visible. The reason why i have also used the colours red and black is because that.s the conventional colours of the school. I think everything on the front cover works really well together.

I have also considered to include the left third which will help the readers see what magazine it is as the first thing they will notice is the 'TO' and the school badge inside the 'O'. This is something i have also gathered from the codes and conventions task as well as other research about magazines. A left third is very important.

Looking back on the font which i have used, i think it works well because it'd very bold and very easy to read. The typography is very important because it's something that could possibly affect the whole magazine. Therefore i personally think that the font and colours i have used work very well and appeals to any target audience.

For the contents page, i decided to make it a little bit more busier than the front cover because i do feel that sometimes the contents page is what gets looked at making the reader more interested in any specific topics which are included. i have decided to include some pictures on the contents page just to give an idea to the readers about all the other pictures that could be in the magazine. The contents page is an extra thing to my magazine making it even more interesting.

The Benefits of me  trying out this task is to develop and improve my knowledge on the different codes and conventions of a magazine. It will also be something i would like to look back on to make any improvements and use this as a piece of guidance when making my actual final magazine.