Contents page - Sixth form magazine

Front cover - Sixth form magazine

 

 

This is the second magazine I decided to deconstruct. The mid shot of the two students working gives a friendly vibe to the audience of 16+. Throughout this front cover the main colours are red from the bold red writing to the boarder of the cover. This writing attracts the reader’s eye because of the bold font and large font size. On this front cover they have put the ‘free school planner’ in the sweet spot; this is because it’s a positive thing about the sixth form magazine. Having a barcode on the magazine makes it look more professional as all big companies have to do this.

This sixth form magazine is very effective and attracts its audience well, which is mostly 16-18. The colours that are used (blue, black and white) work well together and attract the reader to look at the magazine and want to find out more of the content. The words ‘creative corner’ work well on the front page as this is the only thing on the cover that does not fit in with the colour scheme. The mid shot of the girl on the front cover works well in black and white and I think that the shadow behind is creative as it isn’t something you usually see on magazines. The central image of the girl smiling would encourage people from other schools to want to know more about the school as she looks friendly. The language on this front cover isn’t very formal and is quite chatty which again attracts its target audience.

I decided to use this image for my Sixth form magazine front cover. I decided to edit it on photoshop and blur the background and keep the main image of the person non blured.

front cover photo ideas