Magazine Cover Preliminary

Who did you work with and how did you manage the task between you?
I worked with Cat and we both contributed ideas and worked on different parts of the task; I took photos and made the front cover whilst Cat made the contents page.

2. How did you plan your cover and contents page? What magazines did you use for your inspiration?
We used cosmopolitan as our inspiration and drew up the layout of our front cover on paper before the task.

3. What technology did you use to complete the task, and how did you use it?
We used a digital camera to take photographs of models on a white background. We then used photoshop to compose the front page and contents.

4. What factors did you have to take into account when planning, shooting and editing?
We had to make a mock up of the front cover and take photos of models over the weekend.

5. Which magazines conventions does the magazine follow?
We used the three colour rule so that it looked effective and there wasn't so much going on.

6. Which does it break?
None.

7. Who is your target audience and how does the layout/images/fonts/colour pallate/cover lines appeal?
The colours are suitable for either gender as they are neutral greens and blues; they aren't gender specific.
Our target audience was students of Lutterworth College.

8. Does the magazine appeal to new or regular readers – how do you know?
Both as the content and cheap price could attract newer readers but old ones would stay loyal.

9. How successful was your magazine cover? Identify what worked well, and with hindsight, what would you improve/do differently?
In future I would make the layout more interesting but overall I think ours worked well.

10. What have you learnt about producing a magazine front cover and contents page? Looking ahead, how will this learning be significant when completing the rest of your foundation coursework?
I learnt more about how to use photoshop and this will be helpful as I plan to make a magazine for my final piece.