evaluation of my front cover

Evaluation of my front cover

Language- I have tried to use all of the conventions of a front cover of a magazine. I have used a masthead, cover lines, a headline, a dateline, a barcode, the price and a main image, as well as another small image that may attract the reader. I tried to keep the colour scheme constant, by not using a lot of different colours. I mainly used the colours purple and black as they relate to the Wyke logo. Also I used black writing for both the cover lines and headline so that they would stand out against the background and would be seen easily. I didn’t make the main image too light or too dark; I adjusted the levels of the model in the picture so that the brightness of her matched the brightness of the background, so it looks more realistic.

Institution- If this magazine was to be published; it would be by a small organisation at the college and would only be published in this college. But it could also be published in other secondary schools, like advertising the college, so they can see what happens there.

Ideology- The main image could suggest that the model in the picture is a student at the college, as she looks about 16/17. This could relate the magazine to the reader, so that it feels more personal to them and would influence them to buy it. Because she is smiling, it could show that she enjoys going to this college. Also the people in the background of the main image seem to be doing work, so it creates the impression that the students use their time effectively and enjoy doing so. The picture of Ed Sheeran in the bottom corner is quite bright compared to the rest of the magazine; this could suggest that there will be more exciting things inside the magazine, other than just news about the college.

Audience- The audience of this magazine is college students. This is shown by the model on the front cover as she looks as though she is a student. Also there are no bright colours, which could show that is a magazine for more mature students and people who are serious about their studies. But there could be a small audience of students in secondary schools, who are thinking of coming to Wyke in the near future, so by reading this they can get an idea of what happens around college.

Representation- the model in the main image is represented as a happy person who probably enjoys going to this college. And by using light colours on the magazine, this could suggest that she is a hard worker who gets by without a problem.  These light colours are contrasting to the image, as the clothes she is wearing are quite dark, and some of the background is quite dark too.