Effective Masthead

• Bright Slogan
• Colour
• Relates to genre of content
• Simple designs 
• Stands out
• Unique
• Recogniseable 
• Should capture its audience attention 
• Catchy
• Clear front
• Capital Letter
• Good contrast with background 

Contents of the magazine

• Exam information 
• PB radio information
• Previous ofsted reports
• Statistics 
• News about any upcoming clubs
• Calender of important dates
• Charity events
• Pictures
• Information on teachers leaving
• Logo

Audience

The audience for my magazine is really anyone who is in school and interested in what the upcoming events there are. Therefore it is mainly targeted at students aged between 12- 18, teachers within the school are also the audience but it is also parents and people who live within the Sutton Coldfield area. Because of this wide age range between teenagers and people who have children and grandchildren who go to the school. I need to take into consideration how I present and layout my magazine. 

Pictures from the photo shoot

Front Cover

Contents page

Layout ideas for the contents page

Conventions of a contents page

Pictures- pictures are used to grab the readers attention and make the magazine more entertaining and exciting Columns- columns are to show an ordered layout Headlines- are used so that the audience no what the contents page is about Banners- they are designed to get the attention of the reader by creating a contrast between the title/ headline and text Page Numbers- are designed to inform the reader in an organised way about the layout of the rest of the magazine e.g where to find a page Pull quotes- are used to lure the reader by getting quotes from inside the magazine Title- are used to firstly catch the readers attention by introducing what is in the magazine Structured Layout- the way in which a magazine is ordered Caption- is a small paragraph of text to tell the reader about an image Imformation(blurb)- is advertising a small piece of information inside the magazine to lure the reader House Style- is the way in which the colour scheme and layout is set out throughout the magazine Colour Scheme- colour scheme is the range of colours set throughout the magazine Visual Syntax- the way in which people read the conventions of a page Text- is there to inform the reader of information to do with the magazine Categories(sections)- sections are designed to show to show an organised magazine to get across a formal approach.

The cover of the magazine (without a picture)