Preliminary, Magazine front cover analyse

Analysis of magazine front cover

What was the thinking behind your design choices?

•   I wanted it to have colors; this was to attract my target audience which is 15-17 year old. I feel as though I did achieve this.
• Having the title and slogan straight at the top of the page. This was because when analysing other magazines they did this and I thought it looked very sophisticated.
•   I wanted the Downs School logo in the picture; this would show what school (sixth form) the magazine is advertising.

How successful was your finished page?

•   I think my finished cover was very successful, but I would have changed a few things about it to make it more successful. I would change the location of the picture; this is because of the white banner, there is too much writing on it which means the pictures a bit too busy and crowded which you don’t want on a front cover. That’s something I would change for it to look successful.

What do you need to work on for your main coursework portfolio?

•  I did well with time management, I got the work done with extra time, in this extra time I went back and edited the front cover because I was unhappy with it. I just think I need to spend more time on some of the work so I don’t need to go back and re-edit everything. 
•  I think I just need to think before I do something, E.g. Choosing font colors were hard because I hadn't thought of where exactly to take the photograph.