I decided to create the contents page for my first magazine as i felt that it was easier to relate to and i would be able to make it more interesting than the prospectus, however i have been struggling to come up with ideas to put on the page, that will be interesting enough to make the audience want to read on. I have used the same colour scheme as i did on the front cover so that the magazine is constistant.
I wanted to use this as the background as it shows the audience the school, so is therefore relevant and creates a positive image. This is achieved by the bright blue sky and clean surroundings, as they help to create a pleasant atmosphere. Also by not including any students in the picture i think it doesn’t cause distractions and allows the reader to prodvide their own idea of the school life. The low angle shot makes the school seem as if it is standing tall, which may suggest that it is superior.
For my second magazine cover i needed to produce it for a different audience, seeing as the first one was aimed at students i decided to aim the second one more at parents. So i therefore needed to make the cover more formal, i did this by turning it into more of a school prospectus than a magazine.
I chose to use this photo in particular as the main feature of my front cover, as i feel that it is a very natural photo and doesn’t look too staged. Also the students are situated infront of the sixthform block itself so it isn’t random either. The way that they are laughing creates the impression of a happy environment.
![Freida Pinto Vogue India March 2009 cover photo[6]](http://rwysechs.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/freida-pinto-vogue-india-march-2009-cover-photo6.jpg?w=287&h=390 "Freida Pinto Vogue India March 2009 cover photo[6]")
This is a front cover from the magazine ‘Vogue’, the magazine is aimed at the much more upper class market, you can tell this just from looking at the cover. This is because the colours used are very subtle (although one is pink), the cover star is dressed in a very elaborate black dress accompanied with statement jewelry. She is posed in a slightly provocative way, but it doesn’t scream tackiness. The subtitles on the cover are not about ‘z-list celebs’ but of ‘how you can be a recessionista’ and one about ‘The Obamas’. The cover isn’t cluttered with pictures and the font is very clear, i think the simplicity of the cover is what makes me like it.
This is what i created using photoshop to mimic the existing magazine cover, I have taken in to account that this was only my first try, therefore the pictures used are very amature. However i felt that i captured the effect of the magazine well, for instance the colours and fonts.
