Mission Statement and mood board

Mission statement and mood board from Megan Powell

Contents Page

Music questionnaire results

Music magazine questionnaire analysis from Megan Powell

Analysis of 3 Music Magazine Covers

Analysis of Content page& article of NME Magazine

Analyisis of Content page & article of Q Magazine

Analysis of content page& article of Billboard Magazine

School Magazine cover

Final Magazine Cover

Overall I am pleased with how my magazine looks. I think it has a clear and organised layout. I feel that my magazine is organised well and isn't messy. My masthead stands out as does my splash and my header and footer bars. My main image fits well with the magazine and  I think that the magazine is appealing yet informative. It also has a variety of topics which I feel would appeal to the readers. 

Final Draft Analysis

Main Image

I have changed my main image to a sixth former. I did this because I thought that having a sixth former on the front would be more effective as they would be in their own clothes and they would have experienced many years of school life. Whereas a year 7 pupil would not have, I think that putting a sixth former shows an example as they are the oldest students in KHS and will set an example for the rest of the school- especially to the younger pupils. 

Splash

I have changed my splash so it fitted in with my main image. Personally I think that being in sixth form is an important part in school life as after this you will be entering the very next important stage in life. I felt that a sixth former has a lot to do within the school as they set an example for younger pupils and they are no longer treated as a child they are treated as an adult who has chosen to continue to stay in school and further their education. People in sixth form are no longer considered as 'pupils' they are now 'students.'

Header and footer bar

I have now included a header bar. I originally only had a footer bar but reflecting on my magazine I wanted to see if including a header looked better and in my opinion it does. I put 'New athletic team

2016' as a new school year calls for a new athletic team and in KHS sport is important. This will also appeal to pupils who perhaps prefer athletics than academic subjects.

I kept the colour red for the font but put it on a black background as I felt this would stand out and make it more eye-catching and bold. I have kept what I originally put on the footer bar the same because I think that talking about tips for stress is important when going to school.

Masthead

I have changed my masthead as I think it suits my magazine better. 'Gossip' is also a word that teenagers constantly use so it suits my target audience of teens very well. I think the font I have used is also more effective than what I had originally as it stands out more and it is different to the rest of the magazine's font making it more eye-catching.

Sell lines

I have added more sell lines because I felt that I didn't have enough on the original one.. I had 4 on the original and now I have 6. I think it looks better on the magazine as it is more filled but it isn't too much either. This also means that my magazine has more of a variety for the readers. I've got Q&A's one with a teacher and one with a sixth former. I've got information for all the years in the school with important dates. I also have included celebrating the pupils of the school with the results and also new pupils starting KHS. I feel this is much better and more informative than my original.

Pug

I have kept my pug the same as I didn't think it needed changing although I have not got the other circle surrounding it but I felt it was not necessary. I have added a date to my magazine so it is more realistic. 

Full cover

Overall I am much more happier with my magazine. I think the changes I have made are good and has made the magazine much more informative than before. I have kept to my original colour scheme as I felt it worked well and was eye-catching. I still think it is well laid out making it easy to read.

Draft Cover Analysis

Main Image

I have chosen a pupil in uniform as my main image as my magazine's main focus is being new to school. I chose for my pupil to wear the uniform to represent what a year 7 should look like when starting KHS. By seeing the picture too, pupils who are joining the school would know some of the expectations the school has with uniform. I chose for the pupil to have brunette hair as I think that on a magazine it looks better, fair hair would be washed out by the colour of the magazine background which would be white. Brunette hair however personally I think would stand out more.  I would like to have a year 7 on my main imagine rather than a year 11 because I want the picture to represent a new year 7 who is about to start their new journey in King Henry VIII school. 

 Splash

I have chosen this as my splash as it fully describes in a short simple phrase what the magazine is about which is about being new to school. By just reading this people will know that this is the main story of the magazine. I chose this font as it is bold and easy to read yet very simple. However I think that perhaps using the colour red would have been more effective as my magazine has the colour scheme of black, yellow and red. Red on a black blazer would stand out more than blue.

Pug 

My pug is incredibly simple, but I have stuck to the colour scheme of my magazine. What it says is simply 'dance club opens' advertising this club for more people to join this new year. People in schools have different interests and dance is also an activity which will keep students fit and also have fun with it. You can also see I have included a price, perhaps a little expensive for school magazine. I would reduce the price to a pound.

Masthead

I have chosen the typical 'KHS' written in yellow with a black background to represent the school logo. I have also used the colour red for the word 'magazine' as I feel it stands out a lot. They both also tie in together nicely.  I think the font I have chosen also stands out. I have chosen 'break time' as pupils could potentially read this on their break time to find out more information about the school.

Footer bar

I chose this as my footer bar because starting out in secondary school can be very stressful. I think it is important that new pupils understand that there are ways to cope with stress and here there would be tips on also ways to prevent stress for example: keeping up to date with homework deadlines and being organised. The font is yet again simple but eye catching it is easy to read and I chose for it to be in red as i felt that the colour would be more eye catching than just black. 

Sell lines

I have chosen 4 sell lines to accommodate my magazine. I have chosen to put the words that I feel are the most important in red as I felt this way it is more eye catching than having it all in black writing. I have chosen the 'record breaking GCSE results 2016' to celebrate the success of the other pupils in this school. I have also added the question and answers with both Mrs Lewis and the student as I think that pupils will want to hear from the head with some of the questions. But I think that having a students view is also really useful to pupils who are new to the school as they are experienced and will be able to give them direct advice on the questions that have been asked. 

Full cover

This is my full front cover of my magazine. Overall I am happy with the way it looks. I feel that it is informative and well laid out which makes it easy to read.