Sixth Form Magazine Flat Plan

This is my flat plan for my sixth form magazine. Inspired by other sixth form magazines as well as a particular issue of "Clash", I am pleased with this draft. Despite saying this I think there will be attributes that may be altered during the process of producing the final piece.

Masthead:
By observing the layouts and designs of many other magazines most mastheads follows a bold and minimalist theme, which is clearly preferred throughout the industry. This is a result of many successful and profitable magazines being affiliated with the design.

 

Following the simplistic theme I decided that I would not go for a title that juxtaposed that, but instead chose a title that would reflect the term. For example, the first issue of the academic year would be called "The First", whereas the last would be called "The Fourth" taking after the terms. Whilst this may be seen as rather dull due to it's simplicity I believe that it would be effective, simply because students would be able to keep up to date with each issue. Additionally, the constantly changing title would almost reinvent the magazine, which would in turn hopefully be able to attract more students.

Personally, I think that the fonts above would all work well with the masthead, however I think that the third (Century Gothic) and fourth (Accord Heavy SF) would be the best, as they wouldn't detract from the rest of the cover.

Slogan/Selling Line:
With a touch of humour the selling line, "Educating the Wight Way", is a play on words which once again is a very popular technique that magazines use. The phrase also uses alliteration which is also a rather common method used in both selling lines, cover lines and headlines.

Main Cover Image(s):
Influenced by the issue of Clash that I did my music magazine analysis on, I thought that recreating a somewhat similar cover image would be eye catching. Unlike the majority of magazines that stick to one photo, I liked what Clash had done and thought I would add my own twist. Furthermore, using more than one image can really be eye catching and stand out from the rest; plus it also enables the reader to get a larger understanding of what the magazine will feature.

Extra Notes:
As for the colour palette, I wanted to go for something which would attract a wide audience and not just a particular group. Therefore, I have so far decided on red, orange and blue; all of which are gender neutral and eye catching.