College magazine: Flat plan

The image shown here is my flat plan of how I plan to make my college magazine look like when I create it. I have chosen to do a medium shot of the subject as the audience will be able to identify with the model through not just only facial expression but also choice of clothing. I have also chosen to use standard techniques that are used in magazines such as putting a bar code, a masthead, some cover lines, etc. For my masthead I chose to make it bold as it would help to attract the audience because if there is something bold on a page one would usually look at it first or find it eye catching. I also decided to put a circle around some kind of interesting news that the audience may find interesting and so it will help to stick out from the page. Other information will also be included into my magazine such as the result of the most liked colours, how many pages people would like in the magazine, what kind of topics they like, etc. In terms of coverlines, I have decided to use five coverlines because I believe it is an appropriate amount of other news and information that could interest or engage the reader, too much coverlines may put them off the magazine as they may find it a hassle to read when there is a lot of information. I have chosen to call my magazine 'CTK LIFE' in reference to the sixth form I go to and I believe it is an appropriate title and although it may lack in terms of difference and uniqueness, I believe it is a simple title which can unify a community such as my sixth form. The positioning of my barcode is in a convenient position so as not to disturb the attraction caused by the image, masthead and coverlines.

For the contents page I have decided to go for a more typical look in terms of where my chosen image is as well as my text. I have decided to put my text on the left hand side as well as having some topics involved so as to indicate to the reader what page represents what piece of information, for my image I decided to make it take up slightly over half a page as it allows the reader to focus on one image rather than several and this way it keeps things simple like the masthead.