Construction: Cover Page - Designing and Editing

I started off by first improving the lighting of my main image as it wasn't quite satisfactory before.

I then added the logo, using the font Times New Roman. Since there was already a lot of colour because of the greenery in the background and my model's dress, I decided o go with a clear masthead so I don't overdo it/. But I did add a slight red shadow to it so it also doesn't looks dull and becomes more prominent.

I then began to add the cover-lines. I wanted to highlight some of the cover-lines so I formed bars of different colours, reduced their transparency and added the text on top of them. I used bright colours for these bars so the clear text is easy to read and the overall theme doesn't look boring. I used a sans serif font for the cover-lines to create an informal impression since its for students.

Then came the strap-line and the rest of the final touches including the barcode.

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Planning: Codes and Conventions

Application of codes and conventions on the genre. The above magazine follows the conventions of a teen beauty magazine. The model used for the main image is a young girl in a casual dress-up. The subtle make-up and bubbly expressions denote the innocence and youthfulness that teen girls have. The codes and conventions followed in the above magazine are bold, over the top styling, heavy make-up and extravagant props. The models in this genre usually take up looks that no woman would generally wear, so it's not necessarily a representation of women rather a creative portrayal of beauty as art.

School Magazine Cover Page Analysis

Here is the cover-page analysis of some school magazines that I did.

Research: Survey Results

The following are the results of the school magazine survey I conducted for my research. What is your gender? Multiple Choice Choice Total Male 13 Female 28 The total number of respondents were 41, with a majority of female participants but a considerable number of boys have also responded to the survey. So, the findings of the survey could be generalized to both genders. What is your age? Multiple Choice Choice Total 15-16 7 17-18 13 Above 21 Since its a school magazine, my target audience should supposedly be around the ages of 15-18 or even above. The majority of the respondents are above 18, which is fine for my research. Do you enjoy reading school magazines. Multiple Choice Choice Total Yes, I do 9 Maybe, if they're interesting 24 No, I don't like reading in the first place 8 This questions was necessary to ask to know the size of my audience, i.e. how many people would really read a school magazine. According to these results, majority respondents don'...

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