Preliminary Task: Front Cover
My magazine front cover holds a very simple title and very stereotypical title of The Haydon Times with the Times part being the same as many major broadsheet newspapers in the UK. The masthead on my magazine is positioned at the top of the magazine which is more common that not in most magazine so that the reader can clearly tell what the magazine is called and about. The Colour and font of my masthead have been chosen to make it clear to read.
My Cover focuses around the image with text bubbles telling the audience what is in the magazine positioned around the image. I filled the bubbles white and made the text black therefore the text is clear to read and stands out. Another part of my cover which has been made clear and easy to read is the issue number and date of release with white text on and as this information has been posted on every magazine ever published it is key that it is visible.
An odd thing to find on a magazine front cover is the contact information as this is commonly found on the back cover but as this is a school magazine this information is vital to parents who are the target audience.
Weaknesses:
- No price on cover.
- Looks Messy.
- Poor picture doesn't relate to magazine enough.
