Images for College Magazine

Images

This image could be used to relate to an article inside the magazine (e.g. something that a student had achieved at the college)

This image could also be used on the cover to relate to an article inside (e.g. 'students using free study to revise gain extra marks in...' etc.)

These two images are examples of medium close-ups. Medium close up shots work for a magazine as they can draw attention and also lead the viewers eyes to the main subject's eyes. These images could also relate to an article inside the magazine (e.g. science subject news- lab coat is shown)












Unsuitable Images

These images are not suitable for the magazine as they do not include a specific subject that could relate to an article inside the magazine They do not draw people's attention as they do not show a main subject clearly (for example: a medium close up shot of a person looking directly at the camera would attract attention to the magazine)

Second Mock Up

First Digital Mock-Up

This is my first digital mock up that includes the main basic features of a college magazine:


-Main Image
-Masthead
-Company Logo
-Sub Images
-Colour scheme (purple/ white)
-Date/Issue
-Price

Prezi- Initial Ideas for College Magazine

Prices/ Publishing

Prices and Publishing

As the target audience of my magazine is students I will issue the magazine monthly free of charge. This will allow any student aged between 16-19 to read the magazine that may feature them or stories that relate to them every month. As education is the main aim at this age not all students may have their own jobs yet or be able to afford paying for a magazine. Pricing the magazine may put students off from buying it and it also gives everybody a fair chance to enjoy reading what is going on around them in the college if the magazines were to be free. My magazine would be published monthly to limit costs and also so that it could include more articles per edition.   Funding could be done for the magazine cost e.g. cake stalls held at the college to raise money for printing. Students would also be behind creating each months magazine and articles as this can give them an opportunity for experience in this media area- this would also benefit as no money would have to paid to another person to create the monthly magazines/ articles.


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LIIAR- Blackpool 6th form magazine 'Sixth Sense'

Blackpool 6^th form magazine ‘Sixth Sense’

  

Language

• Masthead ( large, fill quarter of page, white stands out against background image)
• Main Image
• Date/ Issue
• Text- shows company ‘The Blackpool Sixth form magazine’
• Three text titles- show what articles are in the magazine

Specific to Contents page:

• Images that relate to articles
• Article titles (with page references)
• Title- ‘Contents’ (large, bold)
• Photo of front cover of magazine

Institution

• Blackpool 6^th Form College

Ideology

• From this front cover I am not sure of what ideology is being presented

Audience

• Students 16-18 years

Representation

• From the images used on the contents I can see that the students are being represented in a fun way around the 6th form

LIIAR- Levisham College 'The LC'

Levisham College 'The LC'

Language

• Masthead (small- but bold font, white stands out against dark image)
• Main Image (Uses the whole space)
• Date
• College Logo
• Two text pieces about articles inside the magazine (no page references)
• Colour scheme (mainly black-image and white-text)

Specific to contents page:

• Message from Headteacher
• Article Titles (bold) with page numbers and descriptions (small text)
• Colour scheme (mainly white/ black text)
• Paragraph- 'if you would like to help...’ with the magazine
• Facebook/ Twitter links

Institution

• Levisham College

Ideology

• Shows that the college wants students to 'achieve ambitions' (see headteacher letter- contents page)
• The image shows what the college wants to portray to other people- ambition, hard work, and creativity

Audience

• Students 16-19 but also further education students (average age- 29)

Representation

• Image (shows students as creative- dance work etc)

LIIAR- Rotherham College Hot Magazine

Rotherham College Hot Magazine

Language (only front cover- no contents page)

• Masthead (large, bright red/ bold font- stands out)
• Date (no price/ edition)
• College Logo/ telephone number/ web address
• Main Image (takes up most of space)
• Sub images (at the bottom)
• Text about articles layed over the main image (no page references)
• Background colour- green

Doesn't Include: 

• price/ edition/ barcode
• catchphrase for the college

Institution

• Rotherham College of Arts and Technology

Ideology

• Shows that students achieve while being at the college ( 'wins adobe design competition' and 'work experience')
• 'Apprenticeship' (helping students think about the future)

Audience

• Students at Rotherham College (16-19)
• May also grab attention from younger students who might consider going to Rotherham College in the future

Representation

• Shows that the students achieve ( 'wins adobe design competition' and 'work experience')
• Images- show what the students do

Other Colleges

Market research into 3 existing College magazines (front/ contents pages) and analyse using LIIAR

1) Rotherham College- ‘Hot!’ Magazine (has no contents page)

http://www.rothervalley.ac.uk/hot_magazines.asp

2) Levisham College ‘The LC’

http://www.lewisham.ac.uk/college-life/college-magazines

3) Blackpool 6^th Form ‘sixth sense’ Magazine

http://www.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk/files/docs/Publications/CollegeMagazineDec2010_LR.pdf

College I am choosing to feature:

Chosen College:

I have decided to feature Wyke College in my preliminary task as I currently attend the college and hopefully will be able to decide what to include in the magazine cover/ contents to target other people of my age. The audience I will be targeting are 16-19 year olds and possibly also teachers who work there. The magazine will be free and mainly aimed at the students. The purpose of the magazine is to be able to show other students work/ field trips/ exam results but also to show what other opportunities there are available to students: e.g. trips/courses/outside events- clubs/ discounts for stores/clubs etc.