FRONT COVER DRAFT

After analysing two magazine covers and discovering the conventions of a magazine I was able to draw out my plan for my cover on Microsoft Word. When planning I wanted to follow the Z rule which is the fact that the reader reads from left to right and left to right in a Z formation. This is why I put the school logo in the left hand corner so it is the first thing the reader notices. Having the logo positioned here will also clearly represent the school making it obvious it is a school magazine. This applies to why I positioned the barcode in the bottom right hand corner as it is the least important thing on the page.

I have chosen to only include one main image which will cover the entire background instead of lots of little individual images. This is because I did not want to overcrowd the page and distract the reader’s attention away from the text.

I have applied the colour scheme chosen by the people who answered my questionnaire to my cover. By doing this it has helped me to plan out what colours I will use for different conventions e.g. white for the masthead.

I will be positioning the cover lines around the main image which will advertise the articles inside the magazine. This is so the reader will easily be able to read the text as see the image separately instead of them overlapping and clashing. If the page was too overcrowded then this may put the reader off reading the magazine decreasing the amount of magazine sold.