Preliminary Project

6^th Form magazine plan

Readership profile

·         Age range – the target audience of this magazine would be for 16-18 year olds. There is not a very big range/age gap in the people who will be reading this magazine.

·         Gender – both girls and boys will be reading this magazine – front cover should appeal to both genders so both male and female are interested in reading it.

·         Personalities – in a school there would be a wide range of personalities, this means the magazine would be best if it had a varied content and also showed a wide range on the front cover.

·         Interests – the target audience will also have a lot of different interests, the magazine cover should show a lot of different elements so that it attracts/interest the most attention and people from the target audience as possible, e.g. Sport, art, drama. 

·         Things in common – all the target audience will be going to school and the same age. There will be lots of different interests but all readers will be taking their exams – exam/revision tips may be something in common that will appeal and be relatable to all of the target audience

 Magazine name

6^th form!– Clear name about what magazine is about, target audience will know it relates directly to them

Slogan – A guide to success – something all the target audience should be looking towards so this is a good way to grab their attention.

House style  
Masthead – Bold and big and an eye catching colour and font: 6^th form handbook

Colour scheme – because I have chosen an orange for the mast head the colour scheme will use mainly blues as they are complimentary colours

Photography

For a magazine cover I would like to take a photo of 3 students (mixture of boy and girls so both genders know the magazine relates to them) standing outside a classroom with school books and smiling to show they are enjoying learning. Preferably I could take this photo on a day with blue sky so that the background will link in with the colour scheme.

Features in magazine

In the magazine I will use articles that do not appeal to any gender so that both groups of the target audience. For example tips on starting 6^th form, this is something that both girls and boys will be interested in. I will also do the mast head in a colour that is not specific to boys or girls, just a bold colour that is eye catching to all.

I struggled with cutting out jake and jess, this was very time consuming and in future I hope that I can be quicker with this tool.

I like the contrast of colour on white background and how a blue border frames it well.

I've used a bold and complimentary colour to the border so that it stands out well and is clear to see.

For my next magazine cover I would like to try including that back ground of the photo instead of cutting the people out.