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- 3. Masthead Cover image This magazine doesn’t follow The mise-en-scene of this image the original codes and works in well due to the type of conventions of a magazine in magazine it is, as this is a school which the masthead doesn’t magazine the students working is cover the width of the cover the right environment as it sends however this may be the out a hard working ethic for the effect the creator was looking central figures. The lack of eye for. However the use of contact can be forgiven due to the colours is good as the don’t type. The image also highlights clash which would make it ‘Beat stress’ due to relating to it the hard to read and wouldn’t be same topic. eye catching like this is. The font of ‘NCE’ tends to be the Fonts and Texts focal point due to it being The fonts the creator has used bigger than the rest of text. suggest a professional manner in With the colours and font, I which they have worked, the font think this would have a target helps the reader follow as it isn't group age of 16-19 as its ‘childish’. They have also used the quite simple and also it being same font throughout meaning the a school magazine. continuity doesn’t make it confusing.
- 4. Masthead Cover Image The masthead follows the The central figure has had some code and conventions of lighting effects put apon him, this other magazines as it covers negates the ability to be having the width, however the use grabbing eye attention but this of the red font makes it a bit may be the effect the creator was distracting but it does looking for and creates a sense of create the focal point for mystery as it says there are two the magazine. sides to it, which would be good for a discussion magazine. Content The information is very lacking Puffs and Layering due to the manner the page is The creator has attempted to put supposed to be, as its layering on the central image supposed to give the reader however the use of colours for it insight into what the magazine makes it clash and difficult to contains. However they have read. The puffs explaining about used buzzword on the side uni is a good idea as it relates to which would make the reader the target audience they were open up to see what it is. trying to sell to as uni is a hot topic for students.
- 6. Layout House style The layout of this contents Similar to the layout, its quite page is very basic but yet simplistic as it contains only three effective. The information colours. However these are colours isn’t cluttered together, its already in the pictures meaning that evenly spread out allowing they aren't just put there from the easy reading for the reader. paint palette, the use if this makes it Also I like the feature of more professional and less of a tacky there being a main story feel about it which may sway people which grabs' the readers away from it with different colours. attention and gives a wider insight into what the magazine offers. Layering and effects There is hardly any use of layering, however the lack of this decreases the chances of it looking cluttered, so this can be seen as a good thing, however the use of layering would improve the amount of skill put into this. However the creator has used good images as they all promote a direct mode of address for the reader which makes them more involved in the page.
- 7. Layout House style The layout of this is very The house colours seems to simple but very text consist of the different heavy in the middle of the shades of blue, this could page, this could be seen be the schools colours so as quite boring as there this shows intertexuality isn’t much innovation between the text and the within the page. However message its relating to. the pictures go with the However personally I'm not text as they are labelled keen on the use of yellow in with numbers to the middle, it clashes with resemble which page they the writing which strains correspond to . I like what the readers eyes with the the creator has done with use of blue over it. their title with showing the two different shades of blue, this gives it a nice touch and grabs the attention of the reader. Mode of address With the criticism, the creator has however used good images as they also promote good eye contact to the reader which gives the page more interaction for the reader.
- 9. Layout Mode of Address I would say the layout of One area my front cover is weak my own front cover is quite in is the mode of address, mine cluttered so maybe be hard doesn’t have this at all which for some people to read or takes the effect of catching a follow so maybe I won’t potential viewers eye contact aim for this look in my towards the page, this would be actual front cover. However am improvement I would I haven’t used any colours definitely seek to improve for the not from the pictures used actual product. which gives the magazine a natural feel about it. Also House style after reviewing, I’m not so Overall I think my style is quite keen on the black oval with simplistic with a basic colour as the white writing as it my front which I would use seems to be just placed throughout my magazine in order there with not much effect. to keep a trend. I would look to keep the trend in my actual Masthead magazine to as it gives it a My masthead doesn’t follow usual professional look. code and conventions as it doesn’t go across the top of the page, in this aspect I find it is an important part to the page.
- 10. Layout Trends and House style I find that my layout for my I decided to carry on with the contents page is rather same coloured font and style as simplistic as its basically in a the front cover to carry on the list of what’s on the pages trend this enhances the with numbers, is can be a professionalism put apon this good aspect as it makes it page. I also have gone with the easy to follow and not to same style of how I have put the complicated which is good photos on the page as they seem for a contents page as the to quite cluttered however not codes and conventions for a as bad as the front cover which is contents page are supposed a good aspect. Also I have to be easy to read and carried with the use of the follow. masthead on the side of the page not on the top to break original codes and conventions of mastheads.