Double Page Spread Flat Plan

This is a flat plan of my double page spread which i will include in my magazine. The masthead is 'Lily' this is the name of the singer. I am following the orignal bubble housestyle for the mast head. I am going to use a black and white image on this page, it will be atleast half the size of the double page, and will include an interview overlapping the image. I have done some research for the image i would like to include, and i have found a few featuring a guitar.

This is the sketched of double page spread...

Double Page Spread Research and Analysis

I have made a few notes on an example of a double page spread, i have said what i like and dislike and also what works and does not work. This has given me some ideas so that i can draw up a flat plan for my own double page spread.

School Magazine

I set up a photo shoot of someone from my school. I made sure that the school uniform was on show so that you could clearly see the genre of the magazine. I edited this final image for the front cover so that the contrast was high, this made the school badge on the models jumper stand out.

The name of my school magazine is 'Learner' i feel this represents school.

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Contents Page Ideas For School Magazine

When creating my contents page for my school magazine, i must make sure it is suitable for my targeted audience. It is also important that i stick to the same house style throughout using the same type face and colour scheme as the front cover. This then does not confuse the reader. With in my contents page i will be clear on what is featured inside the magazine. I will include maybe an interview with the head teacher, achievements, results and events, student messages, and a parents page.

Front Cover Research

This is the first magazine i liked the look of, this is because it is following the same layout which i would like to feature on the front cover of my magazine. I also love how they have linked the colour of the text with the shirt on the photograph, this makes everything look organised and neat. This magazine has also included the issue date underneath the main heading 'School Sport' i also want to inlcude this.

I love the colours on this front cover. This reflects the kind of image i will include on my front cover as this photograph has obviously been taken during a drama performance meaning there was artifical lighting. I love how they have made part of the heading bold, This looks effective and i may use this idea in a different way.

Front cover ideas

For my front cover I will look and compare my ideas against other school magazines. This is so it looks appropriate. So far I am thinking of featuring an image of a student or students in a lesson or taking part in a school activity. I only want one image as the background of the magazine compared to a few images merged together. This is so I don't make the front cover look to confusing. I will feature the main heading on the top centre of the page, closely underneath I will feature the issue number date. Overlaying the images I will have subheadings which will say what is included in the magazine.
I will do some research on front covers and post what I find, before I look at my contents and double page spread.

Targeted Audience and Purpose

As my magazine is a school magazine it will meet the targeted audience of secondary school students. This is ages 12-18. My topic I will focus my magazine on is subjects and activities that have happened around the school environment, so I will also include achievements and awards that the students have been awarded.  I feel ages between 12-18 are most likely to read the magazine as they will be pupils of the school. The purpose of this magazine is to interest and inform students on the latest goings on with in the school. It will also give an insight to students who are interested in taking different subjects for GCSE or A Level.