This cover is from a previously created, ongoing school/college magazine called 'Secondary Teachers', which aims to guide teachers through educating young students. I will analyse this cover towards the planning stages of my own magazine, and take note of the ideas involved and things which I think are important.
At first glance of this cover, the first things noticed is the large masthead stating the title, and the bright image of the many eyes, all different to represent the eyes of the students. This is suggested, as we next notice the text on the bottom right, which says in bold lettering 'All eyes on you.' Both of these first features attracts the attention of the reader instantly, as they are curious to know what type of magazine it is, or what message is being put accross. The next natural step the reader will take if there interest is there, is to read the smaller text underneath the heading. The language of this text is personal and written asif the magazine editors are talking directly to you, which partly diminishes the idea of formality to the reader, and makes them feel included in the magazine. Unusually, although bright, the final features that may be noticed and read could be the smaller headings at the top with inclusions of what is inside the magazine, mainly because of their size, though the colours used are bright and attractive so that it is not a forgotten area of the cover by the reader.
The main features of this cover are the large texts for both the masthead and the subheadings, and also the large image placed central, along with the bright but sensible colours. The image is placed in a position for the reader to always see it, also because of its size,which is something I will consider for my own magazine. Another thing I will think about is the colours I will use for my magazine, as in this cover there are a lot of navy blues and primary colours to relate and resemble school life or the students and to grab the reader's attention successfully, whilst still having a professional and appropriate finish. Finally, the masthead is an important point to think about, as it contains the title for the magazine, and must be the right size, colour, and position on the page to be noticed so that the reader remembers the magazine for future reference.
I think that this magazine cover, although simple, uses all the right conventions to contain the reader's attention long enough for it to all be read and remembered, whilst involving the reader and making it personal to them. There are the right type of colours, sensible size choices for the text, masthead and image used, and the right language of the text to connect with the reader, all things which I aim to do in my magazine.
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