Aquinas Magazine front cover

 

The font is Adobe Garamond Pro Bold; I chose this because it stands out against the background and the boldness of the font suits the topics my magazine covers such as music and fashion. I chose to use black and white fonts because they are basic and simple which represent that my magazine is a serious document and has no gimmicks. Whether the text colour was black or white depended on what colour the background behind it was, for example the black text did not stand out against the black part of the main image as well as the white font does.

I think the main image is appropriate for my magazine because it is friendly and relaxed to represent the feel of my magazine. I think the positioning and facial expressions are appropriate because it is suitable for the target market. When I take my photo for my music magazine I need to use the DSLR camera instead or the small camera to prevent the photo from being slightly blurry.

The main headline is ‘I met Daniel Radcliff’, I chose this because it is a celebrity that my target market would most likely be interested in and want to read about. It also related to the main image which I the ‘Aquinas student’ who met Daniel Radcliff.

The articles I have chosen relate to the target audience because they are about relevant issues that interest teenagers such as music (top 5 rock bands of the year), fashion (where to shop) and sport (top sports to keep you fit).

My research was useful because it allowed me to find the topics that my target market were interested in. by collecting data I found out that my target market are interested in tv and film, music, fashion and sport.

If i was going to improve my front cover i would space the secondary cover stories out more because the 'where to shop' and 'new music and film releases' are quite close together which makes the cover look cluttered which could make it difficult for the reader to focus on the stories they are looking for. I would also position the main story further away from the edge of the page because it is close to being off the page.