After alot of planning about what my collage magazine is about i have come to a decision that it will be about sport as you can see in my picture bored below. My collage magazine is aimed at all students, boys and girls who are involved in sport or students who are interested in how the sports teams are doing. the age is between 16-19 year old. Also the coaches will also will be interested in the magazine. inside my magazine the content will involve interviews with the coaches of football and rugby team, in action pictures off the wyke collages teams, questionnaires , upcoming events for example presentation evenings and match fixtures. and trip. although i haven't yet put together my front cover i am staring to look at how that will be laid out at the moment.

A mood board is a type of poster design that may consist of images, text, and samples of objects in a composition of the choice of the mood board. my mood bored consists of sporting activities in collage. the mood board has helped me get my ideas down on paper so i can look at all the different topics involving sport. The images are of many types of sport, different event that are on with in the collage such as sports awards presentation, matches for girls and boys for example football and netball. hopefully this mood board gives me a better idea of what my magazine will focus on.

fonts

the use of fonts can enhance a piece of text or an image a massive amount. the style of font in any thing from a magazine to on a water bottle generally have a theme or a reaons behind it. for exsample your american , the font theme would be red , white and blue

planning

i have now done my research. i am going to move onto planning witch consists of mood boards, mock layouts and spider diagrams. planning is a stage were you pull all your research together and start to create my own magazine cover using all the codes and conventions to create a well presented magazine cover and contents page.

: Conventions of a College Magazine Contents Page

More pictures - Help show what more of the stories are about and sparks interest with the reader. The pictures are numbered with their corresponding pages to make it easier for the reader to find out about any particualrly interesting pictures.
Page numbers - Not just a convention of a College Magazine, but of magazines in general. Helps the reader quickly find particular articles which they want to view and saves them from looking through the whole magazine when they only want to view one particular excerpt.


Small information about articles - In the main contents listings there are small, one sentence long summaries of each article. This is to give enough information to further interest the reader, makign them want to keep reading the artice, but not giving away so much information that reading it would be unnecessary. I think this is a very clever way of engaging the readers interest, as normally, when a person knows only a small part of something, they want to know more about it, so they are more liekly to read the article and show interest in the subject, due to their desire to know more"

conventions of a collage magazine

title: " secondary teachers" highlights the subject of the magazine (e.g topics that are going to involve secondary school teachers) this is also highlighting the target audience of the magazine witch is obviously teachers.

sub title: "do boys and girls learn differently"? this subheading shows one of the main issues raised in the magazine, it has been phrased as a question to make the reader start thinking about it before the have even opened up the magazine , drawing the reader in. teachers will be interested in this question as they will want to know if they need to change there own techniques of teaching, this will also draw them in.

date: shows when the magazine was released and is useful for knowing if the story's are relevant for the current time.

image: holds connotations that the teaching is good as the students in the pictures look happy and enthusiastic. it would make the teachers believe that this magazine has something to offer to make the students look and feel in this way. the picture is a front on mid shot also betraying the scene of confidence.

collage magazine

There are many different types of collage magazines, some been very different to each other. Hear i have found a collage magazine that i feel is very similar to a music or gossip magazine. My reasons for this are that the text is in bold bright colors. this is to attract the audience. also the layout is very similar to one of a music magazine with a mid camera shot of a student with sub heading surrounding her. The sub heading are about the story's in side the magazine with key words like jitters and quiz standing out. The audience to this magazine will not only be the student going back to school or collage but the parents to as there is a quiz about been smarter than your child.

Changemakers is a collage magazine. i think that the magazine is aimed at young students looking to make a change. The title is the main reason for my idea.

On the front page there is very little text, this is so its not overwhelming for the reader they can just pick it up scan the front cover and no exactly what the magazine is offering. The title Chagemakers is quite appealing if you are a student looking for some guidance or change with your studies.

The image of 3 young students is a very large image covering a lot of the cover shows them smiling and getting on with work, this is showing that the read this magazine they made the change and now are happy more confident about what they are doing.

a bar code is at the bottom showing it is for sale, or maybe found in a library. The date and issue is in the bottom Corner showing its a on going magazine.

typeography

Typography refers to the arrangement of text on a page, and appears in some form or another in all instances of written communication. Depending on the purpose, typography can be used for optimum readability, impact, or an artistic statement. Some grphic desinger work totally in text, and study typography extensively while they perfect their art. Quality typography can make a big difference in communications, because it can impact the way the reader sees and feels about the topic being discussed.
At the most basic, typography is a combination of font, size, spacing, and color.For example, wiseGEEK articles use a clear sans serif font in a moderate size, arranged on the screen for maximum readabilityThe text is black on a pale background, further enhancing the readability, and links within the text stand out because they are underlined, and in a different color. The overall purpose behind the typography of the article is to clearly communicate written information to a reader.

magazines

The two magazine covers above are from a collage magazine and a top music magazine.

As you can see there is a distinct difference between the two magazines. the NME magazine uses big bold bright text to appeal to the audience. it also uses slogans that will catch the readers attention such as "kiss my ass" NME has a bright colorfull background with a large image in the center off Beth ditto, a famous artist. The NME advertise free stuff to draw audiences in.

the school collage magazine on the other hand is very plain a black background with a few images down the side, it is very simple. straight off you notice it is obviously for a different audience. the NME is trying to draw people in to read the magazine were as the collage magazine doesn't have to, as people who will pick that magazine up are people who are involved with the collage parents, students and staff. the NME is open to the public and is made for entertainment and enjoyment. As you can tell the NME is trying to sell its self with famous people bold bright writting and inviting slogans, the collage magazine is full of information and people will pick it up if they want to know something about the collage.

the title of the magazine is in top left hand coner so its the first thing that viewers read as you read from left to right.

bold capital letter to make the name stand out.

big image in center to draw the readers attention with a catchy slogan.