These are my 2 flat plans that i drew out as a basic plan for my college magazine. I have varied my actual magazine from my initial idea however it is still similar to the final product.

This is my front cover. I used the picture of the person as the main feature of my magazine and bled the picture off the page. This aims the main focus point towards the eyes and captures the readers attention.

I used the blue colours and the white writing to try and carry on the college colour scheme throughout my magazine. I also think that the orange writing on the black background stands out and makes the customer want to read on.

The white text on the left hand side of the page gives the main articles that are going to be in the magazine, and like the title the white writing stands out on the dark background.

I have changed my design idea slightly from my original plan, however most of the concepts are the same.

This is my contents page. I used a blue background as it represents the colleges colour scheme and the white righting stands out from the dark colour. I also used a black background to display my text and pictures because when i wrote in the orange text it seemed to compliment the black. I used the two black lines to split the page up so it wasn't all in one "clump".

I decided not to use this picture because the person is off center and the picture is slightly blurred. He also seems to be looking above the camera and not into it.

This was the picture that i decided to use as my main picture. It was taken at shoulder height and the person was looking directly into the camera.

preliminary task

This is my preliminary task, i will be designing a magazine for my college. I will be taking 3 photos, that use a shot called a medium close up. This means the subject of the photo will be seen from the mid-chest up and at an angle that has an impact on the audience. I will be using a flat plan before i chose my final design. i will also be including a contents page however it wont be in great detail.