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‘Uniform’ Magazine

Evaluation

Things I am happy with about the Front Cover

Masthead to give the Magazine an

important connotation

Cover line to give the

major article of the issue

most attention

Puff to give the magazine a

sense of status

A mid-shot smiling, Feature Article Photograph to give a warm and inviting tone to the magazine

A barcode as a filler, in keeping with convention.

Things I am NOT happy about the Front CoverI used a typography that was very large and confrontational because it was very much like

army writing, giving it a harsh connotation. Which is against the happy and welcoming vibe I was trying to create in this cover. As this is the only font used I also feel the cover lacks

variation and seems very unnegotiable.

There is also only two colours used on the cover, which I feel isn’t enough

variation to attract a reader.

Also, because there are

not many plugs, the reader doesn’t really

know what is inside the magazine. Creating a

lack of interest and a not clear of

mode of address, which will perhaps

leave a reader confused as to what the

demographic is.

I am not happy with the overall miss-en-scene with the cover because I

feel it does not give off the overall feeling I was looking for

Things I am happy about the Contents Page

I numbered the page which is good because people like order and creates

a functional connotation

Used an image, related to the Feature Article, to give the connotation that Page 4 is the most important in the whole issue.

Very easy to read typography, making it easy for the reader to follow the content of the magazine and skip to the features that matter to them.

Because it is orderly, it creates a house style. Which will help

build the Brand of the magazine

Things I am NOT happy about the Contents Page

A lot of negative space which needs fillers to make the page more interesting.

Absolutely no colour, making it not engaging for the reader, giving it a

dull house style and wouldn’t engage the

demographic of students.

Typography is very small so there is too much emphasis on page numbers and gives a

confused connotation for the reader.

The image is noisy because of the black and white filter, making it very un lively:

Contrasting the cover and

going against the house style previously set up.

Not enough images to keep the reader interested or

give the Feature Articles enough attention Overall, I am not happy with the Contents Page

because I feel it gives a negative House Style

and isn’t in keeping with the demographic of students.

Tools used when creating the Front Cover

I used Type Tool and chose my

typographyEye-dropper Tool to ensure my text is the same colour

I used the Ellipse Tool and made it the same colour as my

title to put in a Plug

Move Tool to move text and shapes around the cover

Tools used when creating the Contents Page

Move Tool, to move text, images and shapes around the page

I Cropped the image so there wasn’t too much left over space around Louise

Type Tool to change the

typography, and size

Rectangle Tool to make the page number more dominant and to make

the columns of the page more clear

The conventions I used

I used a mid-shot on the front cover

Barcode as a space filler

Quote from the

feature article

I used columns on the contents page

Page numbers on the contents page

An image related to

the feature article

Large numbers to emphasise importance of articles