Evaluation

For my magazine front cover I researched and analysed other college magazines to give myself ideas on how a college magazine looks and works, I also wanted my magazine to look realistic.  
When I researched other magazines I took into account the different conventions.  For example, the magazines have a barcode on their front page, I did this to so that my magazine looked realistic.  I also put the date in the top right corner underneath the mast head so that it would be realistic and so that students would know the day of release. 
For my mast head I used the title of 'WYKE WEEKLY'.  I chose this because I wanted my magazine to be a weekly release.  I chose to put the mast head in the colour purple because this was the same colour of the college logo therefore my magazine has a purple colour scheme throughout. 
I chose a 'medium shot' for my front cover so that the happy emotion of the student was captured and that her college folders where in the picture, this ties in with the college theme and also shows college life.  In my front cover photo I also captured the college logo within it.  I wanted to do this because then if a member of the public picked up this magazine they would immediately know where its come from and what college the magazine associates with.
On the left hand side of my magazine front cover I added sell lines and a small photo.  The sell lines are there so that the audience know what will feature inside of the magazine, for example, '10 HEALTHIER WAYS TO EAT'.  I added the photo of the library and the college halls so that it gave the reader an insight of what the college looks like and what to expect.
I asked a member of the public on how they thought I could improve my magazine front cover.  They said I could include more colour.  What they meant by this was I could use more colour within my sell lines to make them stand out more and more eye catching for the buyer.  They also said that I could of used more pictures within the sell lines to entice the buyer even more and give them an insight to the college.      
Overall I am happy with the final product.