Class Project: School Magazine

Ambition Magazine:

Our task was to create a school magazine. This is my front cover. I chose the masthead 'Ambition' as it is a word which applies to my audience of students (aged 15-19). The colours behind the coverlines were used to replicate the effect of highlighters being used, likewise the font used looks like writing on a typerwriter so that it is clear to read. Whereas the other fonts appeared less clear and too bold. Overall, this develops the theme of the magazine fitting in with student life. 

Other fonts I considered were: 

If I had more time I would improve the image quality to improve the overall aesthetic of the layout, as at the moment the colours appear very bright which appears amateurish. 

Possible Masthead Fonts

These fonts are all possible mastheads for our class project to create a school magazine. My favourite one is the 'Ambition' design, so I will continue to research fonts and other designs based on this word for my final magazine cover. This is my favourite because I think the font looks simple but bold therefore it should look good above my main image.. 

These are examples of school magazines created by other media students. Both feature bright colours, and feature coverlines based on exam stress and topics such as uniform. When I create my own magazine I will have to consider topics which apply to my audience (students aged 15-19). For example if I write about school uniforms and sixth formers are my target audience, this topic becomes irrelevant.