Analysis of NME, Kerrang! and Q magazines

School Magazine Development and Commentary

Masthead

I decided to call my magazine 'The Examiner' to relate to pupils as they will all sit exams in their secondary school life. I stuck to my colour scheme of yellow and black as they are the school colour scheme. I also believe that they stand out well and also compliment each other due to the bright, vibrant yellow against the dark, bold black.

Main Image

My main image covers most of the magazine cover. I took a photograph of a Sixth Form student called Megan. She represents the Sixth Form students at the school due to wearing her school 'student' lanyard around her neck. After taking this medium shot, I removed the background to make it seem like a professional as it makes it seem simple yet effective.

Subsidiary Image

I used the school logo as a subsidiary to relate the school as well as filling dead space. I used this logo as it relates to the colour scheme of the magazine as well as making it look professional.

Sell Lines and Pug

I used the same sell lines as I planned in my draft and believe that it works well on the magazine due to the red and black font used. As well as my pug, I stuck to my draft and overall I am pleased with the outcome and thick that it works well with my colour scheme.

Splash

The splash covers the bottom of the main image and overall I am pleased with the outcome. I have made a change to the colour as the red was not particularly noticeable, therefore I changed it to yellow and black to match the schools colour scheme and  to make it match the school emblem.

Header and Footer bars

I have not made any changes to the header and footer bars as I believed that they were effective on the magazine.

Final Magazine Cover

Overall I like the magazine cover I have designed and believe that I have included important features such as the splash and main image. I believe that it is vibrant and eye catching. Also that the text is visible and simple to read.