Magazine.

A magazine front cover needs:

1. A title or masthead (goes across the page, reflects the magazines style and should be over or under a photo).
2. Cover lines, to give information (use hyperbole, alliteration and direct address).
3. The date, price and other details.
4.Highlighted - special offer
5. Variety of fonts, colours, sizes and styles to add visual interest.
6. Cover lines/plugs/lures - to tempt the customer.
7. Use of 'direct address pronoun' creates involvement.
8. Mention celebrities to boost sales.
9. Use of 3 colour palette (reflect the target audience, and make the background stand out)
10. Mid shot photo, eye-catching image in the centre top of page.

THE TOP THIRD OF PAGE IS MOST IMPORTANT.

Main image - no downloaded pictures and you can use more than one.


Planning a magazine:
Target audience? students 14-19
Name of magazine?
Type of features? reflected in cover lines
What language will be used in the title? colloquial
Type of person in the main photograph?


Photos:
Cover (5 or 6)
Range of shots (long and close)
Lots of other shots for variety (match cover lines)
Additional students (variety of angles)
Photo mock ups.

Magazines I read: Look, Kerrang and Cosmo.

Liana :)