Evaluation of my pages

I think the most successful parts of the magazine cover and contents page are the use of colour and the pictures themselves. The pictures I chose to use connote a college life scenario with day to day things happening. The colour choice is based around the college logo colours to link the college with the magazine.

The text and font used on the magazine cover are simple and bold to make it easier for a reader to undertand quickly. The masthead for the front cover is a jumble of different texts to match the name of SIC, which also relates to the college as the Skills Improvement Centre is known more commonly as the S.I.C. On the contents page the text is simple but there is detail for the reader, so they can choose what they want to look at first. The fonts used give more of a welcoming feel.

The pictures connote the same as the fonts and texts used, the front cover is more manic with the masthead font and the picture, whereas the contents page is more controlled. The layout of the front cover is minimalist so the reader doesn't have to take in too much detail when just glancing at a magazine but it is kept manic like the rest of the front cover, the contents page is like the front cover to contrast the background and masthead, the shapes used are made to grab the eye of the reader, there are random elements to both pages like the circles, they are there as an artistic, graphical element.

The people I spoke to about these pages have said that the colours are garish and don't go to well with each other, they also said that if other colours where included then the magazine would have a better 'effect'.

While doing this I have learnt more about using PhotoShop, I had only previously used amateur packages. I have also learnt more about taking photos and lighting and placing text then putting the picture into it and other editing tricks.