Front Cover
The feedback on my front cover which I have taken on board and have started to add this feedback into my final front cover:
Layout: I was given feedback on the layout of my front cover first and this was because the cover which I had created had a white band at the top of the magazine with the masthead and the features within the magazine. The reason why I had the features at the top of the cover is because I thought the image was being covered by the features and I believed this layout looked more imaginative. From my feedback on this layout I have therefore enlarged the main image on the cover, I believe this does work well as it is larger and emphasises the point and clearly shows this is a student magazine. I have also used the band which I had across the page, but from feedback I have slightly slanted and rotated them so this looks more visually appealing and eye catching for the target audience, I have used one of these bands at the top of the cover, with the Issue Number and Issue Date and I have also used two along the bottom of the cover with the contents of the magazine included within them. I believe this layout is eye catching and creative as the contents text is not over the image, but is still clear of what is included within the magazine, this image below also shows that I have enlarged the image and this definitely emphasises that this is a student magazine.
Masthead: I also received feedback on the masthead I had created for my student magazine, I was struggling with creating an eye catching and creative masthead with the name of my student magazine, Students United, therefore Simon gave me feedback and helped me in coming up with a new masthead, a point which was mentioned was that my first final masthead was not clear as the writing could not be read properly. Therefore I created a new masthead using the same colour scheme but made it more creative, by having the S and U sideways facing each other with the name Students United in the middle is much clearer and eye catching.
Colours: Another aspect which was mentioned was that I had used too much red within the magazine front cover, I do think I used too many shades of red within the front cover, and I have therefore kept the colour scheme to two shades of red and white, as this looks clean and the colours help each other stand out on the cover.
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| Responding to Feedback: Front Cover |
I have also created an alternative front cover for my student magazine and I have changed the image on the cover, and I believe this image works well, as does my other front cover, but this image shows both genders and a group of students which represents student life well. I hope to ask my target audience next week which cover appeals to them as a student, within this alternative cover I have kept the layout of the text and features the same.
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| Responding to Feedback: Alternative Front Cover |
Contents Page
I also received feedback on my contents page the feature which was commented on was the fact that I did not need the masthead for the magazine at the top of the contents page, therefore I have taken the masthead away and I have put the title of Contents at the top, I can therefore place an image related to one of the contents within the magazine at the top with the main image. This image below shows my contents page after feedback and I will be placing an image in the red box at the top of the page.
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| Responding to Feedback: Contents Page |
From the feedback I have been given on my magazine pages has really helped me in realising what makes a good student magazine and how I can make the layout creative to appeal to the target audience and that I have been given feedback from the client, to what they expect for the brief and that with the feedback I am hopefully full filling the brief for them. I therefore hope to carry on completing my student magazine and continue to respond to my feedback for the deadline next Friday, 8th April.
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