This is our final school magazine front cover. It’s masthead is the ‘eye of the Misbourne’ using an image of an eye instead of the word. I personally think this idea is really catchy as the image of the eye has connotations of someone’s actual eye or spying, this means that it is the real life view of what it is like to be at ‘The Misbourne school’ itself. It can give a new person a real view as to what the school is actually like on a day-to-day basis. 

An eye is always constantly on the lookout, and watching for the latest gossip, news and information about the school, which can be told through the magazine itself. I decided to use a bold font for the masthead as it will stand out and is also clear to readers as they can see it from a distance as well as up close. The font is formal so it can represent the school as academic; I also decided to place the masthead typically at the top of the magazine, as this is where the masthead typically goes.

We decided to use an image of an eye instead of using the word, this is use of intertextuality as it is being linked to something else, in this case a human eye, and this is unique from other magazines and means that the magazine may become memorable due to this added feature

We decided to go for a long shot as we wanted to capture the whole image including the background, this is not typical as a normal magazine shot is normal a medium shot. The idea behind going against conventions is that she is placed at the top of the steps as this can connote a ‘climbing the ladder of success’. The model also smiling and her mode of address is looking directly into the camera which is engaging to reader as it hooks them in

The 3-colour principle is not used on out magazine cover; this is because of the background image not being dull. Also there is a bin visible in the background of the image, which connotes dirt and rubbish giving a bad impression of the school.   

In the header of the magazine the font is very squashed which is unprofessional but could not be altered. Black and white have been used for the font colours however these colours can be connoted as dull and boring and also the use of white clashes with the dull coloured steps this makes it hard to read. Due to this it may put readers off the magazine as they may feel they can’t read what the magazine has to offer and also may seem unprofessional.

The cover lines are supposed to be appealing for our target audience, which are the students and parents of the school. The first cover line is ‘3 ways to get A’s’ I think this is catchy line as it is really appealing to young students and uses rhyme. It also gives 3 bullet points as well which could draw the readers in and then make them want to buy the magazine.

Sell lines have also been used which I believe will hook the reader into purchasing the magazine. The main sell line is ‘head girl,’ this has been illustrated with an image of a head girl badge this uses intertextuality of the badge and is professional.

In the header there is an included link to the school website, so if people were interested and wanted to find out more information than they could have a look. We have also included the typical things needed for a magazine such as the price and month of the magazine issue. We have also included the barcode on the front cover to give it the final professional look.