Final Design - Evaluations

This is my final design for my magazine cover. I think it meets the expectations for a standard magazine. I used an image as the background itself as it takes up more face, the larger image makes the magazine seem more happy. I used the white text because it stood out best against the background. I used the blueish colour for the title because blue is normally a calm cover. It could give the idea that college has a calm environment compared to secondary/primary schools. I have aligned the "main flash" text to the right, so it does not over lap with the picture. I aligned the over article to the left. This balances both sides out and doesn't appear to make one side more busy than the other. I used another photograph I had taken previously to cover up an inappropriate logo. I had to make the image slightly larger because it didn't cover the whole logo up. This made the magazine look messy as there were two pictures overlapping with each other. The reader would not know what one to look at. If I had more time available I would try and use up more of the space. As on the left side there is a gap, but other than that I am quite pleased with my cover.

This is the final design for my contents page. I kept the design very simple. I used the same blue for the title again, so it has it's own personal feel to it. I didn't make the font too small as there would be too much space left. I might of made the font smaller if I had more pages. The writing is legible though. If I was given more time I would of included an image or even a few images that related to the front cover or just taken a few more of groups of students.