L.I.I.A.R - Language
· Masthead- preferably short (a few words long) which will grab the reader’s attention. It wants to be placed on the top left hand side of the page and should be a relatively large size. My masthead needs to be relevant to the magazine subject that I’m doing (college) and the design of the masthead should fit the colour scheme.
· My main image should be of a student; preferably a student who attends/attended Wyke college. Seeing as there is no uniform code, the way the student is dressed doesn’t really matter. I will use a medium close up of my student (shoulders upwards) and she will be making eye-contact with the camera; this is important as it draws the audience in.
· My colour scheme will match the three most prominent colours in my background picture so that everything connects smoothly. I will then use black for text to neutralise all the colours.
· For anchorage I will use a headline to illustrate what my main image is about (the image of my fellow student). This is important as I will need to explain what my image is about and it also ‘anchors’ the reader in.
· I will use a barcode and price to make the magazine more realistic.
· I will have a ‘flash’ which will advertise a free product or gift that will interest my target audience.
· My ‘Teller’ will be placed near my main image to show what it is about.
· I will use a sell line beneath my masthead to briefly advertise the magazine further; for example ‘The best mag in the UK!’.
· I will hold most of the cover lines on the left third of the magazine.
· I will have a dateline in order to make the magazine cover look more realistic and professional.
· I will use a kicker in order to make the audience want to read on.
Institution
· I am creating this magazine for Wyke College; the reason I am doing this is because it is closer to home and it represents my target audience well. Because I am doing my magazine about Wyke College, all the production will be based in Wyke and done by Wyke students. The magazine will only be given out to Wyke students as it won’t be specific to anyone else; the magazine will not be sold.Ideology
· The main idea of my magazine will be college gossip; however it will also feature statistics about good grades, exams etc. The reason I have chosen these subjects is because I want it to have a professional side yet I don’t want it to be boring; it must appeal to different students for example academic students and the more energetic students. I also want to include a sports section as this is commonly found in newspapers and magazines and it will help to appeal to the male audience.Audience
· My target audience will be people who are attending Wyke college specifically; these will be students aged 16-18 of both genders. My audience will probably aim slightly more towards females because it will be easier for me to write for females (as I am a female) however I will try to include features for the male population as well.Representation
· My college magazine will aim to represent students positively although there will be some fun, gossip based news inside. Obviously I will probably aim to over exaggerate slightly how good the college/staff/students are so it won’t be a completely accurate representation.
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