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School Magazine Evaluation

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Amy Orme

The document provides an evaluation of a school magazine cover and contents page created by Amy Orme. For the front cover, Amy likes the central placement of the masthead and the inviting and approachable image of the pupil. However, she dislikes the orange color scheme, messy background of the image, and lack of magazine elements like cover lines. For the contents page, Amy likes consistency with the front cover in image, logo, and background, but dislikes the disorganized layout, harsh gradient background, and small unclear logo. The evaluation identifies specific elements that are effective and those that could be improved for both the front cover and contents page designs.

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School Magazine Evaluation By Amy Orme
Things I like about the front page The gradient of the background in which the picture and mast head are set on, they’re a difference of colours which blend into each other. It’s not too bold therefore it doesn’t give off a harsh connotation. I like the placing of my mast head as it’s in the centre of the page and the writing is large to capture the attention. I like logo I created for the magazine, the shaping of the logo and the order of the letters ‘UDC’ which represent ‘Uni De Couplet’. I like the image I have used for the magazine as it represents a pupil in the Uni. They look respectable and responsible. The pupil also looks approachable and friendly, which is the inviting look I wanted people to gather from my school magazine. I like the mid shot of the pupil as it focuses mainly on her face and gives a insight of the type of clothes acceptable to wear at the Uni.
Things I don’t like about the front cover Although I liked the smooth gradient of the background, I dislike the colours I have used. The orange and dark orange colour scheme is not a nice colour to have. The connotations of orange do not represent a smart and acceptable work place. The font I have used throughout the front cover represents the stereotypical frat house. Often frat houses are used in America but have some form of welcome in the UK. The stereotypical view of a fraternity is rebellious and bad, I don’t like that it represents the Uni in that way. I dislike the background/ mise-en scent of the image. It looks messy and doesn’t represent a working place. There is a wooden barrier behind the student and in front of the window which goes against the colour scheme of the background. The buildings in the back disturb the peace of the image. I dislike that I hadn’t used a puff as it doesn’t show all of the techniques used in a magazine. The lack of magazine techniques used on the front cover disappoints me as it hasn’t given the cover a magazine look/feel. I dislike the choice of colour scheme. All of the writing are different colours. They’re in a unorganised pattern, this represents the magazine/school to be messy. I also dislike the lack of cover lines as it doesn’t give the magazine a real full article to get the students to buy it. I dislike that I haven’t applied a barcode or a price for the students to see. This causes the magazine to look un-realistic and may make students not buy it as the price of the magazine is unknown.
Things I like about the contents page I like that the title of the contents page is the same as the front covers master head. I like the order of the pages, the set out of whereabouts In the magazine they are. I like that the background of the contents page fits the same background of the front page, this is creating a certain theme for the magazine. I really like the image of the two students. The student closest to the camera is the same girl who was on the front cover, this is good as its showing links between the two images. I like that the image is showing the students working as it represents the Uni as a hard working area. It also shows that the Uni has access to computers which may make the students want to join. I like that I have applied the logo to the contents page as well as the front cover, it links the two together and represents the Uni. I like the variation of pages used in the magazine. Also the bold colours to show each page clearly. I like how the shot is at a candid, showing both the students but in a different angle. The pose candid shot makes the magazine look artificial and reliable of work.
Things I don’t like about the contents page I dislike the order of the contents. I don’t like the way it has all been set up. I think the order of the writing and image looks wrong and unorganised. I dislike the use of colour, the green writing and the black page colours, along with the vibrant orange background does not match. The image of the students and the mise- en-scent ignores the colour scheme and does not match. I don’t like the sharp gradient of the Background, the colours switched from a very vibrant orange to a dark purple. I could have eased the colours together by blending them better. The page numbers are unreliable. They jump from 1 to 5 with a subject of not very many factors. The all overall view of the contents page does not represent or portray a practical and serious Uni. The size of the logo is too small, it looks very pushed together and unclear. The picture does not fit the background. They do not blend together and it’s a very harsh lining. The picture shows a large difference of variation of colours compared to the background.
The tools I have used I used the adjustment tools to edit the picture slightly, this ensures the picture fit the bright background. The levels filter helped me make the picture more bright, to bring out the background and pupil more. I used the brightness/contrast tool, this created the image to have a more sharp contrast of colours which showed each colour clearly. I used the background gradient to make the shades of background to go into each other. I used text and basic fonts, including colours. With the contents page I used the background gradient. I used basic fonts and colours for the text/writin g.

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  • 2. Things I like about the front page The gradient of the background in which the picture and mast head are set on, they’re a difference of colours which blend into each other. It’s not too bold therefore it doesn’t give off a harsh connotation. I like the placing of my mast head as it’s in the centre of the page and the writing is large to capture the attention. I like logo I created for the magazine, the shaping of the logo and the order of the letters ‘UDC’ which represent ‘Uni De Couplet’. I like the image I have used for the magazine as it represents a pupil in the Uni. They look respectable and responsible. The pupil also looks approachable and friendly, which is the inviting look I wanted people to gather from my school magazine. I like the mid shot of the pupil as it focuses mainly on her face and gives a insight of the type of clothes acceptable to wear at the Uni.
  • 3. Things I don’t like about the front cover Although I liked the smooth gradient of the background, I dislike the colours I have used. The orange and dark orange colour scheme is not a nice colour to have. The connotations of orange do not represent a smart and acceptable work place. The font I have used throughout the front cover represents the stereotypical frat house. Often frat houses are used in America but have some form of welcome in the UK. The stereotypical view of a fraternity is rebellious and bad, I don’t like that it represents the Uni in that way. I dislike the background/ mise-en scent of the image. It looks messy and doesn’t represent a working place. There is a wooden barrier behind the student and in front of the window which goes against the colour scheme of the background. The buildings in the back disturb the peace of the image. I dislike that I hadn’t used a puff as it doesn’t show all of the techniques used in a magazine. The lack of magazine techniques used on the front cover disappoints me as it hasn’t given the cover a magazine look/feel. I dislike the choice of colour scheme. All of the writing are different colours. They’re in a unorganised pattern, this represents the magazine/school to be messy. I also dislike the lack of cover lines as it doesn’t give the magazine a real full article to get the students to buy it. I dislike that I haven’t applied a barcode or a price for the students to see. This causes the magazine to look un-realistic and may make students not buy it as the price of the magazine is unknown.
  • 4. Things I like about the contents page I like that the title of the contents page is the same as the front covers master head. I like the order of the pages, the set out of whereabouts In the magazine they are. I like that the background of the contents page fits the same background of the front page, this is creating a certain theme for the magazine. I really like the image of the two students. The student closest to the camera is the same girl who was on the front cover, this is good as its showing links between the two images. I like that the image is showing the students working as it represents the Uni as a hard working area. It also shows that the Uni has access to computers which may make the students want to join. I like that I have applied the logo to the contents page as well as the front cover, it links the two together and represents the Uni. I like the variation of pages used in the magazine. Also the bold colours to show each page clearly. I like how the shot is at a candid, showing both the students but in a different angle. The pose candid shot makes the magazine look artificial and reliable of work.
  • 5. Things I don’t like about the contents page I dislike the order of the contents. I don’t like the way it has all been set up. I think the order of the writing and image looks wrong and unorganised. I dislike the use of colour, the green writing and the black page colours, along with the vibrant orange background does not match. The image of the students and the mise- en-scent ignores the colour scheme and does not match. I don’t like the sharp gradient of the Background, the colours switched from a very vibrant orange to a dark purple. I could have eased the colours together by blending them better. The page numbers are unreliable. They jump from 1 to 5 with a subject of not very many factors. The all overall view of the contents page does not represent or portray a practical and serious Uni. The size of the logo is too small, it looks very pushed together and unclear. The picture does not fit the background. They do not blend together and it’s a very harsh lining. The picture shows a large difference of variation of colours compared to the background.
  • 6. The tools I have used I used the adjustment tools to edit the picture slightly, this ensures the picture fit the bright background. The levels filter helped me make the picture more bright, to bring out the background and pupil more. I used the brightness/contrast tool, this created the image to have a more sharp contrast of colours which showed each colour clearly. I used the background gradient to make the shades of background to go into each other. I used text and basic fonts, including colours. With the contents page I used the background gradient. I used basic fonts and colours for the text/writin g.