LIIAR Evaluation

I decided to call my magazine for Wyke 6th Form College “Wyke Town” and the image supports this by looking like a small village behind it with the paths, tree and buildings etc. On my front cover for the Wyke College magazine, there is use of the conventional large font title followed by a smaller font size to highlight the main articles. There is also a non-bold explanation text underneath the title which states the college’s slogan “freedom to achieve”. The clarity of the colour scheme (purple, green and white) acts as a connotation to show the magazine is a light-read and the college itself is a fun place to be – it is a place social and relaxing but also a place of work. The same font is used on the front cover for each element and the colours are not associated with either females or males, this helps include the range of the target audience. The main image fills the front page, is simple and represents the college and the students that study there in a positive way. The subject in the image highlights that the target audience is teenagers (16-18) – she is also looking happy which connotes enthusiasm of progression into further education. The image follows the brief (the image must be an MCU, consisting of just the head and shoulders) – she is also making eye contact with the audience. The medium-shot enables us to see the expression as well as posture of the student whilst also featuring the college environment in the background in an appealing way with nice weather – the casual attire connotes that she is a stereotypical teenager. The text uses anchorage by featuring a college student to make it relevant to the purpose of the magazine and its target audience. The date of publish is shown in this masthead to show it is an up-to-date copy of the college magazine. The barcode is also featured on the page.

The plan of the contents page is presented with a few images of the grounds which include a couple of students. There is a clear heading and the colour scheme is followed through. The style and size of the text is easy to read and links to the front cover and can be used throughout the entire magazine.