Comparing my finished preliminary task with St Ambrose Barlow front cover.

When comparing my finished front page and St Ambrose Barlow magazine front covers i found many differences, i had chosen to make mine into a magazine and they designed theres like a newspaper.

We both used school logos to show a sense of group identity and a mast head to grab the readers attention. The use of colour schemes to mirror the school logo's was also used on both.

Overall i think my front cover of the magazine meets its intended audience and gives a sense of identity for the school as a whole showing all its achievements for both school productions and academic subjects.

Preliminary research.

When looking at the St Ambrose Barlow news letter they have a lot of features relate to school life.

The school's logo is on the top of the page showing a group identity and the colours used matches the schools colour scheme. Hints of green are used to show enviroment and gives connotations of a well looked after school.

The text format is in a newsletter style making it look formal and it is written by a student showing its audience is mainly aimed for the students.

The before and after shots are very different: one is a long shot showing the school very dull and the other is a medium shot showing the school being green and picturesque.

After looking at this i will be able to finish my own school magazine for my preliminary task. I will use different graphology because i dont like the layout and my audience i feel would prefer me to set it out in a different way as it will catch their eye. The text would be set out differently as i would like it to be easier and faster to read. For my own school magazine front cover i will use a logo and mast head following this front cover.

Questionnaire results.

With these results it allows me to create a magazine which targets my audience.

My preliminary task contents page!

This is how i would like my contents page for my preliminary tasks school magazine. I have briefly designed it with pictures i have chosen to feature; these pictures i have used are from the deyes high school website.

I have included important pages with all sorts of different information to appeal to a lot of different audiences.

The school logo has been included to allow the students to feel part of the school and recognise its the school's magazine. This gives a sense of group identity.