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Sunday, 30 October 2011

Preliminary Task: Brief (Proposal)

  • I am specifically aiming my magazine at college students, male and female, aged 16-19.
  • My magazine will mainly be about students, talking about events inside and outside college, such as concerts or student nights as well as college trips. It will also include articles giving information about college life and give an option for the students to have their say.
  • I would mainly use striking cover lines such as 'amazing student discounts!' or 'A night every student wants to go to' this will really draw potential buyers in because they are articles students can relate to and want to read about. 
  • I have decided on the title 'Simply Southdowns' due to its alliteration it's catchy and everyone will remember it. It also gives it an exclusive feel because students immediately know its only for Southdowns students. I rejected my initial ideas such as 'Student Magazine' and 'Southdowns Students' because they sounded really boring and didn't have that fun sound to it, which may put off potential buyers.
  • For my masthead I would probably use a simple font like 'Verdana' which looks really good in bold so it goes with the title 'simply southdowns' giving off the impression of nothing to flashy but also grabs your attention. I may also follow this on with the cover lines so they look straight from the cover onto them. I may also use underlining or capital letters to again grab attention to key bits.
  • I think a tagline can make something look tacky, so I don't think I will be using a tagline for my magazine. 
  • I am thinking about publishing my magazine at the start of the new year, because it will have all the information about the events of the upcoming year, especially for things going on over the summer. Also after the new year people set resolutions and improving in college may be one of them, so with the information provided as well to do with revision will also attract potential buyers. 
  • For my front cover I will use a really fun and casual photo of people looking happy and having fun at college. This image students will be able to relate to and will be really eye catching making people want to buy the magazine. I will most likely take the photo myself because that way I can get the image I really want.
  • I would most likely publish the magazine every month because then all the information can be updated.
  • I would make my magazine a4 size so its not to small but not to big and is about the size of text books which students carry round. 
  • On my contents page I will use images which relate to the main stories/coverlines so people will be drawn in further to those articles. I will use bright but sophisticated colours on the contents page so the article names will stand out. Most likely the colours blue and green which also relate to the Southdowns logo.

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