College magazine evaluation

1. College Magazine Evaluation
Shakeira Darbyshire

2. Front Cover ~ Codes and
Conventions
My front cover follows many
codes and conventions.
It features:
• A medium close up of someone
relevant to the magazine
•Direct address
•Colour scheme (red, white and
black)
• Cover lines
•Masthead
• Main image
•Barcode
• Puff,
•Main cover line
• Issue information,
• Price
• Positioning statement.
My media product does
not develop any codes
and conventions
however it does not
include some codes and
conventions
professional magazines
would include. These
are: relevant mise en
scene and a banner.

3. Front Cover ~ Construction
For the front cover I used Photoshop to add the
features needed.
In the first picture I added my main image with the
masthead and some cover lines.
In the second image I added a puff which matched
the colour scheme of the rest of the cover.
In the final images I decided to change my masthead
font due to it not being very bold and I added the
issue information and a barcode.
I had to use the SLR cameras to capture my main
image which made it high quality but I had to re take
the picture a few times as they were not up to the
highest standard.

4. Front Cover ~ Strengths and
Weaknesses
Strengths
•My front cover features the majority of
the codes and conventions.
•It has a regular colour scheme
•My main image is clear
Weaknesses
•Does not include all codes and
conventions.
•Does not include relevant mise en
scene
•Main image is not visually interesting.

5. Contents Page~ Codes and
Conventions
•Colour Scheme
(Black, white and red)
•Multiple Images
•Section headings
•Page Numbers on left
of image
•Repetition of
Masthead
•Contents at top of
page
•3 Columns
•Regular content and
featured.
My media product
does follow most
codes and
conventions and
didn’t develop any.
However it doesn’t
include all of the
codes and
conventions other
magazines would.
For example, mine
doesn’t include a
picture of the front
cover.

6. Contents Page~ Construction
In this first screenshot I
did not have the word
‘Contents’ at the top of
the page but I did have a
smaller copy of the
masthead in the top right
corner, I also have 3
columns with multiple
images. I have section
headings with additional
information below it.

7. Contents Page~ Construction
In this screenshot I
added the word
‘Contents’ at the top to
indicate that it is the
contents page and I
made it in a large, bold
font so it stands out.
I also added a page
number in the bottom
right.

8. Contents Page~ Construction
This screenshot
shows my final
contents page which
has the majority of
the codes and
conventions but not
all.

9. Contents Page~ Strengths and
Weaknesses.
Strengths
•Contains the majority of the codes
and conventions
•Clear and presents all pages with
correct information
•Has articles which are relevant
Weaknesses
•Images are usually spread out over the
columns not all in one column
•Does not have a small image of the front
cover
•Very simplistic

10. Contents Page~ Strengths and
Weaknesses.
Strengths
•Contains the majority of the codes
and conventions
•Clear and presents all pages with
correct information
•Has articles which are relevant
Weaknesses
•Images are usually spread out over the
columns not all in one column
•Does not have a small image of the front
cover
•Very simplistic