2. This cover is quite distinct from the other cover,
as it achieves both an artistic and formal look. The use of
light throughout this cover, particularly in the shaded
drawing of a green and grassy playground/sports ground,
depicting a dream-like scene.
The use of a handwritten style for the
motto/slogan ‘Developing the Individual’ immediately
stamps a feeling of luxury upon the magazine, even a
feeling of importance, given the fact this school magazine,
as suggested by the masthead which states ‘The Royal
Wolverhampton School’, is most probably given to only
people who attend the school and/or are affiliated with the
school in some way.
Additionally the masthead uses several colours,
unlike the ‘Walk On’ cover, which uses a bland white, to
make the overall cover more colourful and pique potential
readers’ interest.
Another feature that adds to the feeling of luxury
is the school’s logo/coat of arms at the top of the magazine.
Overall, the cover gives a formal feel, yet the
image and use of different colours also gives a positive,
optimistic tone to the cover. Furthermore, the use of
Edwardian Script for the slogan provides a luxurious feel to
the entire magazine cover.
3. This magazine cover is quite simplistic in terms of
its use of font. The coverlines seem to be written in a sans
serif font, suggesting Courier. This gives a script feel to the
cover. The coverlines are all situated on the left.
The text (dateline) at the top right tells the reader
that this particular issue of the magazine is the March 2009
edition. This also tells us that the magazine is one that goes
out monthly.
The image was made or edited in sepia mode,
which gives a drawn out/faded effect to the whole image.
The masthead is written in a font that both
resembles an IMPACT font, with a hint of serif. It has a
similar hard impact that the image also shares.
The use of white font throughout the cover seems
to have had one negative effect, as the white font of the
middle coverline is harder to distinguish from the highly lit
up trouser.
With the colour white being prominent
throughout the cover, the magazine cover feels dull, also
accompanied by the sepia tone.
Altogether these elements, especially the image,
which features a person stomping on something akin to a
piece of chewing gum on the floor, provides a sort of urban,
rough edge to the magazine cover. This feel seems sort of out
of step with the slogan ‘Youth living in step with God’, unless
the magazine wants to adopt a hardline attitude with the
teachings of the Bible.
Unlike The Royal Wolverhampton School
magazine cover, this cover does indeed give some hint of
what should be expected inside the issue, with the use of
coverlines, and accompanying explanatory text.
