College Magazine Cover Brief

Using DTP and an image manipulation programme, produce the front page of a new school/ college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally I must produce mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of DTP.

My product needs to contain a large dominant masthead which is easily noticed. The main image of the character must be in medium close-up, the face must be clearly seen and have them making eye contact with the camera. There must be a bright colour scheme and have three main colours.
-Thumbnail images that illustrate other articles
-Anchorage
- Price and barcode
- Teasing contents along the bottom
- Competitions and free gifts
- Main article / feature advertised must relate to the the main image

We could pretend that we are creating a front cover for an existing publisher. My target audience will be college students, so people aged between 16 and 19. My target audience will be presented positively, so that it will draw in the audience so that they think the magazine will benefit them and their college experience. I'll do this by having sub-headings which could benefit them, such as how to utilize study periods and free time.

The college to feature on my magazine cover will be Wyke college, as it has many photogenic view points, like the entrances to the different buildings, or the areas between these buildings. For my main image however I plan to use an entrance to one of the buildings.