I will be aiming my student magazine at students already attending the college. This is because the college already has a persecutes for new students and that comes out a few months before they chose a college so if it was aimed at them.
My magazine will be about student life and everything students are interested in, music, films, TV etc and will also contain information about college. A typical content would be a few pages on music consisting off latest band news and gig that are happening locally that students could attend. Also have student write about their favourite bands and even bands in the college. The music section will be like a compact local version of the popular music magazine NME. The TV section would have a TV listening so people know what’s on and have student’s reactions to the previous weeks TV shows. There will also be a section on films where students review films they have seen at the cinema in the past week. All these things will make my magazine a must have for entertainment news but also will have important messages about the college and up and coming events around the college that people might be interested in.
Ideas for cover lines would consist of one major headline from each of the areas of the magazine, one music, one film, one TV, one college etc. I would do this because it will appeal to a wider audience then just putting cover lines about one area, as from being at college have seen that it is a divers place.
The title I have come up for my magazine is ‘Student Interest Press’ or ‘S.I.P’ for short; I have chosen this name because it states what this magazine is about and its contents, the things that interest students. Also as it has the word student in it students will clearly see this is meant for them and the fact it’s got ‘Student Interest’ in the name shows that they should like what the magazine is publishing. A title I chose not to choose is ‘South Downs College’ or ‘S.D.C’ this is because it’s too common as I feel a few people who can’t think of a name would go for this name. Also it’s not very imaginative and I don’t think it will stick in the mind as well as ‘Student Interest Press’ and also ‘South Downs College’ is already known for being a college not a magazine that the college publish. Another name I chose not to use is ‘Student Exclusive’. This is because I didn’t feel this rolled of the tong as easy as my other title ideas. Also the word ‘Exclusive’ brings with it expectations of exclusive interviews and items which would be impossible for a weekly college magazine.
I want to keep my magazine simple and minimalistic and I feel having a tagline will clog up the front page. Also I don’t feel students care that much for taglines and will be a waste of time coming up with one and finding somewhere to put it on my front page.
I will publish my magazine during the academic year as this is when all the students will be in and around college meaning they will be in college to buy it. Also this is when things are happening which can be put into the magazine so it will be filled with news and information which the students will be interested in.
The font I would use would be something clear and easy to read, this is because I would want it to reflect the clear and easy readable contents of the magazine as students have a lot of work to-do so they need something fast and easy to read to get there entertainment news. To get the images I will ask friends to pose in a student way with note books and bags etc around college and chose from the best once to be my main image.
This magazine would only be able to publish 3 or 4 issues a year, where as if its amid at students already at the college it can be sold to them every month
My magazine will be A4 size because I feel anything smaller then this will be thrown away and messed around with but A4 size is big and will be kept in a bag until they do need it, meaning it will be kept and used.
The images that I will use on my contents page will link with the items and cover lines which will help my magazine to flow. I’ve chosen to have red as the main colour for my magazine and contents page as red is a colour that stands out from the page and is what my magazine must do to attract readers.
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