Thursday 14 October 2010

Magazine deconstruction




Hilbre Endeavour Magazine

The title for the Hilbre Endeavour is at the top of the page, in a large white font, but unlike King Edward, the logo of the school is next to the title at the right hand side.
This would give more awareness of slight professionalism within the magazine, the front cover shows school members, both students and staff; this would represent an atmosphere of team work which would give the school a better reputation.  They are all wearing building protection hats; this could be hinted at the new 6th form block that is currently being built at Hilbre. Below at the bottom left are teasers, giving in what’s in store inside the magazine, such as: Fair Trade, Ones Goal, Humanities Week, Cape Town and much much more!



King Edward School Magazine

The King Edward Magazine has used a white title, the word ‘High’ in a Berlin sans font, whilst the word ‘Profile’ is in a white Arial font, the entire front cover is one picture, of what looks like a drama performance, students dressed up in various amounts and types of clothing, this is a possibly to represent the school, as being described as drama being its main succeeded subject at the school. At the bottom is the title ‘Hair Raising show’ being aimed at the picture on the magazine for its drama performance, this is possibly giving a clue that this performance is not to be missed and there is a review article of the play in the magazine.

Below are teasers of what this magazine has still yet got in store for us too read, containing articles such as Politics, growing up in Korea and many more.



Monday 4 October 2010

Questionnaire Results

The following are results from a questionnaire that I have set up for people to take part in, these questions are based on both a magazine and a school magazine, that I shall be customizing myself in future projects, for this questionnaire, i asked 30 people to participate, and here are the results.

Question 1: What types of Magazines do you read?
many people selected Music magazines as the magazines they read, such as 'NME' or the 'TOP 40' magazine. A small amount selected a video game magazine as there choice, magazines such as the 'XBOX' magazine and the 'Power Station' magazine. and a large selection have picked a sports magazine, containing a various amounts of sports.

Question 2:  What colour do you like to see most in a magazine?

Red: 15    Blue: 4    Black: 0    Yellow: 11


Question 3:  What articles to you expect too read in the magazine you read?

Music Magazines: Band reviews, Up coming gigs, interviews, news bands and new songs
Game Magazines: New games, reviews, cheat codes, game advertisements
Sport Magazines: Interviews, Team ranks, new players, Tournament matches


Question 4:  What colour font do you find easier to read?

Black: 30     Red:0    Other: 0


Question 5:  Do you think adverts should be in magazines?

Yes: 28   No: 2


Question 6:  Do you think the headteacher should be on the front cover of the magazine?

Yes: 12    No: 17


Question 7: What Articles do you expect too see in a school magazine?

Everyone expects to see Student achievements, upcoming school events, school updates for studenst and parents and  some pictures for those who don't like reading.


Question 8: What type of music would you like to see in a music magazine?

Indie: 22   Pop: 7   Rock: 0  Other: 1


Question 9: What articles do you expect too see in a music magazine?

People expect too see Brand reviews, up coming gigs, music charts, interviews with artists.


Question 10: Should there be more images than text?

 More Images: 18         Less Images: 12