Whilst there is a range of images here that are from valid magazines a number of them are from work that has been produced by other students doing this course. It is also a benefit to you to use the magazine you have purchased as you can see how/if the cover image relates to the contents page.
Each Magazine has it's own style and you will need to look at the following in your analysis:
- How many images does the cover use; what does this mean for your own planning?
- How would you describe the layout? Would you say it was organised? Sleak? Uniform? Chaotic? Ordered? Boring? Interesting? Colourful?
- What does the style suggest about the rest of the magazine? Look at the range of articles and contents
- Does the cover artist feature on the contents page at all?
- Does it have an editors note? If it does what does this say about the ideology of the magazine?
- Does it have subscription information?
- Does it have a competition? How does this attract or appeal to its target audience?
- What kinds of images are on the contents page? How have they been manipulated if they have been?
Minimal: You have put up a contents page and described what is on the front
Basic: You have put up a contents page, described what is on the front and have made some attempt to answer a couple of the questions above.
Proficient: You have answered all of the questions above and along with uploading the contents page you have also uploaded the cover to show the link, if any. You have began to discuss how this will inform your own work.
Excellent: You have answered all of the above questions and done all that has been asked of proficient. In addition to this you have picked out some examples from the internet explaining why you think they may not be successful or why some are. You have picked out a list of what you need to do, based on your research, in order to make your work successful.
Examples of Contents Pages you could discuss are:
Examples of Contents Pages you could discuss are:
