To begin with, my target audience wanted bright colours as well as certain articles such as Horoscopes, Fashion and Gossip. I felt as though this suited what the target audience asked for as it presents a fashionable model on the cover and contains most of the articles they requested for.
The font sizes are correct as the writing is easy to read and the border around each text makes the Headings and the Masthead bold enough so it does not blend into the background. The writing on the Contents Page is also visible to the reader as there are boxes to stop the text from going unseen due to the background.
In my honest opinion, I feel as though the 'Three Colour' rule, of which is seen in most magazines, was not used in this one. As I look at both the Cover and Contents page, I begin to notice that I have used at least 5 colours. However, the 5 colours are used on both pages, therefore they are still connected in some cases. Also, you are able to tell that the two pages are the same as I have used the same 'Brick Wall' background as well as having the Magazine Cover presented on the Contents Page. Although if this magazine were to publish more, I would need to put the Magazine Cover onto each Contents Page. In order to solve this problem, I would need to make sure I use the Three Colour Rule, otherwise the Magazine would look unprofessional.
Adding to this, The images I have used suit well to the audience. The target audience requested for a Magazine that had some 'fashion articles' inside. As well as the model being a College Student, the medium close-up shot appears to have a sense of fashion as the props she is wearing (which is the Hat, Backpack and Cardigan) shows she is in the latest Autumn fashion trend.
As for the Background, I believed this suited well to the magazine genre. The 'Brick Wall' background shots indicates she is either walking to College or is going to an educational place. The angled-shot of the Brick Wall that is on the Contents Page portrays the fact that the pages are related to each other. Even though the lighting on the two pages are slightly different, they do look similar in some way.
Moreover, the Articles on the magazine overall I believe are very eye-catching. In my opinion, the articles of which are shown on the Magazine Cover can catch the reader's interest as each header shows a style my readers wanted to read about. For example, the first heading shown is about 'Fashionable Bags' which was one of the main subjects my target audience wished to look at. As well as this, my audience wanted to read about Gossip; seeing as this was a College Magazine, I combined Gossip and College together to create a captivating Headline. This headline was my best idea as it can easily engage the reader to buy the magazine.
In addition, the Contents Page shows all of the pages. The articles provided on the page are suitable for the readers. As they said in the Interview, they wished to see such pages like Horoscopes, Fashion, Gossip and more. I added a few more subjects serving as Competitions and Interviews. These pages were made in order to add more to the magazine as well as make the magazine much more intriguing for the reader.
In conclusion, I enjoyed creating this style of a magazine. In my opinion, I believed it met the targets of the audience and the presentation looks similar as a true magazine Cover & Contents page would look. If I was able to improve this magazine, I would look more into the Three Colour Rule and perhaps edit some colours of the Contents Page to look similar to the Magazine Cover. As for the model, I would not change anything as the image is shot as a Medium close up and the model looks fashionable for the readers to look up to. In my belief, I think this is an interesting and eye-catching magazine.
