School magazine and contents page

                                                                                  

 

Evaluation:

                For a first trial of magazine making I'm fairly proud of how they look however, they lack professionalism and consistency. In my real covers, I want the images to be more creative and convey the genre  but also link together and look like they belong in the same magazine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Grids

Layout of magazines are important. If they are not clear or if they're aesthetically displeasing, people may be less likely to buy them. They have to be virtually the same in every magazine released or it will lack consistency. Grids help magazines get into order and also help to structure the magazine. However putting all the articles into standard format could be counter-productive as rigidity dulls the creativity. To avoid this, we can change widths and heights of margins and grids.

Here are some examples:

One column grid -

This is used very  rarely as the text can look boring and dull. The reader is also more likely to get lost trying to follow a small font with this kind of layout, however it leaves lots of white space for images to be placed especially if the margin is made much narrower.

Two column grid -

 
A two column grid is usually used for feature stories with lots of extra white space so the reader does not feel overwhelmed by the amount of writing. Also , if the margin is made narrower there may also be room for a few images.

Three column grid - 

 

A simple three column grid

This grid is fairly simple and easy to read on a magazine spread rather than a two column grid which would make the grids to wide for comfortable reading. Its usually used for long stories. Putting more important stories on fewer columns is best because this will give more importance to the story, it will look more elegant and the reader won’t have to jump to the next line of text so often. The text can also be broken up with images and pull quotes from the text.

An asymmetric three column grid could also be good to use although it is slightly more complex in terms of layout but looks more casual. It means more information can be separated and de-cluttered as to not overwhelm the reader into not wanting to read the article.