Magazine

1. A title or masthead (goes across the right of the page, reflects the magazines style and should be over or under a photo).
2. Cover lines, to give information and use direct address.
3. The date, price and other details.
4. Special offer usually highlighted
5. Variety of fonts, colours, sizes and styles to add visual interest.
6. Cover lines/plugs/lures - to tempt the customer.
7. Use of 'direct address pronoun' to involve the user.
8. Mention celebrities to boost sales.
9. Use of 3 colour palette (reflect the target audience, and make the background stand out)
10. Mid shot photo, eye-catching image in the centre top of page.

Always remember the Most Third of the page will get most the attention so is most important!

Planning a magazine:
Target audience? Students 14-19
Name of magazine? Synergy
Type of features? Shown in cover lines
what language will be used in the title?
Type of person in the main photograph? A Stressed Person


Photos:
Cover (5 or 6)
Range of shots (long and close)
Lots of other shots for variety (match cover lines)
Additional students (variety of angles)
Photo mock ups..