Planning post

This post is about my magazine planning. My plan consists of a suggested layout of both the cover and contents page, as well as suggested titles and headlines.
   I intend to attempt to include most aspects of the school in the main cover page in order to suggest that my magazine covers a wide range of topics. The use of nature in my front cover such as the trees will help suggest that the school takes care of its environment and gives the school a very good image. The use of the newer school buildings on the cover again suggests that the school is well put together and looked after.  I chose to put a student on the cover mainly because the magazine is mainly based on the students, however, i decided to put them slightly off centre to ensure that people think that the magazine is not overly focused on just the students. I  chose to put the main headline dotted around the front cover in thick, bold, perhaps black, writing to ensure that they stand out effectively. The magazine title should be bold and standing out whilst being located at the top of the page to fully introduce the magazine.
    The contents page should include maybe a couple of students jumping to ensure that the magazine still has a 'fun' and 'exciting' vibe. The editors note is inspired by both 'look' and 'Grazia' magazine which is used as an effective way to introduce the magazine and ensure that the reader knows what they are actually reading. I chose to put the magazine title at the bottom of the page to contrast with the cover  title but still give a sense that the magazine links together effectively. The use of a pastel colour as a background ensures that images and text stand out very well.
     During my plan, i came up with a couple of titles for my magazine. However, my favourite magazine title has to be 'The Gordano Issue,' as it plays off both the original Gordano school name as well as 'The big issue.' I also came up with a couple of different layouts for the title but eventually came up with a final idea of stamping the 'Issue' over the traditional Gordano signature text.
     The content of my magazines consists of both students and teachers column to advise as well as pieces about uni, exams etc.
     Overall i feel that my plan reflects my ideas effectively to ensure that i can follow it closely to create a magazine which fits my initial vision.