What I will and won't do for my school magazine layout.

This is the current Idsall Voice layout. It doesn’t really have a front page, it just launches into the text. I will not do this as I feel that a magazine, even if it is a school magazine, needs a front cover. For me it seems more professional and complete. Also, just launching into information may intimidate some people into not reading the magazine.



This is a better example of a school magazine layout. It has a front page telling you what is inside the magazine. It appears to use the school colours and logo. However, as some of the text goes over the image a small amount of the text is harder to read. I prefer this layout to the Idsall voice layout; however I would still do some things different.

Although this magazine looks professional with the logo, school colours and general layout, I feel that it looks too busy.  I won’t just launch into an article on the front page like this magazine does. I feel it intimidates the reader, into not reading the magazine.

I would use something like this for my front cover. I would have large image from the main article, or of some students in the middle of the page. For this example I couldn’t find a suitable image. In the boxes around the page I will have headlines of articles inside the magazine to attract attention and convince the reader the magazine is worth reading.