PRELIMINARY TASK

Preliminary Task: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate your grasp of DTP.

This is my preliminary task completed, which consists of: a front page medium close-up image of two students at a computer. in order to edit this picture, it was desaturated, and the two girls, and the folder to the side of the page, was recoloured. this allows the remainder of the picture to be in black and white.

There is text to the left of the page, which has been rotated anticlockwise. This text reads 'summer edition'

The title;'WGSG', is the same maroon used for the edge of the school logo. this helps the colours to contrast with each other.

The use of alliteration with the letter 'W', in the subheadings 'What's What in Wilmington', is quite effective, as it leaves the reader eagree to find out what is actually happening in Wilmington. the use of this alliteration also makes the magazine seem more exciting for the reader; as oppose to something like; 'information about Wilmington'

There were a few problems with the cover lines text, this is because i could not find an appropriate colour, which could be seen in the background, as well as on their clothes.

The pictures in the contents page reflect a different section of the school; lower school rather than sixth form. this is because the text in the contents page should relate to pictures used. i also used school colours; blue and maroon, to reinforce house style.