As part of my school magazine research I have looked at a selection of school magazine covers so that I can gain a better knowledge on the market my magazine is targeted at, and the best ways in which I can achieve a successful school magazine.
The first product I have decided to look at is 'Southend High School for Girls Magazine' where the cover simply shows the schools logo, and the name of the school is presented in a simple white font which creates a contrast between the text and the background image.
The photograph is of a student from the school holding up a mask over her face, which is perhaps from a school production. The front cover of the magazine in my opinion is very simple, and does not advertise very much about the school at all. I don't particularly feel this magazine is sold very well from looking at the front cover. It is not very eye catching, the use of colour is very dull and it does not give the reader any idea about what the magazine caters for.
From looking at the front page, I believe that the magazine is targeted at the parents of the students as the front cover is not trying to interact with the reader in any way, it does not show any clips of articles, it is not selling the magazine very well by simply relying completely on the front cover photograph.
I have learnt from studying this front cover of a school magazine, that my front cover for sixth form will be more interactive with the reader than this one is, although I want to use a photograph that is very eye catching and appealing to the reader I also want it to represent what the magazine is about, using language that relates to the target audience and showing previews of what articles are inside. As in my opinion the front cover is very important in the successfulness of a magazine, because if the front cover does not appeal to the reader they are most likely not to bother to read it or even open it.
