magazine covers

although the paper we're producing is in a newspaper format, same paper and same ink, that doesn't mean that we can't take idea from magazines too. i personally think that magazine covers appeal more to the age group than newspapers. it's mostly to do with the vibrant colours and lack of text. the only text is brief summary of the magazines content. it doesn't have articles on the cover like newspapers do. the name of the magazine is bigger on a magazine as well, especially for empire. this is mainly to do with trend. empire and marie claire are popular brand names. holding a magazine is like wearing fashionable clothes these days, or having an ipod instead of an mp3 player. it's a fashion accessory. i don't think that our paper will be used like this, the purpose of our product is to inform and it's for educational use, not social use. that doesn't mean that empire and marie claire haven't showed me anything useful though. the fact that these magazines are aimed at our target audience is very interesting.

things to think about for making newspaper:

slightly informal to appeal towards reader more. more user friendly

vibrant and clourful, attractive to the eye

bold and eye catching, make it stand out

use of photos

not too many articles per page, don't intimidate reader