Preliminary task - cover plan

I decided to do a mock up of my front cover to make it easier when I came to put it together.  I wanted the cover to be simple and not too over powering, because of this I decided to keep the font and colour scheme simple, though still making sure there was variations in the font and the colours so this cover would be aesthetically pleasing for the reader. For the articles on the cover I wanted to include a range of events so that more readers would be attracted to the cover as there is something for everyone, therefore I will including something about sports as well as things like battle of the bands and the school musical. For the cover image I plan on having a mid shot of a student, the text on the cover will frame this image. I wanted a simple and easy to remember name for my magazine so I called it 'TDA News' as it's a simple and relevant name to the magazine.

Preliminary task - contents page plan

In order to show continuity between my cover and contents page I have decided to use the same font and colour palette, this way making the magazine flow and look well put together. The name the magazine is featured on the contents page again to show continuity within the magazine. 'Contents' will be the largest word on the page, this will make it stand out and will allow the reader to know what the page is about. To break up the text I will include images, one of students and one of the school taken from the balcony, I fell this will make the page look aesthetically pleasing and not too text heavy. The contents will be giving the reader lots of information and for that reason I decided to section it off under key headings like 'key dates' and 'sports' to make it easier for the reader to find what they're looking for. I have kept the overall design for my content simple to keep the focus on the information 

Candidate Information

Name: Dani Gordon
Centre Name: Thomas Deacon Academy
Candidate number: 3112 Centre Number: 22321 
Foundation Portfolio Brief: To construct the font page,contents page and double page spread of a new music magazine