preliminary task

The magazine I have created is called ' The Blaze'. This has been made for Haydon school magazine. The target audience that i have aimed for are mainly year 7's both male and female. I have aimed for my target audience to be year 7's as I think that they would be more interested in the magazine and will be able to make much more use out of it than the other years, this is because they are new to the school and they will want to learn more about it and they can do this by buying the magazine. However, I also think that even though this is for males too, I think that females will want to read this magazine more due to the fact that they are more interested in doing well in their education than boys. However, I have tried to use a colour scheme which will attract males and females. The colour scheme that I have used is yellow and blue, the blue will help get the male target audience, and the yellow is a uni sex colour so it will appeal to both the target audience. For my front cover I have put a large image of a female model, this will attract the female audience. I have used a mid-shot picture and my model is smiling, this makes the audience want to read my magazine as it looks friendly and welcoming. I have included a plug which says ' win a free pencil case' this will attract my audience as they might need a new pencil case and they might want a new one. I have also included sell lines which say '10 tips on how to get by at Haydon' this will intrigue my target audience as year 7's have started a new big school and they might find it scary, my magazine will give them advice on how to get by so that they become confident, and they don't stress out about school. The contents page has the same colour scheme as the front cover and the same text, i added a picture of a boy and a girl model to attract both males and females, i also added the Haydon stag. The contents page is simple and easy to find out what pages you want as the page number is right next to the text. I have added pages like 'back to school tips' this will interest my reader and also help them figure out what they should do. I have added a picture of the Haydon stag to reinforce that it is a school maagzine.