Conventions of School Magazines

Chapel High’s student magazine appears to have been designed in a cheap editing software such as Microsoft Publisher or Adobe Reader. The images and text both quite jarringly clash and the photographs don’t appear to have been edited. There is also no single central image. The magazine appears to have been developed with a smaller, local community in mind rather than national publication.

The contents page follows the red and black colour scheme established by the front page. The contents are all aligned to the far left side of the page, as it is the part of the page that the audience wishes to see first. As this is not a professional publication, some spelling errors are noticeable “Diary of Ther Week”.

Fusion: Issue 1 however looks far more professional than Chapel High’s magazine, as it was designed by a professional graphics firm, and appears to have a wider audience in mind. The cover has a central image, which as clearly been edited to be a silhouette. The subheadings compliment the light red background, and are again set to the very far left as they will be the first things the audience will see.

The contents aren’t aligned to the far left, but occupy the entire page. The main font and layout of the page, featuring colourful banners at the top and bottom of the page is used throughout the magazine. Each page varies in colour, but layout is the same as the magazine covers a wide variety of topics.

Bishopbriggs Academy Magazine is also designed unprofessionally, though is still in keeping with many traditions of magazines. There is a blue and white colour scheme designed to fit with the school’s logo. The logo contains the colour green which is noticeably absent from the magazine, showing some consideration for graphic design. The cover however lacks any strong central image, but what images it does have involves a group of students smiling whilst engaged in some sort of activity.

The contents page is bare, containing only the text and no images. The text is all blue to contrast against the white page and blend with the blue-and-white colour scheme established beforehand.