Front Cover
For the front cover, I chose a colour scheme that coordinated with the picture to give the cover a more unified look. The font 'Century Gothic' is used throughout, with some words in bold and/or capitals for effect. This gives the magazine its house style. In other issues of this magazine, I would change the colour scheme to coordinate with the picture. This keeps it interesting for the readers. I called this issue the 'Back to School Edition' to give it relevance to the date (September issue would be the first in the school year). The sell lines are stereotypically related to school life, whilst the most important sell line "The New Building", keeps it relevant to Haydon (because of the building works taking place).
The name of the magazine "News@Haydon" gives the magazine an up-to-date, modern edge (the '@' symbol is used frequently on social networking sites such as Twitter). This targets the right age group for the magazine. It also suggests interactivity with the magazine (this is a feature that could be added in the future). To support this, I have used the sell line 'the best ways to learn online'.
Contents Page
The contents page contributes to the overall house style I have created. The font matches that on the front cover and using the '@' symbol in the word 'Contents' makes the house style unique. I feel the content of the magazine fits perfectly with the purpose and target audience. Having a large picture relating to the cover story encourages readers to keep reading.
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