AS G321 Coursework, Foundation Portfolio Task Booklet 2012

Grace Williams

- Main task: students to produce the front page, contents page and double page spread of a new music magazine. - All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate, minimum of four images per candidate.

In these three music magazine covers, my initial opinion is that the main image is dominant and clear portraying the authorial intent which is music. The colours used for the masthead are light colours, they are big in size and are generally behind the main image as the title should be well known. The strap lines are both on the left and the right hand side, and are two colours, I like this because it creates diversity.

I have chosen these front covers because they stand out to me, it is clear it is a contents page due to the layout. There is much more text here than on the front cover, it is also smaller in font and more formal for instance here it is black or white. The image is strong, and is the focal point. The colours are very simple and plain and so isn't over crowded and cluttered.

I like these articles because they are colourful and look very professional. The use of theme in each articles for instance the pink and black running throughout the NICKI MINAJ magazine and the black, white and red in the magazine featuring Lilly Allen is consistent. The title clearly states the type of magazine and what the article to point and so is straight forward. The text is small in font and so there the subtitles categorise the text while breaking it up so if you wanted to skim read it is possible, this is a good aspect.