Preliminary Task: School Magazine Contents Page

I used circles as the main geometric shape for many reasons. Initially, my page number circles were squares in my plan. It's more aesthetically interesting than blocks and squares, which could make things seem too restrictive and formal for my audience. Also, circles help with the font more because it gives a "rounded" and cleaner impression. I made the circles overlap to create depth and allow for space for the images to fit the width in an aesthetically pleasing way.

I chose to use a lighter blue for the background instead of a darker blue because it makes the text easier to read, and because I wrote on the editor's note that the issue is about being new, so light blue could bring a fresh feel to the issue. However, I tried to remain consistent with the house style like on the front cover - the fonts are still predominantly sleek and modern, the color scheme is still orange, blue and white (where I used orange to make the blue stand out more because of the contrast). I made the language very inclusive such as "why this year is ours" and the line "advice for new students!" - this would seem appealing and appropriate as a school magazine as schools often try to aim to appear very tight-knit and inclusive as a community - also referring back to the circles which could imply inclusiveness.  

Like on the front cover, I used Photoshop to manipulate my images and texts. Along the way, I have picked up more techniques and tricks to achieve certain things such as making the images circular and bending the text of the website link. I think this will help later for my coursework as this will allow me to grasp the program a lot better, also to realise my ideas more successfully.