Title: I chose to do the title the way i did on the front cover of the school magazine because it is fun and it also appeals to the younger generations in the school. The colours for the title are blue and yellow, this is the same colour scheme as the school logo. The title of the magazine is conventional, it is in the top left hand side of the cover.

Images: I chose to have a picture of a pupil playing the trumpet on the front cover because the school is a specialist music college and it shows how much fun people have in their time at school. The camera shot is a medium close-up. This is the top half of the torso. I chose this type of shot so that people can see the school uniform and can also see what he is doing. The lighting on the picture is fairly light, this is because it is next to windows. I used the lighting from the classroom windows to make the picture seem natural and appropriate.

Colour Scheme: The colour scheme for my preliminary project is based on the colours of the Biddulph High School logo. The colours are blue and yellow. I decided to use different shades of blue's and yellow's to make the cover eye-catching and attractive.

The main image: The main image on the cover of my preliminary cover is of a pupil playing the trumpet. I decided to use this picture because it shows what kind of practical things go on in the school, how much fun pupils have during school and the fact that it is a specialist music college. The camera angle is a mid-shot. This is so that people can see the top half of the music students body, they also need to see the musical instrument; which enables them to see that it is a music college.

Fonts: The title font is from 1001fonts.com, i used this because it had a variety of fonts ranging from calligraphy to rock/stone. I used this particular font because it is the kind of font used for college's. The font is all in capital letters, i decided to do this so it stands out from the background and makes the cover eye-catching. The colour scheme used for the title font is blue, yellow and black. This is because the colour scheme of the school and its logo is blue, yellow and black.

Layout: I chose a simple layout for the cover of the newsletter, this is so that it is easy to read and students are able to read the cover quickly. I decided not to put lots of information on the front cover, this is so that it doesnt look to over-crowded. If the cover was over-crowded then the students might not be bothered to read it. The main article is written in the centre of the cover, overlapping the main image, this is so that it is clear what the magazine is about and what is going to be the main thing to read about. The pictures at the bottom of the cover show what else is in the newsletter and makes the pupils want to read further about the different articles.