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.

Title: The title is conventionally in the top left hand corner of the page. I decided to put it on a slant so that it attracts the readers eye and makes the page more interesting. The colours of the title are blue, yellow and black. I did this so that they are the same as the school colour scheme and logo. I used the same font as the cover so that the pupils can see that they are related.

Images: I used 3 different images for the contents page. This is because there are 3 main articles for the issue. All of the images have something to do with music because the school is a specialist music college. The pictures i used show what goes on at school and how much fun the pupils have during their time at school. These factors attract people to read the information. The camera shots used in the images are mainly medium close ups. This is so you can see the pupils emotions but also what they are doing. The lighting for the images are all fairly bright. I did this purposely so that it represents a fun, bubbly and enjoyable atmosphere.

Colour scheme: The colour scheme used throughout the whole preliminary product is blue, yellow and black. This is because the colours are based on the school colour scheme and logo. I did this so that the pupils can clearly see that it is a school newsletter containing information about school.

Fonts: The fonts used are all from 1001fonts.com, i discovered this website when doind my research. It is a good website because there is a variety of fonts to choose from depending on what you want to do. I used these kinds of fonts because they are fun and typical school type's of fonts.

Layout: The layout for the contents page is more complex than the front cover. This is because it needs to contain more information about what is in the magazine. The headings of the articles are bigger than the actual analysis of them because i need to attract the pupils to read them. Therefore, making them bigger would emphasise the headings and make them more eye-catching. The pictures are slanted to different degree's of rotation, this is so that they seem fun and also stand out from the rest of the magazine. I decided to make the images stand out alot more than the rest of the information so that the pupils get easily attracted to them. Younger people are more likely to look at pictures rather than the actual information.