PRELIM TASK: Manipulation of mast head

Firstly, I had my masthead horizontal. However, it didn’t really stand out so I changed the design and placed the word ‘Ace’ vertical and increased the size of the word ‘Secondary’ making it stand out as it is now bigger than the rest of the text unlike before where it was a similar size to the rest of the text making it difficult to distinguish between the masthead and other text which are present on the front page. Also, I changed the colour of the word 'ACE' so it would stand out a little more as well as match my colour scheme. I couldn't find a school magazine with the same layout as my masthead but I found a music magazine with a similar design. I changed which side the vertical text was on because 'Secondary' would become too small if I placed it vertical and seeming 'Ace' is a short word, it allowed me to increase the size of the text so it could be read.

Furthermore, after I obtained my first masthead, Ms. Collins said that it looked very plain and simple. Although my teacher isn't a student, she has been doing these magazines with students for quite a few years now which is a sort of expert opinion and knowing this, I believed her opinion was very valuable as she has probably seen the best and worst work. To make sure Miss was right, I asked my peers in my class who also said that the first masthead I made looked very plain and simple, it didn't catch their eye either. They said that the edited version looks a lot better as it has more colour to match the colour scheme and relate to the rest of the front cover. Knowing from personal experience, as I am a student, I know that if the masthead isn't attractive, I most likely won't even open the magazine. So keeping this in mind, I chose to listen to the criticism I obtained and changed it accordingly. Making these changes allowed me to draw closer to making my masthead look more like real media text which is my main goal.

I chose the title 'Ace Secondary' because every student wants to do well in secondary school and the word 'ace' means to excel in a certain field but in this concept, an exam. This relates to  my magazine because it is designed for students in secondary school who are just about to sit their GCSE exams which are the exams a student sits at the end of their secondary education. In addition to this, 'Ace Secondary' has never been used before meaning it is unique and the words 'Ace' and 'Secondary' go really well together.

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