Preliminary task reasearch.

A college called King Edward's VI college in stourbridge produce a school magazine every year. The 2007/8 issue includes a main picture that takes up the whole of the front page spread. The whole theme of the magazine is almost clinical and clear with a strong use of white writing on top of the main picture. The colour quality within the actual picture is bright and stands out but also matches the college colours of blue and red so then instantly becomes recognisable to the readers. The title is obvious to the reader that the magazine is a school magazine. Their cover line matches their picture but also displays success within their school so there for advertises their school. At the bottom of the front cover there are eight titles that also advertise the schools success. This magazine is mainly aimed for the students but also in many cases to the parents. When looking at previous year magazine covers they are all different and do not share the same quality's except the magazine name.

In Melrose St mary's school magazine looks much more formal than the first, and looks like it is aimed more for the parents compared to the students. The colour green is dominant on the whole of the front cover it is successfully because it displays the schools colours.Compared to the other magazine there is not one main picture but a selection of smaller pictures which display the schools success and achievements without words. The larger pictures which include a member of the royal family are shown to be of more importance because they are placed at the top so the reader is instantly drawn to them. The four smaller pictures at the bottom are also of importance and show individual events and every day scenes within the school. The title of this magazine is the same as the other because it is just the name of the school but it is placed in the middle of the cover instead of at the top this is effective because it is what the reader will first look at.