my magazine

Masthead: When coming up with a suitable magazine name i came up with a couple of ideas so that i could compare and see which was best.
My first initial idea was 'guilty' this is because my magazine is going to be about law therefore the name guilty would reflect the law and what happens in the courts.
other ideas which i came up with were 'catch' i thought that this could perhaps reflect catching criminals which would definetely fit into law and 'escape' which could possibly be associated with prisons. However i chose to have 'guilty' as my final name for the magazine, this was because i thought it sounded more appealing i also found that it sounded professional for a magazine name.
the word 'guilty' means commiting an offence this could perhaps be reflected on the potential readers if they do not read 'guilty' magazine. I could see the name 'guilty' becoming very catchy also.

sub-masthead: For my sub-masthead i'm going to place it above the magazine name this is because when analysing 'heat' magazine i noticed 'heat' had its sub-masthead at the top of the magazine and i liked how it looked, i think it needs to be placed somewhere noticable not somewhere in the corner etc. I think having the sub-masthead at the top of the magazine it is noticable,presentable and will also be appealing. Often in the sub-masthead it advertises other exciting stories featured in the magazine and sometimes just general advertisements. It could also possibly be used just to advertise wyke college and events which are taking place.

Main image: For my image focus i have used the same conventions as the magazines i have previously annotated, this is because usually the image is the feature which draws the reader into looking at the magazine and often the story which is linked with the image also helps draw in readers. An image which i would possibly use would be a student (from wyke) posing perhaps with handcuffs to reflect that it is about law. Another idea which i came up with was a student posing behind some bars this would be seen to the reader as if the student was featuring in prison this would again reflect the subject of law. My magazine will also feature sub-images these are important because they can replicate other stories in the magazine.

The main headline: When coming up with my main headline i would use some featured conventions used in magazines today, examples of these would be alliteration this makes the words sound catchy. I would also perhaps try and use puns these are often very appealing to the reader because they play on specific sayings and words.

Sub-headlines: The sub-headlines will feature other stories and also events and maybe extra classes in law featured in the upcoming weeks. They could also help promote other subjects linked with law such as criminalogy which is due to start in a couple of months. I have decided that the sub-headlines could also promote charity events such as the sponsered silence event and also other charity events which are going on in wyke college, this is mainly because not everyone hears about the events which are happening. I will also have a plug i will probably use this to advertise competitions or adventure trips etc.