Draft Designs

Here are four draft design's for the college magazine, one of our team member made these designs with opinions from the other group members. The photography used is original photography taken by Kirsty Bate and Ethan Muscat. We tended to go for a colourful scheme so that the covers remain fresh and bright, not boring and dull.

This first design uses a large image of model Bernie, she looks like happy student and because this is a prominent photograph it is in colour. The colours follow what the model is wearing as well which makes it look attractive to look at. A side bar of original photography is also a structure we think people will enjoy. The typography is big, bold and fun, again something which grabs attention. 

Design number two is a very different concept, one large picture is used as the background once more but the edges have been blurred to make the student's faces the focus point. There is a bigger variety of colour on this design, and each chunk of text covers a main section of the magazine (SDC Voice, College News etc.)

Our third design is extremely simplistic and the background is plain white. We are unsure as to the reaction this design will receive because of its basic nature but like the inclusion of circles and overlapping text boxes. Our own photography is something we are proud of because it reflects the ethos of South Downs as opposed to photographs of students that have been found on the internet. 

Our final design is bright and colourful, pinks and blues are used effectively across the front cover and we are really proud of the logo at the top of the page. The typography stands out and looks interesting so we think that our student demographic will want to pick up the publication.