Magazine Proposal

Who are you aiming your magazine at specifically? 
-I am aiming my magazine at AS/A2 students studying at South Downs college. It is aimed at both part time and full time students, however full time students may know more about whats going on around college so it may suit them more.

What will your magazine be about?
-My magazine will be about any news around college. This could include trips, fundraising or news stories and any other current affairs. 

What are your ideas for cover lines? 
-My ideas are opinions on the school canteen food, 2-3 hour breaks and what there is to do, punctuality and attendance being affected by buses, opinions on school trips and fundraising and enrichment classes. 

What title have you decided on and why? 
-I have decided on "Students Speak" as the alliteration flows well and the whole magazine is written by and intended for students, which includes them having their say and stating their opinions. I thought the other ideas of "The South Downs Times" and "Student Voice" did not have the same effect as "Students Speak."

What fonts do you want to use?
-I would like to include a handwriting type font such as "Seagoe Script" as it gives it more of a personal feel and makes it seem the students have written it by hand. 

What are your ideas for taglines?
-I am choosing not to include a tagline as I feel my title says it all really and does not need an explanation.

When in the year will it be published?
-I would like to publish it every season, so it would have 4 copies a year, as topics and discussing mostly change depending on the weather. For example, there could be more school trips in the summer or the food could be nicer in the winter. I do not think I could make my magazine more regular than that as there probably wouldnt be enough information and the magazine would loose interest with the students. 

What kind of image do you expect to put on the front cover? 
-I would like an image of a girl standing somewhere in the college looking at the camera from the chest up. I would like her to be in wintery clothes to show the particular edition of the student magazine. I will go about this by asking one of my friends to pose for me.

What are the dimensions of the cover?
-The cover will just be normal A4 as this will be the best way to get all the information on the pages without the magazine being too big and not being able to fit into the students bag. 

What images/colour would you use on the contents page?
-I will use images taken from around the school or images from trips that have been held that season. I will also use colours depending on the season of the magazine. For example, wintry colours like whites and blues will be used for the edition of the magazine I will be creating.