Colour Palette Examples

When creating your magazine try and stick to a three colour palette. To many colours can distract away from the layout and design of your magazine, less is more.
Look at these examples;

Applying The Rule Of Thirds To Your Magazine

Example Layout

GUIDE

As Media Lessons Wk Beg 9 Jan

PRELIM MUST BE COMPLETED BY THURSDAY 12th JAN!

Front cover - Include a medium shot photograph of your model, masthead, cover lines, barcode, date and price.

Contents page - List of pages and articles, with photos.

Evaluation - Evaluate your front cover and contents page and state what elements worked well and what could be developed or improved.

Rule of Thirds or Golden Ratio

So, the first "golden" rule is the "Rule of Thirds" or "Golden Ratio". It affects the ratio (1:1.618) of a picture size, as well as the placement of the main subjects in the photo. This ratio is close to the 35mm ratio, so you don't need to change the size of the photo in most cases. But you need to consider the composition: main subject should lie on one of the four lines or four intersections (subject's eye for example). Truthfully speaking, these rules are not always the same. Rule of Thirds is a simplified version of the Golden Mean.

Golden Triangles
Another rule is the "Golden Triangles". It's more convenient for photos with diagonal lines. There are three triangles with corresponding shapes. Just roughly place three subjects with approximate equal sizes in these triangles and this rule will be kept.

Golden Spiral or Golden Rectangle
And one more rule is a "Golden Spiral" or "Golden Rectangle" (you'll see why it's a rectangle in the tools section). There should be something, leading the eye to the center of the composition. It could be a line or several subjects. This "something" could just be there without leading the eyes, but it will fulfill its purpose anyway.

Assessment objectives for the Foundation Portfolio

A02 (10) Apply knowledge and understanding to show how meanings are created when analysing media products and evaluating their own practical work.

A03 (30) Demonstrate the ability to plan and construct media products using appropiate technical and creative skills.

A04 (10) Demonstrate the ability to undertake and apply appropriate research.