People

One of the features in People magazine is about this girl who was bullied at school and then went home and hanged herself. Uplifting post right? Anyway, they use an assortment of design techniques. First off the headline is at the bottom. Although it is big I do not notice it at all. It is hard to read when when I have to focus my eyes on the bottom of the page. On the right side of the page they have a big picture of the bully getting put in a police car. On the top and side the picture lines up with the text but on the left side it bleeds over the fold into the next page. It is defiantly the dominant art.

"Slow down, what's on your mind
It's alright, I'm on your side
I hate to see your injury, I wish that you could transfer all
Your pain to me
Stay here, it's ok to cry
Let me, help you make it right
Let's turn up our radio, let the bands remind you that your not
Alone
We all get low"
-Karmina

At the top of the page there is a red color box which goes across the two page. In it is a bullet point that reads "Bullied To Death?" Overlapping the box is a picture of an empty classroom. Really? Everyone knows what a classroom looks like and this one is no different. It is supposed to be dramatic or give us a picture into her life but it unnecessary. Below that is a titled picture of the victim with a white stroke line around it. The tilt throws me off but magazines can do what they want. The captions are in white and are located on the pictures.

As for the story itself, it starts on the left page with a big deck. The story in starts with a 5 line big "O" and proceeds to be one paragraph in only one long column.Overall they used a lot of the design techniques which looked really good and followed most of the rules. Next time, PLEASE put the headline at the top. Thanks People Magazine.