Colour Testing

 Colout blue
The colour blue is seen as a masculine colour and is normally associated with males. However this clolour represents purity  and youth, as it is quite a simple and calm colour to use. Blue would fit into my magazine because it is aimed at a young adults and older students. it is a very attractive colour and can be used to grab the readers attention. The type of magazine that this colour would be used for is a men fashion magazine or and home magazine because blue is a very popular colour for home decor.

Colour Red

This colour is a very attractive colour and is easy noticed on a magazine cover. It represents hate or love and many other things. This colour would be aimed at an older age group and would be used in a information or gossip magazine such as 'OK', which the letters are red. This colour would fit in with my magazine image because it is bright and stands out from the rest of the colours, and it would be appropriate for my magazine as it is seen as a quite modern colour and my generation live for modern things and it represents my school colours.

Colour Orange

This colour is simple but can make people feel different things. For example to some people they might think of autumn and orange leaves on the group, but for others it might make them think of sweet things and christmas, because people tend to have oranges around christmas time. The colour would be used for a seasonal magazine because it is a simple colour and isn't too bright on the page. This colour would not be suitable for my magazine because i feel it is too much of an old fashioned colour, however it would be suitable for a background colour. 

Colour Green

This colour is very bright and stands out among other colours.This colour represents nature and all things natrual and would be used for a home and gardening magazine. As the colour is simplistic and naturalistic and people would be attracted to it on the front of a gardening magazine. This colour would be not suitable for my magazine because i feel it is too bright for my magazine and would not be appropriate for my target audience.  

Colour Pink

This colour is a feminine colour and is associated with female items, such as female clothes. However this colour could also represent love and compassion. This colour would be used for a females fashion magazine, as it is a bright colour and women are always attracted to the colour pink. This colour would be suitable for the female part of my magazine because boys would not get anything that had pink on it. It would be suitable to a background colour to to highlight a key word.

Colour white
This colour signifies purity and is seen as the absence of colour.  It represents pureness and cleanliness. This colour is a very modern and simple colour and stands out well on a darker background. White would be on a magazine about sport or cars because a lot of sportsmen wear white and the latest cars look better in white which attracts a lot of modern day adults. This colour would be suitable for me magazine because it will stand out well against a darker colour and fits in my my generation and target audience.