Analysis of two college magazines and content pages

Analysis of two college magazines and content pages

Big bold masthead, with a bright colour to clash with the dull background colour, which will make

the audiences eyes attracted to the magazine.

Bright colour scheme also on the cover lines, to also attract the audience, but to also give a feel to what the magazine is about. The main image is striking and is aimed at a younger audience, because of the way the character is holding themselves. But also by the props and the way the character is dressed, it gives off a teenage vibe, which will attract an audience a similar age. Another point to make is where the character is placed, he placed in front of the masthead, but not in front of the cover lines, which means the main image of the character has some importance and is a key figure to the magazine.  The main cover line is bigger than the other cover lines, which gives a distinctive look, but also indicates to the audience the main story. Another point is that the main cover line stands out and is also copying the main colour scheme which, overall is giving off a neutral , but sophisticated look. Which relates to the fact it’s an educational magazine. 

The right third, is showing all the other cover lines, that are not as important as the other cover line, we can tell this also by the size of the font used. It tends to be the smaller the size the less imported compared to the bigger main cover line.

The selling line is short, and snappy which will instantly attract the audience, but also gives a little taste of what the magazine is all about. The selling line is also copying the same font and colour scheme as the masthead and cover lines, which makes the magazine look formal, and appropriate to the genre it is.The bright pink pug, clashes with the colour scheme, and immediately stands out to compared to the rest of the magazine, and its colour scheme. The font underneath the title in the pug, is much more smaller and finer, meaning that the audience has to come in further to read what it says, making them attracted and drawn to the magazine. The audience for this magazine is clearly a teenage audience possibly at college, this is by its bright colourful look but also its smart look. 

This magazine has a different approach, compared to the other magazine. This magazine has a much more formal, neat look. It has a very professional and suits the audience it’s trying to attract. First of the masthead has a big bold look, its bright and white, and stands out compared to the rest of the magazine, it also gets straight to the point.

Underneath towards the bottom of the magazine, we can immediately see the main cover line as it’s bigger that any other cover lines on the magazine, they’ve also included to say that it’s the featured story which also helps the audience, understand the important story of this issue. 

The main image of this magazine is of a group and a long shot. Another point to make that the image is used for a reason its to show achievement of the students in the image, also that they’re the featured story.

The image at the bottom of the magazine features the logo of the school, so the audience know whether it affects them or not, as in if they attended another school and didn’t attend this school, they’d know it wouldn’t be relevant. The magazine also feature the date and issue number, this is also good for the audience to know whether this issue is the most recent.                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

This contents page has a very simple but nice look to it. It features images of the college and what takes place there, not only that but it has nice and easy layout for the text, so its easy to read and not confusing, which means you can easily find out what page you want. 
The contents page has a very easy plain colour scheme, but the text and font is bold and stands out, making it easy to read, and nice and formal for the type of magazine it is. 
The school name and logo at the top, is a great way to present the and show the audience what college magazine they're reading. This means it's easy to understand whether the magazine is the right college you are after. 
Overall this contents page has a nice, smart simple look to it. Giving you all the information you need, making it easy to find. 





However, this contents page is much more laid out, and has a lot more information to it. The main image of the contents page immediately relates to what the main story is. Meaning that it shows you the main story and gives you more of an idea, just by showing an image. 
The colour scheme of the magazine, gives of a bright welcoming vibe, but also related the the main story again, by giving off summery colours. 

The text giving off the page number and articles, also includes a little bit of the story giving the reader a good idea of what the article is about, by summarising it using a few lines. The article also immediately gives a feeling as to who the target audience is, we can see that it's a much younger audience for this magazine, also students. 

The text including the page numbers, has distinctively changed the colours of the numbers, to a bright bold red. 
This immediately stands out and shows the audience clearly what page to go to.