College Magazine Analysis

The colours this magazine has used consist of Blue’s and pale orange. These colours complement each other and are easily readable as they are light and stand out on the darker blue background. It uses rule of thirds by having the model in the centre with cover lines either side of him. This almost gives the magazine a symmetrical type look which makes it look organised. The cover lines are all relevant to the target audience this magazine is aiming at: students. You can tell that it’s aimed at older, university students as it mentions celebrating “the big 2-1” referring to becoming an adult. It has things relevant to younger audiences like texting, which is light hearted but also has more serious cover lines so there is a balance. It uses a main image of Mike Posner, a role model that younger audiences would recognize, so it gets there attention and appeals to them. The barcode on the bottom is conventional to magazines and lets the audience know the price: which is free so it is affordable to struggling students. The cover uses two simple fonts that are readable but also modern and suit the overall theme of the magazine. The main headline is in a different font to the cover lines as it is in the font that the magazine uses constantly for the title, it’s recognized by the magazines regular audiences as it’s become iconic to this magazines look.