Fonts

From all three of the magazines i have analised for many different reasons i have noticed that they all have used different fonts and writing styles for their titles.

Firstly, the title for the 'my college' magazine uses a 'handwriting' style of font. This is good for a college magazine because by using this certain style of font shows that it is a piece of handwriting and you are most likely to write during your college years. The title of this magazine is yellow, yellow is a bright colour and shows achievement.

The 'Austin college' magazine title uses a standard font but the colour is what really matters in this one because by using green on the letters and giving the 'jagged' edges makes it blend in with the picte of the flowers in the foreground of the main picture.

Finally, the 'college' magazine uses block capitals for the title with red colouring id guess this is to get the readers attention and the colours compilments the clothes that the student model is wearing.

Layout of A College Magazine

This is a typical college magazine.
It consists of a title, five inside stories, a main picture and a barcode.

The title is in a bold font and in block red colour this stands out because it is contrasted with the blurry trees in the background.

Five stories that would be found inside this magazine are mentioned on this cover so the readers have a rough idea of what this article may contain.

The main picture is of a female college student, the fact that she is smiling represents that this college is a friendly place to be in. By using a photo of a student for the cover of the magazine would attract an audience of the opposit sex.

There is a barcode on this magazine, this shows that this magazine is sold and available to everybody. Many other college magazines are given to students and teachers for free mainly because if they were sold there would not be very many buyers.

Analysis of Another Type of College Magazine

This is the 'Austin College' magazine

This is a different type of magazine than the one i analised in my last post. This one would be more about the college in general and not the activties that go on around the college.

The target audience for a magazine like this would be mainly teachers so they get an idea of other colleges and their campuses.

Still, a magazine like this may also be aimed at student that have just finished High School and are looking for a college to go to. These magazines give an insight to readers about the subject taught in this college. It may also include apartments near the campus for students to rent.

The main picture on this front cover is of the college and the friendly environment that it is surrounded by, such as the fountain and the flowers. The college is set in the background and more of the 'showy' part is ctually shown in the foreground.

Analysis of a college magazine cover

This is the 'My college' magazine 'Class of 2009'

Eye Catchers

The first thing to catch the readers eyes would be the title, the colouring and the main picture.

• Title - 'My College'

By reading the title the reader can easily see that this magazine is a college magazine and it may interest them in many ways.

Then there are three articles which are stated on the lower part of the cover of this magazine these are:

1. Student Profile
2. College News
3. From The President

These article titles suggest what may be contained within this article of the magazine.

• Colour

Using a bright colour like yellow makes the magazine stand out and catch the reader's eyes.

Colour is a big aspect of magazines because it would be the first thing that readers look for.

• Main Picture

The main picture is of a boy, well a student, you can see that he is a student because of the books under his head.

He is wearing a purple t-shirt purple is the contrasting colour to yellow, this is a good idea to attract an higher target audience.

Target Audiences

The target audience of college magazines is normally the students of the college so they can stay up to date with all the things going on around them within the college.

College magazines can also be aimed at teachers for the same reasons and also so they can find out different ways of teaching using student's views.

Conventions Of A Contents Page

Pictures
Sub-Headings
Competitions
Page Numbers
What's Inside
Subscriptions
Details Of Pages
Cover Stories
Adverts
Website Address
Contact Numbers

Conventions Of A Front Page

Title - Big text of a decent font with the name of the magazine written in a standing out colour to grab the readers attention.

Sub-Headings - Catchphrases, other titles included in the magazine.

Large Image - A large picture which shows something about one of the main articles in the magazine. happening at the college in colour and takes up most of the page

Date - When the article is released.

Price - How much does the magazine article cost?

Contact Details - Phone numbers and websites that readers may want to contact to get in touch with the magazine producers or representatives.

Brief Detail Of Contents