Analysis of a College Magazines

 College Magazine Analysis


The Masthead is located at the top left, and it is large enough to stretch across the entire top of the page. It features  sub- headers each with tellers and information in the left-third, and also in the right third. It doesn't have a screamer or a flash to draw your attention. Although the subheadings are all bold and in a different colour to the tellers. At the bottom right of the cover there is a barcode. The graphology of the mast head matches the T-shirt in the photo. There is an anchor next to the photo of Nastia Liukin. She is wearing a shirt saying "I love SMU" (Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas) and the background image is a bright picture of a campus. The background image is also unfocused, this gives more focus on the image of Nastia. Both images make SMU look more appealing to the reader.
The audience is people who are in college or may be looking for a college to go to, this is found within the masthead. Also the way Nastia is dressed with the tee and jean shorts, is appealing to the male audience, we can also learn that the audience is aimed more at the youth by the sub titles "He Better Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" this supports stereotypes, because there is a stereotype of younger people getting wasted all the time, beer being served in hell makes it sound like the story is about a rebellious youth, which may appeal to some college students. 




This cover has a masthead at the top of the page and also has information in the left third. the graphology shows a colour scheme of black, yellow, and white. It has a pink flash on the right hand sign, this draws your attention and then the kicker tells you to turn to a different page. It has a barcode and price at the bottom left (unlike the first cover) so i will probably put mine along the bottom as both magazines have it low on the page. Meanwhile at the top of the page there is a skyline, displaying the basis of the magazine (Everything Hot & Happening) and the issue number. The image displays "Jeffrey" he is holding a text book marked "Law & Society", this will be trying to portray him as a hardworking member of the community, which may attract a different audience (behaviour wise) to the first cover. The sub-heading "Make Money On campus" goes along with the the image's audience as a student with good behaviour, as they may want to know how to become a entrepreneur.