Sunday, 9 October 2011

Analysing College Magazines

East Riding CollegeL - The language used on the front cover of the college magazine is fairly simple. The mast head is bold and visible, although, it leaves a lot of negative space around it. The same goes for the rest of the text, there is a lot of negative space around it which gives the front cover an empty feel. As for the image on the front cover, it could have done to fill the magazine, because it stands out too much with the black background. Even though this makes it very eye-catching, the whole magazine looks too simple, however, the house colours work well together and give off a sophisticated and professional feel until the green is introduced in the contents. The colour stands out and if that is what they were aiming to do then it has worked perfectly, on the other hand, it doesn't look very attractive.

I - The institution is East Riding College, and you can tell this from the name and logo on the cover, because of this you get a good understanding of what the magazine is all about.

I - The magazine will have been produced to inform students of the college (or maybe from other colleges)  what has been happening recently within the college, hence the image. This image and caption show that the main story within the magazine is about the Media trip.

A - East Riding College is a place filled with students ages 16 -19, that is probably who the audience is or maybe even their parents. The main 'headline' and image are set to appeal to this audience as it is people their age involved in it.

R - The magazine seems to represent the college as sophisticated and natural, with the colours and simple text, however it also comes across as boring and dull.


L - The masthead (although on the opposite side to most magazines) is large, simple and easy to recognise. The background is all one image and the colours of the front cover work well together to give off a positive image and appeal to the College Students. Inside on the contents page, the colours becoming more varied as we are introduced to more vibrant colours, but this is to keep it fresh and it works well. The text used is more unformal than usual but this will appeal to a younger audience and grab their attention more compared to text that is too formal.
The whole magazine appeals to a younger generation, but it also needs to be professional as there isn't a barcode or price on the front cover of the magazine.

The majority of the images are on the contents page and this is good as you can relate them to the titles on the contents page, giving the reader a little bit more information about what they will find in the magazine.

I - The magazine is produced by Grimsby College, and this magazine allows people from within or around the college to know what is happening.

I - The magazine is made to seem young and fresh, hence the vibrant colours and less formal writing styles. This makes it seem like it is more appeal to the younger generation as they could relate to it.

A - The audience will be students aged around 16 - 19 that will probably attend the college and want to know what is happening there.

R - The magazine represents teenagers as young, fresh people with informal vocabulary, however, it also represents to college by making out as though it is modern and keeping up to date with the new trends and speaking styles, hence the vocabulary and colours.

 

L - First of all the masthead is bold and colourful as well as simple, this makes it attractive and professional straight away. On the side are 'the headlines' so readers will know what will be found with in the magazine. The text is all short and snappy so it doesn't give too much away but gives you enough to want to know more. The style of writing is formal, yet not posh, this makes it appealing and relatable, however, the front cover does not have a barcode or price, and this is usually what is found on a magazine. The main image shows a young girl amused by something, this makes the magazine seem 'happy' and because she's of a young age the audience can relate to her.
The contents pages is very bright and bold, which makes it appealing to a younger audience, although the house colours do contrast a lot they give off a warm, welcoming feeling. The font used is not dull, but more appealing to a young audience however when it gets onto a more serious note, such as the editors comments, the font changes and this makes the page more in depth and varied. There is an FSC logo to show in the contents and this is a very professional image that shows that it was made using environmentally friendly procedures.

I - The institution is King Edward VI College in Stourbridge, the magazine will have been made by them and used to promote themselves within the school.

I - The magazine will have been wanting to introduce students to the year, because of all the courses named in the contents, but also want to be relatable and fresh which is why it is colourful and appealing.

A - The audience will be students attending the school aged 16 - 19.

R - The college promotes itself as a warm, welcoming place by using particularly warm colours such as red and yellow, but also it uses the image of the girl looking amused and happy to help promote this idea.

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