Task 3: College Magazine Analysis

In this collage magazine. There are 3 main colour schemes blue, white and red. However the colour yellow is used to advertise a freebie and exclusive things.  This is done because the yellow instantly stands out among the rest and will draw the reader into buying the magazine. The placement of the freebie is just below the price, which is £2.50.  Even if buyers had doubts about buying this magazine they would think twice as there is an ipad 2 up for grabs. The masthead of the magazine is called “student”. The masthead does not specify what student and it is not aimed at a certain collage. So this magazine would appeal to a board range of students. Also the main image overlaps the masthead. This implies that she is very important and is one of the very high achieving students. The main cover line is in red and placed in the bottom right hand corner. It is in speech mark and states “the only way is up”. The speech mark suggests that the cover line is quoting the student in the front cover. She is very important to this particular magazine as she is in the front cover. This will make the reader more interested in the main cover line. She is also wearing a blue scarf, which is one the main colour of this magazine. She does this to fit in with the masthead and the cover line, which are also blue. This way the main image blends in with the surrounding and gives it a more natural effect. Furthermore she makes direct eye contact towards the audience. in this case it shows her confidence and makes her seem friendly.