College magazine analysis

Front cover analysis:

-The masthead is big but not bold. The lack of boldness can make the magazine seem more formal and professional. It can also make the masthead look mature. The colour of the masthead stands out from the white background, making it more eye-catching and appealing for the reader. 

-The 3 color scheme of the magazine is green, white and black. These three colors juxtapose from each other (e.g. black and white or green and black or green and white)

-Cover star:Zainab Salbi. Attire is white. The color white shows peace, happiness, innocence and purity.  The white clothing is the same as the white background, this allows us to see the cover star as her skin stands out from the white background, She is also wearing a ring that has a flower on it.

-Cover star position: One arm crossing over torso, holding onto arm whilst other arm is up. This gives her a feminine, innocent look.

-Cover star face: Displaying a full smile. This gives a natural feel to the cover star and makes her look happy and likable. This is similar to other college magazines where there tends to be someone smiling directly to the camera. By having someone smile at the camera, makes it look as if the person enjoyed/enjoys the college and is having a good time. This draws the reader, who may be in search of a good college. 

-Image: a studio photo shoot, gives a professional feel to the magazine. Medium short, from chest and above.

-There are no cover lines, no barcode and no pull quotes. This is different in comparison to  other college magazines as they will have pull quotes, cover lines and a barcode, making them more eye-catching and appealing, giving the reader an insight of what's inside. However even though this particular college magazine doesn't have any of these features, it gives a minimalistic and simplistic look. Also by not having a cover lines or a pull quote, makes the reader more curious to find out what's inside the magazine. It also stands out because it's not like the other college magazines. 

-On the top right corner, the season that the magazine was published in. The colors of the magazine suit the season, as the colors white and green are mostly used in Christmas.

Contents page analysis:

-1 image on content page

-1 image on first contents page. Bright image contrasts from white background.  the image does not have a  page number on it, in comparison to the other page numbers, making it difficult to find the article.

-Image shows the college, gives an insight into the college and the students. 

-All articles under the category of features. By there being only one category  makes it easier for the reader to find the article. 

-The sections in the contents page are in columns and are aligned, making the contents page organised allowing the articles in the magazine to be seen, making it easy to find the chosen article.

-The image does not have a frame, giving the page a modern feel, however by the font being a certain way, gives the contents page a sophisticated look.Additionally the titles of the articles are bold so the reader is able to identify between the articles. By the font being the same makes the contents page look organised and consistent.

-Information about the magazine, the school staff and the board of trustees is featured on the same page as the contents page.This covers the white background so the reader has more to read instead of just having a white background.

-The numbers next to the featured articles are small. This doesn't make the articles stand out, but gives a simplistic and minimalistic look to the contents page.

-Doesn't have the school's website at the bottom of the page. It also doesn't have the page number.However there is the school logo at the bottom of the page, branding the magazine and the college.

-The color scheme consists of black and white, This gives a simple and minimalistic look to the contents page.