College Magazine Analysis

 

The masthead on this college magazine uses a bright yellow that signifies excitement and something great about the magazine. This is also used within the cover lines of the magazine as well the use of blue and white gives us a sense that this magazine is going to attract a teenage audience who are excited about the aspect of going to college, and who fancy a bit of fun and social life, whilst getting an education as well. The girl within the magazine is also central within the composition. This gives us the impression that she is the college student and she plays an important role as to which type of target audience are going to read this magazine. She is the main figure who is representing teenagers who go to college.

The girl who has been used within the shot however doesn’t come across as being educational. The way in which this girl is represented seems to conform more to the social side of life at college. We can recognise this immediately through the way in which she is smiling. This suggests that she enjoys college and everything to do with it, therefore this is getting the message across to the intended target audience that college is a fun and exciting part of a teenager’s life. Overall however we get the impression that this college magazine refers to the social side of college life through the cover lines. Quotes such as “Think About Sex All Day” and “Dating Violence On Campus” get the message across to the audience that college has a daring aspect to it and it’s not all about education but fun as well. This is why it is a perfect magazine to appeal to teenagers.