Luchia Mckenzie

STUDENT MAGAZINE

FRONT COVER ANALYSIS

THE GENRE OF THE MAGAZINE

You can tell

that this

magazine is a

student

magazine as the

mast head give

an indication

that it’s a sixth

form magazine.

The head line

also indicates

that this is a

student magazine

as it says

‘university

applications’

suggesting the

content of the

magazine is for

students

As well as the text

in the button

suggests a student

magazine as UCAS

is related to school

life.

‘the SIXTH’ relates to the fact that it is a

student magazine, specifically a sixth form

college.

‘university

applications!’

has an

exclamation

point showing

that its

important to

students, or

trying to grab

the readers

attention.

Saying ‘galore’

may entice the

reader as they

would assume

that there is a lot

of revision guide

information

within the

magazine.

The pale blue

colour scheme

runs through the

front cover, this

may encourage

students to read

as pale blue is a

calm colour

which may be

appealing as

student life can

be stressful

especially with

the subjects the

magazine are

talking about.

Has a plain

layout,

making it

look simple

and easier to

read the

important

information.

Font is

large to

grab your

attention

and high

light the

masthead.

Interestin

g font, to

appeal to

a young

audience

The main

image is in

the centre and

the model is

looking into

the camera,

conforming

to the general

conventions.

However half

of the models

body is

captured

within the

image.

Sub-images to

give more of an

insight into the

magazine, which

could spark

interest to

students looking

to buy the

magazine as they

my be attracted

to read whatever

relates to what is

in the sub-image.

The mast head

being at the top

of the front

cover and have

the largest font

is a convention.

Banner being

placed at the

bottom of the

front cover is a

convention.

Main image

in the

centre

The bottom is

sectioned off

from the rest

of the

information

Sub-images

are to the side

Head line

and sell lines

are smaller

font

The target audience are those at

the age of 16-18 (age of students

in a sixth form centre)

The

model is a

teenagerThe mast

head relates

to the school

type.

Has

information

for people

that age such

as university

information

Information

for those

who are

revising for

exams