GENERIC CONVENTIONS OF A STUDENT MAGAZINE

COLOUR SCHEMES

Student magazines often include a variety of bright, stand out colours to attract the audiences attention and

portray the idea that the magazine is not of a typical ‘boring’ and formal

format.

PHOTOGRAPHY

The photography within student magazines tends to be of celebrities who

are popular within youth, but are posing in some sort of live/ funny/ interesting way.

A comical photograph on the front of a student magazine draws the readers in.

WRITING STYLE AND FONTSThe headlining fonts used in a student magazine and on the front cover never tend to be the usual boring times new roman. Street like, graffiti and stand out fonts are used to imply that the magazine is for people of a younger generation.

OVERALL LOOK

TEXT/PICTURE RATIOWhere there is writing, the amount of pictures is usually around equal in a student magazine, as too much writing may decrease the readers attention.

PUBLISHERThe publishers of a student magazine are always the students within a specific school/ college. There may be an allocated time for them to meet up and produce the contents of their magazine.