I began my analysis with having a look at the college's own student magazine - "Student ID" issue. This is a rather cheap magazine as it is only 90p, and the publishers of the magazine have highlighted this by placing it in a bubble of a different colour. The magazine is found in reception of the school college.
Although not as glossy and polished as other more well-known magazines, this offers a wide range of subjects that appeal to young teenagers at Ludlow College. I find the cover quite stunning immediately, as there is a very loud, bright red front cover. When you look a little closer, you actually realise that it is a close up photo of a leaf in autumn, which is quite appropriate as this magazine issue was published during autumn.
Against the stark red background, there is a great contrast with the main masthead as it is white. It is on a slight tilt to make it appear more 'quirky' and appealing to teens, i also believe that the use of an interesting font (that resembles cut out newspaper letters) stands out more than a regular font such as Arial or Times New Roman.
This tilted theme is continued throughout the rest of the magazine, as all of the photos are also tilted. Some, such as those in the top right corner of the front cover, also overlap each other to give it a 'crazy' unorganized feel that is appealing to teens. It looks as if the photos have just been thrown into place, and gives the magazine a spontaneous and fun theme, mirroring the general stereotype of a teenager. In the photos themselves, we can see a lot of the students from the college enjoying themselves at the 'bash', and we can see that the colour in the photos has been saturated to make it seem more intense.
The cover lines are made to stand out from the rest of the magazine as they are placed inside an interesting text box of a different colour. They are also large and quite overpowering within the front cover - they can clearly be seen and read. The cover lines can each be defined as different to another one because they are all in different sizes and fonts. They are also tactically placed on the front cover next to certain pictures that they relate to, for instance, there is a photo of the Big Brother logo, followed by the cover line "We're Watching Big Brother".
Finally, a banner that spans across the width of the front page of the Student ID can be seen at the bottom of the page. It is of a different colour and the font inside it is large and bold. It is a good overview of what can be found inside the magazine because it gives all of the main stories; "Art at the College / ID Cards / Horoscopes".
Although not as glossy and polished as other more well-known magazines, this offers a wide range of subjects that appeal to young teenagers at Ludlow College. I find the cover quite stunning immediately, as there is a very loud, bright red front cover. When you look a little closer, you actually realise that it is a close up photo of a leaf in autumn, which is quite appropriate as this magazine issue was published during autumn.
Against the stark red background, there is a great contrast with the main masthead as it is white. It is on a slight tilt to make it appear more 'quirky' and appealing to teens, i also believe that the use of an interesting font (that resembles cut out newspaper letters) stands out more than a regular font such as Arial or Times New Roman.
This tilted theme is continued throughout the rest of the magazine, as all of the photos are also tilted. Some, such as those in the top right corner of the front cover, also overlap each other to give it a 'crazy' unorganized feel that is appealing to teens. It looks as if the photos have just been thrown into place, and gives the magazine a spontaneous and fun theme, mirroring the general stereotype of a teenager. In the photos themselves, we can see a lot of the students from the college enjoying themselves at the 'bash', and we can see that the colour in the photos has been saturated to make it seem more intense.
The cover lines are made to stand out from the rest of the magazine as they are placed inside an interesting text box of a different colour. They are also large and quite overpowering within the front cover - they can clearly be seen and read. The cover lines can each be defined as different to another one because they are all in different sizes and fonts. They are also tactically placed on the front cover next to certain pictures that they relate to, for instance, there is a photo of the Big Brother logo, followed by the cover line "We're Watching Big Brother".
Finally, a banner that spans across the width of the front page of the Student ID can be seen at the bottom of the page. It is of a different colour and the font inside it is large and bold. It is a good overview of what can be found inside the magazine because it gives all of the main stories; "Art at the College / ID Cards / Horoscopes".
A good analysis Kath, well done. The next thing to do is scan the front cover image(for textual analysis 1&2) and put them with your analysis (you will need to edit your posts for this). This will help the reader know what you're writing about and make your blog more visually interesting
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