Analysis of a student magazine

This student magazine has the masthead in the top right hand corner of the front cover. The masthead is quite prominent as it matches with the colours on the rest of the cover. The image on the front cover is a medium close up shot of a girl, the bright colours in this picture grab the attention of the reader. The cover lines are all in the same font, colour and size. They are all in the bottom right of the magazine leaving most of the front cover free to see the picture. The colour scheme of the front cover stays the same and mixes in with the image colours. This connotes a sense of meaning to the reader, the readers attention is drawn strongly to this front cover as it is simple but attractive.

 The contents page is a two-cover spread, the large image on the two pages works in with the colour scheme on the front page. The headlines are all on the left hand side of the page with a few cover lines on the top right, this is very smart and works well with the picture on the pages. There is an editor’s letter in the middle of the two pages, this is a good idea as she tells the reader what is in this issue and what it is about.