College Magazine Analysis

This magazine uses a range of 3 colours (green, shades of black and white, there is also a bright blob of pink), by using fewer colours it makes it look simple and more eye catching to the target audience.

The masthead is bold and centered at the top of the magazine which makes it stand out and clear that the target audience is college students as it is all about college lifestyle. We can also tell that this is the target audience because it mentions technology which is linked with the younger generation and also campus and college are mentioned more than once on the front cover with in the cover lines.

The main cover line is in the bigger font size but is still the same font as the rest of the cover line titles.  This makes it stand out and tell the audience what the main feature of this magazine is, it also links with the main image which is a front facing shot of the student they are talking about, and it is also placed in the center of the magazine making it stand out and the audience more aware of the features. Overall this magazine uses around 2 -3 different font to differentiate the cover line titles from the little bit about each cover line this helps the audience not get confused because it is simple, clear and easy to read. The front cover is also advertising paintball which is something the younger generation like to do with their mates this is advertised in a pink splat of paint so it stands out but also links to the activity.