College magazine front cover

This is my college magazine cover that i have designed as part of my media coursework. I chose to call my magazine 'ENcollege' to show it is for 'East Norfolk sixth form college'. The title is simple and quite basic but this helps it to stand out and get the point across. I have used the colour white for the title as it contrasts with the dark background which makes it eye catching; also the white links in with the white that the girl is wearing on her top which could also give connotations of innocence, which her body language also emphasises. The school website appears above the title so the students can easily access the website from anywhere without remembering it off by heart. Below the masthead the tag line is written 'everything you need to know'; this suggests that if you buy the magazine you will have everything you need to know for college life inside which will appeal to the target audience (mainstream teenagers 16-18) and consequently make them want to read it. The main image is of a girl subjectively gazing at the viewer, which automatically gets their attention. Plus, she is smiling which gives the magaizine a positive feel to it, and makes her look approachable and therefore makes the magazine easy to pick up and read. Also she is sitting down on a bench in the college and the shot is slightly low angle, reinforcing her innocence. The background of bricks could symbolise new begins, as when you come to the college there is a new start for everyone, also the bricks could give connotations of the building of confidence and independence that the college allows you to do.

The coverlines are in orange and blue (which are the colours of the college logo) which shows that this magazine is for the East Norfolk college. There is one coverline that is in white which links the white colour throughout the front cover, and also allows the coverline to stand out against the dark brick background. There is no price/barcode on this front cover because it is free as i found from my questionnaire that most students would prefer a college magazine to be free. The language appeals to the target audience as it is informal, because of the punctuation and use of vocabulary, this make the target audience more likely to buy the magazine.