College Magazine

College magazine (first draft)

Altered image

This is my edited image for my college magazine, I had to make more than several alterations to the point where there had to be no background to suit my needs.

Original image

This was the original image I used for my college magazine

College magazine front cover 3

The main colour scheme is mainly white and blue; giving it a bright and cool atmosphere. The text at the sides are all different sizes and colour as well as font; it is very different which makes the cover look that more interesting and may even be a nod to the diversity in the college overall. But this particular magazine seems to lean more to teenage girls as it has a lot beauty tips and other various gossip; also the fact that there is a smiling girl on the front in glamorous dress indicates this more.  Her head is covering the title to show that she (or the student) is what is important. It is a long/medium shot to show off her glamorous look and would easily catch the eye of a passer-by.

The overall colour scheme of it is basic; but there is hardly any space that isn’t being used; which may hint at the college overall. It’s basic (which means it’s easy to move through) but nothing is wasted at all. But it is very busy for a front page; there are lots of cover lines that’s main focus is to promote different beauty tips and gossip; more things that mainly lean towards the female audience; it also uses some abbreviations and even some slang to make it more appealing to the younger audience.

College magazine front cover 2

The colour scheme for this particular colour scheme doesn’t seem to be that eye catching, the dominant colour is a light blue and the majority of the text is orange and a darker blue; and is spaced out in random areas. But the girl they have put on the front cover is looking directly at the camera (reader) with a smile on her face suggest that she enjoys the college, therefore making it a much better place to be; the fact that it is sunny would also suggest that the college will be bright too and everyone there is bright and will achieve whatever they want. It would seem that the magazine is more directed at girls as it is showing off popular culture among teen girls “GLEE” and “VAMPIRE DIARIES”. Simply having them could be enough to entice some of the readers in as they would want to read about something they enjoy.

The masthead is large and yellow and is very dominant in the top of the front cover and makes it visibly clear that this is a college magazine. The fact that the colours seem to be soft further proves the point that this magazine is aimed more at girls in college. It is simple but effective; although the scheme does look rather mundane it achieves in catching the audience’s attention by showing the girl being brightly lit by the sun and further more with the small texts at the side which would want the audience to have a look inside.  

College magazine front cover 1

The colour scheme to this is mostly dark, but with occasional splash of colour (yellow, purple, white) in there to make it stand out more. Compared to the previous magazine cover this one seems to be more aimed at men; simply because of its darker colours and the choice of predominately showing a man on the front cover. This front cover seems a lot more packed and seems to have a lot more to say hardly wasting any space at all. The text at the side once again is mainly in capitals and the titles are in bold so as to lure the reader in and see more; the choice to have the small story segment underneath is small so it would require the reader to have a much closer look and may even be forced to have a look inside and maybe even buy it. It is using words and phrases and sentences that are much more appealing to a college student than an adult  (mainly male) it talks about different events including a summer break which people would like to happen soon. The person on the front is holding books which would suggest further that he is in college and is raring to learn, the fact that he is also smiling is trying to show the audience that education is fun and would want more people to be a part of it.