College Magazine Analysis

The masthead is big a goes across the whole front page to stand out, and it is at the top so when it is put in a magazine rack the buyer will be able to see what it is. The date is at the right side below the masthead and it is small to show when the issue, so people know it isn't an old issue. The model is smiling and wearing a bright colour on a bright coloured background showing sunshine which is giving out a happy aura, and showing that the magazine is good and there isn't anything that would make the reader unhappy in anyway. There are cover lines on either side of the model so you the viewer can see the model without writing all over her. The bar code is out of the way at the bottom right hand corner to make it look a bit better to look at. In this particular magazine issue there isn't a main cover line, but if there was it would be bigger than all the other cover lines. The magazine uses a variety of colours, but not so much that it would look horrible, but enough to make look appealing. The model suits the reader age as it is a college magazine.  Different colours are used for the cover line title to the description of the cover so it catches the reader’s eye first before the description, as seen on the cover the magazine uses brighter a colour for the cover line title and a darker colour for the description.