Textual analysis


 Front Page

Student ID front page

  Banner
This magazine has no banner which is quite unusual for magazines. It is usually used to tell the reader another  reason to buy the magazine. I feel that its a great idea to use them as they attract more people to buy them.
Masthead
This Student magazine has a masthead which involves the name, every magazine needs one of these to tell the reader what sort of magazine it actually is so that they can identify it.
I really like the way that the name is highlighted with black this is like this to catch the readers eyes. I also like how the masthead is in a box which is also like that to attract the reader.
The font is also a "common typewriter" serif
font which links into the whole college theme, this also portrays that the magazine is going to be about students and college life. I also like the composition of the letters as its a formal font but they have been put into another composition.
Next to the Masthead, they have put the price "still only 60p." I like how they have put the black writing on the yellow background as it makes it stand out. Also  I think that they put it next to the masthead so that as soon as they look at the title they see the price. Lastly the use of "still only" tells the buyer that it is still 60p, the prices haven't gone up and that its not much money.
Coverlines
This magazine has some coverlines on the front cover, eg. "Bash pics," and "Hot summer reads." I feel that this is a great idea to get people to buy the magazine as when they look at them it makes them want to read more.
I really love how the text is used as part of the image of a sun, some are wrote in the sunbeams, I think that this is a very effective way of presenting the text as its different and interesting. Lastly I really like the idea of using the black bold text on the yellow and orange background as it really stands out.
Images
This magazine doesn't contain any images except from a series of "ice creams"  above the masthead. I don't really like this part of the layout as it is pointless and says nothing about what the magazine is about. I feel that the magazine should involve more images to attract readers as I think that it looks really plain and boring. If they were to get more images more people would buy it.
Colours
I feel that the colours in this work very well, the designer used clashing colours. The use of the colours yellow, orange, red and white also are very bright which may catch peoples eye and persuade them to buy a copy. I also like the basic shapes to form the sun in the background, this is very effective and works really really well. Although I think it works well, I still think that it is still a little boring and plain, so using more bolder colours might make it more busier and interesting to look at.

Conclusion
In conclusion, I feel that this is successful and un-successful in different ways. Firstly I think its succesful because the colours are eye catching and the front contains a load of coverlines to encourage the reader to buy it and read on, and secondly I think its un-successful because its really boring as there is no image to catch the readers eye and to tell you what it is about, I feel that if there was an image, it would be very successful.