This magazine cover analysis summarizes two college magazine covers. The first magazine cover uses a sky blue masthead and logo with the strapline "High Quality Learning for All" printed below. It features two smiling girls in bright dresses. The second magazine cover uses a dark purple background with a messy, handwritten masthead that suggests a focus on the school. However, several key details on both covers like dates, cover lines, and fonts are too small and unclear, making the magazines look unprofessional. Overall, the analysis examines design elements like colors, images, and text placement on the covers.
2. This is the first
Magazine front
cover that I have
analysed.
3. MASTHEAD The colours used for the Masthead is a dark
sky blue, which makes it look elegant and the
sky blue connotes reaching for the sky
therefore its colour that represents positivity .
It suggests that inside you’ll find Masthead is called ‘The
out more about the school itself Reflection’ therefore it may be
and the special events they to do with them reflecting back
organise. onto their school lives as it’s a
The schools main logo is Year 11 Fashion Show Magazine.
used next to the Masthead
to show its identity.
4. The strapline ‘High
Quality Learning for All’
advertises the school
This is to let the readers know
what issue they are reading and
The date line
For this they have used a simple
font that will be easily read
and they have kept the font colour
white
5. The colour of the dresses
stands out as they look
The eye contact bright and shiny.
With the reader and
facing towards us
has a friendly
approach.
The two girls
dressed up on the
cover have big
smiles on their
faces this brings
positivity and
connotes success.
The smiles in their faces
Adds to the positivity of the
magazine itself.
6. The main cover line is
The Cover line tells us what meant to catch people’s
we’ll find in the magazine and attention but in this case it
it connects to the Picture on the is small and unclear.
cover as it’s the main story.
This lets us know which school The page number tells the
produced the magazine. reader exactly which page
they’ll find the cover line of
The cover line however
the magazine.
isn't placed in the right
place where it should be
also because of the
colour of the font
7. This is the second
Magazine front
cover that I
have analysed.
8. The spotlight would suggest that it concentrates specifically on
the their main goal which is school magazine therefore it will
be just about the school/students
The colour of the font is
Also the font would represent the life of kept white and the font
a teenager growing up as the writing isn't itself is kept clear and easy
perfect and a bit messy on the edges. to read as it stands out from
the dark purple
background.
9. The text and font used for the
magazines strapline is too small The date line which is
and unclear and the audience is also unclear and blurry
unable to read it. although its there to inform
The reader of how recent the
magazine is.
The cover lines
Are placed in the
The colour of the fonts is the wrong
same as the masthead this place as
makes the magazine look neat Its all put together
and helps it to be easily read. and makes the
magazine look
Really
unprofessional.
10. The art work of a student
is used.
This gives out a
friendly tone which Really eye-
welcomes the audience catchy as there
is a use of
bright colours
The colours
connote
The picture helps express the positivity and
talent of the student artist of the brightness
picture which grabs the
attention of the audiences in
this case the other students
