College magazine analysis

This is an example of a college magazine front cover, a magazine known as ‘College Lifestyle’. A large, bold sans serif typeface has been used for the masthead, it is very simple and clearly stands out so that the audience can easily see it and pick it up if interested. They have printed the titles for the articles on both sides of the image, which follow the same colour as the masthead; yellow, white and black. The image for the magazine is a medium shot of a college student who seems to have a positive attitude and seem happy; this helps to attract an audience better than using someone who would have a negative attitude. The use of the colour pink helps to grab the attention of the audience as it gives the cover a change of colour and contrast the yellow making it stand out more.