Analysis of a School magazine - 3

This school magazine uses a more of an art approach to the cover and this is a positive approach because it looks interesting and is therefore more appealing to the target age group.

The cover shows the school building and as a blended image with the sky, there is a photo of a female student and this adds an interesting aspect and change to the cover to make it different from others. This represents that the school is artistic and interested in print and design.

The cover is bright and therefore gives a positive mood to the reader and also represents the school in a positive light.

There is not much text to give information about the magazine and school on the cover as it is mostly visually based. This could therefore be appealing to the students because many students prefer to read small amounts of text with images rather than pages of text and not many visual images.

From the text underneath the cover, it suggest that this particular cover was designed by a student and therefore this cover can represent what students want to see from a school magazine. therefore, this magazine cover will be very useful with my research for designing my own school magazine cover.

The photograph of the school is a positive image that is bright and show the school positively. The school therefore will be seen by students, parents and prospective students as a clean and sophisticated looking school. Therefore, this magazine has used positive imagery to attract people to read the magazine.

In conclusion, this magazine uses aspects that will appeal to the Target audience of the students at the school and the cover represents the school in a positive light with an interest in design, art and print. The magazine is successful in appealing to its target group.