Analysis Of The First College Magazine (L.I.I.A.R)

 College Magazine research and Analysis

I shall construct a college magazines front cover and contents page using the the ideas and the analysis of other magazines and also the images and the draw designs that i had created. Using the analysis of the other magazines, i will try to make my magazine as professional as possible and also creating different samples that i will work from as well. I will make a number of drafts that will help me get to the final stage at creating the magazine front page and also the contents page.

Research Sample 1:

Here is the magazine that I have researched and analysed

The front of the cover on the 'gx' magazine uses only a few colours and not a lot of them to make them look unprofessional or not attractive to the reader. The use of colours here work very well with the blues and also the whites too. Also the font style was made big and bold and nothing too unprofessional such as if it was to be too small and not the right colour and the right size. The text is shown very clearly and is not put all in one corner, it is spread out evenly around the front page to make it easier to read and to also make it attractive too.

L.I.I.A.R Analysis

The Language:
In the language of this magazine, the front cover had a number of calm colours that would attract readers think that it is 'cool' and 'modern'. The white gx on the front cover stands out as it bold and big which is very good and would attract a lot of readers to the magazine. it also has two genders on the front of the magazine which represents that this magazine is for both genders and not just for boys or girls. They have been cut away front the image as though it has been graphically done and their outline has been left there, this could also represent that this is a modern magazine too. The text has the same font style which is very good for consistancy and also maintains the colours in the magazine too. It has black, grey and blue writing on the front of the magazine which are the same colours on the magazine but they are positioned so that they dont clash with anything in the front cover.
On the contents page, it is pretty busy, there are different images on the contents page along with a white transparent box where all of the text is held for readers to identify where and what contents are inside the magazine there is a lot of text on the contents page too, to describe and inform about what is inside the magazine. the text is a fair size on the page, it is the right colour too, it doesnt clash with the background at all which is a very good thing, all of the text is readable which is a good think too. I think that this magazine is a streotypical teenages who likes to rave a lot and also someone who likes to party a lot and likes to listen to hardcore music and beats too.

The Institution:
The magazine cover could represent it being something modern as there is modern graphics used and there is big and bold writing used with calm and brightening colours in the background. It could also introduce a feeling of socialising too as there is informal language used on the front page and it has a welcoming theme too it too.

The Ideology:
The magazine would revolve around the Grimsby Institute and is an educational facility too. These do put an impression on the reader that this is the place to learn and also is welcoming because of the different colours in the background too. Having ideology put in place here makes the reader feel as though they are being understood by the magazine and also the way things are put to them as if it was a teenager reading the magazine and also a member of staff at the institute too.

The Audience:
I think that this magazine is aimed at pupils at the college mostly and also it is made understandable to other audiences such as the staff at the institute and also the parents of the pupils who will bring this magazine home for the parents to feel as they are a part of their life too.

The Representations:
I think that the magazine represents the college as a classy college and for it to be a very positive place to have fun and learn at the same time. It also represents that the education in the college is valued highly as the magazine doesn't look like it has been produced by a 4 year old. I also see that the college looks like it is advertising different things like new activities for students to take place in that other colleges wont offer.

This is the front page with my annotations on it