Research and Planning: College Magazine Analysis.

This is a college magazine, you can see this by the title being 'COLLEGE'. There are also codes and conventions on the magazine that includes clues that the magazine is for a college. The cover is brightly coloured with the bright red masthead and bright picture, with darer colours on to stand out. The sell lines are about stories that would relate to teens who are in college, such as 'She's 15 and pregnant' and the words 'SMU's Campus' which is probably the college that the magazine is for. Also, some of the text is bold to grab the readers attention, which is why interesting stories are used, making the reader want to buy the magzaine and read into it.
The clothes that the girl in the picture is wearing suggest that she is a student as it shows she is young and her t shirt says 'I heart SMU' showing that she attends that college. The colour of the masthead is the same colour as the girls shirt which is vibrant and keeps the style of colours consistant, making the magazine look more attractive. The bar code is placed without intruding the picture or the text on the cover and blends in as the side has a blur strip which matches the colour of some of the text.
The girl is the main subject of the shot, and as she is attractive this makes the magazine more attractive meaning that the magazine will attract more attention, especially male attention. The colours also contrast with each other, using red and blue makes the text stand out more.