This is research for media studies coursework

1. Preliminary Task Research
College Magazines

3. ‘Ridgewater College’ Analysis
• Masthead: Large Text with a ‘Times New
Roman’ style font. Very business looking
masthead.
• Main Photo: Medium shot with eyes looking
into buyer. Globe in bottom corner to suggest
learning.
• Cover Text: Curvy Arial style font that explains
what’s in the magazine.

4. Analysis Continued
• Cover Text: Starts off with one or two word
headline that catch the eye. The white and
blue colours draw buyer in.
• Other: A box with a photo about an article.
• It’s missing a barcode and price.
• Colour scheme are neutral colours that blend
well together and don’t appear too harsh on
the eye. Mainly reds, greens and blues but in
subtle tones.

5. Analysis Summary
• Subtle colours
• Professional and fun fonts.
• Objects can be used to suggest meaning.
• Shot type is a medium shot.
• It’s missing a barcode.
• Has a slogan.

7. ‘College’ Analysis
• Position of the main shot is another medium
shot. He is covering the title of the magazine
suggesting he is more important than the
magazine title.
• Colour scheme is yellow and black which
suggests fun for the magazine which entices a
teenager target audience, but is also harsh on
the eye and could prevent sales.

8. Analysis continued
• Same curved style font for the entire magazine.
Entices connotation of fun more.
• Has a bar code.
• The object used to suggest meaning is the study
books. These show it’s aimed at student’s
because the stereotype of a student is to carry
study books like the person is carrying.
• Has a slogan and website.
• Barcode missing

9. Overall Analysis
• Fun fonts
• Subtle Colours work best
• Medium Shot
• Bar Codes missing on both
• Objects can suggest meaning.
• Text dotted around the person but do not
cover the face.
• Slogan and website shown on front cover.

11. Contents 1- Analysis
• Photo’s have page numbers on them- they link
to articles.
• Headlines are bold with a caption explaining
what the article is about.
• Copyright Notices at bottom of page
• Colour scheme again not harsh on the eyes
and look professional but still bright to appeal
to teenage audience.

12. Analysis Continued
• There’s an introduction to the magazine with a
special section about regular features to the
magazine.
• There’s an advert enticing students to subscribe.
• There’s a smaller version of the front cover in the
top left corner which again could be part of
advertising.
• Easy, readable ‘Times New Roman’ style font
suggests professionalism making the students
who read it feel more professional.

14. Contents 2- Analysis
• Again photo’s have page numbers linking
them to articles.
• Headers with information about the article.
• Business type header with business type font
suggest the magazine is target at a business
student market.
• Issue number given to help promote
magazine.

15. Contents- Overall Analysis
• Headers to articles with information about article
underneath.
• Copyright Notices seem important and more
professional.
• Photo’s linked to articles through page numbers.
• Can advertise on the contents page.
• Introduction section seems clever with regular
sections split too also seeming more professional
to me.