A analysis of a college magazine.

1. COLLEGE MAGAZINE
ANALYSIS
BY RYAN HALLIDAY

2. DENOTATION
This is a college magazine which looks American
and is about colleges in a whole instead of just one
single college, its a lifestyle magazine just like
something like good housekeeping but for younger
people studying at college.The College magazine
has a very modern feel to it due to the fonts and
colours used, it features a man that looks around 18
holding school books.The magazine is released
every season.

3. FONT
All of the font in this magazine is sans serif which is used
a lot more these days due to its modern theme that it
has and therefore relates to the audience its targeted at
- young teenagers around the age of 16-18.The font is a
mixture of bold and standard, the bold font is used to as
titles and bigger stories compared to others which then
have a font that is standard and thinner and is
something you would read when concentrating and not
just glancing as its not noticeable.

4. COLOURS
There is only 3 main colours in the magazine which
is a yellowish green, whites and blacks.These colour
all blend nicely with each other and I would say are
modern colours due to the tone of the yellow, which
is only really ever seen digitally.The yellow, white
and black all contrast as well making them text
stand out from the background.The puff used in the
magazine is pink which is used so it stands out from
everything else that is on the page.Also the fact this
is a summer edition could suggest why yellow was
used.

5. IMAGE
The image features a man who looks around
18 and is carrying books. He links with the
colours used, the blacks and white which
makes him blend in with the front cover and
is not standing out, the fact he is carrying
books easily shows that he is studying which
obviously relates with the genre of the
magazine.The image has soft lighting with
thee source being from the left and right side.
The camera angle is a medium shot so it
captures his outfit and his books and all of the
image is in focus along with direct mode
address.

6. IMAGE
A puff is used to display extra information and is in the
shape of a paint splat which links to the information
that the splat displays (paintballing).This relates to the
age that the magazine is targeted at as many
teenagers go paintballing for pleasure.The colour
contrasts with everything else and does not blend in at
all and this is why its so easy to notice and is a topic
they obviously want you to notice.

7. TOPICS
There are many topics on the front cover that link the
lifestyle genre to teenagers.
‘make money on campus’ this
relates to teenagers as a lot of
teens seek jobs and money for
their lifestyles. ‘Thank god it’s
Fridays’ this also relates to the
lifestyle of teenagers and that is
clubbing, it’s advertising the
‘hottest night spots’ in Kingston
which obviously a lot of
teenagers would like to know
due to the representation that a
lot go partying.