1. Task 2 Grid Sheet 2
Now look at the website www.thenationalstudent.com and select a double page
spread to analyse. (P1 M1 D1)
1. What types of topics are discussed in the magazines and why have they
chosen these subjects?
Within this particular article there is an in-depth discussion about how to get a job
within social media sector. This is shown from various techniques through question
and answering to engage the audience with various information which may concern
the audience such as “what are the best social formats to look for when
jobhunting?” This is an important area of which the magazine has to cover as they
are making a student magazine which need to provide certain information as all of
students have different tastes and career paths they want to venture in. Whether it
is social media or law and order .Therefore they needed to try and advertise certain
careers that may interest the audience into following this up after reading the
magazine article and apply to when they have finished university looking to get
there career up running within a particular industry. The also discuss various
techniques regarding other careers by getting the experts who have been in the
industry for along amount of time to share their knowledge with those undecided
whether to go in that part of the industry.
2. How are the images used? What type of meaning are they trying to denote?
The magazine uses simplistic black and white theme for the question and answer
process’s in order to establish the more serious tone of the article which deals with
all the important information regarding the backbone of the subject. They have
included various related tools and symbols in relation to the topic of the article such
as diagrams that shows phones which relates to multimedia which hooks the
audience, as it creates continuity by creating a theme around the social media
which is important that the audience are able to identify the importance of codes
and conventions which are associated within the article and career path of social
media in order to establish what the sector is about which the pictures link in within
the text to showcase this information
The use of arrows add a sense of new direction social media can have on the
reader if they were to use this career as the more read they the article the more in
depth it highlights the advantages and vast career opportunities the social media
can have on some one who chooses this as a career path. There is also a
sarcastic approach through an image of social media for dummies which highlights
how from a beginner you can find out really basic information which will help you
progress throughout the later stages of their career path where this information will
get you where you want. What this image also represents is that it signifies how
easy it is to get into social media if you know the simple procedures i.e twitter and
Facebook the tools you would be using.
3. What colour scheme is used and why?
Within the first page of the article there are both masculine colours i.e. blue and
feminine colours such as pink to target the both genders to produce a wider range
of the target audience regarding the article which is effective as both colours go well
together and produce an effective title page in introducing the article which is

2. important to stand out and attract the audience attention into reading the article.
The colour was vibrant yet effective as they were trying to simulate how the career
is interesting and fun to draw people into wanting to explore this as a career choice
has it has some benefits included within the social media career path as
interacting with the target audience. The most important part of the colour scheme
within the article is that a specific theme is being created which is a code and
convention within making any article to hook the audience the white bold text used
within the article is bold and effective to highlight the key important information
behind the pink and blue background colours to make the statements stand out as
they have a great important.
4. Who is the target audience for the magazine?
The target audience is for students who are undecided what career path the they
are going to choose before or after university .Therefore within the magazine they
talk about important people within the industry who gives tips and guidance to the
students who are interested in going in to particular parts of various industries.
What the magazine also provides is the latest news regarding part of their target
audience which are graduates. The magazine highlights key areas such as
particular job prospects that graduates face and what level of pay they can get
once they have finished .They also try to maintain in the target audience which is
both genders therefore they have to accommodate a wide range of subjects to suit
the audience’s needs.
5. What do you like or not like about this magazine?
What I liked about the magazine was that colour scheme of yellow ,blue ,white
which made the magazine front cover stand out and be effective which looked
vibrant and eye catching which would hook me into buying the magazine as I like
bright colours. This is also why I liked the magazine article colour scheme as there
is a clear and direct theme being established within the magazine which was
effective and eye catching which made the text stand out. What I also liked about
the magazine front cover and article itself was that the images provided importance
whether it was Jessica Ennis highlighting inspiration to people that hard work create
opportunities and successes whereas within the article the images focused on the
corresponding techniques associated within social media industry which was
effective.
What I didn’t like about the magazine is that the magazine looked a bit amateurish
due to the fact the coverlines looked untidy and not professional as they both
covered the 2 thirds which shouldn’t be covered so the left third should be left
empty due to specific codes and conventions which Mixmag met and made the
magazine look effective. Finally what I didn’t like about the magazine is that
although they didn’t have a barcode there was a large amount of space that needed
to be filled however they didn’t which didn’t make the magazine look or feel
attractive like a Mixmag magazine who take advantage of the empty space.