1. Audience: This magazines
target audience is the students I
think this because the Duke of
Edinburgh award is displayed on
the front. This is something
students participate in therefore
would be of their interest.
Furthermore, images have been
used as another source of
displaying information which
parents would be less interested
by. On the other hand, it would
be relevant to parents as they
would want their children to get
involved in extra curriculum
activities.
Text: The front cover space
has been used successfully by
the text, it is split up into
different sections, appealing to
students as it’s easier to read.
The main story takes up most of
the front page, this is unusual
for a front cover as they are
normally found inside. This
could be seen as a negative as
it makes the front page too
complicated. However, on the
left hand side there is a list of
other stories found also in this
issue, this is successful because
it encourages readers to look
inside.
Masthead: This magazine’s
mastheads is written horizontally
up the left hand side of the front
cover. This is different from
typical school magazine covers,
using the space more efficiently.
It is in a formal font displaying a
professional approach, being
large and yellow it makes it
stand out and the colour links
with the schools colour scheme
Main Image: The main photo of
this front cover is of students
taking part in the duke of
Edinburgh award, this is relevant
to this issues main story and
gives students an idea of what is
involved in the award without
having to read anything.
Furthermore, the photo is
merged in with the background
colour making the cover more
professional. Also the school
logo stands out at the top of the
page, again the yellow is
incorporated in the rest of the
page, in the other images and
there borders.
This cover is different from others
I’ve seen, they’ve use the space
as much as possible to include
lots of information.