This document summarizes and compares the front covers of two student magazines. One magazine appears to target female students with feminine colors and articles on topics of interest to women. The other magazine seems aimed at more motivated students not focused on parties, using pastel colors and featuring a young graduate to appeal to higher-achieving students interested in their career. Overall, the magazines appear to have very different styles and target audiences based on their front cover designs and imagery.

1. Annotation of two Magazines
Front Cover’s
Jessica Goldsmith

2. Personally, I think that the magazine is aimed more at the However, I think that males
female student population. The front covers image uses quite would still read it as it is a cool
feminine colours. The plugs on the FC are aiming more at a looking magazine with quite
colloquial language.
female audience as they would be more concerned about the
topics compared to males. Masthead
This is a bold masthead which catches the
Buzz word audiences eye. However, the central image
doesn’t cover the masthead which
This encourages people to suggests that it isn't a well known
buy the magazine as they magazine,.
think its unique.
Central image
This says a lot about the magazine
Plugs as it indicated its intended target
These help encourage consumers audience and connotes the articles
to buy the magazine as they may that would be in the content.
be interested in the article.
Cover line
Cover line
There are a lot of cover lines on the
Cover line
front of the magazine which connotes The magazine uses bold
the debut issue as they have many
interesting articles and they want to colours and fonts to attract
capture their audience. their target audience. The
masthead is bold and stands
This magazine is a Canadian
out. Debut issue may attract
college magazine. It is
aimed at the more average I think this magazine has a cool, edgy
consumers as it is a unique
student who may want tips look and I think I would read this issue, therefore, they may
on how to find money or magazine over the two. want to read to find out
cook a nice meal. why.

3. I think that the The plugs on the FC are
magazine, again, is Masthead Skyline aimed at a more motivated
aimed more at a student that isn't interested
female audience as in parties and social events.
it uses pastel colours This magazine is more of an
and has a young educational magazine.
woman in a
graduate uniform. Central image
This gives off a completely different image
As a student myself I from the other student magazine. It
wouldn't go for this makes the magazine look like its for high
achieving students who are generally
magazine as it interested in facts about the university
doesn't seem to and how to make a good career.
appeal to my Advertorial
interests and I Plugs This connotes that their target audience
probably would may be quite wealthy if they can afford to
buy and iPhone and want to know what
notice it on the shelf its like.
as they use pastel Cover line
colours. Barcode From reading this I think that the
magazine may not be written by other
students as the language is quite
formal
This magazine uses light colours, attracting more mature students perhaps at the end of their
college years. It might be targeting at more hard working students who are interested in their
future and want to do well. The FC has a very sophisticated look and is very clear and innocent.