This magazine appears to be aimed at a school audience. The cover features a large central image of a student and uses pink and pastel colors, suggesting it targets female students. It advertises quizzes and games to engage readers. The contents page lists the magazine sections in an easy to read format. Short headings help readers navigate to content and the layout uses columns to organize different article types. Images of school activities are included to reinforce that it is a school-focused magazine.

1. School Magazine Analysis

2. Front Cover

3. Many audiences can relate to this as they may not eat breakfast and maybe want the facts to surviving life at school. The masthead tends to be the largest text on the cover, in this case the text is orange and both the words “Back” and “School” are in bold so they instantly catch the audiences eye, this is also so you can automatically tell what the magazine is called as it is one of the main codes and conventions. It features quizzes and games which is a typical code and convention of a magazine, this attracts audience as they would want to take the quiz and found out what they get, games and quizzes attract audiences as the some what become fascinated by the idea. The central image is large and eye catching and takes up most of the page, this is done to enable audiences to instantly see the image, the central image is meant to be the main attraction to the magazine following is the text. The background is white, this makes the text on top stand out more, this also makes it more eye – catching. The gender that this magazine is aimed at could be female as their is a constant use of pink and pastel colours on the cover, pink being a feminine colour, this may show that it is targetted at a female audience rather than male.

4. The Masthead is large and bold in a grey colour, this will make the masthead stand out against the image of the female student, this is done to enable the audiences to automatically realise that it is the name of the magazine. Audiences especially parents can relate to this and may find it useful as it gives them an insight on how to give their children a head start at school to ensure they get the most out of their school life. The magazine features the contact details and school logo to make it clear where it belongs and who created it, it is similar to a magazine company instead its the school logo for example the school logo is a replacement of the “Vibe” logo for example. The freebie/add on lures audiences into buying the magazine as they get something good out of it, this is used to ensure more audiences purchase it after seeing the “free gift”. The left third layout is the first thing audiences see when it is on the shelf, this also helps the audience easily see what the magazine contains The central image is large and in most cases takes up most of the page, the role of the central image is to catch the audiences eye instantly, the image is of a school girl, this shows us that it belongs to that specific genre. The house colours green, grey, red and white work well against the image as it make the text stand out, it also makes the cover more eye catching and fresh, something different.

5. Contents Page

6. Masthead – Large and Bold The masthead is the largest font on the page , it is bold and in blue, this makes it stand out against the white background, this is done to enable all audiences can clearly see what the page is called. The masthead is usually the largest to make it eye catching and attractive to the audience. The central image is used as a background and a white square has been added on top containing text to give it a better appeal and to make it stand out, it looks as though the background is an image of some artwork which looks as though it is school artwork which also hints the fact that it might be a school magazine. The pages within the magazine are listed, this magazine is very plain and simple and does not include a lot of pages with in, however it is clear and simple, this will help audiences get a clearer view of which page they can find what, by doing this it attracts a larger audience as it is easy accessible. There isn't particularly a large central image on this page however there is a reasonably sized image at the bottom which is of a group of student doing a group activity, this hints that it may be of a school magazine genre as there are images of school activities. Central image Page numbers to help the audience navigate through out the magazine easily

7. The masthead is purple and bold, it stands out against the white background and makes it clear for the audience to see what page they are on. In this particular contents page there is not a specific central image, however their are several smaller images that add to the layout of the magazine, this effects the feel of the magazine as this makes the magazine more welcoming and pleasing to the eye. This may be the headline tag. A friendly message from the creators making the audience feel welcome and comfortable. This maybe a magazine that is distributed once every term as the message may aim at students who have just come back from holiday maybe. These short headings help audiences navigate the magazine easily and quickly, these headings give audiences a rough idea of where everything is, audiences may also be able to relate to these sentences and sometime rhetorical questions. The article is laid out in columns maybe each column featuring different things for example one column may list the features, another the regulars and the last being the exclusives. This may also help audiences as they can skip to what section they want to read, the layout makes it easier for the audience to find their way round quicker and easily.