Lewisham College magazine
Front Cover
Language: The masthead is quite big in the corner of the magazine cover; it stands out quite a lot. It is also in white so in contrast to the quite dark image, it is easy to read and catches your eye. The magazines main image is quite dark and not very interesting so it doesn’t really make you want to get the magazine. There is no clear colour scheme on the front cover, the only colours used are black and white, if this is the colour scheme then it should continue throughout the whole magazine, and this would be quite plain and boring. There is only one main image on the magazine, it would be better and more interesting if it had smaller thumbnail images that are relevant to the other articles shown on the front of the magazine. They are a few other articles shown on the front of the magazine but nothing to show what they are about. The main article is in bigger writing than the other ones, which is good because it stands out however there is still nothing that shows what they are about. It also says ‘Students magazine summer 2011’ in the corner which gives us a bit more information which is good. There is no indication of whether the magazine is free or if you have to pay for it on the front cover and it is not very appealing. The front cover of the magazine is quite plain and not very eye catching.
Institution: This magazine has been made by the students of Lewisham College.
Ideology: I think the front cover of this magazine is trying to show that Lewisham is a fun place to be, by putting the girl dancing on the front, as the main image. Also the college is trying to show that it is a fun place to be as one of the article names is football fever, which will get a few people interested. The magazine also shows the students of the college, as if it is going to help you to get to know the real students. The front cover is trying to give a good impression on the
Audience: This magazine is for the students of Lewisham College. I know this because in the right hand corner of the magazine there is some text that says ‘Students magazine’, showing that this magazine is made for students of the college.
Representation: The College is trying to represent the students in a positive way. They are doing this by coming up with articles that will show that the students can have fun e.g. ‘Football fever’ but they are also showing a more serious side, like another article talking about apprenticeships. The main image shows a girl dancing, or doing some kind of performing arts. They are trying to show that she is doing well but also having fun.
Contents page
Language: They are a lot of big chunks of writing on the contents page and it is quite hard to find out what you want to look at. All of the content is on the right hand side of the page in a column and it is all the same sizes apart from the titles of the pages are in bold which makes them stand out a bit. The title of the contents page is quite small and doesn’t really grab your attention. The main focus of this page is the ‘Message from Maxine’ when it should be to show what is in the magazine so people actually want to read it. Also there is blue and pink on this page, which is not following the black and white on the front page, which means that the magazine does not have a set colour scheme. Nothing on the contents page is very appealing.
Institution: This magazine has been made by the students of Lewisham College.
Ideology: The contents page is quite plain and has a lot of text on it. However the text shows quite a serious side to college, talking about getting ready for university etc. This is not what is shown on the front of the magazine.
Audience: This magazine is for the students of Lewisham College. I know this because in the right hand corner of the magazine there is some text that says ‘Students magazine’, showing that this magazine is made for students of the college.
Representation: They are trying to show the working side to college life, and give a good impression on the students, showing that they are hard working.
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