Textual Anaylsis

The Front Page

This front cover design is very colourful and bright immediately attracting the audiences eye and will definitely stand out from any other magazine. It has the price of the magazine to show possible buyers how much it will cost, contains many pictures making the magazine aesthetically pleasing. This magazine "Student ID" gives an idea of the possible audience where it says "New students!" maybe increasing the demand of buyers.The Masthead "Student ID" it written in bold and a serif font, also has a black box around the writing allowing us to recognize the Magazine and it contains cover lines showing what will be featured inside. At the bottom of the page text is printed which shows "All inside!" which may make the audience quickly want to get inside of the magazine.
  But i also do think that the colours clash a little bit and it makes it hard for the reader to read the writing, also this front cover look all a bit to much on a page because of the background design. On the cover it says "New Students!" which may turn out to be worse for the economical side of the magazine as it may make the magazine a niche product and only be aimed for new students instead of a range of students.


The contents page

The contents page

I think that this contents page is very interesting and gives a very clear idea of what is contained throughout the magazine. On the Left side of the page we have a column from the editor of the October magazine as well as a picture in the top left hand corner. This tells readers what is in the magazine and is very informal making it relatable for the target markets group. The heading on the contents page summarises up what this page is going to tell you about, which some students may want to read, or some may not want to spend time reading. There is a column going down the middle which briefly summarises all the different stories and gives reference to the page numbers. Lastly i think the way in which small images have been layed down the side of the column and right hand side of the page makes this page aesthetically pleasing. These images makes the page more interesting and breaks up all of the text. Next to each image it gives a page number and little quote that the picture describes.The only disadvantage on this page is that there is a lot of information on just this one page but then again that is what a contents page is used for.

From reviewing both pages i have found that the title on each the Front cover and the contents page is very important and i will need to take into consideration many different names which will work best. The colours used are very important as it will either attract the customers of the students or completely put them off buying it. Also when taking pictures i will need to make them look professional and use them in the most appropriate style throughout the magazine. The actual text written on the front page will entice the students to read the magazine, so i will need to put the most exciting stories etc. on the front cover as well as the best looking pictures. On the contents page i will need to be clear to readers what article are where, and specifically show what is on each page. Lastly on each page i will need the best layouts so that my magazine is very aesthetic.