Magazine Anaylising

The masthead is at the top of the magazine 'college lifestyle'

The price is $4.99 and displayed next to the barcode on the bottom left hand side.

The date of the magazine is shown on the top right hand corner of the magazine cover, the teaser is placed along the left hand side of the magazine along with other teaser lines.

'Dancehalls bright future' is the main feature headline of the magazine cover, and the subtitle of this is Jeffery Assassin' Campbell underneath the feature headline.

The image on the magazine cover is a medium close-up and is the main image of the whole magazine cover, it is a medium close up so you can see his clothes, his facial expression and body langua

The font on the magazine cover is sans serif to fit the style of the magazine, the colour on the magazine cover has vibrant colours on the main text, and very basic colours across the cover and imaging.

The graphics on the front cover of the magazine is on the screamer in the right hand side of the magazine. Offers, adverts and blurbs are also in the screamer 'lets go paintballing' placed on the right hand side.

The splash is the whole cover of the magazine, an anchorage doesn't feature on this magazine cover. The skyline 'Your guide to everything hip hot and happening' is placed at the top magazine, above of the masthead. The screamer on the magazine cover is the 'Splat' image with text inside, it brings you towards it. The magazine cover features no kicker.

Language: The magazine cover uses the media language conventions such as the masthead, teasers, images, feauture headlines and graphics so that we know what the purpose of the magazine is and the type of magazine and audiences it is aiming for.

Instituation: The magazine is created for people who attend that college, the audience would be those who are of interested in things about the college and things that are going on in the college.

Ideology: The magazine is used to promote things going on in that college and to broadcast news to the students that attend the college. Its aim is to do this in a fun way by using vibrant colours and language in student terms. 

Audience: The audience for this magazine is students and possibly tutors at this college. The only people that would buy this magazine would be the ones who attend this college therefor the magazine would only be sold locally or at the college.

Representation:  The magazine representation is the college is about him as he is the main image you look at you see. He represents the college as fun, yet still alot of work because of the items in the image he is carrying. The cover has relevant articles to the students and trips/visits that  they could attend. The representation it gives off is the collge is a fun and happy place to be.