Evaluation of College Magazine

Language

For my college magazine I used a medium close up shot of a pupil looking at a laptop working hard. This gave the impression that learning can be fun also she is smiling which also puts across this message.

I used some headlines for what else would be featured in the magazine; this would give people a glimpse of what else is in store inside the magazine. The headlines are short so then it gives the message across of what is in it and can stick in their heads as well as getting the audience to think about what it will say about that headline.

On the contents page I have used thumbnail images of what is inside the magazine, in the images they are looking at the audience and makes it eye catching and makes them think that they are looking at them. To ensure that people knew where to find the different articles there are page numbers next to the articles as well as on the images. To ensure that people understood what was on the page the text was put to a reasonable size and was clear so then it was easy to understand.

Institution

The point of this magazine was to highlight Wyke Sixth Form College in a bright light. I chose Wyke Sixth Form College as it was the easiest one to do as I already attend there and I could take pictures of the college and students.

Ideology

The message that I am trying to put across is that learning is fun and you can achieve if you believe. It gives an insight of what students need to know now and for the future, so the message I want to portray is that they are right to do whatever they want to do. That learning in higher education creates less of a bullying surrounding.

Audience

The target audience is for students aged 16-19 studying at Wyke Sixth Form College, I have used an image of a student studying at Wyke to attract their attention.

My target S.E.G group is group E because students are low in income and financial. The psychographics of the target audience are achievers as they are trying to achieve A-levels to go further in life.

Representation

As it is clear that my magazine is to do with college it is about representing student’s college life.

The images used are positive as they are smiling and having fun, the message I wanted to put forward was that this is the time where you learn new things as well as having fun. That is why there is the use of bright colours as it represents youth and fun and gives the front cover the feeling of full of life. It also talks about student life issues that they will be going through such as financial problems and ways to tackle them, so helping them with advice will help to give them a more fulfilled experience at college.