Conventions of a College Magazine

I will be analysing the front cover of this College Magazine to help put ideas together for when creating my own College Magazine.

The front cover of this College magazine includes:

The Masthead- This is important as it helps people recognise what magazine they are reading. Everything else changes on a magazine but the masthead will always be kept the same. If it was to change weekly the audience will have no idea which magazine they are reading.
The Date- It is important to have the date shown on the front cover as it easily identifies when the magazine was issued and the will be easier for the audience to distinguish whether it is relevant and has any relevance to the present time.
The Image- The image on the front cover (double spread) shows on the left hand side, a college girl and on the right hand side shows a college boy. I think this has been done to demonstrate how learning is different depending on gender. The female seems to be looking sitting down patiently thinking about the lesson perhaps, whilst the male appears rather excited about seeking help from somebody. This implies that within the magazine, there will more than likely be a discussion about learning styles between the male and female gender. The female shows the audience that in general girls learn better thinking and processing about information whilst males learn better by working with others. Both students are dressed in a uniform which gives the idea that they belong somewhere, however the uniform has no logo or badge indicating where in fact they do belong which help make the audience feel included so that it’s not just a particular college. On the left hand side beside the female is written ‘Do boys and girls learn differently?’ This also appears beside the male. However, is written in pink for the female and blue for the male. This gives could give the suggestion that boys and girls do learn differently.
Even though it is a two page spread, both spreads include the masthead and the main topic. When the spreads are shown together, the girl appears to be looking over across at the boy and also covers her notepad which could illustrates that she is fine and prefers learning by independently but also observing that the boy prefers to learn with the help of others.
Price - This front cover does not show the how much it would cost to buy the magazine.
Barcode- This front cover does not have a barcode shown.