Existing magazines research

    

For all of these magazine covers, the mast head takes up the full width of the page, which immediately draws your attention to the fact they are college magazines. The colour schemes are all primary colours, which are bright and bold and stand out against the faded and black backgrounds. These all have a standard magazine layout, with a mid-shot as the main image, a mid-shot allows you to see any books the student is wearing which implies that its a college magazine. The feature stores are all in a list form, which makes it simple and easy to read, they are also in colours coordinating with the mast head. The stories included in these magazines are all to the interest of the readers, such as real life stories and social news, which college students would have an interest in. These magazines also feature conventions such as footers, plugs and bar codes. From researching these other college magazines, I gained knowledge on the subject and it helped me with ideas for my own college magazine I will be creating.