L- Front page
Large mast head showing the title of the magazine – gives clear evidence of the title of the magazine, but without telling us directly what the magazine will be about.
Large drawn/cartoon-like images fill the majority of the front page – are of students, give the audience an idea on who it is aimed at and what the magazine will contain.
Blue, white and yellow colour scheme – bright, bold and eye catching; almost sets a positive, bright feel to the magazine.
Slogan at the bottom of the page (‘the word on the street’) gives a youthful feel (appealing to target audience) as well as persuading the audience to pick up the magazine. Also giving a modern feel to the magazine as the first thing we see.
Website is given clearly in the centre of the page – gives the audience some helpful contact information and adds to this modern feel the front cover is trying to create.
Contents page
A lot more colour is first seen within background images, lettering etc– creates a playful affect and already gives a bright, positive feel to the college (isn’t a mundane 2 colour colour-scheme)
Lots of images of real students – gives the audience an idea of what type of people will attend this college (singularly noting their appearance). Smaller images are also used beside the contents page of smiling people – suggests the emotion that can be felt by the audience if they attend this college, creating a positive view on education as a whole.
Advertisements about the types of courses held at the college are shown – giving the audience quick and easily accessible information as well as possibly attracting them to the college.
Another slogan is now shown with the title ‘GX’ with ‘X marks the spot’. This suggests to me that the ‘X’ in this slogan is referring to the Grimsby Institute – meaning that this is the place where you readers should be.
Large mast head showing the title of the magazine – gives clear evidence of the title of the magazine, but without telling us directly what the magazine will be about.
Large drawn/cartoon-like images fill the majority of the front page – are of students, give the audience an idea on who it is aimed at and what the magazine will contain.
Blue, white and yellow colour scheme – bright, bold and eye catching; almost sets a positive, bright feel to the magazine.
Slogan at the bottom of the page (‘the word on the street’) gives a youthful feel (appealing to target audience) as well as persuading the audience to pick up the magazine. Also giving a modern feel to the magazine as the first thing we see.
Website is given clearly in the centre of the page – gives the audience some helpful contact information and adds to this modern feel the front cover is trying to create.
Contents page
A lot more colour is first seen within background images, lettering etc– creates a playful affect and already gives a bright, positive feel to the college (isn’t a mundane 2 colour colour-scheme)
Lots of images of real students – gives the audience an idea of what type of people will attend this college (singularly noting their appearance). Smaller images are also used beside the contents page of smiling people – suggests the emotion that can be felt by the audience if they attend this college, creating a positive view on education as a whole.
Advertisements about the types of courses held at the college are shown – giving the audience quick and easily accessible information as well as possibly attracting them to the college.
Another slogan is now shown with the title ‘GX’ with ‘X marks the spot’. This suggests to me that the ‘X’ in this slogan is referring to the Grimsby Institute – meaning that this is the place where you readers should be.
I- The Grimsby Institute logo is clearly visible on both the title page and contents page, meaning that this magazine has been created by them and is a local magazine.
By being local, it will make this magazine cheaper therefore likely to be more affordable for this particular target audience.
By being local, it will make this magazine cheaper therefore likely to be more affordable for this particular target audience.
I- The overall idea of both the front page and contents page is that this college is a very modern and student-orientated place to be. It is a place where students will easily feel at home and settle in. The many bright colours suggest this on both pages.
I feel both of these pages may also be created for existing Grimsby Institute students to offer them useful information on the local events and important dates in the college year.
In addition to this I feel the overall look of the contents page is very scattered – suggesting that it is a very busy, ‘happening’ place to be where you will always find things to do, both educationally and socially (illustrated by the many images present)
I feel both of these pages may also be created for existing Grimsby Institute students to offer them useful information on the local events and important dates in the college year.
In addition to this I feel the overall look of the contents page is very scattered – suggesting that it is a very busy, ‘happening’ place to be where you will always find things to do, both educationally and socially (illustrated by the many images present)
A- Both the front page and contents page are advertising for males and females in the age group of 15-24.
In the National Readership Survey I feel the lowest group the audience will be part of will be D. This is because I feel it is possible that a part of the audience may be unskilled manual workers because of the stereotypical idea of young youths (which is openly advertised on the front page of the magazine; students wearing casual clothing – this can be portrayed negatively)
I assume that the majority of the target audience will be those who will be inner-directed because I feel that although they are confident about who they are as people, I feel there is a possibility that they are socially conscious – after all they are young adults and are partly bound to be. I feel this idea is portrayed well with some of the images that have been used on the contents page illustrating real life students.
I feel this magazine as a whole may fit best into the ‘Social’ category of Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy Of Needs’ triangle. This is because with the modernised feel the producers are trying to create with the front and contents page alone, I think it lets us step towards the more stereotypical (sometimes negative) views we may have about young people and ‘having the need to belong in part of a group’ may contribute to this, as teenagers are often thought about as their need to fit in being one of the most important things.
In the National Readership Survey I feel the lowest group the audience will be part of will be D. This is because I feel it is possible that a part of the audience may be unskilled manual workers because of the stereotypical idea of young youths (which is openly advertised on the front page of the magazine; students wearing casual clothing – this can be portrayed negatively)
I assume that the majority of the target audience will be those who will be inner-directed because I feel that although they are confident about who they are as people, I feel there is a possibility that they are socially conscious – after all they are young adults and are partly bound to be. I feel this idea is portrayed well with some of the images that have been used on the contents page illustrating real life students.
I feel this magazine as a whole may fit best into the ‘Social’ category of Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy Of Needs’ triangle. This is because with the modernised feel the producers are trying to create with the front and contents page alone, I think it lets us step towards the more stereotypical (sometimes negative) views we may have about young people and ‘having the need to belong in part of a group’ may contribute to this, as teenagers are often thought about as their need to fit in being one of the most important things.
R- Similarly to the East Riding College magazine, I feel that students and student life is portrayed very positively within these two pages alone because of the bright colours and fruitful images that are used. I feel that people in the age category I have selected will be able to relate to this magazine more because of the slang that is sometimes used and the way that the pages have been set out.
However, I feel that this magazine can represent young people in a negative way to possibly a slightly different audience. The casual clothing that the young people are pictured wearing can trigger negative stereotypes and the modernised terms that are used may suggest unintelligence. Other than this small point, I feel these two pages represent student life at The Grimsby Institute in a great way.
However, I feel that this magazine can represent young people in a negative way to possibly a slightly different audience. The casual clothing that the young people are pictured wearing can trigger negative stereotypes and the modernised terms that are used may suggest unintelligence. Other than this small point, I feel these two pages represent student life at The Grimsby Institute in a great way.
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