LIIAR Analysis College Magazine Front Cover

LIIAR Analysis College Magazine Front Cover

I have used a medium close up image of my friend Leah Haywood for my main image on my front cover of my college magazine. I took the photographs of her in the art department at college as my theme for my college magazine is an art issue. I used a simple angle of her looking straight into the camera and at the audience. The lighting in the art department is bright because it is all open plan containing many windows and lights. In the background of the picture you can see various items which are in the art department to add to the theme and setting of art which i chose for my magazine I used a three part color scheme of black, purple and green which are the original Wyke colors that are used now in college and on advertising products for the college such as it's prospectus. This makes the magazine recognizable to people because when they see the colors before they even read the magazine they know that it is associated with Wyke College. The medium close up shot shows the art student as been happy and cheerful because of the clear facial expressions that can be seen. I included all of the conventions of a college magazine that i have already looked at previously. This includes: a masthead, a main image, a main cover line, other cover lines, an issue number, a bar code and a price. These things are what makes the college magazine recognizable and suitable for the audience it is aimed at. For the mast head i chose to call my magazine 'Lifestyle' as it's main heading with 'Wyke' written down the side of it so that it can be related back to Wyke College without it's main heading been 'Wyke' which wouldn't be as original or catchy. I used various cover lines as well as a main cover line relating to the image i used of my friend Leah. I made up the cover lines based on true stories about Wyke as well as thinking of some extra ones. The college magazine i have made is a Wyke magazine and would therefore be sold by Wyke for its students. It may also be put onto the market in shops through other agencies to help sell the magazine. The reason i have created this product is to inform the students that study at Wyke college specifically for this issue that take art as a subject what the art department have got to offer. Other issues of the magazine could interest other students in the college that specifically study other subjects such as sport or science and an issue based on that subject could be made. The magazine is informative including facts and figures as well as been attractive and fun at the same time. The values behind the media product are entirely educational and are all about the college itself and student life. The magazine as a whole isn't controversial in any way because it is aimed at college students as a whole. The need for the product is a way to keep students up to date with whats going on in there college in a way they can find out for themselves and how they can get involved and join in and make the best of college life. The magazine is aimed at college students especially ones that are studying at Wyke. It could also be aimed at the parents or relatives of those students that are studying at the college and are also interested in whats taking place and when its taking place. The magazine is only priced at one pound which makes it affordable for everybody that wants it including working class, middle class and upper class students. If the product was expensive it wouldn't be successful as students are known to have little money due to the fact that they are in full time education and don't have a full time job to be able to afford extras such as magazines. They are classed as a luxury and not a necessity as not purchasing the magazine wouldn't affect the education on the students therefore the product has to be affordable and attractive to make the students want to spend money on it. The media product represents success at the college and capability of its students. It shows people what the students at Wyke get involved with at the same time as allowing people to see how individuals have grown from strength to strength and achieved their potential at college. The brand that is represented is Wyke as a college and the name Wyke to the audience and the individual that is represented in this particular issue is Leah Haywood who is a current student at the college now.