Research on student magazines

Evolve magazine

The title ‘Evolve’ has connotations with growing up, developing etc, which makes it a good title for a school magazine.

The white writing stands out from the background and is easy to read.

Eye catching design which lets people know what will be included in the magazine. It gives people an idea of the content, but in an interesting way, rather than just listing articles on the cover.

The sponsorship means that the school can afford to give away the magazine for free.

People are more likely to be interested in the magazine if they believe it is a one-off. Labeling the magazine as a ‘special edition’ entices people to buy it.

It uses a bold, clear font, easy to read from a distance.

There is a bright coloured background which stands out and looks appealing. Purple may appeal to girl’s more, but this may have been chosen deliberately as girl’s are more likely to be interested in magazines.

Clearly shows the purpose of the magazine and the target audience (pupils who attend George Stephenson High School.)

High Profile magazine

Like 'Evovle' it has the name of the school at the top of the cover, making it clear who the target audience is

The title is in bold black writing which stands out

The title 'High Profile' suggests that this magazine is the best student magazine. 'High Profile' also has connatations with being well known, suggesting that the magazine is well known throughout the school.

The picture used in the background shows a student smiling happily, doing rock climbing or some smilar activity. This suggests to people that students at this school are very happy and also are provided with oppourtunities to do exciting activities such as rock climbing.

The magazine has a 'This Issue' box at the bottom of the page, which gives the reader an idea of the content of the magazine.

FFH

The title stands for Further Faster Higher. However, this is not made clear and may confuse some people.

The background is a big picture of a group of pupils in what looks like a school gym. They are looking upwards and whilst the background of the picture is blurry, they are in focus. The picture looks very professional, which gives a good impression.

The title is displayed within a logo, which gives the magazine a sense of identity. It also has a sloga of 'acheiving success together,' which makes it different from the other magazines I've looked at.

Like 'High Profile', the magazine has a 'In this issue' box at the bottom. This is an effective way of telling the reader what'll be included in the issue.

Some of the text is written sideways. This makes it harder to read at a glance.