Student Magazine Research

Successful Student Magazine

This is an example of a magazine that has been designed for students. The front cover includes what to expect inside the magazine. The cover shows that the magazine includes advice on how to manage stress, choose wisely and Teacher’s pal sections. The front cover of this magazine is not very colourful,, therefore it does not stand out from other student magazines. From my questionnaire I know that many students look for a colourful front cover to make the magazine look more interesting so that they would want to read it. The image on the front is relatable to many students, however I found that students look for celebrity appearances on the front of magazines to attract their attention, therefore I feel that although this image catches the attention because of the size, it is not what students would look for. The colours used are very dull and don’t have much variety. This prevents different parts of the cover from standing out. From my research I know that the students feel that colours make the cover stand out form a crowd. From my questionnaire I know that the students want information in the student magazine. From the information that is presented on the front of this magazine, the quantity of information that the students I questioned looked for is not included.

Student Magazine

This is another example of a student magazine. The colour of this magazine stands out. The image in the middle of the magazine and the size is reasonably large. The image is also relevant to the purpose of the magazine. The colour of the font does not really stand out against the light blue background, so I will need to make sure that the colours do not contrast on my magazine. The heading is reasonably bold, which allows it to stand out from the rest of the text. However the image is covering up most of the bold writing. This may be to represent the how important the image is. The front cover displays the content which seems to be of a decent quantity. This is good as the results of my questionnaire showed that the students wanted lots of information and advice. Information on studying abroad, university, future jobs etc. This information is particular to the age range from around 18-22, when many people are thinking about or are at university. The information in the magazine also includes Facebook and gadgets. This interests many young people as they always want the new gadgets and many use social networking sites such as Facebook. The colours do not vary, the use of blue in this magazine is a little over the top. The colour blue can represent sadness, and so may give off the wrong vibe.

Student Advisor Magazine

This is another example of a Student Magazine. The image on the front of the magazine is relevant to the purpose of the magazine. The image is of a professional nature and so is effective. The background of the image is relevant as the Magazine is aimed at Students who are going to college and University. The colours on this magazine make the magazine stand out form a crowd of magazines. The colours do not clash with the background, which allows the reader to see all of the information clearly. The way in which the word ‘advisor’ has been written in a different colour to the rest of the text, shows how important the word is, and makes it stand out. It also makes it clear that the magazine is based on advice, which many of the people I questioned would look for in a student magazine. The stories displayed on the front of the image attract the reader’s attention due to the fact that some of them are based on things that students may include in their everyday lives, for an example the story about ‘Gatorade’. Many college/ university/ young students would recognise this well-known brand name. I think it is important to include some stories that many students will find close to home. The magazine cover also shows ’10 dorm must have’. This gives students ant college or university some advice on how to ‘spice up’ their college/ university rooms.