Research an Planning: College Magazine Analysis.

You can tell this magazine is for a college because not only does the title give it away of 'COLLEGE' but as does the man who is holding his study books in the picture. You can see it says Law and Business which are academic subjects that are usually studied in college. The colors in this magazine are all different yet all work together as a contrast. The green color of which the masthead and sell lines have are bright and attract the reader to see what stories the magazine contains and how they will help for example 'make money on campus'. Other colors include the pink which stands out on the black background to attract attention, also the word splat which is quite informal and almost slang tells you that the magazine is aimed at college students. The medium close up shot shows he is wearing quite formal clothing for a college student, which may show he is a respectable academic student. The color of the background also helps the bar code to stand out, magazines usually have the bar code on the front with the price underneath this shows me that it is a magazine.  The masthead of the 'COLLEGE' magazine is bold with bright colouring to attract attention but still not taking the attention of the medium close up of the student, as the student covers up part of the masthead making him the main subject of this front cover. Also the fact that the male student in this picture is attractive would attract the female student attention.