Textual Analysis Of The Student Met

Student Met

The second college magazine i am going to analyse is called ‘The Student Met’. This particular magazine is also aimed at college students at Sutton Coldfield and Matthew Boulton College.

On the front cover of this magazine there are only a few images to do with college. Again at the top of the front cover, on the left hand side there is the college logo which shows that the magazine is about the college. I would say this logo is not appropriate for a college magazine as it has not used eye catching colours and therefore is boring. On the pink banner at the top of the front cover, there is the name of the college magazine. Under the logo there is a pink banner with the title of the college magazine inside it. This is displayed largely in white writing. For the title two different types of fonts are used, for the word ‘Student’ a normal type of writing is used and for the word ‘Met’ a larger and bold writing is used. The two images on the front cover are taken from activities going on at the college. The images are trying to convey that the college has plenty of different activities going on. With both of the images there is a large amount of text with a sub-heading above it. The sub-heading is in bold and has white coloured font with a background colour to make the heading stand out. Behind the text there is also a coloured background for the black text to stand out. For a front cover I think there is too much writing and this may put off the readers from even looking at the magazine. There are not enough images put on too the front cover but I do think the colours used are very noticeable.

On the front cover the colours which have been used are pink, blue, white, green and orange. These colours have been used because the bright colours draws the readers attention and is not bland and boring. The background colours orange and green have been used behind the text to avoid making the large amounts of writing boring and to make the black text stand out. With both of the images on the front cover there is a large amount of writing to go with it.

The text which has been used is Arial because it is clear to read but I would say the text size is too small and the amount of writing is way too much for the front cover. The images have been placed in the middle or on top of the text because it is associated with the text. The sub-headings are all white with a vibrant background colour which makes the white headings stand out more. The text of the writing is black and has a coloured background this is to make the writing easier to read and to make it stand out.

Throughout the front cover the magazine represents the success stories of the students in the colleges of Mathew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield. This is done because to attract and notify the reader of how successful these colleges are and it emphasises the success stories of students who have gone to achieve extraordinary achievement and successes.