College magazine cover analysis

Masthead: The masthead is located at the top in a big bold font so that it stands out and people know that it is the magazines name. The color of the title and the shirt are the same to show that it is linked with the college. 

Image: The image is in the middle of the cover, and takes up a lot of the magazine. The image is colorful as it is for college students, so a nice colorful, bright magazine would attract their attention to the magazine.

Colors: There are 3 colors used in this magazine; red, black and blue. The red is used in the masthead so that it stands out from the other text on the magazine. The blue and black are mixed between the stories in the magazine and a small description of the story. The image has a lot of colors as well, but her shirt is also red, so it may link with the college of the magazine.

Other: The bar code is tucked away in the bottom right corner to keep it out of the way of the image and stories. The date is printed small so that it doesn’t take up much space and is placed under the masthead, so that people know when this magazine was issued.