School Magazine Front Cover Analysis

FRONT COVER ANALYSIS:

This is a magazine for written by, and for, the pupils of St Angela's Ursuline School.

The masthead of this magazine is "Angels", and this is clever because it is in reference to the name of the school- "St. Angela's". Also, it shows that the magazine is primarily about the pupils of the school, because pupils of the school are often referred to as "Angela's Angels". The fact that it is in a cloud not only brings more attention to it because it contrasts the background, but it also further extends the angelic imagery. 

The main image is of a student in the canteen eating lunch. The foreground of the picture- where the student is- is much brighter than the background, and this puts all of our focus on her instead of anything that may be going on the background of the picture. The main image also makes it very clear that the main feature article will be about the food in school, the lunch system or something similar. The headline is in white, bold capital letters. This again is done in order to make it stand out, as the capitals make the the most prominent writing on the page whilst the letters contrast the dark colours in the background.

The sell lines are placed around the main image so as to not detract from it, however they are just the right size to make them noticeable at the same time. Use of rhetorical question ("Are you really safe?") hook the reader's attention in an attempt to engage their curiosity. Practically all of the font used is either yellow or white. Not only does this stand out against the background colours, but it it relates to the colour blouses that the students wear throughout the school as well. Admittedly, the lower school blouses are beige, not white, but the relation is still noteworthy.

In general, this is a well thought out front cover for the school magazine. There are feature articles relevant to the school, the design is methodically thought out, and it isn't too much for the reader to take in.