Conventions Analysis

Conventions Analysis 

 

During my research of the conventions which exist in magazines and in particular college magazine i came across this magazine which i believed wasn't as effective as the one i discussed in my previous analysis.

In this particular magazine i think the main feature and the other features are not very sympathetic with college students and i think they are irrelevant and college students wouldn't find them attractive to read or interesting. Also i think the masthead and the background don't compliment each other as they are both shades of blue, they should have used the dark yellow colour as the title which would make it much more appealing and would grab the attention of the audience because of the colour used in the mast head and isn't reaching it's marketing potential which it could be if they used more appealing colours for the masthead.

However their are some good points about the magazine, one of them being that the model on the front does look like he can relate to a modern college student. Also he looks happy which means it would appeal to the audience because it shows how the magazine is making him feel and it gives a positive vibe. Although the feature articles may lack in interesting and relevant articles they do however present them in a good way, they use questions which some college students may be wondering, for example it says "should i break up with my major?" which may be the question on some college students minds so it that instance it would relate to them. However i think the way to improve the magazine is an appropriate choice of the colour for the mast head and more interesting and relevant feature stories.