Research upon school magazines

School Magazine front covers



Typically, the main images are placed centrally within the page. This seems neat and tidy. It also allows its audience to be enticed to the magazine. He presentation of the images is well fitted to its audience, that is, the students of the school. With their tilted positioning, and ripped effect around the edge, it avoids looking untidy, even asserts itself with its target audience. The images use bright colours, allowing them to stand out greatly against the background.

Moreover, the title of the magazine is placed at the top and central of the page, finding symmetry between itself and the main images used. It also finds a sense of fluency within the cover, again using the rough-edged effect.

The magazine firmly asserts itself as that of a school one, with the use of the school logo, placed underneath the images. Again, its placement is deliberate and fitting to the rest of the magazine. Additionally, the clever use of lined paper in the background is indeed appropriate for the nature of the magazine.

The magazine is clearly a yearly issued one. The date at the bottom right hand corner confirms this.

One criticism, however, is the lack of additional information on what is included within the magazine. It is very blunt in this sense, and will perhaps alienate some students.

Overall, I feel that the magazine is successful in asserting itself as a school one. It’s neat, crisp presentation is certainly attractive, as is the enticing colourful images used. The use of centralising the important aspects of the magazine attracts the audience to view the key features. Although the magazine doesn’t contain additional information, it does allow it to seem more fresh and less cluttered. Overall, I feel that this magazine is a successful one, with little to be criticised.



I am going to analyse the front cover of the Ruthinian achool magazine, 2008

An important thing to recognise within the front cover is the fact that there is no white. This prevents the product from appearing boring. It is successful in using bold colours to attract the attention if the students.

Moreover, the magazine cover anchors itself with the inclusion of the school logo placed centrally on the upper half of the page. This allows its audience to familiarise and link the magazine to the school without much concentration.

Another way in which the magazine asserts itse;f with the school is with the use of the school colours covering the entirety of the background of the page.

The use of pale colour for both the text and the logo is  rather fitting  to the magazine. It stands out greatly amongst the bold colours in the background, and is successful in notcluttering the page.

The magazine is clearly issued yearly. This is confirmed by the year date plaved centrally at the bottom of the product.

The overall presentation finds much symmetry and fluency.The placement of text and logo is greatly appropriate, brining about a sense of organisation and formality.

However, the magazine does not contain certain typical conventions in which are found in many other school magazines. Such include the lack of images. Though it holds a logo, the cover has no attracting image to entice the audience. Moreover, informative text is not placed on the cover. This, again is not very appealing.

Overall, I feel that the magazine finds ambigurity in terms of the colour scheme. Ye, it is certainly enticing and attracting to the audience, however, it is also used to promote the school colours, fully asserting itself as a school magazine. Moreover, the presentation is very neat and deliberate. Two criticisms of the magazine are the lack of images, and informative text telling the reader what is in the contents of the magazine.



This magazine is clearly aimed at the parents of young pupils.

Typically, there is a main image placed central to the page and covering almost the entirety of the front cover. This image anchors the school’s students, depicting young pupils. This allows us to understand that the school educates younger children. The frame is of a medium-long shot of four young pupils.

This point is echoed within the title ‘Prep-school’. This title is largely attractive, contrasting greatly from the red background of the head-mast.

The magazine has kept to a fluent colour scheme of red and white, both mature colours, enticing the parents of the pupils.

The use of white text is largely efficient, as it is easy for the audience to read.

The magazine contains informative text, briefly mentioning the contents of the magazine. This is appropriate as it, like many magazine covers, allows the audience to understand immediately what will be in the magazine.

The magazine’s colour and presentation is deliberate in addressing its target audience. By using mature colours, and a neat presentation, it in no way patronises the audience with chaotic colours.

Overall, I feel that this magazine is a great example of a successful school magazine front cover. With the inclusion of a large, appropriate image, bold, attracting text, and a neat colour scheme, the magazine flows greatly, and more importantly, will entice the target audience, the parents.