LIIAR analysis of a college magazine cover

This magazine cover was made for the institution of the college selling it. It is aimed at a target audience of college students, around the ages of 16-20. The magazine may also be aimed at parents of students who attend the college. The magazine may also be aimed at parents of students at the college. This cover contains the masthead "College" as a header at the top of the magazine. This makes the target audience of the magazine obvious to the buyer. The cover includes cover lines which tell you what articles are inside the magazine. These articles are typical of what you would expect to find in a college magazine; things like clubs and UCAS information. The main image is of a student standing in front of the college. The student is at a medium close up and you can infer by her age that she is a student at the college. The use of colour in the advert is good as the text stands out and is readable on the background. The lighting is good as everything is clear, however the girl at the front does not share the same lighting as the background, which does look a little odd. You can infer that they are outside of a college due to the fact that the people around the building are all young people.