Magazine Analysis

The masthead for this magazine is “Academy magazine” this was most likely chosen as the masthead to possibly emphasis to people that this academy is related to schools that are academies.  This magazine would appeal to students who possibly go to a school like this or are interested in the magazines appearance. The first thing that readers will lay their eyes upon is the picture on the cover of the two boys in a class. This image is effective as it shows students who are very interested in their studies and by their facial expression they seem to be enjoying their class. This is relative to the magazine as it is advertising their school and wants readers who are interested in the school to read it.  The two boys in the image look to be the same age so this may suggest that the magazine only talks about a certain age group of students and what they may be doing at school.

It is hard to tell when exactly the magazine was published but at the top right hand corner the magazine reads “spring 2014” this suggest that magazine is seasonal, this would mean that there are four magazines a year.  

The masthead of the magazine is in huge font and this is easier for the reader to see magazine as it is eye catching and a bright colour over the background colour. The colours of the magazine may be a theme of the school and perhaps are the colours of the schools logo or uniforms. The slogan at the bottom of the page “learning for life” suggests that this school or college that the magazine is promoting is interested in how their students are doing in school. 

As the magazines masthead reads “academy magazine” it initially proves to the reader that it is a school magazine and the picture suggests that the school could possibly be an all boy’s school as were only aware of the boys in the picture and it does not tell us if girls attend the school either.  This magazine does not have any cover lines so this will encourage the reader to boy the magazine to find out what is inside. However at the bottom of the magazine in small font reads “what’s going on in academies and free schools” so this indicates to the reader that there is information in the magazine about the school and other schools.

The picture of the boys in their uniform also can help parents relate to what their child will look like in this type of uniform and this may help them decide on what school to enrol their child in.