Today we looked at two front covers of University magazines. One called Newsman by Newman unviversity in Birmingham, the other is QUAD by Queen Mary University of London. We annotated the front covers, commenting on images, text, conent, layout, logo and how the traget audience is addressed.
The Newsman for me wasn't a great front cover for a University magazine. The images were very busy and were not clear. Also not everything on the front cover is relavent to University so may not appeal to the target audience. There is something on the front about video games linking to childhood obesity, this is not needed in this type of magazine let alone to be on the front cover. Although the magazine overall for me isn't as good as QUAD it still has some positive points. The pictures that are easily visible link with the text (the piggy bank and coping with university finance). Also you are told the exact date when the magazine was issued. Lastly there are lots of bright colours where the magazine name is, but overall the colour scheme is a bit much.
For me the QUAD magazine looked a lot more professional. Although the front cover is simple it is easy on the eye and it;s obvious what the magazine is about. The pictures are mostly all good for the magazine, the one i think is slightly irrelivant is the one of Queen Mary. But most of the pictures are to do with success and aspiration. The picture of the students after passing their course is great, they all look very happy and shows the University can bring you success. The text on the left hand side links with the three pictures of the Professors and what's going to be in the magazine. Overall i think QUAD is a good magazine cover as it appeals to the audience, looks professional and you know what the magazine is going to be about.
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