Sunday 17 October 2010

College Magazine Analysis 2


Language- This magazine has a mast head that reads "College magazine" so the audience is immediatley notified that the magazine is aimed at all college students and not just at a specific college. The mast head is also in yellow, which attracts the readers attention because the back ground is black. There is also a teaser in this front cover, is says "Ultimate spring break escape" this phrase rhymes, which makes it catch your attention and also the word escape, which can mean freedom, which is one thing teenegers want. The Mast head also connotates the date of the magazine, to the top right, it says "Summer 2009" And the mast head is yellow, which represents summer. The image is a medium close up, of a young man.

Institution- The institution of this magazine isn't for one specific college, it's for all college students. The institution is 'College Lifestyle' a company who make magazines in the US and Canada, for all college students, i know it's in US and Canada because just underneath the barcode are the prices, in dollars.

Ideology- The young man on the cover of this magazine is black, showing that there are equal opportunities for all people of different race's/ethnicities. He is also holding a book that says "Law, Business and Society" this tells the reader that there are equal opportunities for all subjects.
Audience- The demograohic audience depends on the age, gender and location of the audience, in this case, the magazine's audience would be aimed at people in their late teens, and whom are in a college, and it would be to all genders.

Representation- This text is represented by a boy who is in his late teens and also who is black, and who is interested in Law, business and society.

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