Examples of previous College and University magazines

Cue is a student magazine available for free. CUE stands for College and University Edition showing that it's main target is students of that age. The title is bold and eye catching as it is in a large font and prominent colour. Also, the contents and information on the front of the magazine are in bright, bold colours as to appeal to an audience between the ages of 16-21. The language that is used on the front cover is very casual and the use of the vibrant colours for the subtitles catches the readers' eye. It is made very obvious that the magazine is free so it will attract a lot of the University and College students that it is aimed at. The magazine also offers a competition for students to win 'Attractive prizes', this makes the audience want to read the magazine to find out what these prizes might be. The cover has a contents on the right hand side, giving the reader a preview of what is inside. This, again can be a teaser to make students want to read the contents of the magazine. The image is of a female student and has a deep background that is blurred to maintain the focus on the main subject in the foreground of the photo. The model uses a direct mode of address as she is staring directly into the camera at the audience. The laid back language of the magazine makes it appeal to students, for example 'New Kids on the block', it uses language that a student would use to make it an easy read. 

College is a magazine aimed at students between the ages of 16 and 18. The title is bright and bold and catches the attention of the reader. The model used is looking straight at the camera like she is directly addressing the audience and inviting them to read the magazine. She is also wearing a bright T-shirt that matches the colour of the font used for the name of the magazine. You can tell the model is a student as she is wearing a supporting T-shirt for SMU. The background is blurred to keep focus on the model in the main focus of the picture. The stories on the front page are those that would attract a teenage audience, such as "She's 15 and pregnant" or "He better hope they serve beer in hell". These offer interviews with students and would make a teenager want to read about them as they can be relevant to their life. Next to the barcode, the magazine says "100% FREE". This will attract a lot of students to read the magazine and take an interest in college life.

The National Student Magazine is a free independent magazine, created by and aimed at university students. The casual font of the word 'magazine' would attract students to read it as it gives a more relaxed feel the magazine.The image used of 'The Kooks' is attractive to the target audience of the magazine as they are a popular indie band among the age group at which the magazine is aimed. The front cover does not have much information about the articles inside, this is a teaser for the readers as they will want to know why The Kooks are on the front cover. The colours used for the title and subtitle are bold and bright, they stand out from the background and are contrasting colours. The image of the band is the main focus of the magazine as there is nothing to take the reader's attention away from the picture and it uses direct mode of address as two of the three band members are looking directly at the audience. The magazine contains articles and information about TV, music, film etc which is stated at the bottom of the magazine, this would draw in a wider range of audience.