Research continued

http://www.grimsby.ac.uk/documents/GX_mag/GX1.pdf
Another website that I used to analyse a college magazine was GX magazine which is for Grimsby Institute. I also had a look at their front page and layout of the contents page to see the conventions used.

Front cover analysis
The background image is a computerised drawing of boy who is wearing a t-shirt with the Grimsby Institute logo on, and further in the distance is a girl against a wall. I think this works well as it is not too busy and is obviously aimed at younger people as the boy and girl are look like teenagers. The title of the magazine is GX magazine, which is simple and memorable, and the GX is wrote in big text in the right corner. The articles are written in clear, blue text and are underlined, so you notice them more. Also, they have a few words description under them so that you know what they are about. There is two small photos at the bottom of the page as well which are relevant to the articles. The colleges logo is on the front which tells you the institution, as well as their website so that you can find out more about them. The magazine also has a sell line 'the word on the street...' which tells you that the magazine is aimed at younger people as it is trying to use the same language as teenagers, and also implies that it is going to include articles about what is going on within the institution. The colour scheme for the magazine is blue, grey and white, which all work well together, and makes the magazine look more professional and put-together.
   However, the photos on the front are very small and so not very clear. Also, the bottom half of the magazine looks a bit too packed, as there is the website, the articles, the photos, the tag line and the logo all crammed in.

Contents page analysis
The contents page has one main image at the top, and several smaller ones down the right side which are to do with the articles. The box that contains the contents and their page numbers covers part of the main image and is very colourful using pink, orange, blue, green and black. Towards the bottom of the page it tells you who the magazine is aimed at, what it aims to keep you informed with, and asks for feedback and gives you a telephone number. Again, it has the sell line at the bottom of the page in the theme colours. Overall I think it is well set out.
   However, the page is quite busy because of all the pictures and colours. Also, it does not continue using the theme colours blue, grey and white on the contents page.