Deconstruction Of School Magazine Front Covers

•The blue, white and orange contrasts well together because it is a bright and eye

catching color scheme.

•Each picture is taken from a medium shot so you as the reader can see what they are

doing and the purpose for the photo.

•The editor has put the buzz word ‘Free’ in bold letters to attract the target audience because they will want to read something they don't

have to pay for

•This magazine front cover's layout isn’t squashed together and everything fits well in its place so the target audience can read

everything more clearly

•The magazine has hyperlinks at the bottom of the page so that when the students or parents get home they can access the schools website online to find out more information such as the schools number to contact, oncoming events

and much more and this makes the reader feel important because they can ask there own

questions and get involved themselves

First Front Cover Deconstruction

• · The slogan 'September Issue' has been situated obscure on the front cover which is going against the

codes and conventions but for a good reason because many parents will know the logo from previous letters therefore the school could easily get

away with it

• Overall I like this magazine front cover because the colour scheme fits well and there is enough edits on the page to attract the target audience because if there is too

little it doesn't look professional but if there is too much you don't read

the information that could be important.

Second Front Cover Deconstruction

•The magazine does not display any content therefore the parent or student will not know

what they are reading

• ·         This front cover does not show a date when it was published which could

mean that the magazine now contains old news

• ·         The colours scheme for the front cover is too pale meaning you cannot see the name of the school. If they had used a darker background the wording would be

more eye-catching

• There are too many photographs and no explanation of what they are which does not

appeal to the target audience

• ·         However the colour scheme is appealing because blue

and white connote joy and calmness showing the students

would enjoy learning at this facility• ·         I do not like this magazine

front cover for many different reasons that I have stated above, the difference between this front

cover and the previous one I deconstructed is that the only

writing displayed on this magazine is blurry and hard to read whereas the other has clear writing which

stands out on the page to grab the target audiences attention to read

more. The similarities in both magazines is that they both show their locations in their pictures of

the students being productive and enjoying their school life which will want a parent to send their kids to

this school also.

Third Front Cover Deconstruction

• The masthead gives the reader a perspective of what the magazine could be about because red is a

connotation of adventure and catches the readers eye.

• It is a uplifting colour scheme especially with the pictures showing

everyone smiling. However the pictures only display females therefore suggesting this school is single sex.

• . Also it is apparent that this school could issue their magazine every

month as it displays ‘November 2009’ underneath the masthead.

• It can be suggested that this magazines target audience is more for

students and not parents. This is shown by the dialogue only displaying many insights of the schools events such as

‘After-School Clubs’.

• The slogan ‘Exclusive photos from Kew Gardens’ has been placed

obscurely which goes against the codes and conventions but in a good way because it adds an educational

slant to the magazine

• The different shapes around the dialogue show that the magazine has had a lot work dedicated to it therefore the target audience respect it more and could attract their attention as there is

more interesting information displayed.

Deconstruction Of School Magazine Contents Pages

First Contents Page Deconstruction

• Using the numbers next to the dialogue and pictures goes with the

codes and conventions of magazines because the target

audience will know what page to turn to for the information they want

to read

• The colours green, red and white are uplifting colours and symbolise the general feeling throughout the

magazine

• The masthead 'Contents' is put in bigger writing and in a different

font to show it has a higher position than the rest of the dialogue because its what the target

audience look at before they read on

• The editor has situated the writing down the side of the page to make it more aesthetically pleasing for the target audience. This also links in with the codes and conventions

because you never see the dialogue in the middle of the page.

• Each photograph that is shown on this page has a different

purpose behind it which interests the reader because they don't

always want to look at the same type of photo of students

working, its better to show photos of places they could go

and what type of things students could do in the lesson

• However the only thing that isn't mentioned on this contents page

is an introduction of what is featured and usually this is

written by the editor and situated either at the top corner of the

contents page or at the bottom corner.

 

Second Contents Page Deconstruction

• This colour scheme can be a connotation of wealth and

luxury, this could suggest to the target audience that the students do very well in their

studies and it is a professional working environment. The picture situated in the left

hand corner can also back this point up as they are

dressed smartly which would attract parents attention to send their children to this

facility.

• I think that this magazines target audience is for older students because it doesn't

show an element of fun in the colour scheme and the whole

layout in general is for this target audience as they would

appreciate it more.

• The colour scheme is very professional as the black and

white combined together make the magazine look more formal and could be a connotation the

overall school environment

• The layout seems a bit basic and straight forward however

this makes it look more organised and more easier to read by the target audience

• The masthead isn't as eye-catching as most which goes

against the codes and conventions which could be an advantage because it makes

the magazine look more individual.

•A disadvantage of this contents page is it doesn't display an

introduction to the magazine, this is usual situated at the right

hand corner and is written by the editor.

Third Contents Page Deconstruction

• The school’s logo has been situated obscurely on this

contents page which does not fit with the codes and

conventions. By doing this the editor has made the page look crowded and off-putting to the

target audience.

• The editor could have enlarged the logo to show its importance to the school so

the target audience remember it

• The target audience of this magazine could be aimed at a variety of ages because some of the dialogue is directed at the students such as ‘Year 11 Prom’ but also aimed at the

parents/guardians with mentioning ‘Anti-Bullying at

Brakenhale.

• The underlining the second half of the masthead it

reminds the read that the information located inside is

directly about the school.

• The use of symmetry with the dialogue being in purple and red fits in with the codes and

conventions because the page looks well organised

• However this editor has got scattered dialogue which

doesn't look in place as some writing is larger then others

and looks clustered.

• The slogan at the bottom of the page ‘Learn- Achieve-

Succeed’ suggests how past students have achieved and could connotate the schools

overall performance.