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

•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

• 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

• 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 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.

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

feeling throughout the magazine

• 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 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.• 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

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.