College Magazine Analysis 1

The masthead is a huge, bold title which stands out. The colour is blue, which suits the blue background, but has a contrast of brightness so it's easily visible.

One of the cover lines used reads 'I slept with my professor', it is wrote here to tell the reader that this is a big story within the magazine and will continue inside. The word 'professor' is going along Mike Posner's right shoulder which suggests that the story is more important than this well known celebrity.

The central image is Mike Posner, a signer who released hit single around the time this magazine was published hence the reason a cover line reads 'Mike Posner is cooler than you' a pun to promote his well known song, 'cooler than me'. Mike Posner is a perfect person to have as the central image of the college magazine because the majority of students will know who he is and so a lot of readers will buy this magazine due to him. He is staring straight at the camera/reader which draws their attention.
Most of the cover lines are placed around the central image, this is so the central image is the main focus for the audience.

The bar-code at the bottom right hand corner is to clarify the price, in this case the magazine is free. Magazines usually place the bar code here so its literally in the readers fingertips.