Research on a College Magazine

Notes

O & S Front Cover• The masthead is nice and

colourful with a font appealing to it’s target audience – art students.

• The main image has been manipulated to give it an artistic watercolour effect.

• No particular coverlines as such, they are names of artists and poets featured in the magazine.

O & S Contents

• The contents page is of a simple layout and contains the “regular features,” being the art and poetry reviews.

• Contains “articles of the month” feature, being the poets and artists.

• Also contains the editors and publishers involved in the magazine.

Skin-Deep Front cover• Big, attractive title, features a

catchy selling line “The UK’s best selling tattoo magazine.”

• Contains lots of coverlines featuring events and famous tattooists.

• Free offer advertised in the skyline, regulars advertised at the bottom line.

• Left third features main cover line, giant main image clearly showing attractive tattoos etc.

• Appeals mainly to younger, artistic students and adults.

Skin-Deep Contents• Features huge advertisement

for body jewellery and piercings, as well as hygiene products.

• Crediting the editors and designers of the magazine.

• List of articles including regulars and articles of the month e.g interviews.

• Features massive letter from the editor.

Comparisons

• O & S appeals to artistic and designer students and younger people, who like to create drawings and paintings, or write poetry.

• Skin-Deep appeals to younger people, artistic students and creative people who think of the human body as art.

• O & S seems a very shy magazine compared to Skin-Deep. O & S has a basic front cover, featuring a few artists involved in the main articles of the magazine. Skin-Deep has a wackier design, featuring many coverlines, events and interviews.