Sixth form magazine presentation.

1. Sixth Form Magazine
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Emily Ilett

2. Face is clearly presented makes it
obvious that girl is laughing connoting
happy feeling. Facial expressions
suggest happy place to be, college is
joyful. Encourages us to read because
we want to know what is so good
about it, why she is so happy.
Masthead in big letters but lower case
suggests informality – colloquial
language attracting younger audience
as informal.
Font is iconographic of magazine
institution - unique & used in every
magazine made by company.
Pale bluey grey background so
things stand out more. Writing in
white, stands out against
background. Also suggests
gender equality because neutral
colours. Pale colours so nothing
draws attention from main
image.
Main image takes up most of page as
main focus which attracts readers eye
instantly.
Mid shot – shows part of girl whilst still
giving impression on whole subject.
Not wearing uniform, smart casual
clothes, connotes idea that sixth form is
relaxed environment, more freedom.
FRONT PAGE
The pug provides information on
magazine: 2015 edition – suggests
that its not a one off – it’s an annual
magazine.
Follows codes & conventions of sixth
form magazine – student on front,
easy to read fonts, modern style to
reflect teens.
Student on front suggests
magazine is aimed at student
audience – 14-19s. Also use of
word ‘gap year’ attracts student
audience as students may be
interested in doing this.
Strapline in transparent box provides
information on what magazine is
about.
Box opacity has been decreased so
you can still see student partially and
you can still see what she’s wearing.
Also the words in box stand out more
because background is faded.
Delhi is capital of India which
suggests different cultures /
traditions – aimed at teens as they’re
likely to want to go travelling.

3. CONTENTS PAGEPictures provide quick
information on what is in
magazine. Pictures break
page up so readers aren’t
constantly looking at
words.
In-House conventions used
– follows colour scheme of
blue, also shown on front
page – links closely
together.
Writing is diagonal, not
following codes/conventions
of normal magazine. Editor
has created unique style
that reflects audience
(teens), gives magazine
more of an edgy feel.
Typically short
paragraphs with
subheadings to break
writing up – follows
codes / conventions
of magazine contents.
Page numbers shown
clearly in bigger font
than other writing
allows reader to quickly
go to page they are
interested in.
WELCOME section gives basic information
on what is in magazine. Uses word ‘your’
which makes it more personal as if magazine
is made for a specific individual. States that
magazine is made my students, encourages
students to read it because its made by
members of a similar age group.
Picture of Emma Watson –
idol to many teens, many
people will generally
recognize her & be
intrigued as she is a
famous figure – encourage
people to read.
Background is plain (white)
which draws main focus of the
pictures which are darker so
that they stand out more.
Message written from former
student explaining her trip / gap
year – attracts teen audience as
may be interested in some one
else's adventure.

4. FRONT PAGE
The blue connotes idea of
winter which links with
writing on page ‘Winter’.
Also the blue used is a
darker blue which connotes
winter again because in
winter its generally darker
outside.
The white writing
contrasts well with the
dark blue background
as it stands out more
because the colours are
so different.
The snowflake also connotes
winter because snowflakes
are associated with snow
which happens sometimes in
winter. This makes it clear to
the reader that the magazine
is a winter edition. Snowflakes
are also soft which gives the
magazine a calm feel.
Snowflakes are unique & are
never the same which
suggests that the magazine is
unique & has its own personal
feel.
Snowflakes have crisp feel
suggesting magazine has new
fresh content & that it’s very
up to date.
The masthead is ‘The
First’ codes and
conventions of a
magazine as at the top so
reader can easily identify
what magazine is called.
Its at the top and can
easily be seen. Font used
is casual connotes a
relaxed vibe. It is known
typography to make
readers become familiar
with magazine they’re
reading. ‘The First’ anchors the text because snowflakes
are so unique that it suggests this is the first
snowflake and that it’s very unique linking to the
idea of the magazine being unique. The word
‘First’ also connotes exclusivity.

5. CONTENTS PAGE
Fonts are simple / easy to read suggests
simple but effective feel to magazine.
Doesn’t draw attention off of pictures.
Pictures dominate page so
gives clearer image as to
what’s in magazine which
engages reader because
they aren’t constantly
reading words, they have
something else to focus
on.
Name of magazine on contents
page encourages people to
recognize magazine & makes
people remember more so they
will automatically associate words
with magazine.
The magazine is
iconographic because
every magazine of this
institution has exactly the
same layout but each
season the pictures /
writing change to suit the
magazine content.
Underneath topics there is
short summary of what
topic covers. Gives more
information on what’s in
magazine so reader is
more informed about it –
follow codes / conventions
of magazines.
Numbers next to images
anchor image to specific page
number which suggests image
is associated to feature on that
page.
Topics in magazine reflect teen
audience because its topics that
they will be interested in as topics
are generally associated with
teens: technology which has
become man part of teens life
these days. Also fashion
stereotypically associated with
girls and sport stereotypically
associated with boys showing it
attracts both male & female
audience. Also university fees
section links to sixth form
audience as its something many
sixth formers may consider going
to.
Black and white is also neutral colour so
reflects male / female audience.

6. FRONT PAGE
Masthead is iconographic of
magazine institution as same font
used in each magazine. This makes it
easily recognizable to audience so
that they will associate font with
magazine & instantly recognize it
when see it in shops. Follows
magazine codes/conventions as at
top which is where people first look.
Masthead is in capital letters, quite a
skinny font & bright colour (white) –
all of these elements make it stand
out more.
Strapline ‘Summers Coming’
links to image as Paris is
somewhere people may be
interested in visiting for
summer – Paris also known as
city of love which links to sixth
formers as it’s when people
start forming relationships.
Strapline is in white writing
which follows in-house style for
magazine as they’re using same
font & colour, again making it
easily recognizable.
Main image is Eiffel Tower which is
associated with Paris & is easily
recognizable so people instantly
have an idea of what the magazine is
about. Shot is worms eye, makes
image seem more realistic & livens
image up. Connotes Eiffel Tower look
tall, strong, mighty.
Word ‘sixth’ relates to
matter of it being a sixth
form magazine whilst ‘sense’
is a play on word & pun –
effective as it creates a
humorous effect.
Cover-lines at bottom of page give
more information as to what’s in
magazine. Also give magazine
professional touch by following codes
/ conventions of magazine. Cover-
lines have topics sixth formers may be
interested. Xbox One reflects male
audience as stereotypically boys are
interested in video games. Poetry
connotes magazine being intellectual.
Festivals connote magazine as being
fun & Blackpool pride reaches out to
same sex couples – these all show
magazine is aimed at wide variety of
audiences.
Sun in corner of page brightens up
magazine sending happy vibes
throughout. Sun also connotes
positive energy & links to idea of
summer as stated in strapline. –
Helps present magazine as
summer edition.