RESEARCH: Sixth form magazine textual analysis

• From the cover of this sixth form magazine, we can instantly tell that this is a professional looking cover. This therefore presents the sixth form as a sophisticated place even though there is not a photo of a student on the front.

• The photograph that is featured on the cover is visually pleasing which entices readers in.

• Further to this, the vibrant colours help to attract readers who may want to read t his magazine.

• Additionally, the font used in the heading and the subheadings are clear and bold, It can be seen that the word 'UPDATE' is the centre of attention on the the front cover, due to the fact it is the name of the magazine itself.

• Underneath, it clearly states that it is a sixth form magazine and informs the reader that it is the third issue.

• The interesting composition of the text 'Battle of the Bands' creates for an exciting layout, again catching the readers attention.

• This is the contents page found at the beginning of the magazine.

• Both headings 'From the Editors' and 'Contents' are in the same font, demonstrating consistency.

• The font used is easy to read and there is also a photograph of one of the editors of the magazine next to the text.

• Moreover, there is an email address, website and QR code. This implies how the sixth form is interactive and is interested in people getting involved with the magazine.

• The contents page is fairly minimal with the topics featured and their page numbers.

• Included are photographs which relate to the topics giving the reader more of an idea of the type of stories inside the magazine.

• There are a variety of topics that target different audiences; this is good because it means that the magazine will attract several types of people.

• Despite this, the contents page could be seen as slightly plain and more images could have been used to make the layout more appealing.