For my magazine is directly at the bottom of the cover with the issue number, barcode and the price. The slogan for my magazine reads: ‘to learn more about Wyke read on’. Straight away this grabs the attention of the students making them curious of what the college has to offer for itself and on the exclusive main stories. ‘In The Know’ was what I chose to call my college magazine. I wanted the masthead to be simple but memorable.

The colour scheme is Green and Black, which works alongside the college’s logo. The green is a bold and bright colour whereas the black is subtle making the colours contrast and standout. 
The Titles, masthead, slogans, subheadings.. etc all have the same house style and font, making it easier for the reader to understand and making the magazine look more grown up and professional.

The layout of the magazine is simple. The main image shows a student at the college. Here I have made contrasts between 2 colours, first being black and white: the background of the college. Secondly, colour, the college student is standing out from the rest of the scenery. Through this I have tried to bring across the atmosphere of the student and the college.

I have tried to style the thumbnail images in the same way as the background image, through having some as black and white, and some in colour.

Institutions

The students at the college and those who would be interested in joining within the next year, I would distribute my college magazine to this audience. The students would probably like to keep up with the news, the latest updates and main stories about the college keeping them in the know and discovering what’s new 

On the other hand, the students that will be finishing there secondary school after there exams would also

be interested. They will want to know what Wyke has to offer them that other colleges don’t, and whether it’s the right college for them. It will have all the information they would want and more. 

Ideology

The message that I am trying to put through from my magazine is that Wyke is a completely different college to other colleges.

It has a new and fresh feel, and makes you feel like you fit in. The college itself, has a wide range of subjects and support to offer to everyone.

The idea is to show what Wyke has to offer, and what it’s really like, showing the positives, highlights, and the College.

Audience

The Target audience I chose to aim my magazine at are 15-25 year old (mainly students at colleges and secondary schools), and the Socio-economic group D&E.  

I tried to make the images for my magazine speak for themselves about my college to my target audience.

A student’s life should be fun and enjoyable, and going to a college should be part of that fun and enjoyment. However trying to show this to a target audience which wants to either start fresh at a new college from an old one, and for those that are finishing school and starting there new life at college isn’t easy.

So I tried to make the layout of the magazine, the house style etc, more in line with this target group.

Representation

The idea of my college magazine was to represent what Wyke is really about. It’s a fun, but hard working, successful college that opens there arms out to everyone

The images I have presented don’t show a stereotypical student working hard at a college. Instead I chose ones which show the highlights and joys of the college within the students. I haven’t shown the negative sides to teenagers to which have names placed upon them, but the fact that everyone is equal in their own unique and quirky way.

I have also tried to show that the college takes pride and interest in the students and work they present, by making them the main stories and interests for the magazine.