Preliminary Analysis

To complete the preliminary analysis we need to use DTP and an image minipulation program to produce the front cover of a new school/college magazine. This should feature a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Also, we must produce a DTP mock up of the layout and the contents page to demonstrate out grasp of the program.
As a class, we looked at some examples of last years magazines to help us complete our own. One of the examples we looked at was called 'Mizz Glam'. I could tell it was a magazine because their was a large masthead at the top of the cover, several screamers and a few cover lines. The magazine cover also showed images of famous women with advice on how to apply female make up. The audience was targeted at students from an age of 16-19, possibly an aspirer and on the jicnars scale I would guess they are A/B.

The magazine successfully targets it's audience with the use of the words 'Mizz Glam'. The word 'Mizz' gives a feeling of rebelling yet the sans serif font shows class and sophistication, to add the the glamorous feel of the mag. This makes students feel that the magazine is cool, but also has some degree of sophistication. The use of colours is for a youthful girl; pinks, purples and violet.
The student in the photo of the magazine is holding several college folders which shows she is a student, but also has the opportunity to look glam in college. The magazine appeals to 16-19 year old girls by showing different ways to apply make up and wear clothes to college by the screamers entitled 'The guide to student fashion!' and various images of female celebritys in their clothes on the red carpet. She also includes pictures of non-famous women who look very glamorous without the money of famous people, showing that you can look great without the money of famous people at college.