Conventions of a school/ College magazine cover

• Bright images that stand out and that appeal to a wide audience, the majority of school/ college magazines have a picture of a group of people that could appeal to everyone. E.g. if the cover had a picture of a ballet dancer on the cover it would not appeal to males as much as females. Therefore placing a picture with a group/ wide range of people in the cover it can appeal to all audiences.
• There is usually one main cover line followed by a list of other features and interests.
• Usually there is a simple masthead with the name of the school either above or underneath the masthead.
• The magazines most of the time have a issue number and year to clearly show when it’s from.
• There is usually a set colour scheme on school/ college magazines as they tend to use the school colours. And the masthead usually matches the colour scheme and the school’s font.