Initial Research 2

I think the 'Indian Student' magazine suits it's audience well for various reasons. For starters, The title 'Indian Student' shows straight away that this magazine is aimed at students, studying abroad. The young woman used as the centre of visual interest also looks quite young, and she looks like a student herself. The fact that she is wearing a pink sweater and that she is smiling draws attention to people maybe aged around 16-18 as she looks that sort of age. The subheads are in bold capitals, and are in white so that people aged around that age are able to look and see whether it includes what they are looking for. The fact that she is leant again a wall and on the phone also shows a more casual approach to the magazine, which is what students my age may be looking for so they aren't too intimidated by the magazine itself and the information.

Straight away with the 'Student Society' magazine cover you can tell that it is aimed for students around 16-18 or even higher. The centre of visual interest is a picture of a boy, wearing his own clothes, so just by looking at him we can tell he is a student to a college. The banner also suits the audience as it is in bubble writing and in a rather large font, to draw the readers in. I think it suits the audience also because it states that it is a 'free monthly magazine' in a rather young/fun looking font in a bubble. This may appeal to students as they may be quite tight on money as they are young and so the fact that it is free may encourage them to read it. A pull quote is also used in the magazine cover -"how I got my grades!" this would definitely appeal to students as their grades are very important to them and getting them may require help and support. The fact that it is in a lighter colour to the background and the outline of the text is in black means it is easier to spot. All the text is to the left as well, away from the picture of the boy to make sure the attention is drawn to either the text or the picture, and not just a blur of them both mixed together.



I would say that this magazine is aimed at people aged 16 and above. However I think the people who are more likely to read it are teenagers, or slightly older. I think this because the centre of visual interest is a picture of a man, I would say aged around 19-20. I think this suits the audience as he doesn't look too young or too old so people won't think that it isn't really suitable for them because they are the wrong sort of age. The man is wearing a red and black checker shirt. Some may think this is because it is fashionable, however I think it is also used as a way to grab the readers attention. The fact that it is bright, and the most colourful thing on the page, means people are going to catch their eye on it, especially students. This magazine cover also uses reversed out coverlines, making it easier to see as the white text is behind a black background. The text itself I think appeals to it's audience as the first thing is says is 'Gamers Lounge - An inside look at assassins creed' which is a very popular game, mainly played by younger people.

This magazine cover I think suits it's audience for students around the age from 16-19. The centre of visual interest is a photo of a band, that are very well known by this age group at the moment, and so this is drawing attention to the magazine itself. The contents pages are stated nice and clearly in block capitals, with red page numbers so it is easy to read and people of that age will be able to spot it and have more understanding of what it includes. The short piece of text under each title of the page is also great for this specific audience as it gives them a quick insight on what the article/page might be about. The review on 'Nick Cave' is clearly shown using a smaller photo of the man himself, and the page number stated in red next to him. The 'Review' title is also made using reversed out coverlines, using the colour scheme of black, white and red. Sophisticated but still interested for people of that audience.