Analysis 2: Secondary Teachers Cover issue #62

I've decided to analyse another "Secondary Teachers" magazine front cover, this time the issue of May 2009, to aid me in my research of college/school magazines, so through sufficient research I can produce my own quality and professional college magazine front cover. Again green and blue are chosen to as the colours for masthead (instead of the brighter more childish colours that are used on the "Primary Teachers" magazine.) to give the reader a professional and mature feeling of magazine, which is it due to it dealing with the subject of the education system in Britain. The colours are very to the target audience - who are mature, adult and professional just like the colour used. A sans serif typeface is used for the masthead to maintain a professional look, with sans serif fonts commonly used for headlines by many publications. The plugs on this cover are in a variety of colours that differ from the rest of the magazine in a bold sans serif typeface to stand out against the rest of the cover and draw the reader to what else the magazine features, If the cover story isn't enough to interest them in the magazine. The text surrounding the main image such as "inspection in progress" are all in a script typeface to simulate some writing, in this case the inspector. The main image of this front cover is a young inspector in a professional pose that is relevant to her job. This pose is used to give a professional element to the magazine cover, for instance if she were slouched down with her hands in her pocket, the cover would be totally different with a more relaxed and laid back view, and not possess the professional manner of this magazine, which is used because the cover story is on the subject of inspectors. A black, smart and professional costume is worn by young female in on the cover, this represents young adults as professional and mature, it's also appropriate to her role as an "inspector", which is a professional job. The image of the young inspector, goes against the stereotype of what people would expect an inspector to look like - old, intimidating, angry and with a cold look on there face, instead here the inspector is young, happy and has a warm feeling to her face which invites the reader in. A female is used on the magazine cover to represent the inspectors in positive light, someone school pupils can trust and not have to worry about, however if a male was used children would be more to approach the inspectors so a female is used to give the inspectors an approachable look. Three plugs are placed at the top of the magazine, this to to suggest to the audience there is plenty of content and articles which is to keep them interested in the magazine. The plug "What's YOUR staffroom like?" has your in capitals to speak directly to the reader and get them involved and thinking about how the issue concerns them, making the magazine more personal. At the very bottom of the magazine, the email has been printed to allow readers to email in feedback and response, this is to show the audience the magazine appreciates the audience and what they've got to say, making the audience feel "cared" about by the magazine.

This issue was once again a very good example of a college/school magazine, which has aided me in the process of producing my own magazine. However next I plan to analyse some different magazines, to give me ideas and influence from a variety of print productions.