COLLEGE MAGAZINE RESEARCH

College Magazines from issuu.com
Juniata Admissions Magazine
I like the front cover of this magazine because of the cover photo, it is a medium close up and the main image isn't central but slightly to the bottom right corner - this takes away some of the focus from the main image. I like this idea as the photograph hasn't been filtered of edited in anyway so it looks natural and easy to read.
I also like the idea of having a different font per topic on each page as each font is more suitable for the topic explored in the article following. This makes each page more appealing and interesting to read, I like this idea a lot and may use it for my own magazine.
Another thing I like about this magazine is the way each article is laid out, most of them are interviews so each question is clearly stated with the following answer underneath. There isn't too much content so it is easy to read and understand and you can easily scan through it.

Mount Saint Mary College
This magazine has a very clear front cover, there aren't any big pop up boxes or articles that stand out which I think doesn't make it look interesting to read. But I do like the idea of having 3 pictures as the main front cover, as it shows that there may be a lot going on at the college or lots of different articles within the magazine. But I wont be able to use this idea for my own magazine as you have to only have one image and not more.
You can tell that the photographs haven't been edited just set in a different format, this also fits with it being a college magazine as you wouldn't expect them to use any crazy filters or effects.

California College of the Arts
 My favourite bit of this magazine is the front cover as it fits with the style of magazine (art) because it looks like someone has coloured it in with a colouring pen, this links to the style of the magazine being art as it is very colourful and creative.
I don't think you would be able to tell that the magazine is a college magazine if it didn't clearly state that in the title. Because it looks too artistic and similar to museum or art gallery guides.
But I do like how colourful the front cover is as it is very eye catching and I would personally pick it up expecting it to be good. This is something I could use for my front cover as I want it to be bold and colourful so that people will pick it up and want to read it.