Textual Anaylsis of a Student Magazine.

The magazine that i have chosen is ect. The masthead of the magazine is all in lower case, it's colour is yellow with an inserted picture into the letters that looks like water boiling. this ties into the whole theme of the magazine, science.

There are cover lines which are spaced on the right of the page, also and unusually, there are only two of them. Even though the bottom cover line is five headlines of different subjects within the magazine. The bottom cover line is white lettering with a blue block background.

While the top cover line is within a box which looks like a billboard. The colouring is black and green, contrasting colours like the blue and white. The layout of the page is spacious, but it has a picture that covers most of the page. It is of a system of tubes and different boxes. Because of the cover line stating "Alcohol A Chemistry Lesson", i can gather that the picture is related to science and perhaps the making of alcohol. It is a graphic design in different colours that seem to suit the cover design.

The strapline in this magazine appears below the main headline. The strapline shows the reader what the headline means when it is not abbreviated.

The cover as a whole is fun, interactive and bright, perfectly suited for it's targeted audience.

The contents page of ect is spacious and easily to read and to understand. Pictures both cartoon and actual photographs are placed on the left hand side in a column. The pictures offer an interaction with the readers and what the magazine has to offer.

The titles of the different parts of the magazine are worded in a way that students, the target readers, would understand. For example, "The Front Bit", the wording is laid back and informal, also the wording is typical of a teenage conversation or speech. The pages are numbered and the font used is clear to the reader and is also, all in capitals. This makes the writing easier to read and it also stands out more when you first look at the page.
Under the headings on the left side extra information about the subjects are written in black font to show it is not part of the heading. However, still important because it ties in with the colour shceme of the page. The page is spaced out into columns, the line down the middle of the page shows that the two columns are separated.

The graphics of the page are spaced out and easy to understand and see. Carrying on with the front cover, the heading of this page is also in lower case. This continuation shows that the layout and design of the page has been thought out. Overall, the front cover and contents page of the magazine is fun, appealing to the eye and informative.