Preliminary Task: Front Cover Textual Analysis

Denotation: The magazine cover consists of a young woman smiling directly into the camera. Its a medium shot. The woman is standing in a very green area and looks happy and relaxed. The background of the photograph is blurred so all emphasis is on the woman. This happy image connotes that education is happy.

Costume: The costume is very laid back. The top the woman is wearing is red and white it looks sporty. The woman may be part of a sports team. This links back to the colours in the masthead. The costume is quite funky and cool. This could be representation of education, that education is not all books and a really boring thing to do. Education can be fun.

Props: The woman is not standing with any books or props commonly attached to education, her non verbal communication is slouched, maybe the woman is taking education in her stride.

Setting: The setting looks like a park or playing fields. The picture looks as if it is set on a summers day. The setting is blurred but you can still see trees and grass. The setting in my opinion does not really connote 'school' or 'education'

NVC: The woman's non verbal communication is slouched and comfortable. The woman looks happy and comfortable in education.

Magazine connotations: The masthead is big and bold, its in a very vibrant red colour. This makes the masthead very distinctive and attracts the readers eye. The letters are all in caps and are spaced out from each other. The masthead suggests what the magazine is about. College is a word used globally and is globally known as an educational place. The date line is located in the top left hand corner it is in a white font and is not very distinctive. The main images runs through the center of the magazine front cover taking up most of the space. It is very difficult to distinguish the main cover line as all the stories advertised are all a similar font. The left third of the page has two stories and the bar code running down it. All the cover lines are quite symmetrical to each other. The bar code is easy to find and distinctive. The magazine cover is very simple. There is no apparent website link.