Codes and Conventions of Student Magazines

Student magazines have their own codes and conventions.  We analised several magazines in class and I found the following conventions:

• A large central image of a student
• Masthead has connotations relevant to a student
• Font for the masthead is in a modern style
• Price is quite cheap and sometimes even free so it is affordable for students
• There is a large use of imagery to appeal to a youth audience
• Topics that interest young people e.g. movies, college events and celebrities
• Colours are often fairly neutral to appeal to both a male and female audience
• The model is usually an ordinary looking student so the student audience can relate to it