This magazine is aimed at students and people who go to or want to go to the college, because it says Student Life. Therefore, I imagine this will be informing people what life is like at college. The magazine also shows the different contents what will be in the magazine and these are shown in different colours which makes it easy for you to understand where to find particular contents. The magazine would be published on the internet and would be sold as a magazine in the college. Moreover, the man on the front of the magazine is happy, which would suggest that college/student life is good. This magazine has other basic things too such as a barcode and a price tag to show how much the magazine will cost.These are things what you would expect to see on any magazine.
Even though this magazine cover doesn't contain any writing, it still shows college life is good. This is shown by 2 people in the photo smiling. The ideology of this photo is that college will make you happy and is a good place to be. The photo concentrates more on the 2 people in the photo because it shows that at college you can make relationships, with both genders. In my opinion I believe this magazine is aimed at trying to get people into attending college, because it doesn't have any writing or information on the front cover, just a photo. The institution of this front cover was the college because the photo is set on college sites, as you can tell by the classrooms and the bike shed in the background.
This magazine front cover has lots of sell lines which make you want to buy the magazine so you can read more about the stories. Moreover, the front cover also has other conventions on it too such as the barcode, and a headline which is 'City College Craze.' The institution of the front cover is the college because the title shows the magazine is specifically related to college and the girl has folders in her hand which suggest she has been doing work at college. In addition to this, the ideology of this photo is that 