Magazines

I am now doing a new project on magazines, which i have already started doing. As part of my primilary task i must look and analyse two school magazines. After comparing the two i must also analyse a school magazine contents page and double page spread. I must then create my own school magazine including a front cover, contents page and double page spread. 
So far i have compared Two school magazine from Ferns community sports college and King Edward VI high school for girls. There are easy recognisable differences between the two for instance, on the front cover of Fern community college magazine "FFH" , there are a mixture of boys and girls where as on King Edwards VI "High Profile" it is all girls. This could indicate that they aim there magazine at different audiences.  Another difference between the two are there use of camera angles. On FFH magazine , the pupils are all looking up creating a high angle shot. This could represent them looking up to an authoritative figure e.g. a teacher who will guide them and give them direction in any sport or activity that they do at the school.
On High Profile magazine , they have used  a simple mid shot of three pupils how seem happy. One feature that FFH magazine has that High Profile doesn't have is that it is much easily identifiable, in way that you know its a magazine about a sports college as the pupils on the front cover are all holding sport equipment. where as High profile , you not quiet sure what the magazine is all about.
One similarity that they both share is there use of colour on their front covers,  they both use bright and vibrant colours to engage audiences and to catch peoples attention.  Another similarity they share is they are both designed to inform. They both feature articles and news on up coming however , they are aimed at different audiences. For example King Edwards VI magazine is designed and made by sixth form students and is for the students at the school , where as FFH is for both parents and pupils. Also in comparison of the number of pages in each magazine , FFH has only 5 and King Edward VI has 24.

When it came to analysing there contents pages, neither of them have one and just jump into the first article of the magazine. This would be helpful if they had one , as it would give consumers guidance and a better understanding of what the articles and news are about. Also it would be beneficial for customers to go straight to and article by looking at the news article instead of flicking through the pages.