This denotation of this magazine consists of a photograph of a student at Ridgewater College sitting on a red chair with another empty seat beside her; the empty chair besides her may be used as a subliminal way of trying to welcome you to the college. Below the student, there is a globe which could connote that Ridgewater is a college of mixtures of different people from different parts of the world.
The student from Ridgewater shows Non-Verbal Communication (NVC), as she is smiling and sitting on a chair in a relaxed position, which gives an impression that the environment at Ridgewater College is a happy and friendly place. The rule of thirds has been applied here, as the camera has got the student in a position where her eyes are a third of the way down the magazine which makes the viewer notice her eyes. Also, the costume worn by the students makes her easier to be recognized because the blue jeans and green top contrasts with the red chairs. The student is in high-key lighting, this is noticed because it is a shadow-free image. There is a wide depth of field in this photograph as everything is in focus and nothing has been out of focus.
This is the front cover of a college magazine called “Ridgewater College”. It has an image of a student from Ridgewater College in the middle of the page, sitting on a chair comfortable and relaxed. The Ridgewater student is centred and appears to be the main image of the magazine. The masthead is displayed on the top of the magazine in large serif fonts, giving it a standard/traditional style. The masthead is the in the largest-sized font above the rest of the front cover, which makes it very noticeable and different from the rest of the magazine in order to make it stand out as the masthead in the magazine.
The main coverline of this magazine is called “Global Learning”, this is displayed on the right side of the magazine in the white and blue colours. It is displayed in bold san-serif fonts, possibly to give a more modern look to the magazine. This coverline also helps to inform the readers about what is featured inside the magazine; is features a story about two students from different sides of the world who made a great conclusion of going to the college for a “Ridgewater Education”. There is another feature of a coverline called “Inside”, where it gives way some more information of what is held in the magazine, “How Dave Farber Made It in the Music Industry”. This can attract the audience’s attention which can lead them to taking interest in the magazine, as it influences them into thinking they can do the same
The dateline of this magazine is not shown, so the time of is not exactly “Ridgewater College” known. The only thing that mentions some sort of time is the selling line underneath the Masthead, which says; “Willmar and Hutchinson a Community & Technical College Spring 2009”. This gives us the information that it was given in 2009 during March, April and May, it may also suggest that the magazine is a seasonal magazine and not one that is made on a regular basis. The selling line is a useful way of getting the reader to gain a brief understanding and introduction to the magazine and what the magazine advertises.
The magazine does not have a bar code; this may be because the college magazine is given away for free as it is not retail merchandise. This magazine may be simply handed out in the Ridgewater College by students of members of staff.
