research and planning - college magazine analysis

we looked at a college magazine and  analysed it to help us with our own.
we knew it was a magazine because of some main features like:
-the layout
-the barcode/price
-the issue number and date
-the masthead
-the slug line
-the main picture

we also knew it was a college magazine not just because the masthead was 'college' but because the stories were aimed at college students and the main picture was of a college student carrying books.

in the magazines I've looked at the colour scheme sticks to 3-4 colours and the font sizes used are big and bold for information like the title.