Analysis of Deyes High School Newsletter

Deyes High Newsletter Analysis

As a preliminary task I shall be creating a school/college newsletter. To do this, research and analysis of the existing newsletter is required. On a whole, the first impressions of the 'Deyes High Newsletter' are quite poor.

It seems to be quite basic, and opts to use colour schemes that can be unappealing to the eye.  The banners at the top and bottom of the first page consist of colours that are bold, bright and simply do not suite each other. For example, the footer of the page has a bright red background and contains white writing. This comes across quite garish. Furthermore, the spacing of the pictures and text used in some areas of the newsletter often comes across quite unproffessional and amateurish as they often overlap one another, or consist of uneven gaps. The amount of text, in some intances, is overbearing and will put students off from reading it. Although the main target audience is the parents, the students still need to be considered when producing the newsletter as they are the ones who read it first. Also, the images themselves give quite a childish impression, such as the Mickey Mouse picture shown below.

On a positive note, the parents of the students are targeted as equally as well as the students themselves. Part way through the magazine, there are professional photographs, clear cut and 'mature' paragraphing representing drama at Deyes High. I believe that this is a particularly effective section, and targets both students and parents well, as intended. Also, the sections that are labelled 'numeracy top tips' and 'puzzle time' are evidently targeted at the students, and i believe that these are effective in doing so (excluding the clip rt picture previously mentioned).