Seasonal Issues

For the magazine project, my group-mates and I have decided to divide up the separate issues based on the seasons. I will be creating the summer issue, while my group-mates will be doing their versions of the spring, fall, and winter editions. We felt that dividing the magazine issues into seasons would enable creativity and prevent the overlap of the articles and issues we cover.
The seasonal issues will also help draw in our target audience. Since college students have different events and milestones happening at different times of the year, creating the editions for each season would ensure variety. Dividing the issues into seasonal editions also allows each group member to tailor the articles to a particular time of year.
For example, in the summer issue I may cover the benefits of taking summer semester classes or how to enjoy your time before school starts again. On the other hand, someone covering the fall issue may discuss topics related to adjusting to the new school year or dealing with a roommate. This kind of variation in content will make our magazine unique. The different seasons will make for creative covers that are still cohesive by maintaining the house style. We felt this option was better suited than doing monthly issues that may limit what we may talk about. Since we aren't college students ourselves, the seasonal publications will also be easier for us to do with our limited knowledge of the logistics of college life. We aim to cover seasonal events and deadlines that will be generalizable to college students nationwide, since the semester start and end dates differ so each month may be composed of different expectations of students based on geographic location.