Magazine Analysis

A magazine is a periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, often on a particular subject or aimed at a particular readership.

House Colours: By picking bright colours, it can attract the audience as this instantly attracts attention to the magazine.

Use of Language: Certain words will appeal to the audience and will make them think that the magazine is not to be missed making them more likely to purchase it

Mode Of Address: This can appeal to their target audience as direct address can make it feel that there is a connection between the main image and the audience. This contact may feel to the audience that they should buy the magazine as a connection has been established.

A bold main image: A big main image can target the audience as it will be the first thing the viewer sees. If this is eye-catching, it will appeal to them. As it's always to do with the main feature of the magazine, they need to attract audiences through this.

Skyline: This sells the magazine to the audience by enticing them to buy the product buy using language said in a below post. For example.

Q' is the magazines masthead and is always in the top left hand corner of the magazine, it is always red and white and rarely sits under the dominate image of the front cover. It is different from other magazines as most magazines take up the top quarter of the front cover. It is placed at the top left of the magazine because that is where our eyes naturally go to when looking at something for the first time. This means that the audience will immediately identify which magazine it is. The audience is both male and female as it uses simplistic colours, the magazine is a pop/rock magazine and this masthead fits right in between them instead of being slightly more pop or more rocky. The main image is addressing the audience of the magazine directly, she has direct eye contact with the audience to attract them to the magazine. She dominates the whole page. The cover lines frame the main image to show the importance of it meaning no writing is over the persons face. Mid-shots or close ups are mainly used for front covers, for this cover a close up has been used.