2. Type/Focus of Magazine
The type and focus of the Top of the Pops magazine is:
• The latest chart information
• Celebrity gossip
• Fashion and beauty advice
• Quizzes
• Song lyrics
• Posters.
The magazine has originated from the TV show Top of the
Pops.
3. Magazine Facts
• Published by BBC Magazines.
• The current Editors name is Peter Hart.
• The magazine was first launched in February 1995.
• It’s published monthly
• The price of the magazine is £2.99
• The magazine is distributed in WHS, newsagents and
supermarkets.
4. Analysis of Front Cover
The front cover of the There are 4 main colours
magazine has a large on the front cover. They
bold masthead placed are red, pink, black and
at the top of the page white.
which catches the eye
of the reader. The cover model
makes eye contact
The left third with the audience.
contains the most
The camera shot
important
with the cover model
information about
is a medium shot.
what will be in the
magazine.
The font and the font
colour appeal the
The cover model is target audience.
Justin Bieber who
is popular amongst There are many
the target audience. cover lines which
The issue number, reflect the stories
price, date and bar inside.
code.
5. Analysis of Contents Page
There are many large
and small images The colour scheme is
these reflect on what based on the target
stories are inside audience. Top of the pops
are aiming their magazine
at young girls and that’s
White background why they use bright pink
Page numbers tell the
Contents pages are reader where to find
organised into the article
sections to help the
reader find the
section they are Magazine title appears
most interested in at the top of the
contents page
Pictures also have a
page numbers on
Contents pages are
them
laid out in columns
6. Analysis of Double Page Spread
There is
sometimes
Large title lets the something extra
reader know what added onto the
the article is about page this could be
ideas for the next
weeks main article
or some famous
quotes. This is a
really good feature
Small font allows to have as it
the article to be advertises other
longer parts of the
magazine.
Several smaller The interview is with Big graphics that takes
images of celebrities celebrities that the up ¼ of the page attracts
that readers may target audience may the eye of the reader
recognise be interested in making them intrigued
to read the article
7. Type/Focus of Magazine
The type and focus of the We Love Pop magazine is:
• The latest chart information
• Celebrity gossip
• Fashion and beauty advice
• Quizzes
• Song lyrics
• Posters.
8. Magazine Facts
• Published by Egmont UK Ltd.
• The current Editors name is.
• The magazine was first launched in
• It’s published
• The price of the magazine is
• Available in all newsagents, supermarkets, WH Smiths,
Boots, Superdrug.
9. Analysis of Front Cover
The front cover of
The camera shot
the magazine has
with the cover
a large bold
model is a
masthead placed
medium shot.
at the top of the
page which The font and the
catches the eye of font colour
the reader. appeal the target
audience.
The cover model
is Tulisa who is The left third
popular amongst contains the most
the target important
audience and is information about
on X Factor. what will be in the
magazine.
The cover model
makes eye contact
There are many cover
with the audience.
lines which reflect the
stories inside.
The issue number, price, date and
bar code.
10. Analysis of Contents Page
Contents pages
There are many large
are laid out in
and small images
columns
these reflect on what
Pictures also stories are inside
have a page
Contents pages are
numbers on
organised into sections
them
to help the reader find
the section they are
The colour most interested in
scheme is based
on the target White background
audience. Top of
the pops are
Magazine title appears
aiming their
at the top of the
magazine at
contents page
young girls and
that’s why they Page numbers
use bright pink tell the reader
where to find the
article
11. Analysis of Double Page Spread
There is
sometimes
Small font
something
allows the
extra added
article to be
onto the page
longer
this could be
ideas for the
next weeks Large title lets
main article or the reader
some famous know what the
quotes. This is article is about
a really good
feature to have
as it advertises
other parts of
the magazine. Big graphics that takes The interview is Several smaller
up ¼ of the page with celebrities that images of
attracts the eye of the the target audience celebrities that
reader making them may be interested readers may
intrigued to read the in recognise
article
12. Conclusion
• The common magazine conventions of the front cover I am going to use are the large
bold masthead that will be eye catching to audience making my magazine appeal to
them. I will also use a large image on the front cover with the cover model making eye
contact with the camera and I will put most of the text on the left hand third of the
magazine front cover and that will reveal some of the stories inside the magazine.
However on the front covers I think they are slightly childish and have too many
pictures which I am going to avoid doing when creating my own magazine front
cover.
• The features of a contents page I am going to use are the column and the page
numbers that will tell the reader of the magazine where to find the story they want to
read. I will also include a large photo of a cover model that might intrigue the reader
to buy the magazine. A feature I won’t use of the contents page are irrelevant to the
magazine. I will also not use bright pinks colours I will use unisex colours so it will
appeal to both genders.
• Common features of a double page spread that I plan to use in my magazine are a
large bold title and large pictures that will be eye catching for the reader. However I
won’t use as many small images and will use more text.
