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1. The genre of magazine I have chosen
is pop, these two magazines
can be identified by the main images
(the artists) on the front as
well as in some cases the title, and in
this case “we love pop”.
The two artists on the front of this
magazine
are both iconic
pop stars and anybody attracted to
this genre of
magazine will know instantly who
they are.

2. The main image of both of these magazines is a
current, well known female artist, which is iconic
because anyone who is interested in this genre of
music will know who they are. In this case they
literally represent the music.
The first of these two magazines, “Billboard”, is
obviously aimed at a higher age than “we love
pop” you can tell this firstly by the masthead. The
“we love pop” is spelt out with a heart shape
instead of the word “love” showing that whoever
reads this magazine will love that genre of music.
On the front cover of “Billboard” you can see Katy
Perry covered in flowers possibly representing
femininity, linking to the target audience of this
magazine. Again linking the target audience of
females, “we love pop” has images of clothes on
the cover showing that inside this magazine,
fashion will be a feature.

3. The colour schemes for both of these
magazines are pinks and purples, linking
back with the target audience of females.
The flowers that are placed around katy
perry in the first image link with the flowers
on her dress, maybe showing that either she
herself, or her genre of music is delicate, as
is a flower.
In both of these magazines the main image
used is a medium shot, showing only from
about the waist up. Both women are wearing
makeup that links back to the colour scheme
of pink/purple (very light skin tones, with
hints of pink blush on their cheeks). In both
cases the artists are looking straight down
the camera which could represent
confidence. The main images need to be
positive and incise the reader in.

4. The preferred reading of these two magazine
covers are that these 2 women are pop icons
that should be looked up to as idols by the
female audience, both young and old, that
these magazines are targeted at. “we love pop”
is aiming for young girls to see the person on
the front and aspire to be like her.
However the oppositional reading of these
magazines would be that you need to look like
someone like cheryl of katy perry to be
successful in the music industry. It may be
giving a bad message to young girls especially
with the amount of makeup that has been
plastered onto cheryls face during this photo
shoot.

5. The main image of the first contents page i have
picked is of male pop star Olly Murs, he is an iconic
image because again for this genre of music
magazine, people will know who he is. The other
iconic images on this page include images of One
Direction and again of the magazine name “we
love pop” with the heart representing love.
The second contents page has a different layout
with the main image being a lot larger and there
only really being one image on the whole page.
The main image is of female pop star Duffy,
holding what looks like a ukulele. The ukulele is an
iconic image because it is representing what this
magazine is about, music. And Duffy is again iconic
because she is a huge pop star that readers of this
genre will know. She also looks enthusiastic which
is enticing to readers.

6. The colour scheme for the first contents page is blue
and green and may be looked upon as aimed at for
boys, however the colour scheme for this particular
issue is for christmas. The colours may also
represent the images of the people on the contents
page all being male. The text is all very large and
they have a theme running though all the text where
the “o” shape of any letter is filled in completely
black, this may be to stand out from any other less
significant text on the page.
The second contents page has a much calmer colour
scheme of grey, black and white. This background
makes the main image stand out a lot more,
especially as the ukulele is pink and it is the only
object representing music, the genre of the
magazine. The font for this contents page is a lot
more basic and is obviously aimed at an older
audience.

7. The preferred reading of this contents page is
that young girls who read it can find male role
models in music, and that they may choose to
read it because one of their favourite male pop
stars is included in the magazine.
However the oppositional reading may be that
all young girls are expected to want to read
about boys and that once again the music
industry is all about the way you look, not
necessarily who you are or how much talent you
may have.
The preferred reading of this contents page is
that Duffy is a role model for women to look up
to, as well as a talented musician, however the
oppositional reading may be that she is wearing
a lot of makeup and that the image does not
truly show anything about pop music.

8. The iconic sign on the first
double page spread is the main
image of nikki minage.. She is
iconic as everyone will know
who she is.
The 2 iconic images on this page
are of 2 members of one
direction. Again everyone will
know who they are, so much so
that their surnames are not
even written next to them, its
just their first name.

9. The colour scheme in the first
page is light pink, which links back
to the fact that this page is
obviously about a female artist,
pink being a very feminine colour.
The text that spells out her name
is also in pink making it stand out
from the rest of the black text.
The colour scheme for this page is
blue, shown in their outfits,the
background and the text. The blue
represents the fact that this page
is about 2 male artists, and when
it comes to the text the most
important things are also written
in this colour, e.g. Their names or
the question.

10. The preferred reading of this is tha nikki
minage is a good role model within the pop
industry and that young readers should look at
her as an original upcoming artist. However
some people do not agree with some of her
music and the oppositional may be that music
industry has turned from talent to looks.
The preferred reading of this page is that one
direction are a huge pop band that a lot of
young girls look up to and to see them talk
about normal things like school in this case, will
help some of the younger readers. However
the oppositional may be that again girls that
enjoy reading about pop music in geneal are
expected to want to read about boy bands and
their personal lives, when in some cases they
just want to read about music.