1. Regional magazines
Front cover

2. Bold master head but colour
blends in with the background.
Also goes over the image showing
importance
“Brighton” in a different
colour so it stands out.
Date and issue number
Colour scheme- uses a lot of
grey and white with a little bit of
peach in her top and text.
Text neatly lined up on
left hand side.
Studio shot photo of a
stereotypical women.
Direct mode of
address-use and
gratification theory.
Photo in black and
white other than
peach top and the
photo is a mid-shot.
Heavy make-up and
big hair connotes
fashion throughout
the magazine.
Text in caps lock makes it
more eye catching
Using the peach font will
attract more females as
stereotypically it is a girls
colour.
The page is layed out so
you start at the top and
read down- narrative
conventions

3. Bold master head at the
top of the page goes over
the image showing
importance
Colour scheme- uses a
lot of grey and white
with use of purple to
make the magazine eye
catching.
Email address so people
know where to look for
more information.
Using the purple font will
attract more females as
stereotypically it’s a girls
colour.
Studio shot photo
Direct mode of address-uses
and gratification theory.
The two people match in the
photo- Both wearing purple,
dark hair, light skin. The photo
is a mid-shot
Text in caps lock makes
it more eye catching
List of things that feature in the
magazine making you want to
read about them.
Different fonts makes it
more appealing
The page is layed out
so you start at the top
and read down-narrative
conventions

4. Bold master head on
the left hand side.
Barcode and price.
Date and issue
number.
Direct mode of address
(uses and gratification
theory) and a studio shot
mid-shot photo of a
celebrity trying to use this
to sell more magazines.
Colour scheme-mainly
red black and
white making the
magazine eye
catching.
Using words like
“special” and “plus”
makes it more
appealing to buy- using
“buzz words”
Having a black
background makes
everything else stand
out.
Makes you want to
buy the magazine by
Different fonts and the word “free”
colours make the
magazine more
interesting.
More pictures makes it
more interesting.
The word “your” makes it more direct
to the person buying it.
Barthes enigma code- as
you want to know more
information from what it
written on the front page.
“free guide” making
want to buy it to get
the guide-hermeneutic
codes

5. Muscle man will attract females
to buy the magazine, but the
sport side of it will attract males
as it connotes that sport will be
inside.
Barcode
Using words like “plus” and “special” makes
it more appealing to buy- using “buzz words”
It is a full body shot but
the body is fowled in so it
fits on the magazine nicely.
The master head is always the
same every issue making it easy
to recognise.
Date and email, so people
know where to go for more
information.
Colour scheme- many
colours in the background
but using yellow and white
font makes it stand out.
Using different fonts,
colours and boldness
makes the magazine eye
catching.
Putting a question mark
like your asking a question
is more direct to the
reader.
Barthes enigma code- as you want to
know more information from what it
written on the front page.

6. Bold master head
makes the magazine
stand out.
Colour scheme- red black
and white, by putting black
and white with red it
makes the magazine stand
out.
The picture is an
extreme close up of a
lady's lips and bottom
face.
Number of issue on
magazine.
Putting the word “win”
makes people want to buy
the magazine.
Using famous names
attracts people to
buy the magazine.
Using the word “free”
makes people want to
buy the magazine.
“exclusive” makes you
think its only in this
magazine.
Using different fonts
and boldness makes
the magazine more eye
catching.
Date of
magazine
List of things that feature in
the magazine will attract
people to buy it.
Barthes enigma code- as you want
to know more information from
what it written on the front page.

7. Bold master head, makes the
title stand out, so it is clear
what it is called.
Mid-shot of the lady who
is a celebrity so using her
to sell more magazines.
Direct mode of address-uses
and gratification
theory.
Studio shot photo.
Barcode and price.
Using words like “win”
make you want to buy
the magazine.
Celebrities name in a
different colour making
it stand out because it
will encourage people
to buy the magazine.
Use of cover lines on
the left hand side.
Colour scheme- the
background has many
colours but the text uses
lots of white, pink and
black so it stands out
against the background.
Barthes enigma code- as you want to know
more information from what it written on the
front page.

8. Barcode and price
Bold master head, the
white text stands out on
the blue background
making it very eye
catching.
Using different, fonts,
size and colour makes
the text stand out.
The picture is of nature
and looks like it has been
taken by a photographer.
Using another picture
makes it more eye
catching.
List of things inside the
magazine make it more
appealing.
Date and email under
title.
Colour scheme-mostly
blue and
green background
with white and green
text so it all matches.
The magazine looks
sophisticated
aiming it at a older
audience.

9. Codes and convention for front cover.
• All magazines have there header at the top of the page and all put “time out”
have it in the centre.
• All of the magazines had a colour scheme that they would stick to, most used
2 or 3 main colours for there magazine.
• Most front pages use buzz words like “exclusive”, “free” and “plus” and would
only tell you a little bit of information so you would want to read more inside-
(Barthes enigma code)
• If they had a person on the front page (which all but one did) they used a mid-shot
with direct mode of address and studio shot photos which helped build a
personal relationship with the model (uses and gratification theory)
• On all the magazines the text was neatly lined up and they normally used
different font sizes and colours to make the magazine look more eye catching.
• Most had the barcode and the price of the magazine on the front cover,
normally in the lower corner.
• They all have issue number and date on the magazine in a small font.
• The page is layed out so you start at the top and read down- narrative
conventions
• Lots use hermeneutics codes so you will want to read on and find out more
information.

10. From looking at the magazines I wish
to carry forward...
• A colour scheme with 2 or 3 main colours as this makes the magazine look
smart and together.
• The use of words like “plus” “special” and “free” because it makes people
want to buy the magazine more.
• I will also have a barcode, issue number and date on the magazine
because this makes it look like a real magazine.
• I will use different text fonts and size to make different bits of the
magazine more eye catching.
• I will have my header at the top of the magazine and use a bold font to
make sure it is clear and eye catching.
• I will also use a mid-shot of a person on the front of my magazine which I
will take in a studio and use direct mode of address because this attracts
people to the magazine.