2. Masthead
The Masthead of this magazine is ‘top of the pops’. The font style is fun and modern with
curved edges. This suggests a more informal target audience, which is also is portrayed by
the bright pink and white colour palette. The colour pink connotes flirtatiousness,
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excitement and shows the magazine is suited for a mainly girls audience.
Image
The main central image is of Alexandra
Burke, who is a female singer attracting
the young girly audience. The camera
shot of this image is an ‘eye level shot’ of
a ‘Mid close up’. This gives the effect of
the pop star looking into your eyes, what
ever view you are looking at the
magazine from. This makes the audience
focus on her eyes.
3. Puff
The puff of the magazine is giving away the opportunity to win a prize worth £1500, this
suggests the prize would be of a high standard and worth entering. This indulges the
audiences attention and makes them more interested in purchasing the magazine.
Coverlines
There are a range of Coverlines listed on the front page of this music magazine, they
are mainly very girly and childlike to help attract the audiences attention. The
magazine uses many Coverlines based on romance and fashion, as stereotypically girls
aged between 10 and 15 are interested in these topics. For example ‘Love secrets from
JLS’, many girls would be interested in reading this article as many young girls look up
to JLS or find them attractive.
4. Splash
The main story on the front page of this
magazine is based on Alexandra Burke and
how she ‘Beat her Bullies’. This may grab
the audiences attention if they are or have
had trouble with bullies and spur them
onto carry on reading. This also anchors the
image and makes the audience focus on
how such a popular, high rated woman like
Alexandra Burke could experience bullying,
this connotes equality. House
style
The colour palette of this magazine is mainly Pink, white and yellow. In general these
colours connote happiness, fun, partying and a strong vibe of a ‘girliness’. The colour yellow
individually connotes joy, optimism and happiness. The colour pink connotes energy,
competition and also happiness, where as the colour white connotes youth, purity and
simplicity; which creates a simple, informal structure and approach to the magazine. These
three colours are bold and eye catching, which catches the audiences attention and
involves their attention.
5. Layout
The layout of this front cover is very
informal and busy, this mirrors the target
audience which is of a younger age range,
10-15 and mainly female. There is a large
central image as well as many smaller sub
images filling up the page. There isn’t
much text, which also creates an informal
approach. This suggests the people in
these images are well known and will grab
the audiences attention, with just a quick
glance. There are also small cartoon
images, for example the heart with an
arrow stabbing through it, which also
suggests the target audience is of a
younger register.
6. Audience
The audience of this magazine is mainly aimed at
females aged between 10 and 16. This is portrayed
by the informality of the magazine; structure, colour
palette, many small images as well as a large central
image and the choice of Coverlines. The audience
would be in full education and earning no income,
therefor advertisements and fashion being
promoted in this magazine should be at a low price.
The audience are people interested in fashion, love,
friendship and boys, which largely influences the
articles posted in this magazine. The demographics
of this magazine audience would be group E as the
audience is mainly students receiving a small, if any
income.
