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1. Analysis of music magazine –
FRONT COVER – ‘BLENDER’
Blender is a weekly music magazine. The
masthead is of a bold black font, which
stands out being at the top of the page.
It is a large font and is in the centre. They
keep this the same in every issue which
brands the company (makes it well
known and can be easily identified). This
is also important because in this case,
the celebrities head is covering up part
of the masthead, but being a well known
music magazine – it is easy to identify
and doesn’t necessarily matter that it is
partially covered up.
The main image is of a very well known
pop artist – Katy Perry. It is a long shot of
the celebrity which allows us to see all
of her body up to her knees. Cover lines
follow the rule of thirds as they are
placed in significant hotspots on the
front cover of the magazine.
The cover lines are a strong clear font
with quite vibrant colours which go well
with the white background of the
magazine. The main cover line is
mentioning who the main image is to
show the magazine is about her.
The issue date, being November 2008 is
at the right hand corner of the front
cover at the bottom. It is easy to find and
all issue dates would be here on each
magazine so when they are organise, it is
easy to flick through to find the issue
date you are looking for.
Also, the barcode is below the issue date
at the bottom right hand corner of the
screen. It is also a convenient place
because it isn't in the way of anything on
the front cover, and it is in a place where
people would usually look for it. It is
following codes and conventions because
both the issue date and the barcode are
in the same place on every magazine.
The strap line of the front cover gives more of an insight of what
the magazine contains. This allows the audience to briefly find
out what they will be reading about before they buy it. It also
uses different font colours which highlight certain things to make
them sound important and a must read. The strap line is at the
top of the magazine front cover which is a place that attracts the
readers attention because it by the masthead.
The genre of the magazine is pop. It appeals to a target audience
of the ages 12-25. Gender wise, it would typically be attractive to
females, however some males may find interest in it if they enjoy
pop, especially Katy Perry. I would say that all ethnicities would
be interested in this magazine, maybe more English people as
pop is very common in the UK. Katy Perry is also very famous
internationally.

2. Analysis of music magazine –
CONTENTS– ‘BLENDER’
The contents page of Blender is very simple
containing just one image, being the main
image centred in the middle of the page with a
lot of white space background to elude
sophistication and glamour in the magazine.
Them main image is an extreme long shot
allowing the audience to see Katy Perry’s
whole body and the object she is holding.
The colour scheme of the contents page is the
same as the front cover of the magazine,
mainly using pink, white and black. This is
branding the magazine as people would
identify what magazine it is by the colours
used in the layout of the magazine in each
issue. Still with the colour scheme, the
masthead stays the same colour throughout
each magazine front cover, and the contents
pages. _(the masthead stays black, the
contents title stays black) By doing this, it is
branding the magazine due to being identified
easily, which would allow people to identify
the magazine due to the colours continuously
used.
The feature article is paired with the main image,
being the largest image on the contents page, and
the only one. The main cover line which is the
quote in the bottom left hand corner links to Katy
Perry, the celebrity in the picture. Again this is
showing that the magazine is partly about Katy
Perry, and it gives the reader a small insight into the
main article about the celebrity.
The magazine features are ordered in a simple
list at the right side of the contents page. This
gives the readers a guidance of where to find
specific features of the magazine.
The issue date is present on the contents being
right below the title. This is following codes
and conventions and this would also be laid
out here on every issue to make it easier to
organise the magazines in issue order.
The target audience of the magazine (previously said being 12-25 years old)
applies to this contents page as well as the celebrity used is a role model to
many people between this age range and she (Katy Perry) is liked by many.
I don’t think these pictures would appeal to many people over the age of
25, as Katy Perry appeals to a younger audience because of the songs she
sings and how she acts. (may be too childish for people who are over 25
years old.
There is only four articles
presented on the contents page
which lures the reader to wanting
to buy the magazine as it is not
giving anything away and is only
presenting the main feature
articles to show the main things
talked about in the magazine.

3. Analysis of music magazine –
DOUBLE PAGE– ‘BLENDER’
The main image in the
article fills a whole
page of the magazine
(half of the double
page spread). This
shows that the image is
very important and
dominating in this
article. It also shows
who the article is
about, and her actions
suggest what the
article speaks about.
The main image is a
black and white affect.
This makes it look
vintage and original
The clothes Katy Perry
is wearing also links
into the theme of
vintage which makes
her look appealing to
the target audience.
Lighting is used to
brighten and enhance
the definition of Katy to
make the main image
look more professional.
This created mise en
scene.
The layout of the double page spread
of the article is professional and well
laid out. They have put the
information into two columns which
organises the information which also
makes it look better, as it isn't all in
just one big paragraph.
The page number is presented on
every page of the magazine or every
other page. This helps the reader to
navigate through the magazine,
especially how on the contents page,
page numbers are used to tell you
where to look for a specific article.
The subheading of this article
outlines what is included in the
information given. The subheading
links to the main image of Katy Perry.
This is because it says how Katy likes
to wear ‘hot pants’ as she is wearing
hot pants in the main image, and
looking confident in them too.
The masthead of this article is large,
bold and eye catching. The black
colour contrasts with the
background of the article. This helps
to emphasise it and make it stand
out. Also, the font is round and
bubbly, which is different to any
other font on the pages, which
again makes it stand out more. The
font of the title makes it seem quite
feminine which suggests that this
specific article is aimed at females.
It also links into the target audience
in terms of the gender. Mainly girls
would reads this magazine.
The colour scheme is
consistent throughout
the double page spread
of the article. This
makes the magazine
look professional and
all together with the
layout being simple
too. There is not too
much going on on the
page so there is not an
overload of
information.