Magazine Analysis

1. Magazine Analysis
Hannah B

2. The mast head gives the name of the magazine and is rarely positioned
anywhere but the top centre of the magazine. Here, it is coloured orange in the
VOGUE font which is unique to this magazine and the colour makes it stand
out. Because of the high profile that the magazine has, part of the mast head is
hidden by Gigi’s head and hand because people will know what it says anyway.
The main image denotes Gigi
Hadid; a very famous
supermodel. This means the
target audience will be drawn to
this particular magazine because
if someone of such high status
is on the front cover then it
must be a good mag-celebrity
endorsement. The background
which she is stood in front of
has been blurred which allows
the audience to read the cover
lines more easily. She is looking
into the camera and the shot is
an eyelevel medium long shot
which makes the audience feel
like she's looking at them. This
draws them to the magazine.
Her name is also printed in large
typography which is further
celebrity endorsement, urging
people to buy the magazine.
The coversine's outline the main
image of Gigi which creates the
idea that they act as a frame.
They're printed in about 3
different fonts but kept to the
white and orange colour scheme so
they don’t overpower the image.
That size of the font for the
coversine's id also kept to a
maximum of 3 sizes for the same
reasons. They give snippets of
information of what is inside the
magazine and key words are
highlighted with either an italic
font or in larger typography. The
majority of the fonts used on the
front cover are sans serif which
gives the idea that the magazine is
quite informal and friendly.
The main cover line states “Your
STYLE FORECAST” which
singles out the reader and makes
them feel drawn to the magazine
because they feel like it is aimed at
them. It is also written in a lager
font which signifies that this is
what the publisher wants the
audience to read first
There is a small indication to
the date so the customers
know when it was issued.

3. The magazine
name is larger in
size than the
contents title
which is not
typical for a
contents page.
There's advertisement
for a product and a
headline which is
promoting
subscription to the
magazine to boost
sales
Here is where the regulars
are listed although the title
doesn’t state obviously.
However, they don’t need
to state that because
people who regularly buy
the magazine will know
what it means.
This is where the special
features are found and it is
highlighted in red font so its
clear for the reader to
identify where the
descriptions of the contents
start.
Each article is
labelled with a page
number so the reader
can find the page
without problems.
Under the title of
each article there is a
short description of
what to expect in
that article.
Contents title at the top along with
the date so we know what the page is
and when the issue was published
The contents page is colour schemed and overall very simply laid
out so the reader doesn’t get distracted whilst finding what to read.

4. The masthead is central
and in white sans serif
font which covers part of
the rugby players head.
The banner at the top
suggests that this is the
best mag to buy for
rugby fans and draws
them to it because of
this. The white font
means that it stands out
against the green
background and the fact
that its sans serif
suggests that it is quite
informal. This differs
from the VOGUE
magazine title because
that on is serif and
contains a few cover lines
which also has serif font.
These cover
lines are bullet
pointed which
makes it easier
for the reader
to get key
information
easier and give
a preview as to
what is inside.
The main cover line is on a translucent
black background so it stands out against
the white top of the rugby player
The barcode
is in the
corner so it
is discreet
England rugby player features on the front cover which will draw rugby
fans to it because he is a well known asset to the England team- celeb
endorsement. It is a medium close up and he is looking into the camera
which draws the reader in further.
This splash asks a
question to the
reader which makes
them want to see
what's inside and see
if the answer lies
within.

5. Title is in bold
black font at the
top but
underneath the
date. There is no
contents title.
This section
gives details of
what's inside
and there is a
photo of a
player from a
recent game
which helps us
to understand
what the article
might be on.
These are layout in
paragraphs which may
be hard for the reader
to sieve through the
info to find what they
want. This is different
to the vogue ones and I
think the vogue one is
easier to get key info
from.
The colour
scheme is
very
simplistic
which makes
it easy to
read.