This is my second front cover analysis.

1. The main image is an image of
Taylor Swift, who is mentioned in
the main headline of this
magazine as well. She is being
represented as happy and
friendly, because of her facial
expression and body language;
she looks inviting to the
magazine which makes the
readership want to buy it. The
image is made to look like she is
singing into a hairbrush,
something that the young target
audience would be able to relate
to as they probably do it at home
when they’re dancing around
their bedroom. Swift is also a big
artist within the pop industry, and
has a big fan base; this would
attract the fans of her music to
buy the magazine.
The masthead
immediately tells us the
genre of music that this
magazine is about by
calling it ‘we pop’.
The heart is used
instead of a word so it
is more visually
attractive, and this
relates to the target
audience as they’d be
more interested in
images and
abbreviations because
of their young age. The
heart is pink to interest
the young girls, and to
make it stand out in
shops. The title of the
magazine is in capital
letters to make it bold
and will catch the eye
of potential readers. A
simple font is used so
the magazine doesn’t
look too crowded and
unappealing.
In a bigger version of the shape in the top right hand corner, almost like a large puff,
of the magazine is ‘Zing into Spring’– this adds rhyming words into the magazine to
make it sound more appealing to buy. This is a fashion section, and tells the
readership that if they buy the magazine, they could have the best outfits. This
would interest young girls because they’re usually interested in fashion and looking
good.

2. The puff is centre of the
magazine, and is red with
yellow writing, and this helps to
attract the audience to the
magazine. ‘Style snoop’ is
written around the side of the
puff, suggesting that its
exclusive to this magazine.
Nicole Scherzinger is well
known, and young girls would
love to look like her, so buying
this magazine would interest
them as they get to see her
wardrobe.
The main sell-line
mentions Taylor, who is
also the main image on
the magazine. It says ‘Her
first interview since Harry!,
and this draws in the
audience to buy the
magazine because they’ll
think that Taylor is telling
things that no one else has
been told and so they
have to be first to know the
gossip. The exclamation
mark is used at the end to
emphasise it, and show
the importance. It is placed
on the main image, and is
large so it will be one of
the first things that the
readership’s eye will see.
Pink, white and black are
used so they stand out.
The bottom of the magazine has ’10 posters every issue’, which links to
the target audience because young girls usually have posters on their
bedroom walls of their favourite artists; it will also interest them in buying
the magazine because they would want these posters, and especially for
free. The magazine is made more visual by showing images of some of
the posters they’re going to receive if they purchase it. Yellow and pink are
used, to show continuity throughout the magazine.
The yellow puff in the top left
hand corner has ‘WIN!’ written
in big letters, and tells you
what you have the chance of
winning if you buy the
magazine. The exclamation
mark gives a sense of
excitement in the magazine,
and relates to the fun genre of
pop. Young people like
chocolate, and so having the
chance to win it would attract
them to buying the magazine,
likewise with Harry Styles,
because he is popular within
the pop genre.

3. Around the masthead it says
‘Boys uncensored!’ and ‘Don’t
bore us. Get to the chorus’.
This appeals the readership
because young girls are
interested in boys, and
‘uncensored’ tells the
audience that they’re going to
be giving all the details and
not hiding anything. ‘Don’t
bore us. Get to the chorus’
uses rhyme to suggest the
magazine is all about fun stuff
and nothing boring, and this
relates to the fun genre of pop.
Pink, white and black are used
again to show continuity
between the magazine, and
these are also colours that will
stand out and attract young
girls to the magazine when it’s
in a shop next to hundreds of
other magazines.
The puff in the right hand
corner of this issue of ‘we
pop’ says ‘101
unbelievable one direction
facts’ which would
immediately interest the
readership to buying the
magazine; one direction
are a very big band within
the pop genre with a large
fan base. The word
‘unbelievable’ has been
used to appeal to the
audience and make them
want to buy this issue
straight away because
they’ll want to know the
facts that are so shocking.
White and pink are used
again with ‘unbelievable’ in
black so it stands out and
puts emphasis on that
word so reader’s don’t
miss it.
There is a list of artist and band names within the pop genre on the right hand side of the magazine, which
will interest the readership because it shows that many different artists are featuring in the magazine, and so
it would be worth the money. Yellow and white are used to follow the brand identity of the magazine. It is
written in list form so that there is not too much writing on the front cover, because that would make the
audience bored and un-interested in buying the magazine.

4. On the left hand side of this magazine is three different
insights of articles that will be in the magazine. ‘Union J
shocker!’ is the first one, with an image of one the band
members. A quote from the article is used underneath the
sell-line to interest the reader; because they’ve read that
line, they have to find out what happened after, and
therefore they have to buy the magazine. The second sell-line
says ‘Justin Scandal!’, and this would interest the
readership because Justin is huge in the pop industry, and
‘scandal’ has been capitalised to emphasise it. ‘Did he spit
in a girl’s drink?’ is written underneath, and this makes
people want to know what really happened so they’ll buy
the magazine. The third sell-line says ‘JLS exclusive!’ and
has ‘Arguments, abs and America’ written underneath, and
so alliteration is used to attract the reader to buying the
magazine. ‘Shocker’, ‘scandal’ and ‘exclusive’ have been
used to emphasis the articles, and interest readers to
make them want to buy it. ‘Exclusive’ suggests that this is
the only place they will find that information, and this
makes the reader’s definitely buy the magazine.
Exclamation marks have been used on each sell-line to
emphasis that the articles will have all the latest gossip so
they should purchase the magazine. These sell-lines are
also in the left hand third so eyes will go directly to that part
of the magazine.
Direct address has been used on this magazine front cover to tell the audience that this is the magazine for
them, as it refers to them personally. All the artists in the images, including the main image, are giving eye
contact directly to readers. Words like ‘us’ are used, to make the magazine feel like your friend, and that the
magazine will always ‘be there for you’ and will always be there to provide the best and latest gossip/news
that would interest young girls.

5. The colours used on this
magazine are mainly
yellow, pink, and white
which are very feminine
colours, and white
represents innocence
which relates to the young
target audience. This
colour scheme is kept
through all the issues of ‘
we pop’, to maintain it’s
brand identity. Bright
colours are also used to
reflect the fun personality
of the pop genre.
The fonts are also kept the
same on each issue to
maintain brand identity.
Simple fonts are used to
ensure the magazine
doesn’t look too overdone,
and so the front cover looks
effective.
I think this front cover is
effect because it includes
information of what and
who will be in the
magazine, and the
colours used make the
front cover attractive. I
think it will be successful
in drawing in the target
audience because its so
visually attractive, and
pink is the dominant
colour used which is most
young girl’s favourite
colours.
I chose this magazine to
analyse because it is a
well-known magazine
within the pop genre, and
it gives me ideas of how
to layout my magazine.
The layout of every issue is kept like this, which again, maintains the brand identity of the
magazine. The sell-lines are placed in the left hand third so the reader’s eye goes straight to
them, and persuades them to buy the magazine. The layout is used to make the front cover
of the magazine visually attractive to the audience, which is suitable for the young target
audience, as they don’t want to see lots of writing.