Vogue –
This magazine targets a female audience ranging from 18-50 year
olds who more than half have been through education and
employment.
Vogue usually uses
around 3 different
font colours to
compliment the
image, they tend to
be colours that
blend well with the
outfit or makeup of
the model. They
use the brighter
colours on the text
that is featuring
things that are
popular at that
moment or just
something
stereotypical that
women are to take
interest in. having
these certain bits
of text highlighted
makes you look at
it and think about
it first, which is
more likely to catch
the audience’s eye.
The magazine only
sometimes displays the
name of the person on
the cover, on this
particular cover only the
first name is mentioned
in big lettering. The
person used in this
cover is somebody who
is popular at the
moment so this will
attract the audience and
may influence their
decision on purchasing
the magazine. The
person featured tends to
look quite classy, well
dressed and covered up
which is generally what
the target audience
would want to see and
give them ideas about
how they should dress
themselves.
Sometimes the magazine chooses to place their
images so that the head of the model is covering up
the ‘G’ on the title. As this is a well known magazine
the public know which letter is being covered because
they are aware of the magazine.
The topics that are shown suggest that the magazine
is for an older and more mature higher class audience.
‘How to hold on to your style’ is an example of this.
The magazine is trying to connect with the audience
giving them tips and advise on fashion etc, which
would be one of the main reasons somebody from the
target audience would want to purchase the magazine.
On this magazine cover certain words are used
that suggest that you should improve yourself
and by buying this magazine you will be able to
read about how to do so.
Compared to most magazines, Vogue is usually
quite simple with their front covers. They keep it
quite basic so it has that classy look to it. So the
women that are of the target age range are most
likely to chose this magazine over something such
as Cosmopolitan etc which has more of a younger
look to it.
Like on the front cover, there is a
heading which is targeted to an older
audience suggesting that you are
losing your style because you are
getting old and tips on how to stay
young etc.
These pages have been kept fairly simple
and colourful, using colours that are
generally quite feminine. You know by the
images used that the page spread is going
to feature something about fashion
straight away, even without looking at the
titles ‘Style’ and ‘Fashion’ which are kept
spaced from each other and are not
placed how you would usually see a
normal title..
Like the cover page they tend to overlap text with
imagery
There are a mixture of different fonts which makes
the pages look a bit more interesting and stand out
more. The text is spaced out well so that when you
see the page you don’t just see a lot text which can
sometimes look a bit boring.
Grazia is a fashion magazine
that has a large female audience
with the highest percentage of
readers being aged 35-44
Like Vogue magazine, Grazia is also very
popular so is as well able to cover up a
letter with the head of an image.
The colours used in this cover are
quite bold and stand out well, they
are feminine in a mature type of
way. The text is also quite simple
and easy to read. With the most eye
catching bits highlighted in yellow.
The colours also are used in a way
that compliments the image being
used.
The person featuring on the front of
the magazine is usually somebody
very popular. On this issue it is
Rihanna. They have her name
highlighted in bold to attract your
attention and underneath there is a
quote. They are using a quote that
goes with a celebrity news story that
is current. By using this quote it
makes the readers want to read more
about it so will therefore purchase
the magazine.
The types of articles are ones that are stereotypical
things that women are interested in, which are
displayed on this page. Stuff to do with diets,
marriages, dating and clothing. Because of this
Grazia are more likely to maintain a very popular
reputation by giving their readers what they want.
This page is very simple and
only uses 3 different colours.
The simplicity of this page
works quite well because even
though it is simple it doesn’t’
look boring.
The features of her face have
been split up in to different
boxes that are shaped to spell
Cara. They are not made
completely clear because this
article is featuring somebody
who is popular at the moment,
so people know instantly who it
is without having to have the
name shown.
Larger and bolder lettering is
used to draw your attention
and possibly make it so that
the text is read first out of
everything else, because it’s
a quote it makes the reader
more interested in what that
celebrity has said, so then
they are more likely to read
the full page.

Magazine analysis

  • 2.
    Vogue – This magazinetargets a female audience ranging from 18-50 year olds who more than half have been through education and employment.
  • 3.
    Vogue usually uses around3 different font colours to compliment the image, they tend to be colours that blend well with the outfit or makeup of the model. They use the brighter colours on the text that is featuring things that are popular at that moment or just something stereotypical that women are to take interest in. having these certain bits of text highlighted makes you look at it and think about it first, which is more likely to catch the audience’s eye. The magazine only sometimes displays the name of the person on the cover, on this particular cover only the first name is mentioned in big lettering. The person used in this cover is somebody who is popular at the moment so this will attract the audience and may influence their decision on purchasing the magazine. The person featured tends to look quite classy, well dressed and covered up which is generally what the target audience would want to see and give them ideas about how they should dress themselves. Sometimes the magazine chooses to place their images so that the head of the model is covering up the ‘G’ on the title. As this is a well known magazine the public know which letter is being covered because they are aware of the magazine. The topics that are shown suggest that the magazine is for an older and more mature higher class audience. ‘How to hold on to your style’ is an example of this. The magazine is trying to connect with the audience giving them tips and advise on fashion etc, which would be one of the main reasons somebody from the target audience would want to purchase the magazine. On this magazine cover certain words are used that suggest that you should improve yourself and by buying this magazine you will be able to read about how to do so. Compared to most magazines, Vogue is usually quite simple with their front covers. They keep it quite basic so it has that classy look to it. So the women that are of the target age range are most likely to chose this magazine over something such as Cosmopolitan etc which has more of a younger look to it.
  • 4.
    Like on thefront cover, there is a heading which is targeted to an older audience suggesting that you are losing your style because you are getting old and tips on how to stay young etc. These pages have been kept fairly simple and colourful, using colours that are generally quite feminine. You know by the images used that the page spread is going to feature something about fashion straight away, even without looking at the titles ‘Style’ and ‘Fashion’ which are kept spaced from each other and are not placed how you would usually see a normal title.. Like the cover page they tend to overlap text with imagery There are a mixture of different fonts which makes the pages look a bit more interesting and stand out more. The text is spaced out well so that when you see the page you don’t just see a lot text which can sometimes look a bit boring.
  • 5.
    Grazia is afashion magazine that has a large female audience with the highest percentage of readers being aged 35-44
  • 6.
    Like Vogue magazine,Grazia is also very popular so is as well able to cover up a letter with the head of an image. The colours used in this cover are quite bold and stand out well, they are feminine in a mature type of way. The text is also quite simple and easy to read. With the most eye catching bits highlighted in yellow. The colours also are used in a way that compliments the image being used. The person featuring on the front of the magazine is usually somebody very popular. On this issue it is Rihanna. They have her name highlighted in bold to attract your attention and underneath there is a quote. They are using a quote that goes with a celebrity news story that is current. By using this quote it makes the readers want to read more about it so will therefore purchase the magazine. The types of articles are ones that are stereotypical things that women are interested in, which are displayed on this page. Stuff to do with diets, marriages, dating and clothing. Because of this Grazia are more likely to maintain a very popular reputation by giving their readers what they want.
  • 7.
    This page isvery simple and only uses 3 different colours. The simplicity of this page works quite well because even though it is simple it doesn’t’ look boring. The features of her face have been split up in to different boxes that are shaped to spell Cara. They are not made completely clear because this article is featuring somebody who is popular at the moment, so people know instantly who it is without having to have the name shown. Larger and bolder lettering is used to draw your attention and possibly make it so that the text is read first out of everything else, because it’s a quote it makes the reader more interested in what that celebrity has said, so then they are more likely to read the full page.