2. Mast Head
This Masthead is the title of the
magazine. It’s the biggest font of
writing on the magazine cover
and is in hot pink. It is the main
piece of writing that stands out
from the whole magazine as it is
the biggest and is in the
brightest/boldest colour that
stands out from everything else
on the front cover of this
magazine.
Selling Line/Kicker
This is the selling line of the magazine
and is the one phrase that will draw
in the audiences. This phrase will
draw in the target audience on this
magazine as this magazine is aimed
at young teenage girls and this
phrase appeals to the target
audience as its what they can relate
to. Especially as they refer to a boy
band this is a perfect selling point for
the magazine.
Datelines
The dateline here is written quite small to
make it short and snappy and not look very
long which is quite different to what other
magazines do. It’s to inform any consumers
what the issue date is of the magazine that
they are purchasing i.e. if it’s old or if it’s
new.
Front Cover
Header
The header is where the most
important information or the
information that will grab the
consumers attention more goes.
It is right at the top of the
magazine as it’s quite important
since it’s one of the first things
that will grab the readers
attention.
Main image
The main image is quite natural and
plain and creates quite a calm effect
on the audience and the colours are
tranquil. The clothes Cher Lloyd is
wearing in this front image of the
magazine are dark pink and white
and also the colour schemes are very
girly which show that this fits in with
the target audience that this
magazine is aimed at.
Footer
This is where the additional information goes and where
the least important information goes that is just added as
extras to make the magazine look good.
Price/Barcode
It also has the cost of the magazine next to the barcode which tells the customer how much the
magazine will cost to purchase and it’s very important to have the price on the magazines. There
is also a barcode which is the unique code of the magazine. All of these are placed near the
bottom and are placed here as it is typical for the barcode to be placed somewhere at the bottom
with the issue date and price next to it.
3. Audiences
• Top of the magazine is aimed at young teenagers
from the ages mainly. 12-15. It has a variety of
different magazine types that are based on
different things that will attract the target
audience.
• Top of the Pops attracts its audience by having
different issues and styles of the magazine. They
are always changing the colours to match the issue
of the magazine and constantly changing the layout
and change the celebrities that feature on the
magazine.
4. Title
The main title of this page is
‘Inside the mag…’ which
instantly tells us that this is
the page in the magazine
which tells us about what will
be inside the magazine in
more depth so the consumer
knows exactly what is in the
magazine.
Main image
The main image on this contents page
is the front cover of the magazine. This
is so they can link all the information
given on the magazine front cover to
where it is in the magazine. It gives the
impression that they want to prove
that anything they say they include on
the front cover is actually in the
magazine and they show where by
putting arrows and page numbers off
the front cover
Contents
This tells you all the page numbers
you will need to find on what you
want to read and what heading they
come under. These page numbers
are there to help you find what you
were looking to find in the magazine
and they under a certain category
Contents
Advertisement box
This tells you about all the extra and
additional features you can receive in
this magazine. It makes the consumer
realise that they have spent good
money on their magazine and it was
worth it.
Subheadings
The subheadings split the
contents up into sections so its
easier to find the page you want
as its categorised. It makes it
easier to find anything you want
to read as its organised in
categories. This saves time as
the person reading this doesn’t
have to go through all the pages
of the magazine to find what
they want to read.
Sub image
The only image on this contents page is
a picture of a well known boy band
which keeps the attentions of the
target audience which is young
teenagers. This image appeals to the
target audience a lot. Another sub
image is a jumper and shoes which
shows that this magazine just isn’t
about boys but it’s also about fashion
which what young teenagers are very
fond with as they always want to keep
up with the latest trends
5. Title
The title of this double page
spread is based on the boy
band ‘One Direction’ and as it
takes up a double page spread
the audience is more likely to
feel satisfied for what they
have been given.
Text
The text used in this
magazine is fairly small so
they can fit on all the
information they need to. It
is in clear writing so the
consumer will not struggle
to read it and all of it is the
same size and same font
which shows consistency
Double Page Spread
Background colour
The background colour of
this double page spread is
dark pink combined with
red which are the colours
you would expect to see in
this type of magazine with
a young target audience as
these colours symbolise
love and romance which is
what young teenage girls
want with boys from this
type of boy band.
Main Image
The main image of this double page spread is an A4 picture of the boy band ‘One Direction’ as it tilted in the
middle across both pages. The image is very clear and has the theme of Autumn/Winter going on as they are all
wrapped up in layers and hats. For anyone who is not familiar with the boy band to help them it has the names
of them all by them in the image which is very useful. The names where written have a pink background behind
them which shows that they are using the most popular colour of there target market which they know will
appeal to the target audience the most. Also as the image is very big this drags all the attention on them and the
consumer reading this will not get bored or distracted.
6. Three elements that connect the 3 different parts
of the magazine are the date, as on every page
the date if there from where it was written or
published. The style of writing also how they
make some parts of it very big so it stands out
from the rest e.g. headings and drop cap. The
colour scheme also as they are quite laid back but
still grab your attention are out there.
7. Background of Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops is a monthly publication published
by Immediate Magazine Company. It features
information about the music charts. It is a
supplementary magazine for the TV show ‘Top of the
Pops’ which has closed down in 2006. The magazine
was launched in February 1995 and it is mainly famous
for giving girl group ’The Spice Girls’ their nicknames. It
was created as it was originally marketed as the missing
gap link between Smash Hits and NME. It’s format
gradually changed from targeting the music industry
and shifted to mainly focus on young girls.
8. House Style
House Style in another word for consistency and this
magazine shows a lot of consistency. It has kept the
colour scheme from the front on the magazine to the end
the same using the colours: pink, purple, white and red as
these are the colours which apply to the target audience
the most. It also kept the genre of music the celebrities
on the front cover the same through out the magazine
which is pop and all the artists that are on the magazine
and are in the magazine throughout are based around
this genre. The size of the front for the text has also
stayed the same for the main and most detailed bits of
information in this magazine.z
