2. MAGAZINES THAT COST; FREE-99P
New!, Star and Reveal are all magazines within the price range of
free-99p.
The cheaper magazines all use a busy rule of thirds style with bright
colours, lots of text and images there is no real main image either ,
which connotes that they are magazine which are cheap, popular
and well-known as well as popular and mainly based on gossip. They
also use ‘celebs’ and the price is ver y clearly indicate in a pug.
These type of magazines are sold in newsagents and supermarkets (in
a rack near the checkout.
3. MAGAZINES THAT COST; £1 - £2.99
Glamour, NME and The Big Issue are all with in the price range of £1 -
£2.50.
The mid price magazines all use an even balance of words and pictures
rule of thirds style with which connotes that they are magazines which
are designed for the middle class and are more serious and of ficial than
the cheaper magazine . They also use ‘star s’ of a higher profile.
Glamour and NME are both sold in newsagents and supermarkets
(however not in a rack by the checkout) where as the big issue is sold by
the homeless on the streets.
4. MAGAZINES THAT COST; £3 OR MORE
V m a g a z i n e , Vo g u e a n d E s q u i r e a r e a l l ex a m p l e s o f m a g a z i n e s t h a t c o s t £ 3 o r
m o r e.
T h e ex p e n s i ve m a g a z i n e s u s u a l l y u s e a p o s te r s t y l e r u l e o f t h i r d s w h i c h c o n n o te s i t
i s a h i g h e n d m a g a z i n e w i t h v e r y h i g h p r o d uc t io n v a l u e s . A l s o t h e p r i c e i s v e r y
easily concealed so the audience are not put of f by the price. The main image is
u s u a l l y o f a n ex t r e m e l y h i g h q u a l i t y a n d t h e m a i n f o c u s o f t h e m a g a z i n e u s u a l l y o f
high profile stars.
T h e s e t y p e o f m a g a z i n e s a r e n o t u s u a l l y s o l d i n s u p e r m a rket s b u t i n s te a d t h ey a r e
f o u n d i n s o m e n ew s a g e n t s m a i n l y to c o n n o te t h e ex c l us i v i t y o f t h e m .
