Powerpoint of front cover analysis "Top of the Pops" music magazine

1. The masthead: enforces the girly, pink colour with
the contrasting white, adding feminine details and
appealing to the target audience: young girls
The main sell line: the use of bright yellow and
pink fonts attracts the target audience, the band’s
name is stated in capitals. The hearts appeal to
young girls and they are a symbol frequently used
by pop magazines.
The header: informs the buyer of the company that
produce the magazine, and how it directed from BBC. It also
includes information about other articles in the magazine.
A boy band featuring on the front cover of a pop
magazine is very frequent, as boy bands are appealing
to teenage girls. Their facial expressions are quite
funny and silly, attracting young girls and creating a
friendly image.
The barcode: the smallest part of the magazine, yet probably one of the most important. The
barcode, issue number and price are essential, for selling copies. The date is an added bonus
so regular buyers can keep up with when the magazine is from.
The background: the background is
red, making the magazine stand out
and catch the eye of the reader

2. Contents page analysis
The copy of the magazine front cover on the
contents page and shows where certain articles
can be found in the magazine, this is more visual
and appeals to the target audience.
The font used is girly and fun, attracting
the target audience and typical for a pop
music magazine.
The use of little hearts attracts the readers
and is recognisable to young girls; hearts
are often used in pop music magazines as
they reflect love, a subject that is very
popular amongst pop songs.
Yellow is used to highlight important articles
and topics, it is a vibrant colour which stands
out and attracts the target audience.
The use of images adds more colour to
the page and attracts the reader’s
attention as a younger audience, pictures
are more attractive, also the usage of
numbers on the images tells us where we
can find certain articles.
The contents page is split into sections
and well organised. It is easy for the
reader to find the article they are looking
for.