4. This magazine is from the April 2015 issue of Jalouse, a French fashion magazine. On
the cover it features two American models, Hailey Baldwin and Lucky Blue Smith,
along with a double page spread with the title, ‘Hailey got Lucky’, which is a play on
the male models name. The target audience for this magazine is around late teens to
early 20’s as its around the models age, therefore it features them. It is mainly aimed
at the female gender as the colours on the cover are pink, which is considered a girly
colour, also girls are more informed with the social celebrity world and have a more in-
depth knowledge and there fore would know certain models. The font of the magazine
consists of two styles, the front cover is mainly 80’s retro style with the title being in
bright pink neon sign like, as well as the models wearing 80’s style clothing. The font
of the cover lines is all in capitals and in simple white, pale blue and pale pink writing,
keeping to one colour pallet. The font of the title is anchoring the audience in because
it stands out against the plain dark grey back-ground and the model credit stands out
against the models, which Is mainly on the male models outfit trousers which is sky
blue. The colours on the front cover and the double page spread are both similar
colour pallets, the stick to minimal colours of dark grey, pastel colours and white. By
applying the Guttenburg design principle, our eyes start at the axis of orientation,
which is the centre of the image, which on the cover is where the two models bodies
are posing together. Our eyes then go to the Primary Optical area, this is located at
the top left. This is usually where the title is as we are taught to read left to right. Our
eyes then carry on across the top to the top right, where the strong fallow area is
located. Our eyes do this to carry on reading, so on this cover, it starts a list of the
other articles within the magazine, which then makes our eyes read down the list. Our
eyes then continue on to the weak fallow area, which is at the bottom left. This is
usually where our eyes read (from left to right) the main heading, which on this cover
is where the models names are. Our eyes then carry on reading and end up in the
terminal area. This is usually where our eyes stop looking around the cover. I would
say the anchorage within the cover is the bold colours, they stand out bright and
attract attention.
Jalouse Magazine // Hailey
Baldwin & Lucky Blue Smith
The genre codes and conventions include the genre, mise en
scene, style of the magazine, language and anchorage. All these factors, to me, are aimed towards an older teenager
generation as the two models are well known to that age range as well as the side articles being relatable to the audience
such as the instagram side story.
5. Fault Magazine Online //
Eliza Doolittle
This magazine is the August 2014 issue of Fault magazine, a fashion, film and music magazine.
This issue features British singer-songwriter, Eliza Doolittle, with a double page spread of the
photo shoot for the magazine and the article from her interview. The target audience for this
magazine, is around students aged 20-30 years old. Their target audience is mainly females but
also a small number of males. Fault magazine also consider that their target audience are of the
working class or are interested in working towards the creativity industries. For this particular
issue, a small number of the target audience would be Eliza Doolittle's fans. The background is
bright yellow, which is considered (with babies) a gender neutral colour, which appeals to both
males and females. The font of the magazine is quite straight cut and plain white, which would
go with any colour that the background could be. Some of the letters are slanted such as the A,
keeping the text edgy and therefore it stands out. By having the text white, it keeps the rest of
the layout/ colour pallet simple, which makes the cover star stand out more. With the font being
edgy, it gives off an informal feeling, which makes the rest of the magazine appear relaxed. The
colours, aforementioned, is the bright yellow background, which is considered gender neutral,
as well as the semiotics for this colour representing a bright happy colour, which could improve
the audiences mood. The colour pallet is quite bright yet mellow. By applying the Guttenburg
design principle, our eyes start at the axis of orientation, which is the centre of the image,
which on the cover is where Eliza Doolittle is stood posing. Our eyes then go to the Primary
Optical area, this is located at the top left. This is usually where the title is as we are taught to
read left to right. Our eyes then carry on across the top to the top right, where the strong fallow
area is located. Our eyes do this to carry on reading the title, which takes up the top of the
magazine. Our eyes then continue on to the weak fallow area, which is the bottom left, this is
usually where our eyes would read the article title, but since its an online article, it doesn’t have
a title as the title would be above the pictures. Our eyes then carry on to the terminal area
where we stop looking, this is at the bottom right, which on this cover is plain yellow. I would say
the anchorage within this online cover is the bright yellow background and the bright clothes
that Eliza Doolittle is wearing as they stand out against the background. With the double page
spread, the picture is located on the left page, which fills the entire page and is in black and
white, maybe to soften up the brightness of the cover. On the right page is the interview text,
which is centred and in two columns. This is eye Catching as its simple yet attracts attention as
you want to see what the interview is about.
