2. Front Cover
Flash:
This advertises a small part of
the magazine, in this case the
audience (young teens) can see
that they can take part in a quiz.
In another one they can see
features about one direction and
the x factor.
Footer:
This is advertising another part
of the magazine (a
fashion/style) section. This is
drawing a different audience to
the magazine even if they
aren’t interested in music/teen
pop.
Main image:
This takes up a lot of the front
cover. One direction are a
worldwide famous band which
will draw the attention of girls
even if they are not interested
in anything else on the cover.
The image slightly overlaps
the magazine title showing
how important it is for the
audience.
Barcode:
This is very small which takes the
attention of the price which may be
considered expensive to teenage girls
and their parents. This means that that
they may forget about checking the
price before buying it as it is not clearly
visible.
Headlines:
The headlines are all in
different colours making
them clash but stand out.
The audience may just
catch the name of their
favourite singer and
automatically want to buy
the magazine.
Masthead:
The logo/title is in the shape of a
speech bubble which could be
related to the format of
conversations that take place over
texts or online. This is something
that young teenage girls will do on a
daily basis and will be seen as ‘cool’
to them. The heart is used instead
of the word ‘love’ which relates to
slang language that the audience
are known for using. The colour is
very ‘girly’ which will draw the
attention of the audience.
3. Contents Page
Structure:
The numbers are all very big
compared to the writing next to
them. This means the audience can
easily see what page they need to
turn to. This also makes the
magazine look quite informal which
will appeal to the target audience.
Pull quotes:
The pull quotes attract the
audience as they can see
what they will be able to
read when they turn onto the
page. It gives them an insight
to the article. There is a pull
quote for every one of the
main features in the
magazine.
Title:
The title does not actually say
‘Contents’ but the fact that it says
‘we love this’ will make the reader
want to know what they actually
‘love’ and then they will be enticed
by the different features.
Footer:
Next to the page number
there is the magazine website
which the readers may be
interested in looking at. This
publicises the magazine even
more.
Poster advert:
The bottom of the magazine
advertises many posters that are
available inside the magazine. The
audience will buy this magazine if they
see a poster of a singer that they like.
The words ‘massive poster alert’
makes it seem like a big deal and that
the audience is missing out if they do
not buy the magazine.
Colours:
The colours are very
consistent and all fit with
each other. The main colours
are white, black, red and
blue. The colours are used as
backgrounds and also on the
fonts. This keeps the page
looking organised but also
slightly informal as there is
not one set colour for each
thing e.g. blue for the
background and red for the
text.
4. Double Page Spread
Highlighting:
There are specific parts of the article that are
highlighted yellow. This makes the important
parts very clear and makes them stand out from
the rest of the text. The makes it an easier read
for the audience as they may be fairly young.
One whole page of the double page
spread has been taken up by an image of
Katy Perry. This means the writing
becomes the minority as the other page
contains a fairly big image too. The page
then seems less boring to the younger
audience.
Name:
‘Katy Perry’ is written in a totally different
colour to the rest of the writing making her
name the main feature on the page,
suggesting that the whole article is on her.
Drop cap:
The drop cap letter adds emphasis to the start of the
article, helping the young audience to see where the
article starts. This also makes the article feel slightly
more formal so the audience feels like they are
reading something official.
Pull quote:
The pull quote is interesting and
comical to the reader. Gives in
insight to what the next paragraph
is going to be about and makes the
reader want to know more and
read on.
5. Audience
• The audience of the magazine is young teenage
girls around 11-15 years of age.
• The magazine also has cross-over appeal as on
the front cover it advertises music and elements
of fashion/beauty. This means people will be
buying it for either or even both reasons.
• It is also aimed at fans of certain artists. In this
case, people who don’t usually pick up the
magazine will just because they see people such
as One Direction and Katy Perry on the front if
they are fans of them.
6. Background History
Published by
Egmont
publishers.
Distributed
every month.
First
launched in
September
2011.
The launch price
was £1 to entice
the customers into
buying it. They will
then want to buy
the next issue if
they enjoy it.
Free gifts are
offered to the
audience
which is one
of the main
strategies
used to get
people to buy
the magazine.
Price varies from £2.99 to
£3.99 or even £4.99
depending on whether a ‘free’
gift is included.
The magazine has a
website that advertises
the magazine each
month which teenage
girls will keep up-to-date
with. This means they
will go out and buy the
magazine as soon as
they know it is released.
