The document summarizes how the magazine cover addressed and attracted its audience in 3 sentences:
The cover used large bold fonts, bright colors like black, white and red that are popular with rock music fans, and prominent placement of well-known artists to catch readers' attention and attract rock music enthusiasts. Multiple models with direct gazes at the camera and intriguing expressions like looking away engaged and questioned the audience. Pull quotes, capitalization, and consistent formatting kept readers interested in learning more about the stories and artists featured.
2. Using big, bright, bold letters and different fonts catches the readers attention easily
because it is eye-catching and attention-grabbing. Because it is the largest font on
the magazine, the eyes immediately go to that first.
Seeing ‘The UK’s fastest-
growing music Seeing as my colour
magazine!’ would grab scheme was black,
the readers attention white and red, these are
because they would the colours that rock
think that if it’s selling artists are mostly in
worldwide and is which would attract
growing to be successful rock fans too, seeing as
with the public then these colours would
they might want to see attract them too if they
for themselves which see someone they look
increases more buyers. up to wearing them.
Having the model look So by using these
away makes the reader colours it instantly
want to know why she is attracts people who are
looking away, it questions into rock music and like
them, making them want the look of this
to know why, this could magazine.
attract my audience
because she is giving a
sexy alluring gaze looking
away, showing there is FRONT COVER: Using other well-known artists on the front cover which
more to her than meets engages the audience thinking there are other artists
the eye. including inside too.
3. The use of block capital letters
draws in the reader as it looks
powerful and dominant.
The subheadings are also
Smiling directly at the camera, in capital letters which
makes the reader want to shows the consistency
know why she is so happy. Her and also keeps the
smile addresses the reader and reader interested.
so does her eyes because she is
making direct eye-contact with
Keeping the background
the reader which drags the
black is keeping the
read in because they are
colour scheme consistent
interested.
and also makes the text
and images stand out
Having the male model with
more, making it look
address the models. He is
more attractive to the
looking away which makes the
audience.
reader want to know why.
Adding a variety of models
who are all looking at the
camera with neutral/sexy facial
expressions keeps the audience
engaged and attracted.
4. Putting an effect on the image Another pull out quote letting the audience Bold capital letters
adds to the mysteriousness know about what she’s saying, this is a teaser conforms to a real
and makes her look sexy as as the audience would want to know more, media magazine
she gazes at the audience. this addresses the audience and attracts them product and this is done
to read on. to attract the audience.
‘Pull/Grab Quotes’ The colour
on top of the image, makes it bright
it grabs the readers and stand out;
attention and sparks informing the
an interest which reader this is
makes them want to about the model
read the article. on the left-hand
side and her
All in capitals rather story.
than lower case, it
addresses the reader
as their eyes fall on
the quote because it
is big and clear to
see.
Making direct eye Neutral face telling us she’s being
contact showing she is By having the Question and Answer in
mysterious and not giving too
engaging with the different colours makes it look attractive
much away from her facial
audience as she is and it engages the reader. Having it in a
expressions; makes the reader
looking directly at them. standard article form makes it look neat
want to read the article to see
and tidy, easier for the audience to read.
what’s the story behind her.