2. RESPECT magazine
• This magazine falls under the hip-hop genre of
music.
• It is published by ‘Musinart’ quarterly and is
aimed at the sophisticated and intelligent
reader.
• The magazine includes; Album reviews relevant
to the genre of music (hip-hop), interviews and
exclusive photo shoots with hip-hop artists
current at the time, break downs of
albums/songs.
3. The Appeal
• The magazine appeals to its target audience because
it has a simple yet classy front cover. The font stands
out from the magazine making the audience attracted
to it. Also there is not much text on the front cover
meaning it doesn’t look very crowded. Also there is a
different font used on the straplines compared to the
masthead which if the same could bore the audience
and make the cover look dull and boring The main
artist in the magazine that quarter is the focus of the
cover showing the audience exactly who is going to
be in the magazine. The masthead of the
magazine, ‘Respect’, is bold and bright compared to
the grey background further down again appealing to
the audience as there are not many colours used.
4. Mixmag Magazine
• Mixmag magazine falls under the
dance/dubstep genre of music.
• It is published by Development Hell Ltd
• The target audience of the magazine is the older
teen to early 20’s with the average age of a
person buying the magazine is 24. Also the
magazine appeals more towards males than
females.
• The magazine includes; dance events and
reviews dance music and club nights.
5. The Appeal
• This magazine appeals to the target audience
because it uses bright colours on the cover in
order to suit the genre and therefore attract the
relevant target audience. The bright colours also
reflect the dance genre as these colours are
usually associated with this music genre. The
image in the middle of the cover attracts the
audience as they would know exactly who is in
the magazine that month. The text on the
magazine gives the audience a clear idea of
what genre this magazine is aimed for (dance). It
is in black and white to make it stand out from
the page. Also the font of the text reflects the
vibrant energy given off from dance/dubstep
music.
