2. Front Cover:
The masthead for my magazine is big and bold allowing it to stand out on
the page. I have used the colour white for the text and placed it within a
bright pink bubble. The colour pink is one of the main colours my target
audience like so this would attract them to the magazine. It is also
positioned in the top left of the page making it one of the first things
someone would see if the magazine was on a newsstand. I have also added
three different colour hearts in the masthead, making it more appealing to
my target audience (teenage girls, 13-17)
I have also used 2 different promotional quotes
in order to attract my target audience. One is a
skyline “WIN: £500 worth of pop goodies” and
the other is a cover line “4 Free Posters”. BY
using these my target audience are more likely
to buy the magazine as they would want to
enter the competition. Also teenagers are
known to have lots of posters in their bedrooms
so advertising free posters will also attract them
to the magazine.
I used three different quote
lines in order to attract my
target audience. I kept them
short and used interesting
quotes in order to attract my
audience and make them want
to continue reading the
magazine. I also used the artists
first name rather than their full
names in order to give the
magazine a personal feel and to
make the audience feel as if
they know the artist.
3. Front Cover con...
I used 6 colours along with white on my front cover. During
my research I found that the colour pink was very
appealing to my target audience so I decided to use three
different shades. I also used yellow to make the quote line
and ‘name’ text stand out on the page. I used the blues as
a contrast to the pinks, however these colours make the
page look exciting and interesting.
The images I have used will attract the audience to my
magazine as they will feel like they an relate to them. All
the artists on my front cover are wearing ‘normal’ clothes
which teenagers would very often wear. This make the
magazine feel more personal and hence attracting them
towards it. The images are also edited slightly again
allowing the target audience to feel like they can relate to
‘normal’ people instead of seeing them as celebrities.
4. Contents Page:
I have used paler colours in my contents page. This is
because I didn’t want the content of the page to be
overpowered by the colours. This will allow the target
audience to be able to read the page clearly without any
contrasting colours stopping them.
On the contents page I have used two large pieces of text. One is the heading of the page, ”Inside this
month...”, and the other is the heading used for the content of the magazine, “Inside this issue:”. By making
this text large it will attract the audience to the page and will make them want to read what is on the
contents page. Also the font is very similar to the fonts used on the front cover allowing readers to
recognise the magazine.
On my contents page I
have included a free
posters section similar to
on the front cover. I
included this on my
contents page for a
similar reason as my front
cover; attracting my
target audience to buy
the magazine.
5. Contents Page con...
I have used five images of artists on my contents page. I have given them
different coloured backgrounds in order to make them look exciting and
attractive. The people on the images are doing ‘pop’ poses drawing the
reader in and conforming to the pop magazine conventions. The pull quote
under the main image will keep reader thinking and will attract them to go
and find and read the rest of the article.
The editorial on my contents page is in the top right of my
contents page and tells the reader what is in the magazine.
By placing it at the top of the page it will be one of the first
thing that the reader sees. This will attract the audience to
the rest of the content in the magazine. I also started the
editorial off with a drop cap which is a convention of a pop
magazine. To finish the editorial I have used a signature with
my name. By using a different font and ending the signature
with a kiss it makes the editorial feel more personal and like
the audience can connect with the editor.
6. Contents Page con...
At the bottom of the contents page I have listed the rest of the articles that I have included within
the magazine. I have used the same font for the page numbers as the mast head on the front cover.
This will allow the audience to recognise the magazine and will attract them to look at what article
is for which page number. I have also varied the colour of the text. This makes the page look a bit
more exciting, interesting and attractive for my target audience.
7. DPS:
I have used an interesting quote on my
DPS. This will attract the reader to want
to read the rest of the article. Also it will
allow them to question the quote; “What
was the weirdest thing she have ever
seen?”
I have included two different fact items about the artist on my DPS.
One is about her music and the other is just personal facts. This will
attract the audience as they will want to know when the artist will
be doing a lot of promotion and when the reader can get Natasha’s
music etc. Also the personal fact file will attract my target audience
because they will feel like they can relate to her and see her as a
‘normal’ person.
On my DPS I have used two other images of the artist
but have placed them in Polaroid frames. This will attract
the audience as Polaroids are very fashionable at the
moment and my target audience will be attracted to it. I
have also placed text on the Polaroids making it seem
like the artist have written on them giving it a candid
feel.
8. DPS con:
The layout of the DPS is very clear and
organised. This will attract my target
audience to my DPS as they will be able
to read it clearly. Due to this it would
also keep them engaged in the article.
Also this is a good amount of text for my
target audience as it will keep them
interested rather than bore them. By
placing the picture on the left page of my
DPS it will be the first thing the reader
sees when they turn the page. This will
attract the audience as they will see the
picture alongside the quote line making
them want to read the article.
The title and subheading of the article is very simple and will attract my target audience to read the
article as it will tell them exactly what they about to read about. Also by adding something unusual
like “strange phobias” the target audience will be intrigued and will want to read more.
