Advertisement is in lime
     Masthead is in pink                                                               green which contrasts
     which is usually                                                                  with the pink masthead
     associated with girls                                                             making it standout on
     suggesting the                                                                    the magazine
     target audience of
     the magazine is girls                                                              The while background
                                                                                        makes the image stand
  She is wearing very                                                                   out
  dark eye make up
                                                                                    She is looking directly at the
  suggesting she may
                                                                                    viewer (the female stare)
  have a darker side to
                                                                                    which entices the reader into
  her which contrasts
                                                                                    the magazine
  with her outfit

Advertises the magazines                                                               The copy uses alliteration ‘All
website which is also in                                                               About Avril’ which makes the
pink which continues the                                                               reader want to find out
house style throughout                                                                 about her
the magazine

                                                                                    Colour of her name is in pink as
                                                                                    well showing there is a house
She is in the centre of the
                                                                                    style throughout the front cover
magazine suggesting she is
                                                                                    of the magazine. It also suggests
most important. She is also
                                                                                    that Avril is also a girlie person
framed by the copy which is
                                                                                    as her name is printed in pink
placed around her. This
                                                                                    which is usually associated with
draws the readers eye
                                                                                    girls
directly to her
The Pink in her hair also                                                            Her name is the largest copy on
matches the masthead and her                                                         the front page which suggests
name creating a house style                                                          she is the most important
throughout the magazine . It                                                         person or article within the
                                She is wearing a while top which suggests purity and magazine
also links the image with the   innocence which contrasts with her eye make up
copy on the magazine
The masthead is in largest text on the   The magazine advertises        She is also showing a
page which suggests that this is the     free stuff which will entice   lot of skin which could
most important piece of copy of the      the reader into the            be seen as sexy. This
page. The colours that are used (pinks   magazine.                      also contradicts the      Her hair is flowing around her
and purples) suggest that they are                                      image that is usually     face and is not tied up
trying to attract a female audience as                                  shown.                    suggesting she is not innocent
these colours appeal to girls more                                                                like she is shown to be which is
than boys and pinks and purples                                                                   reinforced be the copy ‘oh
usually connotes girls and girly                                                                  behave, Britney!’
images.

                                                                                                  Britney is looking directly at the
  The copy also links in                                                                          reader (the female gaze) which
  with the colour scheme                                                                          invites the reader into the
  showing there is a house                                                                        magazine
  style throughout the
  magazine. It is also                                                                               The purple top she is wearing
  advertising to win free                                                                            links with the colour scheme
  things which will entice                                                                           which creates a house style
  the readers into the                                                                               throughout the front cover of
  magazine.                                                                                          the magazine.

                                                                                                  The copy ‘oh behave, Britney’
                                                                                                  contradicts the image that is
                                                                                                  usually portrayed of Britney. She
                                                                                                  is usually shown as an innocent
                                                                                                  girl but in fact is seems she is the
                                                                                                  opposite.

                                                                                                     There is other images on the
                                                                                                     front page of the magazine
                                                                                                     but they do not draw the
                                                                                                     readers attention away from
                                                                                                     the main image on the front
                                                                                                     cover.
Her hair cover the name of the magazine but does not
                                 matter as the name is a established brand name that people           The white background ensures
 Name of the magazine
                                 will recognise                                                       that the image of Amy
 (masthead) and Amy
                                                                                                      Winehouse stands out . It also
 Winehouse’s name in
                                                                                                      contrasts with the blue of the
 the same colour
                                                                                                      masthead and Amy
 showing there is a house
                                                                                                      Winehouse’s name
 style throughout the
 magazine
                                                                                                       She is looking directly at the
                                                                                                       viewer ( the female stare)
 The word                                                                                              enticing them into the
 ‘diva’                                                                                                magazine
 suggests
 she is a
 very                                                                                                 Main focus is of her breasts as
 dramatic                                                                                             they are in the middle of the
 person                                                                                               magazine. This shows she is
                                                                                                      trying to be portrayed as sexy


The word ‘Demons’                                                                                      She is bent over which
in red which                                                                                           reveals more of her cleavage
connotes danger.                                                                                       to the viewer
Demons are usually
known for being
dangerous                                                                                                 A lot of her skin is showing
                                                                                                          suggesting to the viewer
                                                                                                          that she is trying to be
                                                                                                          more sexy
 Her hair is long and flowing
 down her back suggesting
 again that she is going for a    She has a black top on. The colour black usually connotes danger which suggests
 more sexy look                   she is a dangerous person. The black top also makes her tattoo’s stand out
                                  suggesting she wants to be known as dangerous girl

3 magazine front cover analysis

  • 1.
    Advertisement is inlime Masthead is in pink green which contrasts which is usually with the pink masthead associated with girls making it standout on suggesting the the magazine target audience of the magazine is girls The while background makes the image stand She is wearing very out dark eye make up She is looking directly at the suggesting she may viewer (the female stare) have a darker side to which entices the reader into her which contrasts the magazine with her outfit Advertises the magazines The copy uses alliteration ‘All website which is also in About Avril’ which makes the pink which continues the reader want to find out house style throughout about her the magazine Colour of her name is in pink as well showing there is a house She is in the centre of the style throughout the front cover magazine suggesting she is of the magazine. It also suggests most important. She is also that Avril is also a girlie person framed by the copy which is as her name is printed in pink placed around her. This which is usually associated with draws the readers eye girls directly to her The Pink in her hair also Her name is the largest copy on matches the masthead and her the front page which suggests name creating a house style she is the most important throughout the magazine . It person or article within the She is wearing a while top which suggests purity and magazine also links the image with the innocence which contrasts with her eye make up copy on the magazine
  • 2.
    The masthead isin largest text on the The magazine advertises She is also showing a page which suggests that this is the free stuff which will entice lot of skin which could most important piece of copy of the the reader into the be seen as sexy. This page. The colours that are used (pinks magazine. also contradicts the Her hair is flowing around her and purples) suggest that they are image that is usually face and is not tied up trying to attract a female audience as shown. suggesting she is not innocent these colours appeal to girls more like she is shown to be which is than boys and pinks and purples reinforced be the copy ‘oh usually connotes girls and girly behave, Britney!’ images. Britney is looking directly at the The copy also links in reader (the female gaze) which with the colour scheme invites the reader into the showing there is a house magazine style throughout the magazine. It is also The purple top she is wearing advertising to win free links with the colour scheme things which will entice which creates a house style the readers into the throughout the front cover of magazine. the magazine. The copy ‘oh behave, Britney’ contradicts the image that is usually portrayed of Britney. She is usually shown as an innocent girl but in fact is seems she is the opposite. There is other images on the front page of the magazine but they do not draw the readers attention away from the main image on the front cover.
  • 3.
    Her hair coverthe name of the magazine but does not matter as the name is a established brand name that people The white background ensures Name of the magazine will recognise that the image of Amy (masthead) and Amy Winehouse stands out . It also Winehouse’s name in contrasts with the blue of the the same colour masthead and Amy showing there is a house Winehouse’s name style throughout the magazine She is looking directly at the viewer ( the female stare) The word enticing them into the ‘diva’ magazine suggests she is a very Main focus is of her breasts as dramatic they are in the middle of the person magazine. This shows she is trying to be portrayed as sexy The word ‘Demons’ She is bent over which in red which reveals more of her cleavage connotes danger. to the viewer Demons are usually known for being dangerous A lot of her skin is showing suggesting to the viewer that she is trying to be more sexy Her hair is long and flowing down her back suggesting again that she is going for a She has a black top on. The colour black usually connotes danger which suggests more sexy look she is a dangerous person. The black top also makes her tattoo’s stand out suggesting she wants to be known as dangerous girl