This document analyzes and summarizes the key elements and intended messages of magazine covers and pages. It discusses the use of color schemes, fonts, images, and layouts to appeal to target audiences and convey themes of authority, purity, rebellion, and more. Specific magazines covers are examined for their symbolic use of colors, poses, and graphic elements to represent ideas like youth, music genres, and simplicity.

1. Textual Analysis of Magazine Pages
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2. Red white and black colour
scheme. Red associated with
authority, power, sex and
danger. White contrasting with
black and associated with
purity, cleanliness and peace.
Black contrasting with white
associated with death, horror,
rebellion, darkness and sex.
Cheryl Cole make up matches the
colour scheme of the magazine
design. Also the rain is making
the cover seem wet. This is also
indicated through Cheryl's wet
hair and her tongue licking her
ring also symbolising the wetness
of the cover making it sexual and
adding to the theme of colour
scheme.
The typography on this
page is simple and clear
but effective for the
theme of the magazine. It
is bold and eye catching
without being scary. This
could suggest that the
magazine is friendly as
well as seductive.

3. There us no set
colour scheme
here which could
suggest that the
magazine contains
a lot of different
information in it
appealing to as lot
of audiences and
does not just
suggest one story
on the front cover.
The childish font
of the text that
looks as if it has
coloured in by a
graffiti artist of
some sort gives
an element of
fun to the front
of the magazine
suggesting it is
viable for all age
groups.
The fact Ed Sheeran is
covering some of the title of
the magazine suggests he is
the main focus point in the
magazine. As it looks like the
text it supporting him in this
photo it almost says that he
is more worthy of space on
the cover than the title of
the magazine itself.
Ed Sheeran holding the
guitar relating to the
title of the magazine
‘Total Guitar’ suggests
an obvious theme for
the magazine appealing
to audiences that are
interested in music
acoustic instruments.

4. The blue background is
relating to the artist on the
front cover immediately and
catches the eye of the target
audience and people associate
the classic blue colour with
young boy/men/teenager. The
artist Justin Bieber fits into
this category as he is a young
fresh artist appealing to youth
and blue reflects the same
theme and sets the mood of
the magazine.
The contrasting colours on
the front of the magazine,
like the yellow, white and red
also make the key
information stand out. The
red could represent rebellion
which could link to Justin’s
pose which portrays a
rebellious attitude by holding
his necklace and leaning
forward. Portraying his
confidence and lack of care
for the norm.
The yellow is a good way
to make the information
not related to Justin
Bieber stand out such as
other artists names.
Yellow is commonly
associated with the sun
and light, so you could
say that the yellow text
are beams of light
reaching out to people
that aren't drawn by the
main focus (Justin
Bieber).

5. The main title stands out on
the magazine straight away as
it is the only large thing on the
magazine which is red. The
typography of there main logo
is bold but soft which follows
with Adele as she has a pale
complexion but holding a bold
pose and her hair contrasts
being soft, big and fluffy.
The plain coloured
background allows us to
focus on Adele and the
fact she is taking up most
of the cover suggests she
is a big star who is
important. The close up
also represents a high
level of beauty as she is
able to take a stunning
headshot.
The simplicity on the
cover of the magazine
can suggest purity and
tells the audience that
the magazine contains
only what they want to
hear.

6. This is everything we
would expect from a
cone tents page in a
music magazine. It
clearly titles Contents
at the top and uses
bold and classic
formative colours in
the colour scheme .
There is a large main in
image off centre to the
page that catches the
eye and highlights the
main story/focus of the
magazine. We can tell
the magazine is based
on music as the picture
relates to that genre.
Also when reading the
writing in bold such as ,
News, Rader, Live!, and
Arctic Monkeys give us
the impression the rest
of the magazine will
relate to music.
They have indicated page
numbers on the contents
page to tell the consumer
what pages to jump to for
the main topics of the
magazine. Advertisements
have also been included on
this page which is probably
the best place to have it as
everyone will see this page.

7. This isn't
everything we
would expect
from a contents
page but still
has clarity and
content. The
white and blue
symbolises the
youth and
basicness of the
magazine and
also makes the
black text stand
out more. The
layout is
modern and b

8. The black and
white picture and
typography
throughout is
giving off a very
vintage theme to
the magazine.
The picture is
clearly from the
1960’s which we
can analyse by
the theme